Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed that Manchester City loanee Callum Doyle faces up to four months on the sidelines through injury.
20.09.2023 - 07:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City got their Champions League title defence off to a win against Red Star Belgrade but not without hiccup.
Osman Bukari gave the visitors a shock 1-0 lead on the stroke of half-time with a counter-attacking goal that was awarded by VAR after initially being ruled out for offside. City hit back within 80 seconds of the restart through Julian Alvarez before the Argentine scored a sublime goal to put the hosts ahead on 60 minutes.
Rodri made sure of the win with a classy finish on 73 minutes to hand Pep Guardiola his 102nd Champions League victory. City will come up against RB Leipzig - who beat Young Boys 3-1 - next in the competition.
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Midway through the second half, Ederson decided to perform a Cruyff turn 30 yards out from goal with Cherif Ndiaye charging him down. The goalkeeper completed the skill and just about kept the ball away from the attacker, much to the relief of the Blue section of the Etihad.
Guardiola was less than impressed. He too had his heart in his mouth and showed his relief when the ball went to safety. The Catalan coach gave a look of horror before wiping his brow with his hand.
Matheus Nunes made his first City start after making his debut as a substitute against West Ham on Saturday. He played sublimely and showed some very neat touches in the centre of the park.
At one stage, his quick footwork saw him charge into the box before winning a corner. He gave a quick fist pump to the crowd in celebration to mark a terrific shift for the Portuguese playmaker.
Haaland - who has seven goals this
Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed that Manchester City loanee Callum Doyle faces up to four months on the sidelines through injury.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will be expecting his team to bounce back this weekend when they travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.
Manchester City will be looking to get back to winning ways on Saturday afternoon when they face Wolves in the Premier League.
Matheus Nunes returns to Wolves on Saturday for the first time since his acrimonious exit in the summer and wants to set the record straight - starting with an apology.The £53m deadline day signing for Manchester City stopped training at Wolves to try and get the transfer over the line, prompting a backlash from fans and negative comments from their manager and Sporting Director. For that, he is ready to say sorry to his former club, as he expressed regret at how he left things at Molineux.Ahead of City's Premier League clash at Molineux on Saturday, Nunes broke his silence on his final days at Wolves, saying he couldn't afford to turn down a move to the Etihad as he simply did not know if the 'dream' opportunity would come again.
Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Gary O'Neil is not expecting Matheus Nunes to receive a positive reception when he returns to Molineux for Manchester City on Saturday.
Manchester City have spent the day refocusing after suffering their first defeat since the Community Shield at the beginning of August, on Wednesday night.
Pep Guardiola insists there is no disappointment at Manchester City's quadruple chances ending at the first hurdle - instead highlighting three players who took their chance at Newcastle in the Carabao Cup.
Phil Foden’s opening goal in Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest saw 46 consecutive passes put together in what was almost a new Premier League record.
Pep Guardiola praised Jeremy Doku's decision-making in the final third after the £55million winger continued the bright start he has made to his Manchester City career against Nottingham Forest.
You will have to go back a long way to find the last time Pep Guardiola picked a Manchester City team lacking the ingredient he usually treasures above all others: control. So perhaps it was fitting that by the end everyone inside the Etihad had chucked the shackles away and embraced the chaos.
The pundits are predicting Manchester City to maintain their 100 percent Premier League record this weekend.
Twelve months ago, Pep Guardiola wasn't happy. The Manchester City manager could see something wasn't quite right as his side drew two of their opening six games and lost twice before the World Cup break.
Pep Guardiola has leapt to the defence of striker Erling Haaland, telling anyone who doubts his finishing that they will soon eat their words.
Pep Guardiola is likely to tinker with his Manchester City side when Nottingham Forest visit the Etihad Stadium this weekend.
Manchester City have mounting injury problems after Bernardo Silva was forced off for the treble-winners during their Champions League victory against Crvena Zvezda on Tuesday night.
All those legitimate concerns and worries. All of them are already completely blown away.
Stefan Ortega told Rodri to shoot low against Red Star Belgrade goalkeeper Omri Glazer after noticing the 27-year-old was more focused on stopping the aerial threat.
Pep Guardiola says Bernardo Silva was injured as he was substituted in the first half of Manchester City's Champions League win over Crvena Zvezda on Tuesday.
Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Saturday, September 16.
Manchester City will be aiming to maintain their 100 per cent record this weekend when they travel to the London Stadium to take on West Ham United. Guardiola's side have a perfect record so far after victories against Burnley, Newcastle, Sheffield United and Fulham have seen the Blues catapulted to the top of the table.