Liverpool manager Arne Slot, speaking to BBC Match of the Day post-game, said: “Two times behind, then it’s pleasing to see we can come back into the game, especially with one day less to recover. To be stronger in second half than first pleases me.
“You come here to win but maybe a draw was a result we can take with us, especially after the first half. You know coming here that they have many quality players, you can have difficult moments in the game. Pleased me to score from a set piece.
“We needed that because from open play we weren’t dominant at all. They deserved to be up 2-1 at half time. But the way we showed up second half was impressive.”
Discussing Liverpool’s second goal, he added: “Two minutes before the second goal Trent was closer to the 18-yard box and he got a bit of criticism for the pass. The good thing about Trent is that he tries again and it led to a great team goal.
“Darwin (Nunez) hasn’t played that many games but has to play every game now because we needed him for a goal. He kept going with the energy. In the first 10-15 minutes after half time we were better than in the first half.
“But bringing on three quality players, they bring a lot of energy, and that helped us to get three points.”
The Keller fire remains ongoing, but fire crews and the entire support team managing this response have made significant progress today. Weather conditions have also improved, and the Red Flag warning ended at 5:00PM today. The evacuation footprint will be reduced, and residents’ access restored, in some additional areas this evening starting at 8:00PM. A smaller area will remain under evacuation until further notice.
For a real-time map of evacuation orders, please go to https://protect.genasys.com.On this map, Zone 176 and 177 can be repopulated and accessed by coming up either side of Campus Drive (by residents only). Zone 203 remains evacuated. At this time there is not an estimated timeline for any additional changes to evacuation orders.
The City-operated shelter at Ira Jinkins Community Center, 9175 Edes Ave, remains open and available to anyone needing shelter from the fire and evacuations. It is projected to be closed Sunday at 12:00PM (noon) unless circumstances change and require it to remain open.
Update as of 10:00AM, Saturday, 10/19/24:
Fire crews continued working at the site overnight and no additional injuries or structure damage have been reported. Police continue to maintain the evacuation perimeter and actively patrol.
At this time the evacuation orders remain as they were last updated at 9:30PM Friday evening. For a realtime map of evacuation orders, please go to https://protect.genasys.com.
All Oakland Public Library branches will be open today and available for anyone who needs to charge their devices. Branches closest to the affected areas include 81st Avenue, Elmhurst, and Eastmont. For a list of locations go to https://oaklandlibrary.org.
A list of property board-up service providers is available here.
Update as of 11:30 PM, Friday 10/18/24
A shelter has been opened at Ira Jinkins Community Center, 9175 Edes Avenue. It is open now, and anyone needing shelter from the fire can arrive any time. The building has capacity for 75 people and currently has plenty of room.
Update as of 9:30 PM, Friday 10/18/24
The evacuation order is now partially lifted in designated zones, while remaining active where the fire threat remains ongoing this evening. It is clear to return home in the green zones. Residents are urged to continue to monitor public safety channels for updates. Link to updated map: https://protect.genasys.com/
Update as of 7:00PM, Friday 10/18/24
The Oakland Fire Department and mutual aid partners are currently responding to a 4-alarm brush and structure fire currently burning on 18 acres in the hills area around Mountain Blvd & Maynard Ave. Forward progress of the fire was stopped about 4pm today and as of about 6:30pm the fire was 15% contained.
Evacuation orders have been given in the area of Campus Drive and Crystal Ridge Court. A real-time evacuation map is available at https://protect.genasys.com where you can look up your location or address. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE to determine if you are in an evacuation zone, please call OAK311 by dialing 311 or (510) 615-5566.
* If your home is in a red-colored zone on the map, the evacuation order remains in place and you should evacuate now or remain evacuated.
* If your home was previously in a red-colored zone on the map that is now green, the Oakland Fire Department has assessed your area and declared it fire safe and reopened, and you are encouraged to return home promptly.
* If your home is in a yellow-colored zone, you are in an evacuation warning area. If you are at home, please remain in place, prepare to be evacuated if necessary, and check the map periodically.
* If you were evacuated and need assistance accessing shelter or other resources, go to the temporary evacuation site and register with the City of Oakland’s Emergency Management Services Division staff and/or Red Cross staff who will be stationed at Burckhalter Elementary School, 3994 Burckhalter Avenue.
The Oakland Police Department has established a perimeter around evacuated zones and will be actively patrolling. Check https://www.acgov.org/emergencysite for ongoing emergency updates.
Update from Oakland Fire Department at 3:57 pm, Friday 10/18/24
Forward Progress has been STOPPED for this 5th Alarm Fire. With multiple agencies from several counties assisting, the fast moving fire reached 13 acres. As of now, less than 10 structures impacted by fire activity.
Original Alert, 3:30pm Friday 10/18/24
The Oakland Fire Department and mutual aid partners are currently responding to a 4-alarm brush and structure fire currently burning on eight acres in the hills area around Mountain Blvd & Maynard Ave.
Evacuation orders have been given in the area of Campus Drive and Crystal Ridge Court. OFD personnel are performing door to door noticing and AC Alerts messaging is being distributed to cell phones in that area.
See a real-time evacuation map at https://protect.genasys.com – in this map, these zones should EVACUATE NOW: OKL-E176, OKL-E177, OKL-E203, OKL-E204. This is a lawful order to leave now. These zones are now closed to public access.
The City of Oakland thanks our incredible partners in this emergency response:
Cal Fire Alameda County Fire Hayward East Bay Regional Park District Fremont City of Alameda Contra Costa Fire San Francisco Fire Department Berkeley Fire Department ALCO Fire San Ramon Valley Falck Ambulance Alameda County Sheriff’s Office CHP
Pep Guardiola’s side remain unbeaten in the league with the same number of points as Arsenal, but have dropped points in two successive matches.
City have struggled in the absence of Rodri, who sustained an ACL injury ruling him out for the rest of the season, and Kevin De Bruyne who could make his return against Fulham.
But City will be hoping their dominant 4-0 win over Slovan Bratislava in the Champions LEague has had a similar effect on their league form.
Fulham have started the season in solid form, currently in sixth after winning three and losing just one of their opening six matches.
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Manchester City vs Fulham LIVE: Premier League updates
Man City take on Fulham in the Premier League
88’ GOAL! Rodrigo Muniz pulls one back (MCI 3-2 FUL)
82’ GOAL! Jeremy Doku makes it three (MCI 3-1 FUL)
47’ GOAL! Kovacic adds a second for City (MCI 2-1 FUL)
32’ GOAL! Mateo Kovacic fizzes in equaliser (MCI 1-1 FUL)
26’ GOAL! Andreas Pereira flicks Fulham into lead (MCI 0-1 FUL)
Manchester City FC 3 – 2 Fulham FC
Manchester City vs Fulham
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Manchester City rack up a club-record equalling 30th Premier League game without defeat, as the Premier League champions edge out an enterprising Fulham side, winning 3-2 at the Etihad. A double strike from Kovacic ultimately proved decisive, as the influential midfielder equalised after Andreas Pereira had given the Cottagers a shock lead, then fired home a brilliant second shortly after the break. Second-half substitute Doku later lashed home City’s third, before a late goal from Rodrigo Muniz offered Fulham some hope of snatching a point. City – who finished with an inferior xG of 1.55 to their visitors’ 2.4 – sit second in the table, level with Arsenal and just one point behind leaders Liverpool. They will resume with a game against Wolves after the international break; meanwhile, Fulham host Aston Villa next time out. That’s all from today’s live coverage, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
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FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 3-2 FULHAM
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Yellow Card Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva
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Yellow Card Ederson Santana de Moraes
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There are to be at least five added minutes for stoppages at the end of this match, so Fulham can still hope to grab a late leveller.
