The Manchester City Gazette
Squad17 Aug 2026
Phil Foden in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Manchester City this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Manchester City
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market17 Aug 2026
Eyes on Mahamadou Sangaré again
The phone has started ringing about Mahamadou Sangaré again, and this time the name on the line is Queens Park Rangers. Manchester City are listening politely and promising nothing.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Peter Watson joins the Manchester City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Peter Watson is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Daniel Harris steps up from the Manchester City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Daniel Harris has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market17 Aug 2026
Manchester City promote Jonathan Williams from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jonathan Williams has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Boardroom The ground is getting bigger
- Squad Words at Manchester City training over how hard people work
- Squad A wage question at Manchester City
- Squad Anthony Jones knocks on the manager's door