Pep Guardiola backs Manchester City to be ready for Premier League defence
Pep Guardiola is confident Manchester City will challenge for the title despite the attritional effort required to be champions in four of the past five years.
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Declan Rice names two Man City players among Premier League's greatest
Manchester City fans can count themselves exceptionally lucky to have had the pleasure of watching two of the best midfielders in the history of the game over the past 12 years.
Julian Alvarez opens up on Erling Haaland partnership after first Man City goal
Julian Alvarez says he can be Manchester City's versatile man in attack to help win trophies, after coming off the bench to score his first goal in Blue on Saturday.
Kevin De Bruyne pulls rank to give Erling Haaland a Man City reality check vs Liverpool FC
Haaland moment shows what he can offer CityIt was a quiet domestic debut for Erling Haaland, until a through-ball into the box set him up for a one-on-one with Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk for the first time. He held off a challenge from Andy Robertson, shoving him to the floor, and registered Manchester City's first shot on target in the game out of nothing.Moments later, he lost Van Dijk in the area and could have scored from close range, with other half-chances going begging. If the through-balls improve and crosses become more accurate, Haaland will have no problem handling even the best Premier League defenders. This was a subdued performance, but one with plenty of promise and room for improvement.De Bruyne pulls rank on HaalandOn the subject of improving those through-balls, one missed opportunity saw Kevin De Bruyne look to break through the centre, Haaland jumped the gun, and then took too long to get back onside. De Bruyne lost possession and walked off in a sulk, and as soon as play stopped, engaged Haaland in a lengthy talking to on the halfway line to make his point.
Man City player ratings vs Liverpool FC as Kevin De Bruyne good but Joao Cancelo poor
Ederson: Couldn't do anything about the goal and saved well from Darwin Nunez but his passing was sometimes lacking in accuracy. 6
Liverpool vs Manchester City, live! How to watch, team news, updates for FA Community Shield
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Thiago outwits Rodri & De Bruyne with sublime footwork in Liverpool vs Man City
Thiago produced some brilliant footwork to mug off Kevin De Bruyne and Rodri in the Community Shield on Saturday afternoon.
Pep Guardiola expects Man City players to elect Kevin De Bruyne as next captain
Pep Guardiola has revealed he expects Kevin De Bruyne to be Manchester City’s next captain – but insists he has no say in the matter himself.