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Substitution İlkay Gündoğan Matheus Luiz Nunes
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Fulham are back on the ball, dominating possession, but they surely know that the chance to salvage something from this game has gone. It’s been a persistent display from the Cottagers, but they’ve just lacked precision in the opposition box.
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Manchester City have now scored five goals in the last 15 minutes of the second half this season, more than any other team in the Premier League. That killer instinct sets them apart from the rest.
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Assist Rico Henry Mark Lewis
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Goal Jérémy Baffour Doku
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It’s all Fulham now, as the Premier League champions sit back and defend, hoping to preserve their slim advantage. Whatever the final result, Marco Silva’s men will come out of this game with immense credit – they certainly belong towards the top end of the table.
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Substitution Philip Walter Foden John Stones
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Gvardiol has to lunge in to block Jimenez inside City’s area, clearing his lines with a crucial challenge. Marco Silva is readying more substitutes, as he perhaps senses that a point could be up for grabs here.
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Substitution Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez Rodrigo Muniz Carvalho
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Substitution Kenny Joelle Tete Timothy Castagne
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Substitution Alexander Chuka Iwobi Reiss Luke Nelson
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Another spell of pressure ends when Iwobi’s low ball into Jimenez just escapes from the Mexican striker, who looked poised to strike from the edge of the area. Cue frustrated groans from the away fans.
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Fulham continue to probe around their hosts’ penalty area, but Robinson and then Traore are both kept at arm’s length by City defenders. Marco Silva is urging his side on from the touchline – they proved during the first half that they can pose plenty of problems.
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16:30
For the first time in the second half, Fulham are enjoying an extended spell of possession. It’s all in their own half, however, and City are happy to sit back and stay compact in their team shape.
Manchester City vs Fulham
16:28
SAVE! Ederson foils Traore again! The latter is set free down the left and arrows in on goal, but his Brazilian counterpart is quick to narrow the angle and smothers a close-range shot with a crucial save! City are still vulnerable to the counter-attack.
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CLOSE! Lewis controls the ball brilliantly and fires a first-time volley towards the target from 20 yards out, but it’s kept from sneaking into the net by an inadvertent touch from Haaland! His intervention sees the ball travel wide by a matter of inches – unlucky!
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Substitution Sander Gard Bolin Berge Thomas Cairney
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Substitution Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum Pereira Emile Smith Rowe
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Yellow Card Calvin Chinedu Bassey
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Substitution Jack Peter Grealish Jérémy Baffour Doku
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Substitution Manuel Obafemi Akanji Kyle Andrew Walker
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Again teeing up a team-mate on the edge of the area, Bernardo Silva lays a pass off for Foden, who fires over the crossbar from around 20 yards out. It was always rising.
Manchester City vs Fulham
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Now in total control – albeit with just a one-goal advantage – Manchester City’s chances of claiming maximum points are 87% according to Opta’s live win-predictor. Fulham? Just 2%.
Manchester City vs Fulham
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Rising to the challenge of replacing Rodri in the champions’ midfield, Kovacic has not only scored twice today but he’s also dictating play, picking the ball up from his defence and spraying it around confidently.
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Grealish tries to pick out Haaland with a cross into the box from the left flank, but Robinson is alert and heads it away. Fulham can’t full clear their lines, though, and City’s constant pressure resumes.
Manchester City vs Fulham
16:13
Since half-time, Manchester City’s share of the ball has been a remarkable 87%. They are patiently probing around Fulham’s area, and the away side are not able to escape on the break like they did before the interval.
Manchester City vs Fulham
16:11
City’s dominance of this second half continues, as Foden fires over a cross from the right and Haaland slightly mistimes his jump before heading the ball off target. That was well wide, but the hosts have stepped up several gears since the break – Guardiola will have made his thoughts quite clear.
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Kovacic has scored his third goal in the Premier League this season – already a new career high. Meanwhile, Bernardo Silva has now set up three this term, and he has assisted four goals in eight top-flight appearances against Fulham.
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Goal Mateo Kovačić
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Manchester City kick off, and we are back under way at the Etihad!
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Should Manchester City merely avoid defeat today, they would extend their remarkable unbeaten home record to 50 matches, becoming just the fourth English top-flight team to reach that milestone, after Liverpool (85 between 1978-1981), Chelsea (74, 2006-2008; then 58, 2004-2006) and Sunderland (50, 1890-1893). However, as things stand they would slip three points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool going into the international break.
Manchester City vs Fulham
15:56
A brave first-half performance by Fulham sees the London club on level terms with Premier League champions Manchester City, as the half-time whistle blows with score at 1-1. After absorbing plenty of early pressure – with Gundogan and Haaland both missing good chances – the Cottagers struck first, when a moment of magic from Jimenez set up Pereira’s close-range finish. City bit back soon after, as Kovacic crashed in a low shot from the edge of the area following a corner. A wide-open encounter is reflected by both teams’ xG, with Fulham on 1.35 to their hosts’ 1.17 so far. Perhaps today is the day City’s long winning run over their capital-city counterparts finally ends?
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HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 FULHAM
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There will be just one minute of stoppage time added to the end of this first half, so Fulham’s job is almost done.
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15:47
Having been quite bold over the preceeding 20 minutes, Fulham are back in numbers now, aiming to keep the scoreline level until half-time. They surely deserve to been on equal terms at the break.
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15:46
MISS! After making his way to the left byline, Grealish stands up a lovely ball towards Bernardo Silva at the back post. The midfield maestro ghosts into the perfect position to finish, but his header loops over the far post and out of play! That should’ve hit the target!
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15:44
While Fulham may have only had half as many shots – and attempts on target – as their opponents so far, they have increased their possession share by almost 15% over the past 20 minutes. It’s impressive stuff from the Cottagers.
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15:42
Fulham are pushing hard for a second goal before the break, as Jimenez has a scuffed shot blocked by Kovacic, then City are forced to concede a corner. Marco Silva must be delighted with how his team are playing today: ususally they excel at Craven Cottage, but they’re taking the challenge to England’s dominant side in Manchester.
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15:39
Following City’s latest corner, Fulham break at speed again, confidently committing bodies forward in numbers. So far, they’ve caused their hosts plenty of problems in that manner; this time, it all comes to nothing.
