Manchester City Thread

[Chittychangchang]

I thought it was a accurate and insightful poll by the BBC

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MCFC is nothing more than an Arab trophy wife.

Surprised the lads don’t have to play in burkha’s

[harrybarracuda]

MCFC is nothing more than an Arab trophy wife.

Surprised the lads don’t have to play in burkha’s

Yeah, I notice he doesn't mention the record of having spent more ludicrous amounts of dirty oil money on players than anyone else in history.

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Yeah, I notice he doesn't mention the record of having spent more ludicrous amounts of dirty oil money on players than anyone else in history.

Will they sacrifice the premier league next season just so Pep can win the champions league? Can’t see them winning more than one trophy next season, no matter what chitty thinks.

[Chittychangchang]

The quadruple is on next season, put your bet on now at 150-1

Get onit like an automobiles hood

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^Pep has proved he can do it in Spain and Germany where the league only has a handful of serious teams.
As he discovered this season, the Premier league is a serious league, filled with teams that can actually play the game and they will bite you if you don’t respect them.

[harrybarracuda]

^Pep has proved he can do it in Spain and Germany where the league only has a handful of serious teams.
As he discovered this season, the Premier league is a serious league, filled with teams that can actually play the game and they will bite you if you don’t respect them.

Like Wigan.

[Chittychangchang]

The 100 goal barrier reached and breached today with a comfortable 4-1 win against the Hammers.
96 pts finish looking good.

City smashing all previous premier league records

[Dillinger]

Nice to see Foden getting some minutes.... on the bench

[harrybarracuda]

The 100 goal barrier reached and breached today with a comfortable 4-1 win against the Hammers.
96 pts finish looking good.

City smashing all previous premier league records

They broke the spending records first mind you.


Oh, and "Number of gloryhunters poached from other clubs".

[Chittychangchang]

Everything you need to know ahead of Manchester City’s trophy parade on Monday 14 May...

It’s been an incredible season for the Blues, and now it’s time to celebrate together in the city centre.
On Monday afternoon there will be an open top bus tour with Pep Guardiola’s title-winning squad departing at approximately 6pm from Victoria Street, behind Cathedral Gardens, before taking a 1.5km route through Manchester city centre, finishing on Deansgate.
Players will be presented on stage at the end of the parade route, on Deansgate close to the junction with Peter Street, at approximately 7pm. All of the players will be speaking on stage at the final destination of the parade.
The parade route is Victoria Street, Deansgate, John Dalton Street, Albert Square, Mount Street, Peter Street, finishing on Deansgate close to the junction with Peter Street.
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For anyone wishing to watch, this is on a non-ticketed, first come first served basis.
The parade will be hosted by our City presenters Mike Wedderburn, Hugh Ferris, Danny Jackson and Natalie Pike, who will be joined by whole host of guests including the likes of Colin Bell, Tony Book, Mike Summerbee, Paul Dickov, Shay Given, Nicky Weaver, Mike Joyce, DJ Wingman, Cel Spellman, David White and Kevin Parker.
We will also be welcoming a few special guests to celebrate with us on Monday evening… But you’ll have to wait and see!
Commenting on the parade Manchester City Captain Vincent Kompany said: “The support from our fans throughout the season has been fantastic, so I’m delighted that we’ll have the opportunity to celebrate with them in the city centre after what has been an unbelievable Premier League campaign.”

[Chittychangchang]

Hail the greatest team in Premier league history reaching 100pts

[Chittychangchang]

[Luigi]

Good to see so many fans of Chelsea 2005 made it.

[Chittychangchang]

City will be making an eleventh FA Community Shield appearance when the Blues meet Chelsea this Sunday’s traditional English season curtain-raiser.

Formerly known as the Charity Shield, to date, City have won four and lost six, with the last triumph in 2012 when – ironically – the Blues beat Chelsea 3-2 at Villa Park.
So, here’s the complete list of the games City have taken part in…
1934

Arsenal 4 Manchester City 0
Venue: Highbury
Attendance: 10,888
City’s first Charity Shield game ended with a heavy loss to Arsenal.
The Blues were taking on champions Arsenal having won the FA Cup the previous season, but the game ended in a comfortable win for the hosts.
A poor crowd of little more than 10,000 saw the match.
1937

Manchester City 2 Sunderland 0
Venue: Maine Road
Attendance: 14,000
Defending league champions City beat FA Cup winners Sunderland 2-0 at Maine Road with goals from Alec Herd and Peter Doherty.
It was City’s first Shield success, but a low crowd indicated that playing the game on a midweek November evening held little prestige.
1956

