#manchester-city

#manchester-city

Sitting 11 points clear at the top of the WSL, Manchester City could not have hoped for much more at this point in the season. The club's first WSL trophy since 2016 is well within their reach but the 600,000 addition of United States midfielder Sam Coffey from Portland Thorns will give Andree Jeglertz's side an extra boost going into the final eight games of the season.

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.

Liverpool enter the weekend sitting sixth and outside the Champions League places, regardless of whether England earns an additional qualification spot, while Manchester City are under mounting pressure to keep pace with Arsenal in a title race that appears to be slipping further out of reach. Both teams will approach this clash knowing that anything less than three points could prove damaging.

I know we won too much and the people don't want us to win but the referee has to be neutral. For me, it's not fair because we work so hard When everything is finished, you are frustrated.

I know we won too much and the people don't want us to win but the referee has to be neutral and for me honestly, it's not fair. It's not fair because we work so hard in these situations and now to make these decisions, we have to move on. Of course you need to come back but at the end, when everything is finished, we are frustrated because it's so clear the foul.

The current Premier League spending sits at 325m, down from 421m in 2025 - but there's a good chance we might reach a similar final total with a busy deadline day expected. January 2026 has seen a somewhat middling window. Of the traditional big six, only Manchester City and Tottenham have been active, spending 84m and 48m respectively. Indeed, Antoine Semenyo's 63m switch from Bournemouth to City looks set to be comfortably the biggest deal done in the window.

Manchester City were defeated 3-1 by Bodo Glimt in the Champions League to put their top 8 qualification in jeopardy and to suffer back-to-back competitive defeats for the third time this season, having lost 2-0 to Manchester United in their previous game. City were without new signings Guehi and Semenyo due to ineligibility and Bernardo was suspended. Donnarumma started in goal. Ait-Nouri, Alleyne, Khusanov, and O'Reilly were in defence. Lewis, Reijnders, and Rodri were in midfield and Foden, Cherki, and Haaland were in attack.

Haaland would soon redeem himself in the 11th minute however, taking advantage of a brilliant ball forward from Doku to put him 1v1 with the goalkeeper and with a chip into the net, the Blues had the lead early. Just what they needed in their pursuit of top 8. City did not back down and continued to go for more goals. O'Reilly had a shot from distance that was turned away by the goalkeeper.

Manchester City were defeated 2-0 by Manchester United in the derby to continue the Blue's winless league form in the new year and further harm their title hopes. It was the fifth league defeat of the season for City and their first in 2026. Donnarumma started in goal, Lewis, Khusanov, Alleyne, and Ake were the back four. Rodri, Foden and Bernardo were in midfield with Doku, Semenyo, and Haaland in attack.

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