Manchester City vs Fulham
15:38
The hosts have got their tails up now, as Foden and then Lewis see shots blocked by Bassey inside Fulham’s area. Then, Gvardiol tests Leno with a low effort which seems to be creeping wide, but the German goalkeeper still tips it behind for a corner.
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15:34
Fulham have actually registered three of their four Premier League wins over Manchester City at the Etihad, albeit their most recent victory there was way back in April 2009, under Roy Hodgson. Can they do it again today, more than 15 years later?
Manchester City vs Fulham
15:33
Goal Mateo Kovačić
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15:33
CLOSE! Fulham counter again, and Iwobi spins his marker before setting up a 10-yard strike for Traore. The winger can’t keep his effort on target, though, and despite beating Ederson he also lifts the ball over the crossbar! City are living dangerously here!
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15:28
Assist Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez
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Goal Andreas Hugo Hoelgebaum Pereira
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15:26
After Tete charges upfield, past several tame challenges, Robinson swings over a low cross from the left; Lewis reads it and cuts out the danger, allowing Ederson to take back possession.
Manchester City vs Fulham
15:24
A 25-yard free-kick from a central position is taken short to Lewis, who then tries to switch play but spectacularly fails. It’s another wasted set-piece situation for the hosts, who have lost a little of their early momentum.
Manchester City vs Fulham
15:23
Manchester City’s long winning run over Fulham continued when they last met, when the reigning Premier League champions cruised to a 4-0 victory at Craven Cottage towards the end of last season. So far today, though, they’ve been kept at bay.
Manchester City vs Fulham
15:19
SAVE! Ederson keeps the scores level! Powering his way past Lewis just outside the area, Traore almost finishes off a rapid Fulham counter-attack. He works his way clear through on goal, but Ederson races off his line to make a sharp stop! Great goalkeeping, but the Fulham winger should’ve scored!
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15:17
Bassey blocks a threatening low cross from the right byline, before Foden’s inswinging corner is met by Haaland at the back post. Under pressure, the latter can only guide his tame header straight at Leno. City are getting ever closer to making their 73% share of possession pay.
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15:14
After Iwobi’s hopeful shot from a wide angle on the right is deflected behind, Fulham’s subsequent corner is met by a leap from Jimenez. He can’t control his header, though, and City clear their lines.
Manchester City vs Fulham
15:13
A rare foray upfield by Fulham results in Jimenez winning a free-kick from Ruben Dias, who holds his opponent back. However, it comes to nothing, and Manchester City resume their total dominance of possession.
Manchester City vs Fulham
15:11
Once again, Foden tees up Haaland on the edge of the area. This time City’s star striker opens up an angle to shoot, but his low effort is slightly scuffed and runs straight towards Leno, who gathers the ball safely.
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15:10
Haaland steps up to the free-kick and drives it low and hard; however, it thuds into Bernardo Silva, who was placed on the ground in front of Fulham’s defensive wall. The hosts have made a mess of that set-piece routine.
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15:08
Lukic pulls Lewis back by the shirt and concedes a free-kick in dangerous territory, but he avoids a booking. City will have a chance to strike at goal from around 20 yards out, in a central position.
Manchester City vs Fulham
15:07
JUST WIDE! Now Haaland comes close! Played in by a precise Foden throughball, the Norwegian striker takes aim but angles his low shot narrowly wide of the right-hand post! Fulham escape again!
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CLOSE! Gundogan misses a gilt-edged chance to open the scoring, firing wide of the right-hand post when left in space near the penalty spot! That’s a great opportunity spurned!
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15:05
Gundogan finds Haaland on the right byline, and the latter’s cutback is blocked behind for Man City’s first corner. Akanji attacks the cross, but commits a foul and concedes a free-kick to Fulham.
Manchester City vs Fulham
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Fulham kick off, and we are under way in Manchester!
Manchester City vs Fulham
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Emerging into the sunshine from the tunnel, both teams are out on the pitch, and kick-off is now just moments away!
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14:58
Making just one change to the XI that started in Nottingham last week, Fulham boss Marco Silva brings Berge into midfield, replacing Smith Rowe. After scoring three goals in as many games, Jimenez starts up front; fellow striker Carlos Vinicius is sidelined by a calf injury.
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After making six changes in midweek, Guardiola recalls several senior stars, including goalkeeper Ederson and centre-back Ruben Dias. There is only one switch from the draw with Newcastle last week, though: Foden replaces Walker, with Lewis starting at right-back. Once again City will be without Rodri, Oscar Bobb, Nathan Ake and Kevin De Bruyne due to injury.
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14:48
SUBS: Steven Benda, Harrison Reed, Harry Wilson, Rodrigo Muniz, Tom Cairney, Reiss Nelson, Timothy Castagne, Issa Diop, Emile Smith Rowe.
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FULHAM (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Kenny Tete, Joachim Andersen, Calvin Bassey, Antonee Robinson; Sander Berge, Sasa Lukic; Adama Traore, Andreas Pereira, Alex Iwobi; Raul Jimenez.
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SUBS: Stefan Ortega, Scott Carson, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Jeremy Doku, Savinho, Matheus Nunes, James McAtee.
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MANCHESTER CITY (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Rico Lewis, Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol; Mateo Kovacic, Ilkay Gundogan; Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish; Erling Haaland.
Manchester City vs Fulham
14:37
Fulham have made their best start to a Premier League campaign since 2003, accruing 11 points so far to claim sixth place in the table – just three points behind today’s hosts. Since losing to Manchester United on the opening weekend, the Cottagers have put together a five-game unbeaten run in the English top flight, winning both of their last two matches. After beating Newcastle 3-1, last week they edged out Nottingham Forest, winning 1-0 at the City Ground thanks to a Raul Jimenez penalty.
Manchester City vs Fulham
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After being held to their second successive Premier League draw by Newcastle United last week, Manchester City then returned to winning ways with a comfortable success against Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League. On the domestic front, Pep Guardiola’s side sit four points behind leaders Liverpool after the Reds beat Crystal Palace in today’s early kick-off, so they will be keen to continue their dominance over Fulham. City have won each of the clubs’ last 16 meetings across all competitions – the longest winning run one team has had over another throughout English football league history.
Manchester City vs Fulham
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Hello and welcome to live coverage of today’s Premier League clash between Manchester City and Fulham at the Etihad Stadium!
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After dropping vital points last weekend, Man City will look to get their title defense back on track as they play Fulham at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
City played out their second successive Premier League draw last Saturday, as they were held to a 1-1 tie with Newcastle, leaving them a point behind current EPL leaders Liverpool going into this weekend’s fixtures.
They face a Fulham side that’s enjoying its best start to a Premier League season in 11 years. Currently in sixth, the Cottagers claimed a battling 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest last weekend thanks to a Raul Jiminez penalty strike.
Manchester City face Fulham on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Etihad Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. BST local time, making it a 10a.m. ET or 7 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada and a 12 a.m. AEST kickoff in the early hours of Sunday in Australia.
