US international Dahlkemper joins Manchester City

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe Maradona pirouette, the Cruyff turn, the Muller-ed shot.

straight to your inboxJamie Carragher believes Manchester City can end Liverpool's Premier League title hopes with victory at Anfield this weekend. Pep Guardiola's side travel to Merseyside to take on the Reds on Sunday (4.30pm) in a battle between the top two teams in the country last season.

direct to your inboxManchester city centre had a record-breaking year for home building in 2020 - despite the pandemic.The number of units completed - nearly 5,000 - was the highest on record for a single year, according to Deloitte Real Estate's annual crane survey.The remarkable figures, a huge increase on 2019 which was itself one of the busiest years for home building on record, demonstrate the extent to which the construction sector has continued working during several coronavirus

straight to your inboxSeeing – and hearing – Ruben Dias in action has Gareth Barry harking back to his early days in the Manchester City dressing room.The former Blues midfielder was brought to the club in 2010 as an experienced 28-year-old who had played at a high level for Aston Villa for ten years, playing nearly 450 games.But it was a 23-year-old Vincent Kompany who startled Barry, whose own experience was a key reason City stumped up a bargain £12million for the England international.Both

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola's first conversation with Aymeric Laporte after the Frenchman signed for Manchester City was eerily prophetic."You know Mendy don’t you?" Guardiola asked his relatively-unknown new record signing, seconds after photos of Laporte signing his contract were taken three years ago today."I’ve been playing with him six years in the national team," replied Laporte in Spanish."We really miss him, we’re without a left-back," said Guardiola to his new central

straight to your inboxManchester City are not interested in making a move for Bayern Munich defender David Alaba.The 28-year-old star has alerted a number of top European clubs after a planned contract renewal with the Bundesliga champions turned sour. Bayern have been very vocal with their displeasure at the failure to reach an agreement - to the dismay of the player - and in November withdrew their offer to leave Alaba free to leave on a free transfer at the end of the season.

straight to your inboxTwo former Manchester City players have named the team that is the biggest threat to their old club winning the Premier League this season.City returned to the top of the league table thanks to a 5-0 win over West Brom ion Tuesday night, with four of the goals coming in the first half.The result means City are one point ahead of local rivals Man United at the halfway stage of the season, while last season’s champions Liverpool are seven points adrift in fifth place.Former

direct to your inboxManchester City will have to cope without Kevin De Bruyne for the next month or so as they challenge for honours on all fronts.De Bruyne has been ruled out for between four and six weeks due to a hamstring injury he suffered during the victory over Aston Villa. It is a significant blow for City, just as their campaign is gathering some momentum.

direct to your inboxAbby Dahlkemper is the latest American to sign for Manchester City Women – and not a moment too soon as far as manager Gareth Taylor is concerned.He told a media conference that there was a possibility of waiting until the close season to bring the 27-year-old to the club – but they wanted her immediately.That’s because the versatile defender offers City so many options – not least breeding the competition for places that Taylor insists he wants.But her skills also fit in to

straight to your inboxWhether or not Manchester City sign Lionel Messi this summer, they can reflect on a much more professional approach than they managed when they bid for him in the frantic hours after they were taken over in 2008.As manager at the time Mark Hughes tells it, while he and his staff were on the golf course so frenzied were the bids for a marquee signing that when one club director remarked to a colleague about how messy the situation was it was misinterpreted as an instruction

direct to your inbox The River Irwell has burst its banks in Manchester city centre as Storm Christoph continues to batter the region. Pictures shared with the Manchester Evening News show water levels are extremely high in the Castlefield area with parts of the riverside pathway flooded.

straight to your inboxManchester City are back in Premier League action on Wednesday evening as they take on Aston Villa.Pep Guardiola's men face Dean Smith's side at the Etihad Stadium, kicking off at 6pm, as they look to continue their impressive form.City are unbeaten in nine league matches and have won five in a row.They have also kept seven clean sheets in their previous nine outings.Sunday's 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace took them to within reaching distance of Manchester United, with a

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola marked the fourth anniversary of Gabriel Jesus ’ arrival at Manchester City by saying the Brazil star "knows" what he has to do to improve. The 23-year-old joined up with the Blues in January 2017 after City agreed to delay the move so he could finish a title-winning season with Palmeiras.Since then Jesus has scored an impressive 72 goals in 166 appearances, a goals-per-game average that would be stunning in most teams.

direct to your inboxManchester City Women ran riot against Aston Villa in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League recording a 7-0 victory.Lauren Hemp scored a first-half double while Jill Scott, Georgia Stanway, Ellen White and Chloe Kelly got on the scoresheet, as well as Natalie Haigh’s own goal. It was a much-changed team for City, who were without several players, while Alan Mahon took charge with Gareth Taylor isolating at home.

straight to your inbox every day for freeIt was a Friday, May 18, 2001, and 'It's Raining Men' by Geri Halliwell was top of the UK charts.

direct to your inboxMajor plans to transform Manchester city centre’s landmark Debenhams building have been recommended for approval by council bosses. The Rylands building on Market Street is for an extensive makeover which will see it restored to its original Art Deco glory both inside and outside.

straight to your inboxJoleon Lescott says he is "obsessed" with Manchester City ace Phil Foden.Lescott waxed lyrical about the 20-year-old midfielder following City's 1-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.Foden scored the only goal of the game in the 44th minute, showing excellent touch and finishing skills after being set up by Kevin De Bruyne.The England international is now City's top scorer this season with eight goals in all competitions, to go along with five assists.After watching his

straight to your inboxQuestions have been raised about Manchester City's winning goal against Brighton & Hove Albion.Phil Foden 's fine 44th-minute strike gave City a 1-0 victory over the Seagulls at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening. Raheem Sterling missed a late penalty but it did not prove costly in the end as Pep Guardiola's men saw the game out.

direct to your inboxParking charges at a number of car parks in Manchester city centre have risen after being taken over by the council.

straight to your inboxZack Steffen says it has been a "pleasure" to deputise for Ederson in Manchester City's past three matches.City's number one goalkeeper has been sidelined after testing positive for Covid-19. The Brazilian was back on the bench, though, for Sunday's FA Cup third round tie with Birmingham City, having been cleared to return to action.