Pep Guardiola
Champions League flashback: Liverpool and Man City’s chance for revenge + 2020 Final repeat
The fixtures for the Champions League quarter-finals have been drawn, with several enticing fixtures. Manchester City were the first side out of the pot, coming up against Borussia Dortmund, while Porto got drawn against Chelsea. The final two fixtures see repeats of recent finals, with Bayern Munich facing Paris Saint-Germain, and Real Madrid playing Liverpool. In anticipation of the next round of European games, here is a look back at some of the best clashes between these sides. Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund Balotelli’s equaliser was not enough to prevent an early exit for Man City Rather surprisingly, this is only the second time that these two sides have been drawn up against each other. The first came in the group stages of the 2012/13 season. It was a very different Borussia ...
Can Manchester City win the Champions League this season?
Following Manchester City’s progression into the quarter-finals of the Champions League, we take a look at their chances of going the distance in the competition and ending the season with the much sought after trophy in their cabinet. Pep Guardiola’s side reached the last eight of the competition with a routine 4-0 aggregate win over Borussia Mönchengladbach, and are still on course for a first-ever quadruple. They remain in both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup and are runaway leaders in the Premier League. They have scored 17 goals in eight Champions League games, remarkably conceding just one in the process. They have dominated every opponent faced having won every fixture barring a 0-0 draw away at Porto in the group stages. Now in his fifth season with the Cityzens, the Champions League tr...
Manchester City cruise to the Champions League quarter-finals after Borussia Monchengladbach tie
Manchester City have qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, comfortably seeing off Borussia Monchengladbach 4-0 on aggregate. The Bundesliga side came into the game needing an astonishing comeback, having lost the first leg 2-0. It was almost the perfect start for Pep Guardiola’s side, who went close in the seventh minute through Phil Foden. Joao Cancelo floated a ball over the top for the youngster, but his poked effort was saved by Yann Sommer. Five minutes later, Man City found the breakthrough in spectacular fashion. Riyad Mahrez laid off for Kevin De Bruyne, who unleashed an unstoppable left footed strike in off the crossbar. Not long afterwards, it was 2-0. Foden weaved a through ball to Ilkay Gundogan, who slotted home for his 15th goal of the season. For the rema...
Raheem Sterling denies rumours of a rift with Pep Guardiola
Raheem Sterling says rumours he was involved in a bust up with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola are false. Sterling was an unused substitute against Southampton last week and was then left out of the squad entirely for City’s victory over Fulham on Saturday night. And on Sunday, a rumour emerged on Reddit claiming that the winger and team-mate Phil Foden had both fallen out with Guardiola over their lack of playing time. But writing on Twitter on Sunday night, Sterling vehemently denied the rumours. Sterling has contributed 13 goals and eight assists for City in all competitions this season. Get more stories like this on Twitter You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to m...
Tactical Analysis: Pep Guardiola’s experimental field day for Manchester City against Fulham
After returning to winning ways in an emphatic manner against Southampton, Manchester City travelled to Craven Cottage to face a resurgent Fulham. Just after Thomas Tuchel’s failed experiment against Leeds United, Pep Guardiola decided to cross the back line bridge in the opposite direction as he went from a four to a three, and the Spaniard was a lot more successful. Despite a slow and disjointed first-half performance, City eased to a 3-0 victory thanks to quickfire goals in the first 15 minutes of the second period. In this analysis, we will attempt to break down the league leaders’ new system and see if it could have any reusage in the near future. They lined up in a 3-4-3, with Ederson in goal and John Stones, Rúben Dias and Aymeric Laporte in front of him. João Cancelo and ...
Manchester United boss rules out late title push despite derby win
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is refusing to dream of a late title push, believing Manchester City are “too far ahead” despite yesterday’s superb derby win. Bruno Fernandes’ penalty and Luke Shaw’s strike saw United triumph 2-0 at the Etihad, ending City’s run of 21 straight wins in all competitions. The result denied City the chance to go 15 points clear at the top and moved United ahead of Leicester into second but they remain 11 points adrift of Pep Guardiola’s side with just ten game to play. “We just take one game at a time,” Solskjaer said. “City are too far ahead for us to think we can catch them. Last year we caught 15 points up on Leicester, but City are a different proposition. “Even today they put us under so much pressure you could see we were playing against a ve...
