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City manager Guardiola and Liverpool boss Klopp are locked in a pulsating battle for the league title, which will be resolved on the final day of the season on Sunday. Leaders City travel to Brighton and Hove Albion knowing a win will be enough to see them secure a second consecutive Premier League title, while Liverpool – one point behind their rivals – take on Wolves at Anfield. If Guardiola is successful, he will become only the third manager to retain the Premier League title after Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho....

They were made to hit a blank by the Blues, who built the strongest of fences in front of their goal to keep Pep Guardiola’s side at bay for 120 minutes. Chelsea did have the better chances over the course of the game, while Manchester City threatened mainly through three attempts from Sergio Aguero. Late drama unfolded at Wembley surrounding Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, but Manchester City found the back of the net on four of the five occasions in the shootout, and thus went on to lift the trophy....

Man City opened the scoring in the 17th minute when Gundogan exchanged passes with Haaland and fired past Mark Travers into the bottom corner. Just past the half-hour mark, de Bruyne curled a shot into the bottom corner with the outside of his right boot to double his side’s lead. The Belgian then turned provider with a perfectly timed pass to Phil Foden, who beat Travers with a low drive....

According to reports, the UAE-owned club could be banned from the UEFA Champions league if found guilty in breaking the Financial Fair Play Regulations. This ban could be imposed on the basis of the sponsorship deal that Manchester City owners have done with the Etihad Airlines. Currently, the matter is looked into jointly by the UEFA and the Premier League, with the head of the Club Financial Control Body, Yves Leterme, saying:...

Manchester City‘s Serbian center-back Matija Nastasic will be sidelined for four to six weeks, the English Premier League football club confirmed on Tuesday. This means the 20-year-old will miss the first month of the upcoming new season, which will start with a home match when City host Newcastle United on August 19. Nastasic was stretchered off with an ankle injury during a pre-season game against Sunderland in Hong Kong last month....

A thrilling encounter at Anfield left Liverpool with a nine-point lead over City, their most likely long-term challengers. Many feel City now have too much ground to make up if they are to retain their crown, but they found themselves in a similar situation last season. Although Rodri was not at the club at the time, the Spain international is well aware of how City fought back from being seven points behind the Reds to lift the trophy for a second successive season in 2018-19....

De Bruyne went off with a knee injury against Tottenham on Saturday, and will miss the game at Old Trafford, though Guardiola is hopeful the playmaker will still be able to feature before the season is out. The injury is the latest in a string of set-backs for the 27-year-old, who has been restricted to 30 appearances in all competitions for City this term, making just 11 Premier League starts....

Despite having a positive pre-season campaign thus far, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is eager to embellish his current squad to bridge the gap between themselves and the Premier League pacesetters- Liverpool and Manchester City. With Premier League transfer deadline less than weeks away, the recent rumour mill suggests that Manchester United have upped their ante in the market. On this note, let us take a look at three players who could arrive at Old Trafford before the window shuts on August 8....

The Norwegian named a totally changed side, as he gave several of his first-team members a well-deserved rest. However, the team he set up was not short of firepower. He opted for Romero in goal, with Dalot, Darmian, Jones and Young making up the back four. In the middle, he put Fred alongside Pereira and McTominay. Mata joined Sanchez and Lukaku as a front three with enough quality within them to see off a spirited Reading side....

Injuries and the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo have resulted in diminished game time for Cavani this season. The 34-year-old has made just 14 appearances across all competitions this campaign, scoring two goals. With Cavani’s contract set to expire at the end of the 2021-22 season, many have speculated on what the future holds for him. According to the aforementioned source, the Uruguayan forward has not had any offers from other clubs....

In case you didn’t know… Big things were expected from Gareth Bale when he joined Real Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur for a then world record transfer fee of £85.3 million in 2013. However, injuries hampered his growth at Madrid and he never managed to reach the same level of heights he was once touted to achieve at the Bernabeu. The Welshman has played 221 games for the Los Blancos thus far, scoring 101 goals....

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Manchester United’s Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored a goal in each half as their team outclassed Ajax Amsterdam to win an emotional Europa League final 2-0 and qualify for the group stages of next season’s Champions League. There was silence and then applause before the game to honour the victims of Monday’s deadly attack at a pop concert in Manchester in which 22 people died and both sides then played a final full of pride and passion at the Friends Arena....

An entertaining clash between Spurs and the Red Devils ended two a piece at a vociferous White Hart Lane in the early kickoff game on Sunday. While Kyle Walker opened the scoring for the home side, he turned from hero to villain in a matter of minutes as he poked the ball into Rooney’s path, who slotted in the equaliser. However the moment of the match came when Tottenham midfielder Sandro’s outrageous effort gave the home side a slender lead but United were back level after Rooney again converted from the spot after Welbeck was brought down by Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris....

In the first half of the game, United had much of the ball but were finding it hard to break Burnley down. Rashford missed an easy one-on-one against Tom Heaton which just summed up United’s first half. In the second half, the match took a dramatic turn after Burnley scored from a Pereira mistake as he gave away the ball in the middle of the park and Ashley Barnes scored....

With Erik ten Hag announced as the next manager at Old Trafford, Manchester United will be able to begin pre-season with their new boss in place. As with other Premier League clubs, United can also make the most of lucrative pre-season tours again, following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in many countries. United have announced six fixtures so far, taking in Thailand and Australia, before facing Atletico Madrid in Oslo, and Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford....

Colin Dowler, 45, was mountain biking in the remote back country of British Columbia outside of the city of Powell River on July 29 when he spotted a large male grizzly. Dowler stopped about 100 feet away from the bear in order to decide what he should do next—stay still, ride past the bear, or cycle in the opposite direction. “I wasn’t really sure what to do about the situation,” Dowler told CBC News....

Defender Smalling moved on loan last August and has made 30 appearances in all competitions, impressing to such an extent that coach Paulo Fonseca has said he would like to keep hold of the centre-back for longer. “I will do everything I can to keep him at Roma next year too. I know he wants to stay, let’s see what happens,” Fonseca told ESPN. Sanchez, meanwhile, has featured 19 times for Antonio Conte’s side during a campaign that has been disrupted by injuries....

United overturned a two-goal deficit thanks to Paul Pogba’s quick-fire brace in Saturday’s memorable 3-2 victory over Premier League champions-elect City, who were forced to wait to seal the title. Herrera impressed for Jose Mourinho’s men, though footage has since emerged of the Spanish midfielder appearing to spit on the City crest on the ground as both teams made their way down the tunnel for the half-time break. Those claims, however, were swiftly denied, with a United spokesperson saying: “Ander has seen the footage of the incident and is mortified at any suggestion that his actions were deliberate....

All the latest transfer rumours Belotti burst into spotlight in 2016-17 by scoring 26 Serie A goals for Torino, catching the attention of some of world football’s biggest clubs. The 23-year-old has most recently been linked with AC Milan and Manchester United, with Jose Mourinho’s men reportedly seeing him as a back-up option if they fail to sign Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid. Arsenal, Chelsea and Inter are among the other clubs rumoured to be pondering a swoop for the striker....

Torino forward Belotti burst into spotlight last season, scoring 26 Serie A goals for Torino and catching the attention of some of world football’s biggest clubs. Man Utd & Milan warned over Belotti The 23-year-old has most recently been linked with AC Milan and Manchester United, while Arsenal, Chelsea and Inter are among the other clubs rumoured to be pondering a swoop. Belotti’s contract in Turin – which was signed last December - includes a €100million release clause for foreign clubs, but Cairo insisted this week that he has gone into the close-season intending to keep Belotti....