Knowing quite how to term the summer progress of Manchester United is not the easiest after a day against opponents whose best are more uncooked and, frankly, not fit. Manuel Akanji netted the winning penalty as Man City triumphed in the Community Shield United took an early advantage in the shootout after Andre Onana denied Bernardo Silva But misses from …
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Manchester City defender Ruben Dias said a 3-1 victory at Arsenal in Wednesday’s Premier League title race showdown meant everything to the defending champions. But it took control in the second half with Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland both on target to send City top of the league for the first time since August on goal difference. Fortunately, we were …
Real Madrid fought back from the brink of elimination to beat Manchester City 3-1 after extra time and 6-5 on aggregate in an enthralling and dramatic Champions League semi-final on Wednesday. City led 1-0 on the night and 5-3 on aggregate when Riyad Mahrez scored after 73 minutes but Real substitute Rodrygo equalised in the last minute of normal time …
Sublime first-half goals from Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva helped Manchester City to a 2-1 win at Aston Villa in a pulsating Premier League clash on Wednesday with the home side pulling one back through Ollie Watkins. The result left City second in the standings on 32 points from 14 games, one behind leaders Chelsea, while Villa stayed 13th on …