2 h. ago Revitalised Manchester City out of last season’s ‘fog’, says Pep Guardiola

Manchester City are tussling with Arsenal and Aston Villa at the top of the table but were far off the mark this time last year

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3 h. ago Energetic Manchester City have lifted last season’s fog, says Pep Guardiola

City second after six straight Premier League wins‘We have to improve but this mindset is better’Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City have regained the energy that eluded them last season and lifted the “fog” that clouded a disappointing campaign. City finished without a major trophy for the first time since 2016-17, Guardiola’s first in charge, but are hunting a seventh Premier League title under him after six straight wins.Rayan Cherki struck late on at Nottingham Forest on Saturday to maintain City’s impressive winning run, which extends to eight in all competitions. Second-placed City are two points behind leaders Arsenal, who host third-placed Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. City do not return to action until Thursday, when they face high-flying Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago What Pep Guardiola did after Tijjani Reijnders goal highlights hidden Man City strength

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday and assistant Pep Lijnders played his part in the win

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21 h. ago 'I want to shout' Pep Guardiola has Rayan Cherki plan after Man City win

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola spoke about Rayan Cherki after their 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League

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29 h. ago Monolithic belief of Guardiolismo has fractured in new era for tactics | Jonathan Wilson

The old ways are over and nobody is entirely sure what is to follow but football revolutions once experienced are never forgottenIf you want a picture of the future, imagine Michael Kayode winding up to take a long throw – forever. Or at least that was how it seemed in October. Already, though, the picture has begun to change. This was the year of the backlash, and then a bit of a backlash to the backlash.For almost two decades football had accepted the guardiolista consensus. Football was about possession, about the press, but most of all about position, about the careful manipulation of space. Much-improved pitches meant first touches could be taken for granted: players receiving the ball didn’t have to focus on getting it under control but could instead be parsing their options. The game had become chess with a ball, a matter of strategy more than physicality. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Sean Dyche fumes at Man City winner as Nottingham Forest boss delivers scathing VAR rant

Manchester City attacking midfielder Rayan Cherki secured all three points for Pep Guardiola's side in a 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest

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33 h. ago Pep Guardiola: Rayan Cherki has to express his ‘incredible’ talent

Cherki scored the winner at the City Ground.

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34 h. ago Controversial goal sees Man City go top as relentless Arsenal pressure continues

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-2 MANCHESTER CITY: Rayan Cherki stars as Pep Guardiola's side move back past Arsenal with a hard-fought and contentious win at the City Ground

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35 h. ago Rayan Cherki grabs Manchester City winner to deny bold Nottingham Forest

Judging by the way Gianluigi Donnarumma celebrated Rayan Cherki’s late winner at Nottingham Forest, this was a significant victory for Manchester City. Donnarumma hurtled towards the bench where Pep Guardiola was being mobbed by his coaching staff, including Kolo Touré, Pep Lijnders and the set-piece coach James French, seemingly the architect behind Phil Foden’s corner that led to the goal. Cherki smacked a right-foot effort through the legs of Morgan Gibbs-White and into the corner of the Forest goal, to put City ahead of Arsenal for a couple of hours at least. Earlier, Forest’s Omari Hutchinson had cancelled out Tijjani Reijnders’ second-half opener.Guardiola had warned his squad against overindulging on Christmas Day, promising to weigh his players on their return to training and before they departed for Nottingham. “Only the manager is overweight – the rest are perfect,” the City manager, fresh from a couple of days in Catalonia, said with a smile before kick-off. City arrived ...

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41 h. ago Man City XI vs Nottingham Forest: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Premier League

Pep Guardiola makes late decision on Rodri availability for first game after Christmas

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43 h. ago Three Man City stars at risk as Pep Guardiola faces nightmare scenario

Manchester City face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday lunchtime with the chance to go top of the table ahead of Arsenal's game against Brighton

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51 h. ago Pep Guardiola drops strong hint at January transfer business with Man City favourites for £65m Antoine Semenyo

PEP GUARDIOLA could hit the January sales again — with Antoine Semenyo believed to be on his shopping list. Manchester City are favourites to land the Bournemouth winger, who has a £65million release clause. Pep was always reluctant to spend money in the winter but then lavished £174.2m on five new signings at the start...

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59 h. ago Pep Guardiola shares major Rodri injury update as Manchester City pair set to miss Forest

The Spain international midfielder could make his return for Manchester City on Saturday, but John Stones and Jeremy Doku are out

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3 d. ago Erling Haaland’s dig at Man City boss Pep Guardiola with Christmas Day post – ‘All good!'

Pep Guardiola promised to drop any Manchester City players who piled on the pounds over Christmas for their upcoming Premier League match against Nottingham Forest

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3 d. ago Man City XI vs Nottingham Forest: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Premier League

Pep Guardiola will hope to pile more misery on struggling Sean Dyche

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5 d. ago Pep Guardiola has hinted at another midfield option for Man City

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been looking for ways to protect Nico Gonzalez amid other injuries in midfield

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5 d. ago Pep Guardiola sends Man City warning as Erling Haaland reaches another milestone

Manchester City are full of festive positivity after their seventh victory in a row over West Ham United on Saturday

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5 d. ago Man City players slapped with cheeky ban after Pep Guardiola's brutal Christmas decision

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City are on a winning streak in December but that hasn't stopped their manager taking a hard line with his squad heading into the Christmas period

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5 d. ago ‘He opened my mind’ – Man City wonderkid hails Pep Guardiola as he closes in on ‘dream’ first

STEPHEN MFUNI is hoping to become a star defender for Manchester City and England - thanks to a little help from John Stones and Erling Haaland. The talented teenager, whose name is pronounced 'Stefan Funi', hails from Wigan, can play at both centre-back and left-back and has continued to impress manager Pep Guardiola as he...

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6 d. ago The secrets of the Manchester City 'tortoise' and the ominous signs they are ready to hunt down Arsenal in title race (again): How Pep Guardiola builds his terrifying machine in pre

JACK GAUGHAN: So many times under Guardiola, City have been slow and steady. So many times creeping up from behind, that inevitable calm march to the finish line.

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