Below, we’ll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens wherever you are in the world.
A win for Marco Silva’s Fulham today would put them level on points with Man City.
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How to watch Man City vs. Fulham in the US without cable
Saturday’s Man City vs. Fulham match is streaming on Peacock. You’ll need a Peacock Premium or Premium Plus account to catch the game live.
Peacock offers two Premium plans, and after the recent price increases, the ad-supported Premium plan costs $8 a month, and the ad-free Premium Plus plan is $14 a month.
How to watch the Premier League 2024/25 season from anywhere with a VPN
If you find yourself unable to view EPL matches locally, you may need a different way to watch the games — that’s where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds on game day by encrypting your traffic, and it’s also a great idea if you’re traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network, and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.
With a VPN, you’re able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the game. Most VPNs, like our Editors’ Choice, ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this.
Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you’re streaming. You should be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions.
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ExpressVPN is our current best VPN pick for people who want a reliable and safe VPN, and it works on a variety of devices. It’s normally $13 a month, but if you sign up for an annual subscription for $100 you’ll get three months free and save 49%. That’s the equivalent of $6.67 a month with code SPECIALDEAL, which should be automatically applied.
Note that ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Can I livestream Manchester City vs. Fulham in the UK?
No broadcaster has the rights to show this game live in the UK, due to the traditional Saturday 3 p.m. kickoff blackout, which prohibits matches being shown in the region at that time in order to protect attendances throughout the English football pyramid.
That also means that if you’re in the UK traveling for pleasure or for work, you’re unlikely to be able to watch the game like you normally would at home, thanks to geoblocking.
There’s one option to get around this, however. By using a VPN, as explained above, you can set your location to a country where the match is being broadcast and go from there.
Livestream Man City vs. Fulham in Canada
If you want to stream this EPL game live in Canada, you’ll need to subscribe to Fubo Canada. The service has exclusive rights to every Premier League fixture once again this season.
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Fubo is the go-to destination for Canadians looking to watch the EPL this season, with exclusive streaming rights to every match. It costs CA$30 per month, though you can save some cash by paying quarterly or annually.
Livestream Man City vs. Fulham in Australia
Football fans Down Under can watch EPL matches live on streaming service Optus Sport, which is showing every single Premier League fixture of the 2024/25 season live in Australia.
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With exclusive rights to screen all EPL matches live this season, as well as German Bundesliga and Spanish La Liga games, streaming service Optus Sport is a particularly big draw for Aussie soccer fans.
If you’re already an Optus network customer you can bag Optus Sport for a reduced price, with discounts bringing the price down to as low as AU$7 per month. If you’re not, a standalone monthly subscription to the service starts at AU$25.
Quick tips for streaming the Premier League using a VPN
With four variables at play — your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN — your experience and success when streaming EPL matches may vary.
If you don’t see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the “search for city or country” option.
If you’re having trouble getting the game after you’ve turned on your VPN and set it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try for a quick fix. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs — like Roku — don’t have VPN apps you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you’ll have to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you’re using (like your phone) so that any device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.
All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network’s sports app, you’ll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help, since both devices will appear to be in the correct location.
And remember, browsers can often give away a location despite using a VPN, so be sure you’re using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We normally recommend Brave.
Manchester City eased to a 4-0 victory against Slovan Bratislava in the second match of their 2024/25 Champions League campaign.
With over 20 shots in the game, Ilkay Gundogan opened the scoring in the eighth minute, with Phil Foden adding a second in the 15th minute. Erling Haaland and James McAtee doubled the visitors’ lead in the second half to ensure the comfortable victory.
Pep Guardiola’s side sit second in the Premier League after a somewhat disappointing draw against Newcastle last weekend, and they’re looking for their first three points of the new European campaign this week after drawing 0-0 at home to Inter Milan last time out.
The Cityzens have lost Rodri for the remainder of the season and will be without Kevin De Bruyne in the Slovak capital, though they come up against a Slovan Bratislava side that lost 5-1 to Celtic in their European opener on 18 September.
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REPORT: Man City defeat Slovan Bratislava in their second Champions League match
FT Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City
74’ GOAL! James McAtee scores fourth (SLB 0-4 MCI)
58’ GOAL! Haaland adds a third (SLB 0-3 MCI)
15’ GOAL! Foden doubles the lead! (SLB 0-2 MCI)
8’ GOAL! Gundogan scores! (SLB 0-1 MCI)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava 0 – 4 Manchester City FC
Manchester City brush Slovan Bratislava aside, but performance hints at key weakness
22:19 , Sonia Twigg
Manchester City eased to their first victory of this season’s Champions League as they brushed Slovan Bratislava aside 4-0 in Slovakia on Tuesday.
Early goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Phil Foden put them in command before Erling Haaland’s 42nd goal in 41 appearances in the competition and another from substitute James McAtee added the gloss.
City also hit the woodwork three times in a dominant performance that added impetus to their campaign after their draw with Inter Milan earlier this month.
Phil Foden said after the match: “Yeah amazing. Great result, great atmosphere as well. It’s nice to play in the Champions League again.
“Very happy with the performance, I know there’s still things I can work on and get better, I’m still a little bit rusty. Like I said I’m happy with my performance and the team performance.
“I love it, the atmosphere is very good, it was a great experience.”
Full time: Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City
21:49 , Sonia Twigg
FT: City may leave Bratislava disappointed they didn’t add more goals to their tally.
After having the opening shot of the game, the home side did not find a foothold in the game, and City eased to victory.
Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City
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90 minutes: There will be two minutes of added time.
Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City
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88 minutes: Doku wins a corner. Gundogan takes it and Stones heads it towards the goal, but it’s a good save from the Slovan goalkeeper.
Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City
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84 minutes: Doku has caused problems down the wing all match and shows no signs of stopping as he puts another ball in the box looking for a player in burgundy, but it’s cleared and City will mount another attack.
Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City
21:38 , Sonia Twigg
80 minutes: City are on the hunt for a fifth, the ball is pulled back towards Grealish, but he wasn’t quite ready and nothing comes of it.
GOAL! James McAtee! Slovan Bratislava 0-4 Man City
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74 minutes: GOAL! James McAtee scores his first Champions League goal after being chipped in by Phil Foden and he takes a touch before firing into the back of th net.
Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Man City
21:27 , Sonia Twigg
70 minutes: City have had 20 shots tonight, but still just the three goals to show for it. Bayern Munich scored nine in their opening Champions League match and after the first round of fixtures were top of the table.
Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Man City
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69 minutes: With all the substitutions, the intensity of the match has just dropped slightly, although City continue to dominate possession.
Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Man City
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63 minutes: Changes for Slovan, the captain has just been taken off by his dad, the coach. He also spent time in Man City’s youth team along side Kieran Trippier many years ago.
Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Man City
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60 minutes: That will be Haaland’s last involvement and he comes off to be replaced by James McAtee, Ruben Dias on for Akanji.
There was a brief VAR check for a penalty, but City have not been given a chance to add to their tally.
