This weekend’s highly anticipated Manchester derby was always going to prove a rather captivating affair when all is said and done. With both Mourinho and Guardiola going toe-to-toe for the very first time among the English top-flight, it’s no surprise just how much Saturday’s 12:30 kick-off really served to excite and enthral every Premier League onlooker
After turning out a series of impressive displays for German outfit FC Schalke 04 among the Bundesliga last season – and subsequently going on to briefly represent Joachim Low’s world champions at Euro 2016 this summer – Manchester City’s latest big money acquisition, Leroy Sane, certainly arrives with a fair amount of hype and sensation
Although Manchester City can seemingly spend whatever they wish on big-name transfer signings due to the incredible surplus of resources on offer behind the scenes at the Etihad, £27 million for a largely unknown youngster – who has incidentally never plied his trade out of South America – does in-fact seem like something of a gamble at
With Jose Mourinho back among the Premier League at Manchester United next season, Antonio Conte looking to impress with Chelsea, great expectations thrust upon Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, and both Arsene Wenger and Mauricio Pochettino still holding down their respective roles in North London – Pep Guardiola simply has to hit the ground running at the
After witnessing his side face a rather unceremonious exit from Euro 2016 at the hands of Antonio Conte’s Italy, newly acquired Manchester City man – Nolito – simply has it all to prove within the Premier League next season. The former Barcelona and Benfica wide-man served to set the Spanish La Liga alight last term
Despite spending several vast sums of cash over the course of the previous summer transfer window – and subsequently handing Manuel Pellegrini arguably the most star-studded set of players the Premier League era has ever had the pleasure of paying witness to – Manchester City have ultimately proven somewhat of a disappointment across the 2015/16 domestic campaign
When news of Pep Guardiola’s potential arrival at the Etihad eventually broke this season, the 2015/16 campaign must have seemingly transformed into a somewhat surreal one for the current main man down at Manchester City – Manuel Pellegrini. The Chilean tactician may have certainly spent a ridiculous sum of cash during his stint with
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