76 minutes 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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6 hours ago Luis Díaz returns to Spurs hoping for luck to change and drought to end

Colombian famously denied a goal at Tottenham in 2023 by the officials as league leaders look to strengthen positionLuis Díaz rarely needs a reminder that relying on others can be a futile experience but a return to Tottenham on Sunday offers the opportunity to right a glaring injustice. In north London in September last year, the winger thought he had given Liverpool the lead, only for the assistant to flag incorrectly for offside before the video assistant referee failed to overturn the mistake through incompetent communication in a match Liverpool went on to lose 2-1.The officials made the headlines that day but Díaz has taken plenty of the limelight since. With a competitive cohort, Arne Slot has shown faith in Díaz, starting the Colombian in key fixtures with Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United and Aston Villa to help Liverpool reach the top of the table and ensure they fear no one. Continue reading...

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11 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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12 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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12 hours ago Jack Grealish gesture shows true Manchester City colours after Aston Villa defeat

Manchester City fell to a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa in the Premier League with Jack Grealish heckled by his old supporters throughout

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12 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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12 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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12 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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12 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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