The Citizens have not brought in any major players to replenish their title winning squad.However, that may be about to change, according to The Standard this week.
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But manager Pep Guardiola says his side need no extra motivation when they face Manchester United at Wembley.
Josko Gvardiol and Erling Haaland were on target for the defending champions in the match played on Sunday.
Arsenal have 77 points from 34 games with Liverpool, who face Everton on Wednesday, on 74 from 33
City looked on course to meet Bayern Munich in the semi-final when Luka Modric missed Real’s first penalty
With seven games remaining City are on 70 points – the same as the Reds, who visit Manchester United on Sunday, but behind them on goal difference.
Marcus Rashford’s eighth-minute thunderbolt gave United the lead against the run of play and it looked like the visitors might put a dent in City’s hopes of a fourth successive crown.
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Goals by Rodri and Julian Alvarez in each half barely did justice to City’s dominance as they enjoyed 84 percent possession in a routine win that at times resembled a training session.
Third-placed Arsenal’s unbeaten start came to a bitter end though as they went down to a controversial 1-0 defeat at Newcastle United which led to a furious outburst by manager Mikel Arteta.
City claimed the Club of the Year award at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in 2022 and this latest prestigious prize comes in the wake of what proved an historic and record-breaking 2022/23 campaign that saw Pep Guardiola’s side claim the Treble.
Further goals would not have flattered them, with the left-flank work of Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva particularly fruitful
Arsenal ended a 12-game Premier League losing streak against a tepid Manchester City side with a well-deserved 1-0 victory in front of an ecstatic Emirates crowd on Sunday afternoon.
Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka is reportedly a doubt for Sunday’s Premier League clash with Manchester City due to a hamstring injury.
Manchester United’s campaign of woe continued with a 1-0 home loss to Crystal Palace but there were no such troubles for Arsenal who, along with Spurs, closed the gap to leaders City to one point with a rampant 4-0 win at Bournemouth.
This was after his three goals matched the Premier League hat-tricks scored by Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min.
In keeping with the early weeks of the season, City were good enough for the three points without ever hitting top gear.
Manchester City will reportedly consider a move for Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze after walking away from a deal to sign West Ham United’s Lucas Paqueta.
The win by Manchester City capped off an evening of celebration of last season’s treble at the Etihad Stadium.
The comment by the former Vice President came minutes after the Gunners emerged winners of the Community Shield.