GOAL! Haaland strikes – Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Man City
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58 minutes: GOAL! The moment Slovan get forward they are broken immediately and Haaland is played straight through the middle of the two centre backs, he takes the ball round the goalkeeper and just slots it into the back of the net.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
21:14 , Sonia Twigg
57 minutes: City are struggling to turn their possession into goals, it might be entirely last-ditch defending with the occasional punt up front for Slovan, but they have still not conceded since the 15th minute.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
21:10 , Sonia Twigg
53 minutes: Chance! Haaland has moved cleverly at the far post to beat his marker, he jumps high but his header is way off target.
Another chance for City goes begging.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
21:07 , Sonia Twigg
50 minutes: It’s just wave after wave of City attacks, Doku has a cross blocked, then the ball doesn’t quite fall for Haaland and it’s scrambled clear.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
21:04 , Sonia Twigg
47 minutes: Foden has been nutmegged! He might have scored already but he has been completely done there, that was a nice bit of skill from the Slovan player.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
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46 minutes: The second half is underway
Half time: Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
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Here are some photos of the first half:
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Half time: Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:46 , Sonia Twigg
Half time: Phil Foden could have had a hat-trick himself, and City have hit the woodwork three times in addition to their opening two goals.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:45 , Sonia Twigg
43 minutes: City will be pleased with how they’ve gone at half time, although it remains to be seen how big a part goal difference will play in the final table and they could be on the hunt for a few more in the second half.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:40 , Sonia Twigg
40 minutes: Foden fires another volley wide after the goalkeeper stuck his leg out to deny a Savinho ball across the box.
Gundogan hits the woodwork for a third time! The goalkeeper was just watching the ball but it hit the woodwork between the post and crossbar.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:38 , Sonia Twigg
38 minutes: Foden has had another shot but drags it wide, Slovan then had a chance to try and build possession and ended up with a free kick in the City half which will relieve some pressure, even though it doesn’t beat the first man.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:35 , Sonia Twigg
35 minutes: After 34 minutes of play, Slovan have completed less than 50 passes, while City are nearing 250.
That sums up the discrepancy between the sides in this Champions League clash.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
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32 minutes: But after committing, Slovan are almost hit on the break, Doku sprints forward and puts the ball across the box, but it’s just behind Erling Haaland and he cannot capitalise.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:32 , Sonia Twigg
30 minutes: It is starting to feel like a case of when rather than if City will add another. The crowd have kept going inspired by the person on the mike.
Slovan get forward, but the ball doesn’t fall in the box for them to create anything.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:27 , Sonia Twigg
26 minutes: POST! Foden tried his luck from distance, the goalkeeper can only parry it onto the post and hope it bounced favourably which it did.
City have a strong lead and they could easily have more!
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:24 , Sonia Twigg
23 minutes: Post! Doku has hit the woodwork! Another chance for City, and they’re already comfortably ahead.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:21 , Sonia Twigg
20 minutes: Slovan are just camped outside their box and cannot get clear, it’s going to be a long night for them if this continues.
The crowd have not stopped though.
Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
20:17 , Sonia Twigg
17 minutes: Haaland should have made it three! He had a great chance to put the ball into the back of the net, but it was too close to the goalkeeper who was able to make the save.
GOAL! Phil Foden scores! Slovan Bratislava 0-2 Man City
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15 minutes: GOAL! Phil Foden doubles City’s lead! It was a perfect strike in his first start this season, expertly curled into the corner.
Slovan Bratislava 0-1 Man City
20:14 , Sonia Twigg
12 minutes: As expected, City have dominated the possession and given the heavy beating at the hands of Celtic, Slovan might just have to weather the storm for as long as they can.
GOAL! Gundogan scores for City! Slovan Bratislava 0-1 Man City
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8 minutes: GOAL! City have broken the deadlock, Gundogan scores his first goal since coming back to City, it’s deflected into the back of the net giving the goalkeeper no chance
Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Man City
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4 minutes: Haaland drives on the edge of the box and pulls the ball back in the direction of Phil Foden, but the ball is behind hi and the home side are able to clear.
Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Man City
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2 minutes: Chance! Slovan Bratislava have had an early chance! They break on the counter attack and the shot is just wide of the goal!
Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Man City
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1 minute: Man City kick the game underway
Slovan Bratislava v Man City
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The teams are out, the Champions League anthem is being played, and the match is about to get underway.
Slovan Bratislava v Man City
19:55 , Sonia Twigg
Instead of drums, Slovan Bratislava have a female violinist and another woman playing the electric guitar, they are getting the fans well and truly up for this one.
Slovan Bratislava coach on facing Man City
19:50 , Mike Jones
Vladimír Weiss Sr said: “We will welcome one of the best teams in the world. They won the Champions League a year ago.
“Our opponents are the favourites not only for this match, but for the whole competition. We have to enjoy it. I believe that with the fans behind us we can reach our limits.”
City head to Slovakia
19:44 , Mike Jones
Manchester City will take on Champions League debutants Slovan Bratislava on a run of only one win in four games and trying to adjust to the loss of lynchpin Rodri.
Pep Guardiola changed shape away to Newcastle at the weekend with Mateo Kovacic and Rico Lewis sitting in front of the defence, but they were far from their fluid best in a 1-1 draw and further refinements are clearly needed.
City are clear favourites in Bratislava, where avoiding defeat will see them match Manchester United’s record of 25 games unbeaten in this competition.
Man City’s Champions League successes
19:37 , Mike Jones
This is Man City’s 14th successive season in the Champions League. They have featured in every campaign since 2011/12 and have reached the knockout stages in each of the last 11.
Having claimed the club’s first Champions League title in 2022/23, Pep Guardiola’s side won all six group games for the first time last season to finish six points clear of RB Leipzig in the standings.
That was the seventh successive season in which City had come first in their group.
City then beat Copenhagen in the round of 16 but lost an epic quarter-final against eventual champions Real Madrid – the third season in a row in which they had faced the Spanish side.
Slovan Bratislava vs Man City
19:30 , Mike Jones
Slovan have won all four home European matches this season – scoring 14 goals – as many victories as in their previous 13 games (six draws, three defeats).
Weiss Jr on his time at Man City
19:22 , Mike Jones
“I have the best memories of my time at City,” said Slovan Bratislava’s captain when reminiscing about the start to his professional career.
“It was an amazing achievement to break through to the first team at a young age with the players that were already in the squad. With time, there were better and better players and with Mancini coming in, my chances were getting smaller.
“I am always going to watch City, not just because they’re my first club but because they play the best football in the world for me. To watch City for me is a pleasure. I’m following the club and it’s a club that’s always going to stay in my heart.”
A City homecoming for Weiss
19:15 , Mike Jones
Vladimir Weiss Jr moved to Manchester as a teenager and came through the City Academy. He scored in the 2008 FA Youth Cup final as City’s youth side defeated Chelsea to lift the trophy.
Weiss then played five times for the senior team before joining Bolton Wanderers, Rangers and Espanyol on loan before eventually moving to Pescara on a permanent deal in 2012.
