Carlo Ancelotti’s switch to a 5-3-2 defensive shape was sensible and organized, against a Manchester City team that missed their usual fluency However, the missing offensive plan and loss of...

Setting the tone for European conquest with a 2-0 win in the first leg, Manchester City looked to finish off the job Relentless from the off, their fluid 4-3-3 system caused all manner of problems...

United took an instant lead through a Bruno Fernandes penalty and continued to put the pressure on City with aggressive defending in the period after City eventually gained control for the remainder...

Manchester City continued their recent form by showing dominance of possession and territory against Gladbach The German side had a decent defensive idea and tried to be constructive playing out from...

Manchester City's flawless record in 2021 offered Arsenal little hope of finding a result against the best team in the land City delivered, as their typically fluid 4-3-3 shape shone through,...

Protracted and substandard This wasn’t your usual Guardiola and Mourinho matchup, yet the alarming ease in which Manchester City brushed past Tottenham Hotspur made this a big talking point in each...

City started very strongly in the match with a good use of width with the ball and solid counterpressing against Liverpool’s transitions Eventually Liverpool started to take more of the ball and...

Manchester City invoked an extremely fluid formation, which saw them buildup in a nominal 3-2-2-3 shape The freedom of the front five made it nearly impossible for Manchester United to get near the...

Flexibility, wide rotations, and false nine’s hit Chelsea with a flash of old Pep-fluency Manchester City had the game wrapped up, with three goals before half-time, as they delivered a message for...

Arsenal's meeting with Manchester City would be the fourth and final time the master would lock horns with his protégé in 2020 Though Gabriel Martinelli and a change in system looked to counter the...