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Although Chelsea tops the standings after beating Stoke 3-0, Liverpool can reclaim the lead with a victory at West Ham on Sunday. Manchester City brushed aside Southampton 4-1, meaning the 2012 champions and Liverpool both still have matters in their own hands before meeting at Anfield next weekend in a game that could go a long way toward deciding the title. "We're very focused and know there will be difficult games to come," City captain Vincent Kompany said....

City are tipped to be the favourites to land Pep Guardiola as their manager when he steps down from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2016. The club’s chief executive Ferran Soriano and director of football Txiki Begiristain know Messi from their time at Camp Nou and the 28-year-old also has a good relationship with Sergio Aguero and they are planning to lure Messi to England, according to reports....

Manuel Pellegrini has named his 25-man Squad for Manchester City and they look formidable. With so much depth in their squad they look set to capture trophies in all the competitions they are in. The squad looks powerful, with enough firepower to last them till the end of the season. And it better be so. Clubs will only be able to make changes to their squad once the transfer window reopens on January 1, 2015, unless emergency loans or free agent signings are made....

Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champions travel to Nissan Stadium to take on Ange Postecoglou’s side on July 27. “The club will announce further fixtures across Asia in the coming weeks,” City said in a statement. Yokohama are part of City Football Group, which owns Manchester City and other football clubs around the globe. City Football Group became a minority shareholder in Yokohama in May 2014 and continued its expansion in Asia earlier this month with the acquisition of third-tier Chinese side Sichuan Jiuniu....

Haaland was expected to make his much-anticipated debut at NRG Stadium, but he was kept on the bench due to “a minor injury complaint,” according to the club’s official site. Cameras captured Haaland dressed in a hoodie and seated next to center back Ruben Dias, who was not part of the matchday squad. While the attention was on the new players, it was old reliable Kevin De Bruyne who accounted for both Man City goals....

Olympiakos won the first game of their UEFA Champions League campaign but slumped to a 2-0 defeat against FC Porto last week. The Greek giants have not been consistent this season and will face an uphill battle on Tuesday. Manchester City have won their European games so far this season and will want to maintain their perfect record against Olympiakos. The Premier League giants have scored six goals in their two matches and hold the upper hand going into this game....

Manchester United will fancy their chances after a surprise victory against Juventus in the UEFA Champions League at Turin. They have also managed to come back from difficult situations as evident from their recent performances. They are also unbeaten at City’s own den for the last three games and was the only team to defeat City at Etihad last season. Although it is not possible to mount a come back in every match, Pep Guardiola will be extra cautious....

But ever since then, the wheels seem to have fallen off for the Norwegian and the Red Devils have lost 7 of their last 10 games in all competition. The recent slump in form has taken a toll on their chances of finishing inside the top 4 as they find themselves 3 points behind fourth-placed Chelsea with 2 games left to play in this season’s Premier League. So, we decided to ananalyzeanchester United’s recent slump in form and picked 3 reasons behind the Red Devils’ recent struggles:...

English champions, Manchester United, are a club in disarray, and David Moyes will be delighted to have the opportunity to put his domestic troubles to one side and concentrate on European affairs. The game will act as respite for their new manager, despite his admission this week that his squad is not strong enough to compete for the Champions League title, suggesting that the likes of Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are better-equipped to stand up to the toughest challenge in club football:...

This was what Sir Alex Ferguson had to say about the their city rivals in 2009. At that point of time, he was kind of right. But 5 years later, City have gone a few steps ahead of their rivals. 2011-12 was a landmark season for the blue side of city. They had won a cup after 44 years. That season it was quality. Pure quality. Players like David Silva, Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero started to show their worth....

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Shrager claims the player’s agent Michaël N’Cho is holding talks with Blackpool, Sunderland, Anderlecht, Beskitas and Sampdoria. The United youngster joined the Premier League giants from Serie A side Atalanta club in January 2021 for £19.17 million. He is yet to fully break into the Red Devils’ first-team, making nine appearances, scoring one goal and contributing an assist. The young Ivorian spent the second-half of last season out on loan at Rangers, where he made 13 appearances and scored three goals....

The English midfielder has played very few games under Jose Mourinho but the Manchester United manager has praised the midfielder a number of times and hinted at a new one-year deal for him. Also read: EPL 2016/17: Michael Carrick says this could be his last season at Old Trafford According to a report in The Sun, Mourinho was impressed with his performances and only lamented that he did not get the chance to work with the Englishman when he was a 25-years-old....

Rooney has opined that instead of looking to sign players such as Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale or Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo, the Old Trafford outfit must instead focus on rebuilding by finding and recruiting talented young players. In case you didn’t know… Manchester United are undergoing a massive rebuilding process, having finished a dismal 6th in the 2018-19 Premier League season. They have already signed 21-year-old Welsh winger Daniel James and are linked with moves for Gareth Bale, Crystal Palace’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Sporting Lisbon’s Bruno Fernandes....

It’s a campaign that has seen a significant amount of upheaval at the club, with a switch at manager (Ralf Rangnick for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer), a change of chief executive (Richard Arnold for Ed Woodward), and a player arrested (Mason Greenwood) all over the span of a few months. As the pressure mounts with every spotty performance in the business end of what’s been a roller-coaster season, leaks have begun to circulate in the media with various disparaging stories about players and coaches in the squad....

Another such let-down arrived on Wednesday with a tepid 0-0 draw at home to Hull City, a result that left the Old Trafford faithful decidedly restless at the final whistle. United fail to close gap on top four A win would have taken Mourinho’s men within touching distance of the Champions League places; as it is, they remain in sixth place, four points shy of Liverpool in the final qualifying spot....

After hanging up his boots, the iconic midfielder had moved into a coaching role at Old Trafford – inheriting the reins on a caretaker basis following David Moyes’ dismissal. He was kept on by Louis van Gaal and admits he had been hoping to spend another year working alongside and learning from the Dutchman. Giggs: Rooney could stay at United United, though, opted to move in a different direction in the summer of 2016 and Giggs found himself playing no part in their future....

Jose Mourinho’s side fell at the Amex Stadium as Pascal Gross scored a 57th-minute header for the game’s lone goal. A first win for the Seagulls over United saw them guarantee themselves a place in the Premier League for next season, and also capped a season of frustration against promoted sides for the Red Devils. With the defeat, United have now lost three league matches in a season against newly promoted clubs for the first time since the 1989-90 season....

United, who are fifth in the table, have drawn eight of their 15 home games in the league this season, and Koeman urged his team to try and impose themselves on the contest from the outset. “We know that they have difficulties at home,” the Dutchman told a news conference on Monday. “We like to play in our way; that means we like to dominate the game.” United will have striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic available again after a three-game suspension, while Everton will be without midfielders Morgan Schneiderlin, Aaron Lennon and James McCarthy....

The Portuguese has been known to switch his side into a three-man defence against sides which play a similar formation and he has again added a third centre-back to his team for the clash at the VEB Arena on Wednesday. Man Utd 19/20 to keep CKSA clean sheet Ashley Young leads United while switching to right wing-back, having played at left-back in the win over Southampton, while Ander Herrera steps in for the injured Marouane Fellaini and Anthony Martial replaces Marcus Rashford....