City lose ground in title race after 2-0 defeat against Wolves
Soccer | October 06, 2019 23:05 ISTThe shock victory moved Wolves up to 11th while Manchester City remain second, just one point ahead of Arsenal in third.
The shock victory moved Wolves up to 11th while Manchester City remain second, just one point ahead of Arsenal in third.
Bernardo Silva's tweet was an "aggravated breach" of rules, the FA said, because it included reference "to race and/or colour and/or ethnic origin," and brought the game into disrepute.
Mahrez curled home a free kick in the 71st minute to give City the lead for the second time at Goodison Park, just as Everton looked like taking points off the champions to boost Liverpool.
Tottenham Hotspur lost 4-3 on penalties to Colchester after being held 0-0 after 90 minutes in the English League Cup.
Bernardo Silva's tweet to his Manchester City teammate Benjamin Mendy will now be investigated by the Football Association (FA) for alleged racism.
City ended up romping to an 8-0 win, falling just short of the heaviest margin of victory in the Premier League era (since 1992) — Manchester United's 9-0 win over Ipswich in 1995.
Manchester City managed to win despite coming off a 3-2 loss to Norwich in the Premier League on Saturday and injury problems in defense.
After Manchester City suffered a shock 2-3 loss to newly-promoted Norwich City in the Premier League, manager Pep Guardiola backed his players to recover.
Teemu Pukki scored one goal and set up another as Norwich City beat Manchester City 3-2 at home to stun the Premier League champions.
Manchester City didn't give an exact timeframe for Laporte's absence, but the nature of the injury means he is unlikely to play again until the new year.
Manchester City's third victory in four matches this season came at a cost with Laporte carried off on a stretcher late in the first half with a right knee injury.
Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea are all in the pot of eight top-seeded teams along with Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Zenit St. Petersburg.
Manchester City dominated possession on the south coast but also survived some shaky moments.
Four months later, the fixture between Manchester City and Tottenham was hit by yet another VAR controversy, and Pep Guardiola's side was at the receiving end of it yet again.
FIFA said Tuesday the fact that the English champion "accepted its responsibility" for breaking transfer rules was a factor in the choice to fine it 370,000 Swiss francs ($380,000).
Manchester City rarely looked like getting out of second gear with a measured performance at London's Olympic Stadium.
Pep Guardiola has named the new captain for Manchester City as they gear up to begin their title-defence in the 2019/20 season of the Premier League.
The 23-year-old German international picked up the injury in the early stages of a Community Shield match at Wembley Stadium.
Juventus said it will receive 65 million euros over three years from City for Cancelo, and pay 37 million euros across the same period for Danilo.
Manchester City netted all five penalties — the last by Gabriel Jesus — and goalkeeper Claudio Bravo made a key save to deny Georginio Wijnaldum's attempt in a 5-4 shootout win.
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