Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini blamed the hangover from defeat by Liverpool for his side’s damaging 2-2 draw at home to the Premier League’s bottom club Sunderland. City needed to win the first of their two games in hand on Liverpool to keep…
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Liverpool’s position atop the Premier League table was strengthened on Wednesday when title rivals Manchester City were held to a 2-2 draw at home to bottom club Sunderland. Beaten 3-2 at Liverpool on Sunday, City were bidding to close to within four…
Europe’s football governing body UEFA on Wednesday stepped up an inquiry into the finances of top clubs as Manchester City players were named the top earners in world sport. UEFA has refused to say which clubs have been called to explain their accounts…
Footballers with English Premier League club Manchester City are the most highly-paid athletes in global sport, according to a study published on Wednesday. The study, carried out by Britain’s Sporting Intelligence website, found that the average annual…
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has no regrets about selecting captain Vincent Kompany to play in last weekend’s costly 3-2 loss at Premier League title rivals Liverpool, he said Wednesday. A training-ground injury scare had put Kompany’s…
Manchester City know they must keep themselves in a position to pounce if Premier League title favourites Liverpool slip up when they play the first of their two games in hand against bottom club Sunderland on Wednesday night. Liverpool’s 3-2 victory…
Premier League title contenders Manchester City expect to be without influential midfielder Yaya Toure for around two weeks due to a leg muscle injury, manager Manuel Pellegrini revealed on Tuesday. “Yaya has a muscle injury. We will see with the doctor…
Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain both face substantial punishments for failing to comply with UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, British newspaper the Daily Telegraph reported on Tuesday. The paper said that City faced a “huge” penalty for…
Steven Gerrard has dedicated Liverpool’s crucial win against title rivals Manchester City to the victims and families of the Hillsborough disaster. Gerrard’s 10-year-old cousin, Jon-Paul Gilhooley, was the youngest of the 96 Liverpool supporters who…
Demba Ba’s fourth league goal of the Premier League season kept Chelsea in touch with leaders Liverpool as they won 1-0 away to 10-man Swansea on Sunday. Having seen Liverpool kick off the day with a significant 3-2 victory over Manchester City at Anfield…
An emotional Steven Gerrard urged Liverpool to maintain their focus after they secured a pivotal 3-2 victory over Premier League title rivals Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday. “Nothing is ours yet,” he told Sky Sports, after addressing a tearful…
Liverpool maintained their charge for a first English championship of the Premier League era with a thrilling 3-2 win over title rivals Manchester City at an emotional Anfield on Sunday, where fans marked the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster…
Liverpool’s Anfield stadium will witness emotionally charged scenes on Sunday when it marks the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster before their Premier League game with Manchester City. In tribute to the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the…
Carried by a wave of raw emotion, leaders Liverpool will look to land a potentially decisive blow in the Premier League title race when they host Manchester City on Sunday. Tributes to mark the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster will frame…
Lukasz Fabianski saved two penalties as Arsenal beat holders Wigan Athletic 4-2 in a shootout at Wembley on Saturday to reach their first FA Cup final for nine years. Having stunned Manchester City in last season’s final, before being relegated from…
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has no complaints about the way in which the Reds have reached the top of the Premier League table ahead of Sunday’s showdown with big-spending Manchester City. City, bankrolled by Sheikh Mansour, won the Premier League…
Sergio Aguero, Manchester City’s top scorer, is in line to feature in their crunch clash with Premier League title rivals Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. The Argentina forward has missed City’s last five games with a hamstring injury but has been back…
Manchester City striker feels the club’s experience of winning the title in 2012 will give them the edge in this…
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini said his side were in charge of their own destiny after a 4-1 win at home to Southampton on Saturday kept them on course for the Premier League title. Yaya Toure’s third-minute penalty gave City the lead at…
Manchester City kept up the pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool with a 4-1 win at home to Southampton in Saturday’s early kick-off match. Victory saw City close to within a point of Liverpool with a game in hand and leapfrog Chelsea into second…