The Manchester City Gazette
Squad14 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Manchester City
Nico González was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Rayan Cherki in the eights
A performance of 8.06 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Manchester City training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Savinho is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match12 Sep 2026
Manchester City share the spoils with Arsenal
A 1‑1 draw with Arsenal leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Nobody could get near Savinho
Successful dribbles: 13. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad14 Sep 2026
No hiding place for Mark Hall
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Mark Hall, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Squad The plan did not have a place for James Trafford
- Market The Rayan Aït-Nouri question follows Manchester City around
- Market The market said no: Marcus Bettinelli stays put
- Player ratings The referee tires of Marc Guéhi