Manchester City 0 Manchester United 1
Venue: Maine Road
Attendance: 30,495
Though the league champions generally hosted the fixture, United's Old Trafford was yet to install floodlights and the game – played in the evening – was instead played at Maine Road.
It was the first competitive Manchester derby played under floodlights and the Blues were taking on the Busby Babes in front of more than 30,000.
The match was settled by Dennis Viollet on 75 minutes for the Reds.
1968

Manchester City 6 West Brom 1
Venue: Maine Road
Attendance: 35,510
With the Charity Shield having been moved the to the first major domestic fixture of the season, City took on West Brom at Maine Road in front of a health crowd of more than 35,000.
Joe Mercer’s side were looking to get their season off to a flyer and couldn’t have wished for a better start.
Bobby Kennedy’s clever pass to Bobby Owen saw the City striker calmly slot home with just a minute on the clock.
Mike Summerbee’s cross when then headed home by West Brom’s Graham Lovett before an exquisite free-kick made it 3-0 before the break.
Francis Lee ran up to the free-kick on the edge of the Baggies’ box but instead slid a disguised pass to Summerbee who played the one-two perfectly for Lee to drill home from close range.
Albion pulled one back before the break – sumptuous effort from Dick Krzywick, but the onslaught continued in the second period.
Owen claimed a second after the West Brom keeper made a hash of his low shot and then Neil Young controlled a long pass from Mike Doyle before cracking home a superb volley to put the contest beyond doubt.
There was still time for the lethal Summerbee/Lee partnership to score a sixth, with Buzzer heading a cross into Lee’s path and the City forward firing home from 10 yards.


1969

Leeds United 2 Manchester City 1
Venue: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,835
Having won the FA Cup the previous May, City took on league champions Leeds United at Elland Road.
Don Revie’s men had wrestled the crown from the Blues in what had been a largely limp defence of the title by Mercer’s men, but the FA Cup had ensured major silverware still found its way back to Maine Road.
In a keenly-contested affair, Leeds score twice in three minutes through Eddie Gray and Jack Charlton just before the hour-mark and Colin Bell’s acrobatic finish on 90 minutes proved little more than a consolation as the Lilywhites relieved the Blues of another title.


1972

Aston Villa 0 Manchester City 1
Venue: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,589
The Charity Shield had lost its lustre for some clubs and for the second year in succession, the FA Cup winners and league champions elected not to take part.
City, who had finished in fourth and Villa – Third Division champions – instead took part in something of a bizarre match-up.
The Blues, managed by Malcolm Allison, were much the better side and settled the game with Francis Lee’s 70th-minute penalty.
1973

Manchester City 0 Burnley 1
Venue: Maine Road
Attendance: 23,988
Yet again the FA Cup winners and league champions snubbed the FA Charity Shield – a third year running – and City stepped in.
As holders of the Shield, the Blues hosted Second Division champions Burnley at Maine Road and Colin Waldron – close friend of Colin Bell – scored the only goal of the game for the Clarets.
2011

Manchester City 2 Manchester United 3
Venue: Wembley
Attendance: 77,169
There was much of a charitable atmosphere when City and United competed at Wembley for the second year in succession.
In the second Shield clash between the Manchester clans, there were seven bookings in a game that was keenly-contested from the first minute until the last.
The Blues had beaten United there the previous April in the FA Cup semi-final before lifting the trophy with a win against Stoke.
United, Premier League champions, were thirsty for revenge, but when Joleon Lescott and Edin Dzeko scored just before the break, it looked as though City would again take the spoils.
Chris Smalling pulled one back on 52 minutes and six minutes later, Nani made it 2-2.
The game seemed to be heading for a penalty shoot-out when Nani struck with almost the last kick, four minutes into added time to win the game for Sir Alex Ferguson’s men.




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2012

Chelsea 2 Manchester City 3
Venue: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,394
City, having won the title, took on FA Cup winners Chelsea at Villa Park with Wembley unavailable due to the London Olympic Games.
City’s last success in the (now-called) Community Shield had been back in 1972 at Villa Park and it would prove a lucky ground for Roberto Mancini’s side yet again.
Fernando Torres put Chelsea ahead on 40 minutes, but after Ivanovic's red card for a reckless challenge on Aleks Kolarov, Yaya Toure, Carlos Tevez and Samir Nasri scored three times in 12 second-half minutes to give City a 3-1 lead.
Ryan Bertrand pulled one back on 80 minutes, but the Blues held firm for a fourth Community Shield triumph.




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2014

Arsenal 3 Manchester City 0
Venue: Wembley
Attendance: 71,523
With many players absent due to their involvement in the 2014 World Cup, a much-changed City side were well-beaten by Arsenal in the Blues’ eight final overall.
Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud put the Gunners three goals clear with only an hour on the clock – it was the Blues’ last appearance in the fixture until Sunday’s clash with Chelsea…




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[hallelujah]

Nobody gives a fuck, Chitty. Two little clubs with no history who compete with the money of their sugar daddy.

