Archives: Manchester City

“Fact Or Fiction” is a series that will be run every Friday. In this series, an assertion will be made regarding an impacting topic in the Premier League. EPL Talk writers Matt Hackenmiller and Earl Reed each offer their views … Continue reading →

Has Carlos Tevez gone on strike? Or is he suspended? I would say both. Either way, he is not going to be playing in a sky blue shirt again, and rightly so. Tevez was selfish and spoilt on Wednesday night. … Continue reading →

“Fact Or Fiction” is a series that will be run every Friday. In this series, an assertion will be made regarding an impacting topic in the Premier League. EPL Talk writers Matt Hackenmiller and Earl Reed each offer their views … Continue reading →

In the back-and-forth battle between Manchester City and Manchester United supporters during the past two years, which included billboards in the city advertising ‘Welcome to Manchester’ adorned with Tevez’s face on a blue background, it’s now the turn of Manchester … Continue reading →

How much of Arsenal’s fall from grace last season and so far this season can be blamed on rivals Manchester City? The shift of power from north London to east Manchester is quite tangible especially when you consider that in … Continue reading →

The news that Carlos Tevez refused to play for Manchester City last night is still unbelievable to think about especially for a professional footballer who gets paid a princely sum each week. The seriousness of the issue can best be … Continue reading →

On a night where both Manchester clubs put in well-below average performances in the Champions League, it’s a shame that the major talking point ended up being a man who didn’t even step foot on the pitch: Carlos Tevez. Incredibly, … Continue reading →

Although the red and blue halves of Manchester have burst out of the gates like a Grand National winner, the Premier League is a marathon, not a sprint. Accordingly, it would be the epitome of folly to write off Chelsea’s … Continue reading →

Manchester City found a way through at Etihad Stadium against a venerable Everton group, earning the 2-0 victory and a share of first place in the Barclays Premier League. City set up in the same formation they’ve used in the … Continue reading →

If you’ve ever been curious about the history of English football clubs, and specifically where clubs played before they built their modern era stadium, the following video will be of interest to you. Manchester City club historian Gary James takes … Continue reading →

The focus for a long time was on the “big four” of Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United. Tottenham and Manchester City made enough inroads to turn that into the “Sky Six” temporarily. To be honest, most of the noise … Continue reading →

  Editor’s Note: “Get Stuck In” is EPL Talk’s weekly column featuring review, analysis and opinion on all the happenings in the Premier League each week from different EPL Talk bloggers and podcasters. If you currently write for EPL Talk … Continue reading →

Manchester City CEO Garry Cook has tendered his resignation, which was been accepted by the club. The departure of Cook from Manchester City stems from an incident that happened eleven months ago. Dr Anthonia Onuoha, who is the mother of Nedum … Continue reading →

After the international break Manchester City fans will surely be counting down the days until they can watch their team compete in the Champions League for the first time. The Eastlands outfit have been drawn in ‘the group of death’, … Continue reading →

Manchester City’s Mario Balotelli paid a visit to a prison in Italy yesterday along with his fellow Italian team members. And without a doubt, Mario made the biggest impression on the gathering audience of criminals, mobbing him, singing songs and … Continue reading →

Owen Hargreaves to Manchester City. How on earth has that come about?! Having been released by Manchester United this summer, Hargreaves must have felt that his chance at the very top of English football had gone for good. Rumors of talks … Continue reading →

Leeds United was a powerhouse in the early 1970′s and you can see why in the above video. Featuring stars such as Allan Clarke, Billy Bremner and Peter Lorimer, who scored a spectacular goal in the above video, Leeds went … Continue reading →

Since there are very few matches on this weekend of note, I thought I’d share with you some video highlights of a classic English football game from the 1970-71 season. This one features Arsenal against Manchester City played in front … Continue reading →