The Manchester City Gazette
Match21 Aug 2027
The run at home goes on for Manchester City
20 matches unbeaten here. Every visiting manager is asked about it in the week before, which is precisely why it keeps going.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Jérémy Doku stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Jérémy Doku and Manchester City agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Manchester City
Jérémy Doku 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.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Vitor Reis is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Manchester City
6 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Words at Manchester City training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nico González 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.
Market23 Aug 2027
Timothy Harvey steps up from the Manchester City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Timothy Harvey 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.
Market23 Aug 2027
Peter Murphy steps up from the Manchester City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Peter Murphy 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.
Market23 Aug 2027
Manchester City promote Luke Graham from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Luke Graham 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
- Market One of our own: Joseph Carter joins the Manchester City first team
- Match Phil Foden the difference as Manchester City beat Crystal Palace
- Player ratings Phil Foden stands above it all