John Dykes selects the best players from Pep Guardiola’s teams – Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City – for his Chang Team of the Week. Julien Laurens discusses reports Leroy Sane may leave Manchester City for Bundesliga side Bayern Munich. Phil Foden takes advantage of Sergio Aguero’s striking ability to grab a 1-0 lead over
Aymeric Laporte
Pep Guardiola says he has no problem shouldering all the criticisms for Man City’s uneven performances this season. Manchester City open 2020 with a narrow 2-1 victory over Everton at home, courtesy of a Gabriel Jesus second half double. Pep Gaurdiola heaps praise on new Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti ahead of their New Year’s Day
Craig Burley and Steve Nicol have different opinions on the significance of Aymeric Laporte’s injury to the Premier League title race. ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop explains how Lionel Messi could add to his already historic career by reuniting with Pep Guardiola at Man City. After Michael Keane and Harry Maguire surrendered three goals against Kosovo,
The FC guys examine Man City’s defensive options with the possibility that Aymeric Laporte could miss an extended period of time with a knee injury. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol thinks Sadio Mane’s temper tantrum is “the reason Liverpool are so good.” Doing a fair impersonation of invincibility, Manchester City resume their quest for a third
Craig Burley explains why Aymeric Laporte’s injury absence could have Man City regretting their decision not to bring in a center half this summer. ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol presents his Saturday Premier League week four takeaways including best goal, biggest letdown and controversy. Alejandro Moreno and Ross Dyer rank Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool
Steve Nicol delves into just how much Man City will rue the loss of Aymeric Laporte who was stretchered off vs. Brighton. MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola fears Aymeric Laporte could be out “for a while” after the Manchester City defender was taken to hospital after suffering a knee injury during the 4-0 win over
Alejandro Moreno and Ross Dyer rank Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool in terms of who got the hardest group draw in the UEFA Champions League. MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is facing a defensive crisis after Aymeric Laporte was stretchered off during the clash with Brighton on Saturday. Laporte appeared to
On the one year anniversary of their World Cup triumph, ESPN FC’s Julien Laurens delves into the chances this France side will win more silverware. France coach Didier Deschamps has left Alexandre Lacazette and Samuel Umtiti out of his squad for September’s Euro 2020 qualifiers against Albania and Andorra, but Aymeric Laporte is in line to
French World Cup winner Frank Leboeuf explains why France doesn’t really care about its national team’s group-stage exit in the UEFA Nations League. Only one outfield player has completed every single minute of Manchester City’s outstanding start to the Premier League and Champions League this season, yet bizarrely, he is still yet to earn a
ESPN FC’s Ross Dyer and Craig Burley break down Manchester City’s gritty 2-1 win over Hoffenheim in the Champions League. With little or no margin for error after the home defeat to Lyon, City left it late in a scatty match. A first half of out and out attacking was followed by a surprisingly cagey
As The Exploding Heads discover, it’s not just Chelsea players that get loaned out to Vitesse Arnhem en masse – nobody is safe… The January transfer deadline is now just two days away, and the winter window has already seen some huge deals. Virgil van Dijk has arrived at Liverpool for £75 million, making him