Manchester City

Villa Beat Man City to Deepen Guardiola’s Pain

Aston Villa beat crisis-hit Manchester City 2-1 on Saturday to heap more misery on floundering manager Pep Guardiola, who has now suffered nine defeats in his past 12 matches. Jhon Duran finished off a fine team move to give the home side an early lead and Morgan Rogers doubled Villa's advantage in the 65th minute. Phil Foden scored his first ...

Manchester City: The Start of a Downward Spiral?

It's official: Manchester City went the whole of November without a win, losing four of their five games. What's more, in their only draw, the Citizens led 3-0 before conceding three goals in the space of 15 minutes. Who would have thought that soccer would see Manchester City go five games without a win? As the problems mount for the Premier ...

Man Utd Late Show Deepens Man City Crisis

Manchester United scored twice in the final three minutes to deepen Premier League champions Manchester City's crisis with a 2-1 win at the Etihad on Sunday. City have now won just once in their last 11 games, a run that includes eight defeats. Josko Gvardiol's first-half header had put Pep Guardiola's men in front. But United hit back for just ...

Amorim Says Man Utd Will ‘Fight’ for Victory at Man City

Ruben Amorim says Manchester United will "fight" for victory in Sunday's clash against misfiring Manchester City as he bids to turn around their own shocking Premier League form. The Portuguese is preparing for his first derby since arriving at Old Trafford last month -- with both teams desperately in need of a win. United, 13th in the table ...

Man City Crisis Deepens with Champions League Defeat at Juventus

Manchester City were plunged further into crisis on Wednesday after falling to a 2-0 defeat at Juventus which threatens their chances of reaching the last 16. Second-half goals from Dusan Vlahovic and Weston McKennie were enough for Juve to inflict a seventh defeat in 10 matches on Pep Guardiola's struggling City. English champions City languish ...

Liverpool Held in Newcastle Thriller, Arsenal Inflict Amorim’s First Defeat

Liverpool's Premier League lead was cut to seven points by Arsenal and Chelsea after the Reds conceded a 90th-minute equalizer in a thrilling 3-3 draw at Newcastle on Wednesday. Chelsea thrashed 10-man Southampton 5-1 to go second on goal difference ahead of Arsenal, who beat Manchester United 2-0. Manchester City snapped their seven-game ...

Liverpool Flip Script on Man City to Take Commanding Premier League Lead

Liverpool have been used to second best during Pep Guardiola's era at Manchester City, but a 2-0 victory over the crisis-hit champions left little doubt over who is the team to beat in this season's Premier League title race. Goals in either half from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah at Anfield on Sunday did not do justice to the scale of the Reds' ...

Arsenal Up to Second, Kluivert’s Penalty Hat-Trick Makes History

Arsenal thrashed West Ham 5-2 on Saturday to climb up to second in the Premier League, while Justin Kluivert scored the first ever Premier League hat-trick of penalties in Bournemouth's 4-2 win at Wolves. The Gunners have struck 13 goals in a week to refind their form and cut the gap to runaway leaders Liverpool, who hosted struggling defending ...

Spurs Thrash Man City 4-0 to End 52-Match Unbeaten Home Run

Pep Guardiola conceded Manchester City are in uncharted territory after a 4-0 thrashing by Tottenham inflicted a fifth consecutive defeat on the English champions and ended a 52-game unbeaten home run. James Maddison struck twice in seven first-half minutes before Pedro Porro rubbed salt in the wounds of his former club and Brennan Johnson ...

Guardiola Says 'I Could Not Leave Now' as He Signs New Manchester City Deal

Pep Guardiola has extended his contract as manager of Premier League champions Manchester City for a further two seasons, saying Thursday "I could not leave now" with the club facing arguably the toughest period of his time at the Etihad Stadium. There had been speculation the 53-year-old's City career could be coming to an end, with the club ...

Man City Beaten Again at Brighton as Liverpool Move Five Points Clear

Manchester City slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat after blowing the lead to lose 2-1 at Brighton, allowing Liverpool to move five points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win against Aston Villa on Saturday. City had not suffered defeat in the league for nearly a year prior to losing at Bournemouth last weekend. But after ...

Man City Suffer First League Loss Since December, Arsenal Crash as Liverpool Go Top

Manchester City suffered their first Premier League loss since December as Bournemouth stunned the champions, while Arsenal were rocked by Newcastle and Liverpool seized the top spot on Saturday. City were unbeaten in their previous 32 league games, dating back to a defeat at Aston Villa last year. But Pep Guardiola's second-placed side saw that ...