The 54-year-old Manchester United manager has an enviable record of winning the domestic league in his second season in charge of every team he has coached since 2002. In pre-season this achievement was used as powerful evidence that Jose Mourinho would replicate the feat for a fifth time and bring the title back to Old […]
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The match they dare not lose
Manchester City face Arsenal on Sunday with both sides eager to prove a point after failing to keep up with runaway leaders Chelsea. Pep Guardiola has so far failed to live up to the admittedly sky-high expectations at the Etihad. The Citizens travel to Liverpool on New Year’s Eve, and pressure is mounting to make […]
Hart facing an uncertain future
Pep Guardiola, the new Manchester City manager, has long been rumoured to be unconvinced by Joe Hart. Certainly, if Guardiola was unsure about the England goalkeeper’s ability, Hart did not help his cause by exhibiting some fundamental handling errors during Euro 2016. For a player who has been at the club since 2006 and who prides […]