Newcastle got a very early indicator it was not going to be their evening when Marmoush broke the deadlock in the seventh minute with a goal he knew little about. The Egyptian was played in behind and raced down the left channel. Dan Burn came across to cover, but his sliding tackle saw the ball deflect off Marmoush and loop over the helpless Aaron Ramsdale.
The January transfer window of 2026 did not explode with drama in the way supporters have come to expect from Europe's elite football leagues. Instead, it unfolded with a quieter, more calculated tone - one that revealed not only the financial realities of modern football but also strategic shifts across the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1. Spending was more measured, competition for key players was fiercer, and the gap between Europe's richest and the rest widened in subtle but significant ways.
Yeah, really good. I'm a little bit sad and upset because in net spend in the last five years we are seventh in the Premier League. I want to be the first. I don't understand why the club don't spend more money. I am a little bit grumpy with them. But like we won in the past because we spent a lot, now six teams have to win the Premier Leagues, Champions Leagues and FA Cups because they spend more in the last five years.
Really good. Txiki [Bergiristain] before and Hugo now. I am a little bit sad and upset because in net spend the last five years we are seventh in the Premier League. I want to be the first, I don't understand why the club don't spend more money. I am a little bit grumpy with them. But like we won in the past because we spent a lot.
Neither were at the property at the time with Dias, who is currently injured, watching City's Champions League clash with Galatasaray on Wednesday and Jama working abroad. Lijnders said: "I didn't speak with him personally but Rúben will come back on Monday to team training. "These are the things you don't want to happen. We will support him and let's see how it goes from there."
Manchester City are within touching distance of claiming their first Women's Super League (WSL) title in a decade, as they sit nine points clear at the top of the table with nine games left to play. That lead could stretch to 12 points -- the distance by which Chelsea won the league last season -- if City can secure a win over the defending champions this weekend, before they face a tricky test against Arsenal the following week.
Alexander-Arnold signed a six-year contract upon his arrival at the Bernabeu, signalling Real Madrid's intention to make him a key long-term figure in their evolving squad. However, the move has not unfolded as smoothly as expected. The 27-year-old has been limited to just five LaLiga starts this season, with a series of muscular and leg injuries disrupting his rhythm and preventing him from staking a consistent claim for the right-back role.
Manufacturers Puma say that the Fire Horse artwork embodies power, movement and relentless drive -- three essential qualities that City will need to summon if they intend on usurping leaders Arsenal at the summit of the Premier League this season. If in doubt, just use more horsepower. The badges and logos appear in beige with metallic gold detailing to add an extra air of luxe to the equation, fitting for a lunar year which only occurs once every 60 years.
City is finally finding the success that the individual talent on its roster has long suggested it could. Manager Andrée Jeglertz arrived in the summer and has figured out how to make a cohesive group out of the team's array of super talents, which includes the likes of Bunny Shaw, Vivianne Miedema, Yui Hasegawa, Kerstin Casparij, and Kerolin. City sits atop the WSL table a little over halfway through the season,
We know the sacrifice that our fans make when they travel across the world to support us home and away and we will never take it for granted. They are the best fans in the world. We also recognise that it was a lot of travelling for the fans who supported us in the freezing cold throughout a difficult evening for us on the pitch.