Now, he captains Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League and the former City winger will look to get one over on his old club.
Arsenal and Man City’s heated rivalry has just reached a new level of tension
19:07 , Chris Wilson
Mikel Arteta eventually felt he had to speak, specifically in order to quieten things down. You couldn’t have a clearer indication of how the Manchester City–Arsenal tensions had reached a peak, after all, than Pep Guardiola himself willingly bringing up the “115 charges”. Some City officials had previously bristled at the media or anyone else mentioning the prospect of the club being punished, and yet here was their most important football figure putting it front and centre of the week’s biggest story.
That showed how affected Guardiola had been by Arteta’s admittedly open-ended comments from Tuesday. The Arsenal manager had spoken about how he has “all the information” on City, having worked at the club for almost four years. Arteta was actually talking about gamesmanship, given all the criticism of his own team over “dark arts”, but the way it was said could have easily been portrayed as talking about the hearing. Guardiola evidently felt that way.
The Slovan Bratislava manager spoke with praise about his opposit number tonight: “I like many coaches – Ancelotti, Klopp, Bielsa – but Guardiola is unique.
“He had changed football. Every player in the team plays in his position and all of them know what their job is on the pitch. This approach makes him a special and outstanding coach.”
Pep Guardiola makes six changes for his side’s match against Slovan Bratislava, with Ortega, Stones, Nunes, Savinho, Foden and Doku all coming into the side.
Man City XI: Ortega, Lewis, Stones, Akanji, Gvardiol, Gundogan, Nunes, Savinho, Foden, Doku, Haaland.
The problem facing Man City stretches beyond Rodri’s injury absence
18:38 , Chris Wilson
Manchester City began without one of the outstanding individuals of last season. No, not that one. Or not just that one, anyway. Rodri was the most conspicuous absentee at St James’ Park on Saturday as, barring an injury to Erling Haaland, he will be for the rest of the campaign. But Phil Fodenstarted on the bench. His bit-part role has been camouflaged by the sudden realisation that Rodri will have no part to play in the next nine months, but it is less than six weeks since Foden was anointed PFA Player of the Year.
It is an understatement to say his candidature for a second successive award has had a slow start. City have played six league games this season. Foden has begun none. Euro 2024 was why he was an opening-day replacement against Chelsea. He missed two matches through illness, spent the next as an unused substitute and came on in the last two. Perhaps it is a fact that points to potential improvement for City: Foden, scorer of 27 goals last time around, could provide an injection of excellence for a Rodri-less side.
The problem facing Man City stretches beyond Rodri’s injury absence
Man City prepare to face Slovan Bratislava
18:30 , Mike Jones
The training sessions are done and dusted ahead of kick off at 8pm tonight.
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Stones on Rodri’s recovery
18:22 , Mike Jones
“[Rodrigo’s injury] was difficult news for us all to take. I spoke to Rodri yesterday and he’s doing well, recovering,” Stones said, “It’s sad for the standard he has set over the last season has been incredible.
“We know what a key player he is for us, but we want him to be back quickly. We know it will be a long time, but we have a lot of quality players capable of filling in in that position.
“He was in good spirits. Now he knows what’s happened and knows his process to get back, he’s come to terms with it. He is over in Spain with his family. He needs to take time now to relax and recover as best he can.”
Stones ready to ‘fullfil’ Rodri role
18:15 , Mike Jones
Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri will miss the rest of the campaign after having to undergo surgery in the wake of an ACL injury sustained in last week’s Premier League clash with Arsenal.
City teammate John Stones says he is ‘100 per cent’ ready to fill the midfield void left by Rodri’s absence if called on by Pep Guardiola.
He said: “If called upon 100%. It happened a lot over the past two years, me going into midfield. It was difficult in the 2023 Champions League final as I was higher up, which was new for me [but] I enjoyed it.
“Whatever position I am asked to play, or whoever plays midfield, has played there before and knows what’s asked of them by the manager.
“And hopefully we can recreate even better moments than the Champions League final.”
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Kovacic, Lewis, Stones? How Manchester City replace injured Rodri
18:08 , Chris Wilson
Manchester City appear to have suffered a major blow with Rodri set for a spell on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury against Arsenal.
The midfielder was substituted in the first half of the clash of Premier League rivals at the Etihad Stadium, with the club confirming that he has suffered ligament damage.
It is an injury that may render the 28-year-old unavailable for the rest of the campaign, leaving Pep Guardiola without his key midfield fulcrum.
While the Manchester City manager often rotates elsewhere, Rodri is firmly established as a vital figure at the base of midfield and rarely misses the club’s biggest games.
But an expensively-assembled squad does provide Guardiola with a number of alternative options as he looks to replace the Spaniard:
Slovan Bratislava won two of their first three games against English clubs with both home first legs – 2-0 against Tottenham in the 1962/63 European Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-final and 1-0 against Derby in the 1975/76 European Cup first round.
They went on to lose those ties 2-6 and 1-3 on aggregate and have since lost seven of their subsequent nine matches against English opposition, drawing twice.
The last outing against an English team came in the 2019/20 Europa League where Slovan lost 1-2 at home and 0-1 away against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the group stage, making it five successive defeats by English teams.
Slovan play with ‘courage’ says Guardiola
17:52 , Mike Jones
Pep Guardiola is anticipating a tough test for his players this evening when they take on Slovan Bratislava and explained how watching their match against Celtic showed him that City’s opponents play with courage.
“This is a team that I would say plays with courage,” he said, “I saw the game against Glasgow Celtic and they were not scared to play.
“Not scared to link with their striker and they want to try it. The Champions League it doesn’t matter, I always have incredible respect for all the teams, especially when you play away.
“Hopefully we can be an aggressive team again and take a result.”
Guardiola provides De Bruyne update
17:45 , Mike Jones
Pep Guardiola says that he is hoping Kevin De Bruyne will be back in contention for selection after the October international break.
The midfielder was forced off during City’s Champions League clash with Inter Milan earlier this month and missed their next three matches with a thigh issue.
“Hopefully after the international break he [Kevin] will be back,” Guardiola said, “Everybody is ready – we will put out the best team possible to compete and beat them.”
Rodri ruled out for rest of season after Man City star undergoes surgery
17:37 , Chris Wilson
Rodri has been ruled out for the remainder of the season by Pep Guardiola after the Manchester City confirmed the Spanish midfielder has successfully undergone surgery.
Rodri suffered ACL and meniscus damage to his knee in the 2-2 draw with Arsenal.
“He had surgery this morning,” Guardiola said. “ACL and some meniscus. So, next season he will be here. This season is over [for him].”
Rodri ruled out for rest of season after Man City star undergoes surgery
Slovan Bratislava vs Man City prediction
17:30 , Chris Wilson
Man City should easily be able to make it a first win in Europe this term, even with rotations in the squad and probably the starting 11. They should also triumph in style and comfort.
Slovan 0-4 Man City.
