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Premier League: Manchester City suffer body blow in loss to Aston Villa

Center back John Stones sustained a fresh injury setback in Manchester City's 2-1 loss to Aston Villa in the Premier League. The England player was substituted at halftime after his first start in a month due to a foot issue. That injury flared up again, City manager Pep Guardiola said. Guardiola has cited injuries as a factor in the four-time defending champion's alarming slump, which has seen it lose nine of its last 12 games in all competitions. It was confirmed on Friday that Ruben Dias will be out for up to four weeks because of a muscle injury. We have just one central defender fit, that is difficult, Guardiola said on Saturday.

Premier League Highlights: Man City beaten again as Pep's crisis deepens

Manchester City's stunning slump continued Saturday with a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa in the Premier League. Goals from Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers at Villa Park consigned the four-time defending champion to a ninth defeat in 12 games in a season that is unravelling. Pep Guardiola's team has won just once during that run. We have to stay positive, even though it's difficult, and we have to keep working hard, City striker Erling Haaland said. Phil Foden pulled a goal back for City in stoppage time, but it wasn't enough to spark a late comeback. City dropped to sixth in the standings nine points below leader Liverpool, having played two games more. Villa climbed to fifth. City's remarkable fall shows little sign of stopping, with Guardiola admitting last week that he had not been good enough to turn his team's form around. Defeat meant the once-dominant City is without a win in any of its last eight away games in all competitions. While it looks unlikely to win a fifth-straight titl

Ruben Dias suffers muscle injury, will miss up to 4 weeks for Man City

Manchester City's troubled season was dealt another blow Friday with confirmation that defender Ruben Dias will be out for up to four weeks because of a muscle injury. Four-time defending Premier League champion City has lost eight and won just one of its last 11 games in all competitions. Manager Pep Guardiola has cited injuries to key players such as Rodri as a factor in his team's troubles and the loss of Dias compounds his problems. Guardiola said Dias' injury occurred during Sunday's 2-1 loss to Manchester United. After 75 minutes against United he felt something. He's strong and wanted to stay on the pitch, but now he's injured, Guardiola told a news conference. Goalkeeper Ederson is also a doubt for Saturday's game against Aston Villa, he said, but John Stones, Mateo Kovacic and Manuel Akanji could feature. Rico Lewis is available again after suspension. "The more players that come back the better, Guardiola said.

Premier League points table: City, Liverpool's slip fuels title race drama

Arsenal occupy third place with 30 points, boasting a strong defensive record of just 15 goals conceded alongside their 29 goals scored.

Man City vs Man United HIGHLIGHTS, MCI 1-2 MUN at Full Time: Red Devils emerge victorious

The first goal in Manchester derby came in the 36th minute when Josko Gvardiol scored for City while Fernandes scored the equaliser through a spot kick in 87th minute. Amad scores in 90th minute

Manchester Derby: Utd eke out thrilling win vs City; Amorim scripts history

Ruben Amorim etched his name into Manchester United folklore, becoming the first Red Devils manager since the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson to win the his first Manchester derby.

City vs Utd: Amorim explains why Garnacho, Rashford not playing today

Speaking to Sky Sports, Amorim laid bare the meticulous process behind his choices. "Selection. We try to evaluate everything-training, performance, game performance, engagement with team-mates

Man City captain Walker faces racist abuse online after Juventus defeat

Manchester City captain Kyle Walker said he was subjected to vile, racist and threatening abuse after the team's loss to Juventus in the Champions League and called Thursday on social media platforms to do more to stamp out the problem. City condemned the abuse, calling it disgusting and saying the club will be offering Kyle our full support. Walker posted one of the racist messages on his Instagram Stories, and wrote underneath: Instagram and the authorities need to stop this happening for the sake of all who are suffering this abuse. It is never acceptable. England's account on social media platform X said: "We are incredibly disappointed that Kyle has been subject to such abhorrent abuse on social media. Discrimination of any kind is completely unacceptable. We support strong action by the authorities and social media companies. City was beaten 2-0 by Juventus and has won just one of its last 10 games in all competitions, an improbably poor run of results for the winner of the

Champions League: Man City stumble vs Juventus; Barcelona, Arsenal win

Manchester City plunged deeper into trouble in the Champions League by losing 2-0 at Juventus, the latest setback in a scarcely believable run of poor results for the ailing English champions. City dropped to 22nd place in the 36-team standings, with only the top 24 advancing. Progressing to the next round of the new-look format looked a certainty before the season for a team that was European champion in 2023 and has won the last four Premier League titles. But not anymore as City manager Pep Guardiola battles injuries and an apparent loss of belief among his players. City has won just one of its last 10 matches in all competitions, with goals by Duan Vlahovic and Weston McKennie inflicting the latest defeat and igniting Juventus' qualification hopes. City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan described the team's problem as a "mental issue." Opponents "are able to break our rhythm with the smallest of things," Gundogan said on Wednesday. "They don't even need to do much and it has such a b

