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A Different Corner could be music to City’s ears
Manchester City’s new season kicks off in less than 24 hours away to Brighton after a summer dominated by the ‘T’ word – transfers. But...

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Jan 8, 20235 min read


‘Ullo Pep’ Gotta new motor?
Here’s the deal. You’re Pep Guardiola and you’re looking to buy a brand new car. Your existing motor has too many miles on the clock and...

davidjwalker1
Jan 8, 20234 min read


City’s best ever is simply magical
El Mago, Merlin, The Magician – David Silva is all of these and more – but it was Pep Guardiola who astonished Manchester City fans by...

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Jan 7, 20234 min read


Sterling on the rise as Milner banks fortune
As Manchester City and Liverpool clash today in the race for a top four finish and Champions League qualification, it’s worth comparing...

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Jan 7, 20233 min read


Pep, Sergio and City's family silver
How do you refer to a man who’s scored 159 times in 203 starts and 37 substitute appearances for Manchester City in five- and-a-half...

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Jan 6, 20236 min read


Bit of a damp squib at the Etihad
Manchester City played out a drab, uninspired and uneventful 0-0 Champions League stalemate with Monaco, at a sparsely populated...

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Jan 6, 20234 min read


It's a dog's life for Pep
Having failed to tame some eager terriers from Yorkshire, Manchester City must now restrain a breed of pedigree poodles from France as...

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Jan 6, 20235 min read


Pep's Christmas pillow talk
Question: What does the man, widely regarded as the best manager in world football, want this Christmas? Answer: Luxurious bed linen....

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Jan 5, 20236 min read


The Pep Perspective
Are Manchester City fans of the glass ‘half empty’ or ‘half full’ persuasion? On May 13th, 2012 they were encouraged to ‘...drink it in’...

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Jan 5, 20236 min read


After a Perfect 10 Pep wants a Magnificent Seven
Fast tempo, high intensity and tactically savvy – all the traits you'd expect from a Pep Guardiola team – the only discrepancy being this...

davidjwalker1
Jan 5, 20235 min read


City love Pep's new blue language
Pep Guardiola is the unsurpassed master of the language of football. It transcends the command of his native Catalan, his Spanish mother...

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Jan 5, 20236 min read


Hart's self preservation Italian Job
Joe Hart has – in the words of the song from the iconic ‘Italian Job’ movie – been forced to join the ‘self preservation society’ by Pep...

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Jan 4, 20234 min read


Cheeky Liver bird wants City to sell Joe on the 'cheep'
Fairly or unfairly, it's pretty damn certain that Joe Hart is heading for the Etihad exit in the next few days. Last night saw an...

davidjwalker1
Jan 4, 20231 min read


In and Out at Manchester City
As Manuel Pellegrini heads out of Manchester City it’s imperative that his soon-to-be ex-employers stay where they’ve been all season...

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Jan 4, 20235 min read


United won the derby but City look real winners
Stating the obvious, but losing to your most hated enemy is never a good thing. When City capitulated 1-0 to United at the Etihad on...

davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20236 min read


Pellegrini orders Canary Roast
With 10 games to go Manchester City are 10 points off the top of the Premier League in a far from Perfect 10 scenario. But – and it’s a...

davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20233 min read


Villa in crosshairs of Sky Blue Spanish eyes
Fresh from creating a vision of Champions League wonderment in Seville’s architectural paradise, Manchester City’s focus now switches to...

davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20235 min read


The Life of Citizen Riley
Manchester City kick off their Premier League campaign at The Hawthorns with the 2,700-strong travelling support hoping City will bounce...

davidjwalker1
Jan 3, 20238 min read


'Good' is judged bad and ugly by idiotic UEFA
When UEFA’s General Secretary, Gianni Infantino claimed: “We always said we want investors in football, but good investors...” it made...

davidjwalker1
Dec 30, 20224 min read


Golden swansong to Manuel's second season
Automatic Champions League qualification secured, highest scorers and best goal difference in the division, five consecutive wins, a...

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Dec 30, 20225 min read
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