Seven weeks would mean return for final league gameManager says City will need more players closer to goal Pep Guardiola has stated that Erling Haaland will be out for up to seven weeks with his ankle injury but will be ready for Manchester City’s Club World Cup campaign. In a considerable blow to City’s bid to qualify for the Champions League and claim the FA Cup, Haaland was forced off during Sunday’s Cup quarter-final at Bournemouth. Guardiola was asked how long City will be without their top scorer. Continue reading...

Bournemouth reveal Milos Kerkez price, Manchester City interested in Arsenal defender William Saliba and Cristiano Ronaldo's reported move to Inter Milan is not serious.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will see a specialist after sustaining a left ankle injury in Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final against Bournemouth.

Manchester City’s fire still burns bright, Marcus Rashford reminds critics of his ability and Eberechi Eze’s great week A seventh semi-final in succession showed that Manchester City, at least, see magic in the FA Cup. The quarter-finals saw them cast as unwelcome outsiders, lacking the romance of their fellow hopefuls. None of the other seven had won a major trophy this century, four never in their history. Pep Guardiola’s frenzied reaction after Omar Marmoush scored his team’s second at Bournemouth showed his fire still burns brightly. Surely nearing the end at City, Kevin De Bruyne played the 90 minutes, remaining influential and mobile throughout. He and his teammates have played better this season but this display at the Vitality saw real gutsiness, a key part of the makeup during the glory years. If the hosts, shorn of Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez, were incapable of holding City’s hand to the fire as they had in November, a new City is emerging. Nico O’Reilly added impetus from the bench. So did Marmoush, both offering the pace, strength and vigour their manager now desires. John Brewin Match report: Bournemouth 1-2 Manchester City Match report: Preston 0-3 Aston Villa Match report: Brighton 0-0 Nottm Forest (3-4 on pens) Match report: Fulham 0-3 Crystal Palace Continue reading...

Manchester City's "legendary" players find their heart after coming from behind to beat Bournemouth 2-1 in the FA Cup, says boss Pep Guardiola.

Young substitute’s dynamic contribution turns tie around with commanding performance against Bournemouth The moment that flipped Manchester City’s FA Cup quarter-final at Bournemouth on its head initially went largely unnoticed. As players made a beeline for the tunnel and supporters headed into the concourses loaded with orders for beers, burgers and hot dogs, Pep Guardiola had issued an instruction that would ultimately define this match and earn City passage to a seventh successive semi-final. As everyone else headed in, his longtime fitness coach, Lorenzo Buenaventura, rushed on to the pitch with a single mission: prime Nico O’Reilly for business. The 20‑year-old from Failsworth, a few miles north of Manchester, ditched the tracksuit top and was quickly put through his paces. O’Reilly would not depart quite so quietly. Continue reading...

Pep Guardiola praises his "legendary" players after Manchester City make the FA Cup semi-finals for a seventh consecutive season after a win over Bournemouth.

Manchester City's Erling Haaland has his penalty saved by Bournemouth goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga in their FA Cup quarter-final tie.

Manchester City's £59 million January signing Omar Marmoush scores just two minutes after coming off the bench to seal a 2-1 victory at Bournemouth in their FA Cup quarter-final tie.

Manchester City continue to dream of a silver-lined finish to an underwhelming season. It was a day when Bournemouth were determined to make history by reaching a first semi-final in any major competition and their hopes were high at half-time. Not only had Kepa Arrizabalaga saved an Erling Haaland penalty, they were in front thanks to Evanilson’s scrambled finish. City were on the canvas. They would clamber up in fine style. Haaland had missed other chances and he would be forced off with an injury. But before he went, he had scored the equaliser. The match-winner would be his replacement. Omar Marmoush had been on the field for a matter of minutes and his first involvement was to take a touch before sweeping past Kepa. Continue reading...