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If you didn t see this coming, you can t have been paying attention.
Bayern Munich were bulldozed by a spectacular Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, a 3-0 dismissal of the 10-in-a-row Bundesliga winners a sign of the times.
It was a bad night for the men in red, a desperate one for Dayot Upamecano; a match to remember for City, and perhaps the moment the doom-mongers had seen coming.
How can this City team be stopped? They were terrific and dominant, save from a 20-minute spell at the start of the second half when Bayern gamely gave just about as good as they got.
A team into which mind-blowing sums have been invested were destined to scale heady heights such as these, though. The wealth of talent at Pep Guardiola s disposal is unsurpassed, the Abu D…
Mesut Ozil is a wasted talent who has lost his psychological edge, according to former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit.
Ex-Germany international Ozil has not played a minute of football for the Gunners in 2019, making his last appearance in the 1-1 draw at Brighton and Hove Albion on Boxing Day.
Unai Emery has repeatedly insisted he has confidence in the playmaker, despite leaving him out of some games for tactical reasons , and last week the Spaniard shrugged off speculation linking the 30-year-old who is contracted until 2021 with a move away from Emirates Stadium.
But Petit, who won the double of Premier League and FA Cup with Arsenal in 1997-98, was less forgiving in his assessment of a player who arrived from Real Madrid for a fee believed to be in excess …
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers believes his team have earned respect in the Champions League – now they want something more tangible to show for their efforts ahead of Tuesday’s clash with Atletico Madrid.
The Hoops have collected one point from their opening three Group E games and face away matches in the Spanish and Italian capitals before closing their campaign at home to Feyenoord.
Celtic had two men sent off in their opening game in the Netherlands before losing leads against both Lazio and Atletico, but the quality of their three goals and the first-half performance in particular against Diego Simeone’s team showed they can cause major problems to their rivals.
Simeone has been effusive in his praise of the Scottish champions and the Argentinian also…
Cardiff have confirmed manager Sabri Lamouchi will leave the club when his contract expires.
Former Nottingham Forest boss Lamouchi agreed a deal until the end of the season when he replaced Mark Hudson in January to become the Sky Bet Championship club’s third manager of the 2022-23 campaign.
A club statement read: “Cardiff City Football Club can confirm that Sabri Lamouchi will depart at the conclusion of his current deal.
“Sabri joined the Bluebirds at the end of January 2023, overseeing 18 fixtures, and winning six matches.”
Cardiff added: “The Board of Directors at Cardiff City FC have already begun the process of appointing a new management team.”
The Bluebirds sat one place above the relegation zone after a nine-game winless lea…
Captain Harry Maguire will be made to work for his place in the Manchester United XI as just one of the team s leaders, according to manager Erik ten Hag.
Maguire has been the United captain since January 2020, having been one of the first names on the teamsheet for much of his time at Old Trafford.
But that is no longer the case after a tough start to the season, failing to impress in defeats to Brighton and Hove Albion and Brentford.
Maguire played alongside new signing Lisandro Martinez in those defeats, with his team-mate also coming in for criticism.
However, Martinez stood out against Liverpool on Monday as he kept his place at Maguire s expense, with Raphael Varane brought in.
Ten Hag appears to determined to keep faith with Martinez, and f…