Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has provided the latest injury update on Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne ahead of his side’s FA Cup semi-final clash with Chelsea. Guardiola’s side will face Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday for a place in the final of the prestigious cup competition. Recall that both Haaland and De Bruyne […]
UCL: De Bruyne, Haaland told me to substitute them against Madrid – Guardiola
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has revealed that Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne asked to be substituted during their Champions League quarter-final defeat to Real Madrid. The second leg at the Etihad finished 1-1, after the first leg ended 3-3. There were no goals in extra time and the winner had to be determined […]
EPL: I want to score 100 goals before you – De Bruyne tells Man City duo
Manchester City ace, Kevin de Bruyne has revealed that he told teammates Erling Haaland and Phil Foden that he wants to score 100 goals for the club before them. De Bruyne spoke after he led Man City to beat Crystal Palace 4-1 in Saturday’s Premier League clash. Recall that De Bruyne scored a brace as […]
EPL: Why Guardiola will bench me for Foden – De Bruyne
Manchester City midfielder, Kevin de Bruyne, has said manager Pep Guardiola will leave him out of his starting XI if he doesn’t perform. De Bruyne was left on the bench for the entire 90 minutes against Aston Villa in midweek. Phil Foden’s hat-trick saw City beat Villa 4-2 at the Etihad. But Guardiola started De […]
EPL Table: De Bruyne scores brace as Man City level points with Liverpool
Two wonderful goals from Kevin De Bruyne, a goal each from Rico Lewis and Erling Haaland saw Manchester City defeat Crystal Palace 4-2 at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon. The result moves Man City to joint-top with Liverpool on the Premier League table. It has also put pressure on title rivals Arsenal and Liverpool ahead […]
EPL: Why I didn’t play Haaland, De Bruyne against Aston Villa – Guardiola
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has explained his decision to rest Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne against Aston Villa. Phil Foden scored a hat-trick as the Premier League champions beat a top-five team for the first time this season. On resting Haaland and De Bruyne, Guardiola said: “They could play and rest other players. […]
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Mbappe, Kane, De Bruyne emerge highest-paid players in Europe [See Top 10]
Paris Saint-Germain striker, Kylian Mbappe, earns more than twice as much as any other player in Europe, according to L’Equipe. The 25-year-old’s future has been a long-running saga after he almost signed for Real Madrid in the summer of 2022. But Mbappe made a late U-turn and penned a new contract with the Ligue 1 […]
EPL: Guardiola explains decision to substitute De Bruyne during Liverpool, Man City clash
Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has explained why he substituted Kevin De Bruyne during his side’s Premier League 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Sunday. De Bruyne was taken off with just over 20 minutes left to play at Anfield. The Belgian midfielder was visibly annoyed by the decision to swap him and was later seen […]
I’m happy De Bruyne is upset – Guardiola
Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has said that he is happy seeing star midfielder, Kevin de Bruyne being upset. De Bruyne was clearly angered by the decision, after 69 minutes, when he was replaced by Mateo Kovacic and with City losing control of the game. The Belgium international voiced his discontent to Guardiola before taking […]
EPL: ‘Star boy’ – Rio Ferdinand congratulates Saka for joining Salah, De Bruyne in elite list
Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand has congratulated Bukayo Saka after the Arsenal winger joined an elite list of Premier League players with 50 goals and assists each since November 2018. Saka achieved the feat during Arsenal’s recent Premier League 6-0 victory over Sheffield United. His cross was inadvertently turned in by Jayden Bogle in the […]