Tag: Manchester City
Liverpool maintained their relentless pursuit of Manchester City with a 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion to close back to within three points of the English Premier League leaders. The Reds lost for just the third time this term in their midweek clash with Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League. But they marched…
Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane scored twice each as Liverpool crushed Leeds United 6-0 on Wednesday to close the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to three points. City’s surprise home loss to Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend ignited hopes of another exhilarating title race if Liverpool win their game in hand against Leeds,…
While FC Barcelona’s new signing Ferran Torres is raring to get started after completing his move from Manchester City, he may have to wait a little more. This is as a result of news that he returned a positive coronavirus test hours after his unveiling. The 21-year-old Spain international has signed a five-and-a-half-year contract, which…
Title-chasers Liverpool slipped to their second English Premier League, EPL, defeat of the season after substitute Ademola Lookman earned Leicester City a hard-fought 1-0 victory on Tuesday. Liverpool dominated the first half against an injury-hit Leicester City and looked set to take a deserved lead. This was when they were awarded a 16th-minute penalty kick,…
Spanish forward Ferran Torres has left Manchester City and completed a permanent move to LaLiga side FC Barcelona, the two clubs said on Tuesday. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed but British and Spanish media reported that FC Barcelona would pay around 55 million euros ($62.30 million) for the player. There is a…
Kai Havertz’s goal earned Chelsea a second UEFA Champions League crown nine years after their first with a deserved 1-0 victory over domestic rivals Manchester City in Porto on Saturday. Thousands of Chelsea fans were in the crowd of 14,110 to see their team lift the trophy in the Dragao Stadium. The final match had…
Ferran Torres scored a remarkable hat-trick as Manchester City celebrated being English Premier League, EPL, champions with a thrilling 4-3 win over Newcastle. The visitors dominated the early stages, although without creating meaningful changes, and it was the Magpies who took the lead with 25 minutes gone. Jonjo Shelvey delivered the set-piece to the far…
Chelsea set up an all-England UEFA Champions League final against Manchester City on Wednesday with a 2-0 defeat of Real Madrid in London for a 3-1 aggregate victory. Timo Werner and Mason Mount settled the semi-final second leg match with a goal each. Werner headed in from almost on the goal-line after Germany team-mate Kai…
Manchester City defender Eric Garcia and a member of staff at the club have tested positive for COVID-19, the Premier League club said on Sunday. Garcia and the other person will now observe a period of self-isolation in accordance with Premier League and UK Government protocols on quarantine, Manchester City said in a statement. On…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said the wealth of experience he had gained from previous coaching stints had better equipped him for the top job at City and he might stay in management longer than he had anticipated. The 49-year-old Spaniard’s current five-year stay at City is his longest spell in charge of a club…
