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Pep Guardiola, picture at a rally in support of the Catalan independence referendum, admitted his trophy-free season at Manchester City would have got him sacked elsewhere. Photograph: Toni Albir/EPA

Pep Guardiola Under Pressure While He Oversees Manchester City Spending Spree

by Jamie Jackson | Jul 2, 2017 | Sports

London- “I have high confidence we are going in the right direction. I am very excited about how we are developing as a team, how Pep has taken the squad and really started a process of going through that natural cycle of development.” Khaldoon al-Mubarak, Manchester...

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Keeping hold of David de Gea must be a priority for Manchester United while finding a striker who can be as prolific as Zlatan Ibrahimovic was in 2016-17 will also be key. Photograph: James Baylis/Getty Images

How Manchester United Can Be Improved to Compete with the Elite

by Jamie Jackson | May 28, 2017 | Sports

London – 1 Strengthen the squad How the manager recruits in the transfer window will be key and the priority is a top-class goalscorer. Antoine Griezmann got 27 goals for Atlético Madrid this season. Everton’s Romelu Lukaku scored 25 in the Premier League....

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Raheem Sterling drives forward against Huddersfield as Pep Guardiola looks on. (Reuters)

Raheem Sterling: ‘I’ve Got that Face People Don’t Like but I’m not a Brat’

by Jamie Jackson | Apr 4, 2017 | Sports

Manchester – Raheem Sterling strides into a sunlit room at Manchester City’s sprawling academy, shakes hands politely, then offers a killer quip. “Is that really 14 questions?” he says, peering at the paper on the table with its long list of possible inquiries...

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Hitting the ground running (clockwise from top left): Allan Simonsen, Hernán Crespo, Sergio Agüero, Ángel Di Maria and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Composite: PA Images; Action Images; Reuters; Man Utd via Getty Images; AP

English Football’s Overseas Arrivals Who Began with a Gabriel Jesus-Style Bang

by Jamie Jackson | Feb 11, 2017 | Sports

Gabriel Jesus’s stellar start for Manchester City has dislodged Sergio Agüero from Pep Guardiola’s side. The 19-year-old Brazilian, a £27m signing from Palmeiras last month, scored on his full Premier League debut – at West Ham United – and twice in the following...

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Wayne Rooney celebrates equalling Bobby Charlton’s record of 249 Manchester United goals, against Reading in the FA Cup. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters

Wayne Rooney has Equalled the Record – but What does the Future Hold for Striker?

by Jamie Jackson | Jan 12, 2017 | Sports

The question for Wayne Rooney now is how many more can be added to the joint-record 249th goal he scored for Manchester United against Reading on Saturday. Rooney’s contract includes a one-way clause that allows the club to extend it by a year if desired. The current...