Manchester City Premier League

Premier League woes as three teams beaten during first week of Champions League group games

 September 18, 2015   John Welsh

, , , , , ,

For the first time since four English teams were allowed to participate in the Champions League tournament, three representatives of the Premier League were beaten in the opening set of group fixtures when Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City all succumbed to 2-1 defeats this week. Only Chelsea secured a victory when beating Maccabi Tel […]

Read more
Chelsea at the Premier League

City extend Mourinho woes as Liverpool and United maintain contact at the Premier League summit

 August 18, 2015   John Welsh

, , , , , ,

It was not a good week for Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho as he was widely criticised for his actions relating to medical staff members Eva Carneiro and Jon Fearn, and then watched as Manchester City inflicted a 3-0 defeat on the Blues, a scoreline which could have been more emphatic but for some quality first […]

Read more
 
Premier League action Manchester City

Manchester City declare title ambitions during first weekend of Premier League campaign

 August 12, 2015   John Welsh

, , , , ,

During a weekend of Premier League action when most of the pre-season favourites for the title struggled to claim maximum points from their opening fixtures, only Manchester City demonstrated their true qualities via an emphatic 3-0 victory at West Brom on Monday evening. The fact that Manager Manuel Pellegrini chose not to select leading striker […]

Read more
Premier League fixture

Contrasting weekend fortunes for Chelsea and Manchester City ahead of crucial Premier League fixture

 January 19, 2015   John Welsh

, , , , ,

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will glance at the Premier League table today and then consider the prospect of facing the nearest challengers to his team when Manchester City visit Stamford Bridge in two weeks for a crucial fixture between the top two teams in the league. City are currently five points adrift of leaders Chelsea […]

Read more
 
Manchester City chamipions league 2014

Late Champions League drama offers Manchester City a lifeline

 November 26, 2014   John Welsh

, , , ,

It has often been quoted that fine margins can settle the outcome of football matches and tournaments with Tuesday evenings contests in Champions League Group E proving no exception. Bayern Munich had already clinched the group ahead of the fifth set of matches with CSKA Moscow, Roma and Manchester City vying for the second qualifying […]

Read more
Manchester City

Manchester City looking vulnerable after successive defeats

 October 30, 2014   John Welsh

, , ,

It may have been a season of success for Manchester City during the 2013-14 campaign, having clinched both the Premier League title and lifted the English Capital One Cup at Wembley, but their inconsistent form during recent weeks has raised questions as to whether they can win any silverware in the coming months. A 2-1 […]

Read more
 
Manchester City

Premier League Contenders Part IV: Manchester City

 August 31, 2014   Paranjoy Goswami

, , , ,

In 2008 The Abu Dhabi United Group, a conglomerate owned chiefly by the royal family of the United Arab Emirates, swooped in to buy Manchester City with the club on the verge of bankruptcy. Since the takeover, the owners of Manchester City have invested heavily to attract some of the most talented footballers on the […]

Read more
Premier League

A tale of two Manchesters in the Premier League

 August 18, 2014   John Welsh

, , , ,

Before the 2014-15 Premier League season began, it had been inferred that Manchester United would surely produce a more creditable performance under manager Louis van Gaal than occurred when his predecessor David Moyes was boss at Old Trafford during the previous campaign. Moyes had been ridiculed as being out of his depth and unfit for […]

Read more
 
Premier League title

Manchester City clinch Premier League title on a final day lacking drama

 May 11, 2014   John Welsh

, ,

When Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-2 at Anfield in early April, it was widely assumed that the Etihad Stadium would not be housing the Premier League title trophy for this campaign, especially after City could only claim a 2-2 home draw with Sunderland in their next match. However, fortunes have consistency changed during this exciting […]

Read more
Manchester City

Andy Carroll could pose a threat as Manchester City seek Premier League glory

 May 8, 2014   John Welsh

, ,

After beating Aston Villa 4-0 on Wednesday evening to regain the lead in the Premier League title race, Manchester City can ill-afford to relax in their final game of the season despite a two point cushion at the top of the table. West Ham will be the visitors to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon […]

Read more