Engine fire grounds flight in Kuwait, passengers claim visa discrimination

Gulf Air flight engine fire: In the absence of transit visas, many India passengers were unable to step out of the airport premises and had to endure the long wait on the terminal floor

Premier League 2024-25 points table: Man City rankings; top 5 goal scorers

Surprise package Nottingham Forest will take on Newcastle United and will hope to remain in the top 3 for as long as they can.

Champions League highlights: Sporting CP thrash Manchester City 4-1

Erling Haaland was upstaged by another striker from Scandinavia in the Champions League. While Haaland missed a penalty for Manchester City, Viktor Gyokeres converted two spot kicks as part of his hat trick for Sporting in a 4-1 win for the Portuguese team. Gyokeres, a Sweden international, is one of the hottest strikers in Europe at the moment and now has 21 goals in 17 games for Sporting this season. Haaland is widely regarded as the best striker in the world but he couldn't put away his penalty after a handball. He stepped up and smashed his effort against the crossbar in the 69th. At the other end, Gyokeres converted his in the 48th to make it 2-1 and did so again in the 80th to make it 4-1 to Sporting.

Amorim heading into Man United job on back of huge win over Man City

Call him the new Alex Ferguson. Ruben Amorim endeared himself to fans of Manchester United, the team where he'll soon be coach, by leading current club Sporting Lisbon to a 4-1 victory over Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday. Ahead of his final home game in charge of Sporting after more than four years, Amorim quipped that United fans will think that the new Alex Ferguson has arrived if he was able to lead Sporting to victory over City one of the favorites for the European title. While that might be too strong after all, Ferguson is regarded as one of soccer's greatest managers after his trophy-laden spell at Old Trafford from 1986-2013 United supporters might be thinking they finally have a coach who can bring the good times back to a club that has lost its way since Ferguson's departure more than a decade ago. Someone who can take on and beat City's esteemed manager Pep Guardiola, too. He's so much better than me at the moment, Amorim said, but I believe a l

Premier League 2024-25 points table, standings, top 5 highest goal-scorers

A win away from home will take the Gunners within a point from Liverpool who will have a game in hand against as they host Brighton later in the day.

From 1956 to 2024: Full list of Ballon d'Or award winners in men's football

Rodri becomes the first Premier League player to receive the Ballon d'Or since Ronaldo did so in 2008 while at Manchester United. Lionel Messi has won Ballon d'Or award for the most time, i.e. eight.

Premier League 2024-25 points table, standings, top 5 highest goal-scorers

Arne Slot's Liverpool will look to claim their top spot back in their match against Arsenal on Sunday

UEFA Champions League 2024-25 points table, top 5 highest goal-scorers

This season of UCL is sporting a new format with all 36 teams in the same group instead of the conventional eight groups of four teams each

Premier League 2024-25 points table, standings, top 5 highest goal-scorers

The defending champions, Manchester City, will look to close the gap with table-toppers Liverpool as Premier League action resumes after the international break

Bayern, Man City continue winning streaks in Women's Champions League

Bayern Munich and Manchester City extended their winning starts in the Women's Champions League group stage, while Arsenal and Barcelona rebounded from early-season setbacks with big victories. One day after Arsenal's coach Jonas Eidevall resigned, the team took just one minute to score in a 4-1 win over Norwegian team Vlerenga. United States defender Emily Fox's goal after exactly 60 seconds set Arsenal on its way for interim manager Rene Slegers. Arsenal lost 5-2 in Munich one week ago and Bayern impressed again, winning a rain-soaked game 2-0 at Juventus. The statement win last week was Man City beating Barcelona, but the two-time defending champion was back in dominant form in a 9-0 drubbing of Sweden's Hammarby. Man City rallied from an uneasy spell either side of halftime at St. Plten to win 3-2 in Austria, sealed by an 80th-minute header by Mary Fowler. Arsenal revival Arsenal's start to October had been about as bad as it gets. Winless in two home games in the English Wom

Premier League 2024-25 points table, standings, top 5 highest goal-scorers

Manchester City and Arsenal are just one point behind the Reds, in second and third positions respectively, with 17 points each.