Now, if you were talking about Liverpool and United....

[Chittychangchang]

You fvcking bag of shite sour grapes red rag wanker, fvck off!

[hallelujah]

You fvcking bag of shite sour grapes red rag wanker, fvck off!

Let battle commence you bitter blue twot!

[Chittychangchang]

It will all end in tears..

[Chittychangchang]

First blood to the champions and only team to come from Manchester..



Hope those rags have cleaned our shield

[Loy Toy]

I watched the highlights and that new young English lad playing midfield looks the goods.

[cyrille]

Foden looks promising for sure...but I still don't think we'll be seeing much of him, sadly.

[harrybarracuda]

Foden looks promising for sure...but I still don't think we'll be seeing much of him, sadly.

Oh he might get a run out in the Worthless/Everest Double Glazing/Milk/Littlewoods/Whoever is paying Cup if they play some League 2 team.

[Chittychangchang]

Sergio Aguero has scored 13 hat-tricks for Manchester CityManchester City boss Pep Guardiola said Sergio Aguero is in the best condition he has seen him in, after the striker scored a superb hat-trick in a thumping win over Huddersfield.
Aguero opened the scoring in the first half before adding two goals after the break to complete his 13th career hat-trick and ninth in the Premier League. Only Alan Shearer, with 11, has scored more in the competition.
"I never saw him like this since I was here," Guardiola said.
"He is in an incredible condition with the ball and without the ball."
The defending champions, who beat Arsenal 2-0 in their opening match, lost only once at home in 2017-18, and victory never looked in doubt against a Huddersfield team who have now been beaten in their first two games.
The Terriers did manage to hold City at bay for 25 minutes but were undone when goalkeeper Ederson picked out Aguero with a pinpoint pass and the striker drew out Ben Hamer before lifting the ball into the net.
Gabriel Jesus added a second seven minutes later with a crisp low strike from the edge of the area, before Aguero pounced on a Hamer error to stab in his second.
Jon Gorenc Stankovic gave the visitors the slightest glimmer of hope before half-time when he poked in from Steve Mounie's flick-on, but any optimism was snuffed out early in the second half by a brilliant free-kick from David Silva.
Aguero wrapped up his hat-trick with a smart flick from Benjamin Mendy's cross - before a Terence Kongolo own goal sealed an emphatic win for an impressive City.
Guardiola's side are top of the table and have scored eight goals in two games, conceding just one. Huddersfield, meanwhile, drop to the bottom on goal difference.
"We started better than last season," said Guardiola. "We made a good performance in 90 minutes.
"Last season, Huddersfield played five at the back. We decided today we would play with two strikers."

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How do you stop a team like Manchester City? That was a question posed to the 19 other Premier League clubs last season, with many opting for the tactic of 'parking the bus'.
City usually managed to find a way through, but sometimes not until very late on - winning goals against Huddersfield, Southampton, Bournemouth and West Ham last term did not come until after the 80th minute.
That has perhaps prompted Guardiola to find an alternative tactic to deal with defensive sides, as BBC Radio 5 live pundit Leon Osman observed during Sunday's game.
"Pep Guardiola has made a number of changes and left out Leroy Sane, Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker," said the former Everton midfielder.
"He's taken out all the guys with pace and got his footballers on. Guys with quick feet that can operate in small spaces."
The result was Huddersfield could barely get the ball off their hosts as City skilfully crafted opportunities from the limited space they had.


Manchester City enjoyed near total dominance against Huddersfield. The hosts had 77% possession and 32 shots on goalEven at 6-1, City did not ease up their attacking intent. In truth, Huddersfield can consider themselves fortunate that a repeat of the 10-1 defeat they suffered at City 31 years ago did not materialise.
Guardiola will surely have been happy with what he saw. Usually so tense on the touchline, he was seen sharing a joke with coach Mikel Arteta towards the end of the game.
His side now have a couple of ways they can successfully approach a game - an ominous sign for the rest of the Premier League.

[Chittychangchang]

Manchester City have been drawn in Group F of this season’s UEFA Champions League alongside Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon and Hoffenheim

It is City’s eighth-consecutive season in the Champions League main draw, currently the longest unbroken sequence of any Premier League side.
The full group-stage draw is as follows:
Group A
Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Monaco, Club Brugge
Group B
Barcelona, Tottenham, PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan
Group C
Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli, Liverpool, Red Star Belgrade
Group D
Lokomotiv Moscow, Porto, Schalke, Galatasaray
Group E
Bayern Munich, Benfica, Ajax, AEK Athens
Group F
Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon, Hoffenheim
Group G
Real Madrid, Roma, CSKA Moscow, Viktoria Plzen
Group H
Juventus, Manure United, Valencia, Young Boys