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Kyle Walker credited Manchester City's backroom staff and analysts after the team picked up their first goal and win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
City had lost all five of their previous visits to the ground, opened in 2018 to replace White Hart Lane, without registering a goal - missing two penalties in the process. However, a late Nathan Ake goal was enough for Pep Guardiola's side to book their place in the FA Cup fifth round at the expense of Spurs.
Not only was it their first goal at the stadium but it was a goal they had been working on for the past week in Abu Dhabi. Guardiola had insisted that the group were going to train seriously rather than simply for sun, and the rewards were instantly seen. Only three teams have more set-piece goals than City's eight in the league this season but set-piece coach Carlos Vicens and the coaching staff still recognised it as an area where they could improve.
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“We’ve worked on set pieces this week and we’ve been working hard - in Abu Dhabi and in Manchester. It’s something we worked on and thought it was an area where we could exploit," said Walker.
"It’s paid off - full credit to the set-piece coach who works hard and spends hours and hours watching videos. We just have to execute the plan. We’ve got a job - if we have to win games like that, we don’t mind, as long as we come away with the victory. That’s the most important for the club, the players and the fans.”
City returned from Abu Dhabi with an air of authority and picked up their seventh win in a row in all competitions to continue their defence of the Treble that they
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When it was announced that Kyle Walker had fathered a second child with Lauryn Goodman following a one-night stand, his wife Annie Kilner was undoubtedly left blindsided. Annie, who shares three sons - Roman, Riaan, and Reign - with Kyle, then quickly announced their separation after a nine year relationship that included two years of marriage.The 33 year old, who plays for Manchester City, no longer resides at the family's Cheshire mansion.
Annie Kilner, who is pregnant with her fourth child with cheating ex Kyle Walker, was spotted arriving to her local gym in Cheshire, amid the ongoing drama with Kyle's mistress, Lauryn Goodman. Annie, 31, looked pensive as she strode across a car park, wearing black workout clothes and she carried a jacket in front of her stomach. Her outing comes after her sister, Sian, took to social media to criticise Lauryn Goodman, 33, who has had two children with Kyle, also 33, whilst he was married to Annie.
Lauryn Goodman seems to have made a thinly-veiled jibe at her former flame Kyle Walker with a cryptic Instagram post, just hours after the Manchester City footballer spoke out about betraying his wife, Annie Kilner. Kyle has hit the headlines after it was revealed that he had fathered a second child with Lauryn, while married to Annie, with whom he shares three sons. He has now spoken out and admitted to making 'idiot choices', while sharing his regret.
Manchester City footballer Kyle Walker has opened up about why Lauryn Goodman told his estranged wife Annie Kilner about their second child together. Annie announced her split from Kyle earlier this month, and it was later revealed that Kyle had fathered a second child with Lauryn, with whom he already shared son Kairo.
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Pro footballer Kyle Walker has publicly admitted betraying his wife, Annie Kilner, as he confessed to making "idiot choices". Kyle admitted that he made “idiot choices and idiot decisions” when he had "betrayed" Annie with Lauryn Goodman, as he confirmed that he had fathered a second love child with Lauryn. Kyle told The Sun: “What I’ve done is horrible and I take full responsibility.
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Annie Kilner has been seen for the first time since announcing her split from Manchester City footballer Kyle Walker. Following her announcement, it was revealed the split occurred after she discovered that Kyle had secretly welcomed a second child with social media influencer Lauryn Goodman. Annie, 31, was snapped reuniting with her estranged husband, 33, as she dropped off their eldest son Roman, 11, so he could attend the Fifa Awards show in London with his dad.The former couple were spotted meeting up in a car park in Chesire.
Kyle Walker has made his first public appearance since his split from wife Annie Kilner, after he fathered two children with influencer, Lauryn Goodman.The 33 year old Manchester City star has found himself at the centre of drama recently, after it was revealed that he is the father of Lauryn's six month old daughter. He is already known to be the father of her three year old son, Kairo.
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The love story of Kyle Walker and Annie Kilner, from being high school sweethearts to a heartbreaking split, has taken yet another twist. Annie, 30, announced she had split from Manchester City footballer, Kyle, 33, earlier this week, after 12 years of ups and downs. The pair kicked off their romance as teenagers, with Annie saying it was "love at first sight", reports Mirror Online.
Lauryn Goodman has reportedly been caught up in a family feud amid rumours that Kyle Walker is the father of both her children. Lauryn, 32, shot to fame following the success of her younger sister but now speculation has emerged that married Manchester City footballer Kyle, is the father of her five-month-old daughter. It comes after Kyle and his wife Annie Kilner announced their separation after 12 years together earlier this week.
Former glamour model and TV personality Chloe Goodman is set to tie the knot with her footballer fiancé and long term partner Grant Hall next year.The couple already share two children together, Isla, three, and Hudson, one. However, it's not all happy families as Chloe's sister, Lauryn, has reportedly been uninvited from the wedding following the recent revelation that footballer Kyle Walker is the father of her second child. For some context, Kyle married his wife Annie Kilner in 2022 after the pair had been together for 12 years.They also welcomed three sons as a couple: Riaan, Roman and Reign.
Model Lauryn Goodman has claimed she had to tell footballer Kyle Walker's wife Annie that he had 'secretly fathered a second child with her' because he was ‘too weak’ to do it.This week, Kyle Walker and his wife Annie Kilner confirmed they were splitting as reports broke that he had allegedly had a second love child with Lauryn, 32. Now Lauryn has claimed that she had to tell Annie herself about their daughter after months of ‘begging’ the Man City star to come clean about his double life.