South African youth international goalkeeper Constandino ‘Costi’ Christodoulou has gone on trial with English champions Manchester City.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola commended his players for overcoming their ‘fear’ in a confident 3-1 derby defeat of Manchester United.
Jose Mourinho is unconcerned by the fact Manchester United are as close to the Premier League’s bottom three as they are the summit, joking he doubts his team will be relegated.
Manchester City had little difficulty beating bitter rivals Manchester United 3-1 in Sunday’s derby, as David Silva, Sergio Aguero and Ilkay Gundogan scored to leave Jose Mourinho’s side 12 points adrift of the pacesetters.
Juan Foyth repaid Mauricio Pochettino’s faith by scoring the decisive goal as Tottenham left Crystal Palace with a 1-0 Premier League triumph on Saturday, their fourth in a row across all competitions.
Jose Mourinho described Manchester City’s quality as ‘untouchable’ in the buildup to Sunday’s derby, with his United side nine points behind the defending Premier League champions.
Manchester United forward Anthony Martial is now playing at a level he should reach consistently, according to France coach Didier Deschamps.
Maurizio Sarri remains unsure whether Chelsea are serious contenders for the Premier League title despite his team moving up to second in the table.
Pep Guardiola said Raheem Sterling can achieve ‘whatever he wants’ in football but stopped short of placing him among the world’s best players after he scored his 50th goal for Manchester City.
Sergio Aguero became the second-fastest player to reach 150 Premier League goals as he and Raheem Sterling inspired Manchester City to a crushing 6-1 win over Southampton.