Slovan Bratislava vs Man City predicted line-ups and latest odds
17:22 , Chris Wilson
Here’s how we think the two teams will line up against each other this evening though there is always the possibility that Pep Guardiola springs a surprise with the players at his disposal:
Man City XI: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Nunes, Kovacic, Savinho, Foden, Grealish, Haaland
As for the latest odds from the bookmakers, it should come as no surprise that City are the overwhelming favourites to win this one despite playing away from home:
Slovan 50/1
Draw 17/1
City 1/25
What is the early team news?
17:15 , Chris Wilson
Rodri is Man City’s main injury concern with the midfielder out for the long term. Oscar Bobb and Nathan Ake are also sidelined, but City will hope Kevin de Bruyne is back to full fitness to play some part at least.
Lukas Pauschek is out for Slovan, while Kenan Bajric is a doubt. Their attacking line should include former Man City starlet Vladimir Weiss, now aged 34, and one of Slovakia’s starting forwards from their Euro 2024 last-16 clash with England, in David Strelec.
When is Slovan Bratislava vs Man City?
17:07 , Chris Wilson
The match kicks off at 8pm BST on Tuesday 1 October.
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Slovan Bratislava vs Manchester City
17:00 , Chris Wilson
Manchester City will be looking for their first win in the new Champions League format when they head to Slovakia on Tuesday, to take on Slovan Bratislava.
Pep Guardiola’s side are on an unusual run of just one win in four games across all competitions, though the others were all draws and they have faced Arsenal and Inter Milan in that run. Even so, failing to beat Newcastle last time out will have irked the reigning Premier League champions, as they lost top spot to Liverpool in the process and have now kept just one clean sheet in their last seven games.
Slovan Bratislava have won seven out of eight domestically and sit top of the Super Liga as a result, but were absolutely hammered by Celtic in their Champions League opener, losing 5-1 in Glasgow.
That result raised questions of competitiveness in this expanded league format, and even on home soil they must be fearing the type of scoreline an in-form Erling Haaland might be able to raise.
Good evening!
14:15 , Mike Jones
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Champions League action as Manchester City travel to Slovakia to face Slovan Bratislava in their second league phase fixture.
City’s opening Champions League match ended in a 0-0 draw with Inter Milan and Pep Guardiola’s team head into this match in need of a win. They also drew 1-1 with Newcastle in their latest Premier League outing having also failed to beat a 10-man Arsenal team just before.
Slova Bratislava are perhaps the perfect team for City to face. They lost their first Champions League match 5-1 to Celtic and with City’s added firepower it could be another difficult night for the Slovakian side.
We’ll have all the team news, line-ups and updates throughout the evening so stick with us as we build up to kick off at 8pm.
NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning amid a battle of the bullpens, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 3 of their AL Division Series at Kauffman Stadium.
Stanton finished with three hits, drove in two runs and stole a base for the first time in four years for the Yankees, who will turn to six-time All-Star pitcher Gerrit Cole on Thursday night with a chance to reach the American League Championship Series.
The Royals used four relievers before Kris Bubic took over for the eighth. The left-hander struck out Austin Wells before Stanton hit his 3-1 pitch nearly 420 feet to left to give New York the lead.
The Royals tried to answer off Luke Weaver in the bottom half, getting Bobby Witt Jr.’s first hit of the series and a two-out single by franchise stalwart Salvador Perez. Weaver recovered to get Yuli Gurriel to fly out to end the threat, and he also handled the ninth to earn the save and cap 4 1/3 scoreless innings by the New York bullpen.
The Yankees won despite another frustrating night in the postseason for MVP front-runner Aaron Judge. He went 0 for 4 with a walk, and is now 1 for 11 with only an infield single through three games against the Royals.
It helped that the powerful Yankees drew nine walks Wednesday night, giving them 22 for the series.
It was the first playoff game at the K in 3,268 days, since the Royals beat the Mets in Game 2 of the 2015 World Series. They won their first title in 30 years a few days later in New York.
The first baseman on that Royals team, Eric Hosmer, was on hand to deliver the first pitch for a crowd that included Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
The Yankees had some good swings against Seth Lugo’s dizzying array of nine pitches, but they had nothing to show for it early on.
Juan Soto flew out to center in the first on what would have been a homer in 17 ballparks. Judge followed with a liner snared by Witt at shortstop that had an exit velocity of 114 mph. And in the third, Gleyber Torres hit a ball to the warning track in right, moments after a review confirmed that his would-be RBI blooper down the line had landed foul.
The Yankees broke through in the fourth on Stanton’s double – Soto came around from first to score, though he might well have been out had Witt delivered a better relay throw to the plate. And in the fifth, Soto added a bases-loaded sacrifice fly.
The Royals answered with two in the fifth. Kyle Isbel got them on the board with a two-out double to left, and Michael Massey ripped a sinking liner that somehow missed Soto’s glove in right for an RBI triple.
Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt was dinged for both runs on four hits and a walk in 4 2/3 innings. Lugo went five for Kansas City, allowing two hits and walking four against the team that led the league in free passes this season.
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Yankees: Cole (8-5, 3.41 ERA) heads back to the mound Thursday night. He allowed four runs – three earned – over five innings in the opener Saturday night but got no decision in the 6-5 win for New York.
Royals: RHP Michael Wacha (13-8, 3.35 ERA) will face Cole again after pitching just four innings Saturday. He allowed three runs but was long gone by the time the Yankees scored the go-ahead run in the seventh.
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Tournament favorites Manchester City will be hoping for a routine victory as they travel to Slovakia to take on outsiders Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League.
Despite wide expectations that Pep Guardiola’s men will repeat their 2023 triumph in this season’s tournament, City come into this fixture some way off their expected form, with just one win in their last four games. Their 1-1 draw in the English Premier League against Newcastle at the weekend suggesting that the season-long loss of midfielder Rodri to a knee injury is already being felt.
City today come up against arguably the weakest of the 36 teams competing in the new-look single league phase of this competition, with the Slovakian champions soundly beaten 5-1 away to Celtic in Gameweek 1.
Slovan Bratislava take on Manchester City on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at the Tehelné pole stadium, with kickoff set for 9 p.m. CEST local time in Slovakia, making it an 8p.m. BST start in the UK, 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PTkickoff in the US and Canada, and a 5 a.m. AEST start in Australia on Wednesday morning.
Below, we’ll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the match as it happens, wherever you are in the world.
Croatian defender Joško Gvardiol was on target for Man City in their 1-1 draw with Newcastle at the weekend.
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Livestream Slovan Bratislava vs. Man City in the US
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Livestream Slovan Bratislava vs. Man City in the UK
Along with the shake up of the Champions League format, the new season brings with it some changes with how to watch UCL games in the UK.
TNT Sports will continue to broadcast the majority of Champions League games, however Amazon Prime Video now have first pick for games on a Tuesday, with one per match week being shown exclusively live on the platform.
This match is set to be shown live on TNT Sports 1.
