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Manchester United continue financial dominance over Manchester City

Manchester United have continued their financial dominance over Manchester City, per KPMG Football Benchmark. There is an opposite gulf on the pitch, but Jose Mourinho's side are continuing their financial stronghold on the rivalry off the pitch. While Pep Guardiola’s side won the Premier League last season by a staggering 19 points, earning 100 points while United finished second with 81 points, United maintained financial dominance over City throughout the season. The study reported at SoccerX shows that City’s revenue growth since the

Jadon Sancho- The Hero England needs at Euro 2020

Currently, one of the brightest English sensations, Jadon Sancho has been awarded the Bundesliga Player of the month for October, 24 hours after he got his debut England cap against USA. The teenager entertained the Wembley crowd with his speed, flicks and sublime touches, a charismatic player, England direly needs for Euro 2020. https://twitter.com/Bundesliga_EN/status/1063446595084140544 Sancho left Manchester City for lack of first team football to join German outlet, Borussia Dortmund. The 19-year-old impressed the national selectors with his run of 5 goals and

European Super League: Arsenal Don’t Want To Quit Premier…

English Premier League side Arsenal have said they want to be involved in talks regarding the European Super League, however, don't want to 'damage' the reputation of the Premier League by walking away. The North-London club is the first to admit the secret talks of forming a European Super League are on. This league would involve the top clubs in Europe and would compete with the Champions League if it comes into existence as per plan from 2021. Based on recent links from the German publication,

Manchester City’s David Silva Names His Successor

The former Spanish international  David Silva has now himself named team-mate Bernardo Silva as the perfect David-Silva-replacement, in a recent interview. The 32-year-old superstar retired from international football earlier this year and has been focused on his club career, with whom he signed a one-year extension last November. However, despite his focus being on putting in the best performances for Manchester City, he is not getting any younger, which is a well-known fact. Due to this, it seems that he has decided now to name

Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy Undergoes Knee Surgery

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has undergone knee surgery on Wednesday and is expected to be sidelined again for weeks. The defender underwent surgery on his left knee in Barcelona after pulling out of the France squad, Manchester City confirmed on their official website. "The 24-year-old defender attended Dr. Cugat’s clinic in Barcelona where scans revealed that surgery was required. That surgery was conducted on Wednesday evening, and everyone at Manchester City wishes Benjamin a speedy recovery", the statement read. Mendy also took

FA to reduce number of overseas player allowed on…

The English Football Association (FA) is planning to cut down the number of overseas player from 17 to 12 in order to deal with Brexit and boost the number of homegrown players. This will cause a serious problem as 13 clubs from the top tier in English football have more than 12 players with the Manchester City and Spurs topping the charts with 17 players. The proposal is likely to be put forward to the Premier League clubs this week in order to

Financial Fair Play: UEFA warns that FFP cases can…

European soccer’s governing body; UEFA on Monday said that Financial Fair Play Investigations (FFP) could be reopened after recent leaks of Der Spiegel claimed Manchester City and Paris St-Germain overvalued sponsorship deals to help meet the rules. UEFA has been adamant FFP has "without question" been successful in helping clubs avoid controversial debts since its inception seven years ago. Every club affiliated to UEFA faces an annual assessment against the break-even requirements and many have been investigated and either sanctioned or cleared. However,

Pep Guardiola sends message to Raheem Sterling after Manchester…

Manchester City star Raheem Sterling was seen showboating in the Manchester derby as City crushed Manchester United to a 3-1 win. After the referee blew the final whistle, City manager Pep Guardiola was seen having a discussion with the England international. In the post match press conference, Guardiola was asked about the incident and the former manager of Bayern Munich did not enjoy a few movements made by the former Liverpool winger against Manchester United on Sunday. "I like a lot when he

Winners and losers from the Manchester Derby

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have maintained their unbeaten start to their Premier League campaign with a 3-1 victory over arch-rivals Manchester United in the derby at the Etihad Stadium. City were dominant through the game, especially in the early stages and took the lead through a marauding David Silva before Sergio Aguero doubled the lead just after the half-time kickoff. Jose Mourinho’s side pulled one back through a well-taken penalty from Anthony Martial after brought down Lukaku in the box. But it turned

Manchester United’s Lingard on what derby means to him,…

Jesse Lingard remains hopeful that Manchester United can use their recent form at the Etihad, including last season’s victory over Manchester City to help his side beat the local rivals in the derby match on Sunday. The English Premier League winners were on the verge of clinching the title against Jose Mourinho’s side and were in the driving seat after a 2-0 lead during the halftime. However, the Red Devils managed a comeback because of a brace from Paul Pogba and Chris Smalling’s

Sterling signs three-year contract extension

Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has signed a three-year contract extension with the Premier League champions committing his future to the club until 2023. The Englishman who has been in fine form has been rewarded with a massive £300,000 a week contract. The 23-year-old previous deal at the Etihad Stadium would expire at the end of next season, but Pep Guardiola was keen to make sure his one of his key players was tied down to the club. The new contract has made

Premier League: Resurgent Manchester United Wary Of High-Flying Manchester…

Table toppers and defending champions Manchester City take on Manchester United in the first city derby in the Premier League on Sunday. Both the teams come into this match at the back of resounding Champions League wins. Manchester United prevailed Juventus 2-1 while City thumped Shakhtar Donetsk 6-0. Pep Guardiola-led City side have turned the Etihad stadium into a fortress. Their last defeat in the Premier League came at the hands of Jose Mourinho's side and Guardiola will hope to thwart any danger

Manchester United News: Jose Mourinho slams Manchester City for…

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has taken aim at Manchester City, slamming them for their apparent lack of class. Mourinho was unhappy with the way some of the sequences in City’s Amazon Prime documentary, All or Nothing, panned out. All or Nothing, a documentary dealing with City’s record-breaking 2017/18 season, released last week to rave reviews. However, Mourinho took exception to the way he - and his style of play -  was portrayed in the documentary. During one of the episodes, when United