Guardiola is generally in one of three phases of engagement – it is tempting to conclude we are in this third stage now, that the Pep exodus has begunThis is the end, beautiful friend. Or rather, it may just be a vision of it. Watching Pep Guardiola ca…
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Short of dashing out of his technical area to procure a tree branch with which to give Mike Dean a damned good thrashing, it’s difficult to imagine quite how Pep Guardiola could have gone more Basil Fa…
• Midfielder feels City could have won at Anfield on Sunday• We are in November, there are a lot of games left’ says SpaniardRodri has claimed Manchester City were “much better” than Liverpool despite Sunday’s 3-1 defeat at Anfield and that everything …
Emery’s Arsenal have lost their direction and Spurs’ problems start at full-back but Burnley’s Dwight McNeil is on songRiyad Mahrez impressed only in spells during his first season at Manchester City but, with Leroy Sané felled by a cruciate injury in …
Our picture editors chose their favourite pics from the weekend’s action Continue reading…
Our picture editors chose their favourite pics from the weekend’s action Continue reading…
• Manchester City manager claimed offence by Alexander-Arnold• Fabinho fired opening goal for Liverpool 22 seconds laterPep Guardiola said the referees’ chief Mike Riley should explain the latest controversy involving VAR as his Manchester City team fe…
For all the protests from Pep Guardiola and Manchester City, this match was not settled by marginal refereeing decisionsIt is the hardest thing in any sport to make astonishingly difficult things look astonishingly simple. With 13 minutes gone at Anfie…
Fabinho dazzles for Liverpool while John Stones struggles in the Manchester City defenceAlisson Continue reading…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was visibly upset after his side’s 3-1 defeat away at Liverpool. He was asked about the first goal of the game, a long-range effort from Liverpool’s Fabinho that came after the ball hit Trent Alexander-Arnold’s han…
There had been little more than millimetres in it during the previous two meetings of English football’s current powerhouses. Remember John Stones’s goalline clearance for Manchester City at the Etihad last January in his team’s 2-1 Premier League win …
Minute-by-minute report as league leaders meet the championsLiverpool’s trident v Man City’s front three: which has the edge?‘We are never underdogs’: Pep Guardiola undaunted by AnfieldEmail simon.burnton@theguardian.com | Tweet @Simon_Burnton 3.25pm G…
Our writers weigh up the respective attacks of the title contenders before their first clash of the season at Anfield on SundayOn individual merit, or in a combined front three, there is no question that Raheem Sterling features. And how to omit Sergio…
• Guardiola says Anfield ‘tougher place to go’ than Camp Nou• City manager targets side’s second win at Anfield in 38 yearsPep Guardiola has described Liverpool as probably the strongest team in the world at the moment but dismissed the idea that his M…
Early-season tussle between title rivals will see Guardiola turning up the intensity and going the Full MidfielderIt is, of course, absurd to talk about title deciders in early November. As Liverpool and Manchester City prepare to meet at Anfield on Su…
This is the one. The best teams in the country renew a rivalry that defined last season’s title race and may do so again providing Pep Guardiola’s injury-hit Manchester City keep up with Liverpool. Another win for Jürgen Klopp, who has beaten a team le…
Pep Guardiola must address problems in defence and attack as he seeks a first win at Anfield since arriving in England in 2016At this juncture the answer has to be yes as the champions’ points return is the lowest since Pep Guardiola’s first season whe…
• Manchester City’s back-up keeper will face Liverpool• Bravo has not started a Premier League game for 18 monthsPep Guardiola has demanded respect for Claudio Bravo’s record at Manchester City before the goalkeeper replaces the injured Ederson at Live…
World Cup winner predicts a bright future for Gabriel Jesus, praises ‘world-class’ Firmino and rates ‘fantastic’ FernandinhoAlisson I know him very well because he is from the city where I was born – Porto Alegre. For this reason I also like him a lot!…
Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have been speaking to the media ahead of their top-of-the-table clash on Sunday. ‘Everyone in the stadium has to be in top shape,’ Klopp said. ‘The guys who sell hot dogs have to be in top shape.’Meanwhile, Guardiola desc…
