An increasing number of Manchester City supporters believe the club should ditch its interest in signing West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice after Arsenal reportedly lodged another big-money bid.
16.06.2023 - 02:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City's Premier League fixtures for the 2023/24 season have officially been released as Pep Guardiola looks to defend the title for the fourth consecutive year.
After spending the majority of last season in second place, City found their stride in the second half of the season to leapfrog Arsenal and win the Premier League for a third year in a row and for the seventh time in their history. As well as the league, City also won the Champions League and FA Cup to complete a historic Treble, and Guardiola's side will look to hit the same heights again in the 2023/24 campaign.
City begin the season away to newly-promoted Burnley, where Guardiola will go head-to-head with former City captain Vincent Kompany in the dugout. A visit from West Ham will end the season for City, whilst a tough March sees the league champions take on Man United, Liverpool, Brighton and Arsenal.
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So, how could City perform in the 2023/24 Premier League campaign? Let's take a look.
To set up this simulation, we used the Football Manager 2023 editor to update the Premier League with the latest teams, transfers and of course, the confirmed fixtures. Using FM23 to run the simulation, we then simulated the entire 2023/24 season to see how City got on.
It was the perfect start to the season for City, with the defending champions avoiding an upset and cruising to a 3-0 win against Burnley. Erling Haaland scored twice in the opening 30 minutes before Phil Foden struck a third in the 72nd minute.
Following a disappointing 1-0 loss away to Brentford, City responded perfectly with their biggest win of the season against Everton. Haaland grabbed a 12-minute
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