‘Good news’: Pep Guardiola confirms Manchester City fitness boost for derby
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has confirmed a fitness boost ahead of the derby clash against Manchester United tomorrow. Nathan Ake has been out of action for the past few months with a hamstring concern, but he is now available to face the Red Devils. Speaking ahead of the game, Guardiola confirmed the return of Ake and added that there are no injury concerns within the squad. He told Mancity.com: “It’s good news for us. Nathan is back. He made the training sessions and felt really good.” “Everyone is fit. It is important for us and hopefully at the international break everyone comes back really well.” The Cityzens are on a stunning 21-match unbeaten streak across all competitions and they have won 15 in a row in the Premier League. They are two victories shy of Bayern Munich’s 23 su...
Manchester City in bizarre spat with Opta
Manchester City are in another battle with stats boffins Opta over Pep Guardiola’s managerial record. But Opta acknowledged Saturday’s 2-1 win over West Ham as the moment Pep reached his double ton. The Athletic report that City officials made the case in a meeting with Opta. The report adds that games that are decided on penalties are what’s causing the stats imbalance. Opta and City also held differing views over their incredible winning streak. The stats experts said that the win against Swansea made it an English record of 15 wins in a row in all competitions. But City think they already hold the record when they won 20 in a row during a dominant 2017-18 season. However, one of those games was won on penalties against Wolves in the Carabao Cup. Opta stats recorded that as a draw, which...
Pep Guardiola provides Manchester City injury update ahead of Wolves clash
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has provided an injury update ahead of the Premier League clash against Wolverhampton Wanderers tomorrow. The Cityzens recently sealed a 2-1 win over West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium and they have now won a stunning 20 games on the bounce in all competitions. Up next, they face the challenge from Wolverhampton Wanderers, who have proved a tricky opposition for them over the past few seasons. Ahead of the game, Guardiola provided an injury update where he confirmed that there are no fresh concerns from the recent victory over the Hammers. However, he added that Nathan Ake will continue to remain on the sidelines as he continues to work his way back to fitness after a long-term hamstring injury. “Everything is fine. Except Nathan, the rest of the pl...
‘Calm Buddha life’: Guardiola makes interesting comment on Everton man ahead of West Ham clash
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has paid tribute to Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti by saying he is like a Buddha because he is so calm. Ahead of the game against West Ham United, Guardiola has made this interesting comment. The Spaniard says that Ancelotti remains calm in both good and bad moments, and he gives that serene vibe of Gautama Buddha. 🗣”They live like a calm Budha life” 🤣 Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola compared Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti to Budha in his press conference earlier as he is so calm pic.twitter.com/jNPOiDlhMU — Football Daily (@footballdaily) February 26, 2021 Ancelotti is one of the most decorated managers in world football. The Italian, who has won league titles with AC Milan, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, a...
Arsenal boss hails Manchester City as ‘best in Europe’
Mikel Arteta believes his Arsenal team will be facing the best side in Europe when they take on Premier League leaders Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. City have won a club-record 17 successive games across all competitions and are 10 points ahead of local rivals Manchester United at the summit of the English top-flight heading into this weekend’s round of fixtures. Arteta knows City well after working under manager Pep Guardiola in Manchester for three years before returning to manage Arsenal, having previously played for the Gunners. “I think they are the best team in Europe at the moment,” Arteta said of City. “The way they are performing, the football they are playing and the consistency of the results, take all that it and it makes them the best team. “So we have a b...
Tactical Analysis: How Guardiola schooled Mourinho as Manchester City breezed past Tottenham Hotspur
After watching Liverpool lose yet again to Leicester City, Manchester City took on Tottenham Hotspur on the back of an English top-flight record winning-streak spanning 15 games. The last side to beat Pep Guardiola’s rampant side were indeed Tottenham, but this was a completely different affair with both sides on opposite ends of the form table. The result was completely different from the reverse fixture too, as Manchester City emerged deserved 3-0 winners after another brilliant performance. In this analysis, we will attempt to dissect all of the tactical nuances on display in this match. Line-ups Manchester City lined up in their favoured 4-3-3, with Ederson shielded by a back-four of João Cancelo, John Stones, Aymeric Laporte and Oleksandr Zinchenko as Rúben Dias only made th...
