There was a time not so long ago when Manchester City fans had to instigate conversations about Rodri, most notably via a tifo with, ‘Can we talk about Rodri’, emblazoned across the South Stand of the Etihad Stadium. Created in the wake of his Champions League winning goal against Inter Milan, it served to celebrate Rodri’s extraordinary rise, culminating in Ballon d’ Or validation in 2024. No invitation needed - Rodri to Real Madrid is a hot topic of debate. The exquisite, precision...

With Manchester City now six points behind and four goals adrift of Arsenal, can the monster mentality and muscle memory of Pep Guardiola’s perennial winners kick in and carry them to an unlikely seventh Premier League title in ten years? Can City add a Premier League title and FA Cup to their League Cup success in 2026? I say ‘unlikely’ on the premise that most City fans would happily have settled for winning both domestic cups and qualifying for the Champions League, if it’d been offered...

Not since the first game of the season have Manchester City been in charge of their Premier League title aspirations. A 4-0 thrashing of a decidedly toothless Wolves had City top of the table, but that soon changed with back-to-back defeats to Spurs and Brighton. Nunes and Cherki were on top of the Premier League back in August. Fast forward six months, and the previously edentulous wolf pack sunk some newly found ‘gnashers’ into the tender rump of Arsenal’s rear end, adding extra bite to a...