Premier League champions Manchester City slipped to a ninth defeat in 12 matches across all competitions when they were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa in their last Premier League outing.
The once impenetrable Manchester City defence is now leaking goals left right and centre, while the creative spark of the team seems to have dried up significantly with Erling Haaland no longer finding the net on a regular basis.
This dip in form can largely be attributed to the long-term injury of midfield lynchpin Rodri and it seems that Pep Guardiola’s team is currently struggling to function without the qualities that the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner possesses.
As such, Team Talk is reporting that Manchester City could be in the market for a new defensive midfielder and the player at the top of their shopping list is understood to be highly-rated Spanish international Martin Zubimendi, who has been crucial to Real Sociedad’s success in recent seasons.
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Roy Keane defended Marcus Rashford after he was picked over Ollie Watkins in Aston Villa's starting XI against Manchester City.Watkins had expressed his frustration at being benched after Rashford's loan move from Manchester United. Against Pep Guardiola's men, he was named among the substitutes, and the Red Devils great has backed Unai Emery's decision."Rashford obviously has a good track record ...
Man Utd working to quickly close Cunha & Delap transfersRuben Amorim is expected to revamp his Manchester United squad after a dismal season for the Red Devils. The Portuguese coach wants to bring in Matheus Cunha from Wolves, with United hoping to pay his £62.5 million release clause in instalments, according to The Telegraph. The Red Devils are also believed to be admirers of Liam Delap...
Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City are reportedly keen on signing the Lazio defender, Mario Gila, at the end of the season Sources have informed CaughtOffside that they will face competition from European heavyweights like Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. The 24-year-old has done quite well for the Italian club, and his performances have attracted the attention of top clubs.T...
Liverpool manager Arne Slot chanted the name of his predecessor Jurgen Klopp after guiding the Reds to a record-equalling 20th top-flight title on Sunday.Slot’s side secured the Premier League crown with four games to spare as they came from behind to thrash Tottenham 5-1 on a sunny afternoon at Anfield.The Dutchman had a tough act to follow after replacing the hugely popular and successful ...
Pep Guardiola admitted winning the FA Cup will not be enough to call Manchester City’s season a success on the day his side reached the final but were dethroned as Premier League champions.Rico Lewis scored after just 109 seconds against Nottingham Forest at Wembley before Josko Gvardiol extended City’s advantage in the second half.City then rode their luck when Forest struck the woodw...
Rico Lewis scored after just 109 seconds to send Manchester City on their way to a third consecutive FA Cup final following a 2-0 defeat of Nottingham Forest at Wembley.Josko Gvardiol extended City’s advantage after 51 minutes before they rode their luck when Morgan Gibbs-White hit the crossbar, and then the post, as Forest attempted a comeback.Taiwo Awoniyi struck the City woodwork for a th...
Chris Davies believes Birmingham’s new League One points record will not be broken after their 4-0 victory over Mansfield took their tally to 105.Goals from Keshi Anderson, Willum Willumsson, Kieran Dowell and Tomoki Iwata, gave Birmingham their 32nd victory of the league campaign and saw them move past Wolves’ record of 103 set in 2013-14.The hosts were presented with the trophy after...
Liverpool clinched the Premier League title in style as they came from behind to thrash Tottenham 5-1 at Anfield.First-half strikes from Luis Diaz, Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo all but wrapped up a record-equalling 20th top-flight title before Mohammed Salah’s 28th goal of a prolific campaign and a Destiny Udogie own goal made the scoreline emphatic.Spurs briefly threatened to spoil a ...
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