Jamie Carragher picked Eddie Howe over Pep Guardiola for his Manager of the Season as he feels their qualification for the Champions League is more unexpected than a potential Manchester City treble.
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Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Monday, May 8.
Pep Guardiola warns Man City players after Rodri revenge claim
Pep Guardiola warned his Manchester City players would be making a "huge mistake" if they went out looking for revenge against Real Madrid.
City are back at the Bernabeu a year after suffering agonising heartbreak in the Champions League when they were leading by two goals until the 180th minute of their semi-final yet crumbled to lose. Real went on to beat Liverpool in the final in Paris and claim a 14th crown while the Blues were left to work out what had gone wrong in those mad few minutes.
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The draw has given City the chance to make up for last year's disappointment, only with the first leg in Madrid this time. Both camps expect the Manchester return fixture to be where the tie is decided, yet Rodri spoke of how the match offered City the chance to earn some revenge.
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Carlo Ancelotti confirms Real Madrid injury boost and Erling Haaland plan for Man City fixture
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed Luka Modric will play against Manchester City in Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg at the Bernabeu.
The Croat has missed the last three games with a thigh injury suffered at the end of April. Los Blancos won the Copa del Rey without him in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Osasuna.
His inclusion against City was in doubt but Ancelotti has confirmed he will take part in the first-leg encounter. “He’s fine. He’ll play tomorrow,” he said of the playmaker in his press conference on Monday.
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City burst Sam Allardyce bubble despite leaving Pep
Jamie Carragher picked Eddie Howe over Pep Guardiola for his Manager of the Season as he feels their qualification for the Champions League is more unexpected than a potential Manchester City treble.
Pep Guardiola wants Manchester City to feel the pressure of having to win the Champions League after completing a fifth Premier League crown in six years.
Manchester City have wrapped up the Premier League title even before they have taken on Chelsea later today.
Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Saturday, May 20.
Barcelona icon Rivaldo has gone against the grain and believes there is no favourite in the Champions League final despite many anticipating Manchester City will emerge victorious against Inter Milan.
Manchester City fans have urged Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham to move to the Etihad this summer rather than make the switch to defeated Champions League opponents Real Madrid.
Rio Ferdinand says he received a text from Pep Guardiola which unpacked his faith in his squad just hours before Manchester City thrashed Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final.
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti insists he is not focused solely on disrupting Erling Haaland when his side face Manchester City in their Champions League semi-final second leg on Wednesday.
Pep Guardiola hailed the work done on and off the field as Manchester City's under-18s secured a third successive national title on Wednesday night.
Manchester City used last season's Champions League semi-final collapse against Real Madrid to their advantage in the build-up to Tuesday's draw at the Bernabeu.
Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has admitted that the German club went to their "financial limits" to try and sign Erling Haaland ahead of him joining Manchester City last year.
Manchester City feel "unstoppable" at the Etihad Stadium ahead of next week's Champions League semi-final second leg, says Jack Grealish.
Pep Guardiola praised the outstanding contribution of two of his Manchester City players after their battling draw with Real Madrid.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was left angered by Manchester City’s equaliser in Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg draw, insisting that the ball had gone out of play during the build-up.
Two European heavyweights go head-to-head once again on the biggest stage as Manchester City prepare to face Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final first leg. Pep Guardiola's side travel to Madrid to face the reigning champions and will be looking for revenge after they were knocked out by Carlo Ancelotti's side last season.
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Manchester City have named Sir Richard Leese as a new honorary president of the club.
Pep Guardiola made seven changes against Leeds on Saturday because some players asked him for a rest ahead of this week's Champions League semi-final first leg at Real Madrid.
Pep Guardiola urged his players not to get hung up on the late goal they conceded against Leeds United after the game, Rico Lewis has revealed.
Raheem Sterling has admitted a tough debut season at Chelsea is among one of the worst moments in his career. Eyebrows were raised when Pep Guardiola green-lighted the England international’s £45million exit last summer.