2 hours ago Pep Guardiola's Man City verdict at Aston Villa, injury woe, Erling Haaland criticism, defining problem

Every word from Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola after the Premier League defeat to Aston Villa

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8 hours ago Jamie Redknapp sends Mikel Arteta transfer message as Arsenal star extends amazing record

Gabriel Jesus scored another two goals for Arsenal to put Crystal Palace to the sword at Selhurst Park and Mikel Arteta has been told that the Brazilian should stay in his team

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10 hours ago Gabriel Jesus sends defiant message to Mikel Arteta as he ends Premier League record

Gabriel Jesus has scored five goals in the space of four days in just two games to hand Mikel Arteta and Arsenal a reminder of his talents after a tough time for the Brazil striker

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12 hours ago Golf fans send clear message to Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau over PGA Tour

Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau competed in a star-studded match in Las Vegas earlier this week, but it seems interest from fans was low

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12 hours ago Man City receive Pep Guardiola resignation message after Aston Villa defeat

Manchester City fans have been told about the reality of Pep Guardiola's future at the club amid their spiralling form.

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13 hours ago Grealish’s maverick parts have been sanded off by Guardiola’s tactical void | Barney Ronay

Pep Guardiola appears to have no fix for Jack Grealish’s slump – or Manchester City’s as a wholePerhaps the most startling aspect of Manchester City’s ongoing, real-time collapse, which continued here with a 2-1 defeat by a vigorous, happy-looking Aston Villa, is the lack of any sense of struggle, desperation, or even any real variation. You lost. Lose again. Lose the same way.Eleven games and eight defeats into that run, nobody outside the players really has any clue how or why City have been reduced to what they looked like here, a team playing Dignitas football, always aware of that spectre in the corner of the room, already hearing the clank of the scythe. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago ‘We still believe in him’: Haaland backs Guardiola to solve Manchester City crisis

City have lost six of last eight Premier League matchesGuardiola ‘will find the solutions,’ says HaalandErling Haaland said he is confident Pep Guardiola will solve Manchester City’s crisis after they fell to a ninth defeat in 12 matches, an alarming run in which they have won once. The Norway striker conceded he has been out of form but the City manager insisted his team would be worse off without Haaland.City, who have won only one of their past seven Premier League matches, were beaten 2-1 at Aston Villa to leave them seriously off the pace in the title race, denting their hopes of becoming champions for a fifth successive season. City trail the leaders, Liverpool, who have two games in hand on them, by nine points. “He won the Premier League six times in seven years, so we will never forget that,” Haaland said of his manager. “He will find the solutions. He has been doing that every single year. We still believe in him, we have to work harder than ever right now.” Continue readi...

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13 hours ago Unai Emery sends Morgan Rogers message after destroying Manchester City

Morgan Rogers put in a man of the match display to help Aston Villa pile the misery on Manchester City with a 2-1 win at Villa Park on Saturday and manager Unai Emery raved about his "fantastic" performance

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14 hours ago Pep Guardiola refutes Erling Haaland claim after Man City loss to Aston Villa

Erling Haaland struggled once again against Aston Villa, with the Manchester City striker only scoring once in his last six matches - but his manager Pep Guardiola refused to let him take the blame

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14 hours ago Jack Grealish bites back at Aston Villa jeers with defiant Man City gesture

It was an explosive homecoming for the ex-Villa hero as Pep Guardiola's flops crashed to yet another defeat

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