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TNT Sports is offering the lions share of Champions League matches exclusively live this season to viewers in the UK. You can access TNT Sports in a number of ways, including via Sky Q as a TV package, or direct streaming from its range of mobile and smart TV apps. It costs £31 either way and comes in a package that includes Discovery Plus’ library of documentary content.
Livestream UEFA Champions League 2024/25 games in Canada
If you want to stream UCL games live in Canada, you’ll need to subscribe to DAZN Canada. The service has exclusive broadcast rights to the Champions League this season.
DAZN
A DAZN subscription currently costs CA$30 a month or CA$200 a year and will also give you access to Europa League and EFL Championship soccer, Six Nations rugby and WTA tennis.
As well as dedicated apps for iOS and Android, there’s a wide range of support for set-top boxes and smart TVs.
Livestream the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 game in Australia
Football fans Down Under can watch UCL matches on streaming service Stan Sport, which has exclusive rights to show the Champions League live in Australia this season.
Stan Sport
Stan Sport will set you back AU$10 per month (on top of a AU$10 Stan subscription), but the streaming service is currently offering a seven-day free trial.
A subscription will also give you access to Europa League and Europa Conference League action, as well as international rugby and Formula E.
Quick tips for streaming UEFA Champions League matches using a VPN
With four variables at play — your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN — your experience and success when streaming Champions League games may vary.
If you don’t see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the “search for city or country” option.
If you’re having trouble getting the game after you’ve turned on your VPN and set it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try for a quick fix. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs — like Roku — don’t have VPN apps you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you’ll have to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you’re using (like your phone) so that any device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.
All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network’s sports app, you’ll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help, since both devices will appear to be in the correct location.
And remember, browsers can often give away a location despite using a VPN, so be sure you’re using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We normally recommend Brave.
The Kansas City Chiefs are looking for their first 4-0 start since the 2020 season.The Chiefs are taking on the Los Angeles Chargers in their first divisional game of the young season.The Chargers enter the game with a record of 2-1.Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has been cleared to play, but the team will be without two key offensive linemen.Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt could see his first action in a Chiefs jersey since the 2018 season.CHIEFS-CHARGERS LIVE UPDATES2:00, fourth quarter: On 3rd-and-6, Mahomes finds Worthy for a first down, all but ending the game. 5:00, fourth quarter: The Chiefs have their first lead of the game. Samaje Perine capped off a five-play, 60-yard touchdown drive with a two-yard score. Kansas City leads 17-10 late.9:24, fourth quarter: After the Chargers turned the ball over on downs, the Chiefs’ drive stalled after an 8-play, 34-yard effort. The Chiefs were able to flip field position, and Los Angeles takes over on their own 15.13:32, fourth quarter: The Chiefs’ defense comes up big on another 4th-and-1. They stopped the Chargers, turning them over on downs and ending a 14-play, 67-yard drive. The game remains tied at 10-10THIRD QUARTER: Not much scoring in the third quarter of the game. A 10-play, 37-yard drive by the Chiefs led toa field goal by Butker. The game is tied entering the fourth quarter. HALFTIME: Chiefs head coach Andy Reid told CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson that Rice’s injury is “not good.” SECOND QUARTER HALFTIME: Harrison Butker missed a 65-yard field goal attempt at the end of the first half. 4:06, second quarter: In one play, the Chiefs are back in the game. Mahomes connects with rookie Xavier Worthy for a 54-yard touchdown, cutting the deficit to 10-7. 5:41, second quarter: For the third time in the first half, the Chargers defense sacks Patrick Mahomes.8:15, second quarter: It’s been a big first half for Travis Kelce. Kelce has 51 yards and set the franchise record for most receptions in franchise history. FIRST QUARTER3:00, first quarter: The Chargers took advantage of Mahomes’ interception and extended their lead to 10-0.However, the biggest story of the game is the health of Chiefs wideout Rashee Rice.Rice left the game with a knee injury and is questionable to return.6:06, first quarter: The Chargers intercept quarterback Patrick Mahomes and fumbles the ball, but it’s ruled out of bounds. The Chargers retain possession.6:16, first quarter: The Chargers take full advantage of the turnover, scoring a touchdown on a 10-play drive that covered 74 yards and took 6:36 off the clock. Justin Herbert completed a 7-yard pass to Ladd McConkey for the touchdown.12:52, first quarter: After a promising drive that included a 38-yard reception by Travis Kelce, running back Carson Steele fumbled the ball, and the Chargers recovered. It’s the second time this season Steele has lost a fumble.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
The Kansas City Chiefs are looking for their first 4-0 start since the 2020 season.
The Chiefs are taking on the Los Angeles Chargers in their first divisional game of the young season.
The Chargers enter the game with a record of 2-1.
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has been cleared to play, but the team will be without two key offensive linemen.
Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt could see his first action in a Chiefs jersey since the 2018 season.
CHIEFS-CHARGERS LIVE UPDATES
2:00, fourth quarter: On 3rd-and-6, Mahomes finds Worthy for a first down, all but ending the game.
5:00, fourth quarter: The Chiefs have their first lead of the game. Samaje Perine capped off a five-play, 60-yard touchdown drive with a two-yard score. Kansas City leads 17-10 late.
9:24, fourth quarter: After the Chargers turned the ball over on downs, the Chiefs’ drive stalled after an 8-play, 34-yard effort. The Chiefs were able to flip field position, and Los Angeles takes over on their own 15.
13:32, fourth quarter: The Chiefs’ defense comes up big on another 4th-and-1. They stopped the Chargers, turning them over on downs and ending a 14-play, 67-yard drive. The game remains tied at 10-10
THIRD QUARTER:
Not much scoring in the third quarter of the game. A 10-play, 37-yard drive by the Chiefs led toa field goal by Butker. The game is tied entering the fourth quarter.
HALFTIME: Chiefs head coach Andy Reid told CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson that Rice’s injury is “not good.”
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SECOND QUARTER
HALFTIME: Harrison Butker missed a 65-yard field goal attempt at the end of the first half.
4:06, second quarter: In one play, the Chiefs are back in the game. Mahomes connects with rookie Xavier Worthy for a 54-yard touchdown, cutting the deficit to 10-7.
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5:41, second quarter: For the third time in the first half, the Chargers defense sacks Patrick Mahomes.
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8:15, second quarter: It’s been a big first half for Travis Kelce. Kelce has 51 yards and set the franchise record for most receptions in franchise history.
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With that reception, TE Travis Kelce (917) has passed Tony Gonzalez (916) for the most receptions in franchise history.
3:00, first quarter: The Chargers took advantage of Mahomes’ interception and extended their lead to 10-0.
However, the biggest story of the game is the health of Chiefs wideout Rashee Rice.
Rice left the game with a knee injury and is questionable to return.
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6:06, first quarter: The Chargers intercept quarterback Patrick Mahomes and fumbles the ball, but it’s ruled out of bounds. The Chargers retain possession.
6:16, first quarter: The Chargers take full advantage of the turnover, scoring a touchdown on a 10-play drive that covered 74 yards and took 6:36 off the clock. Justin Herbert completed a 7-yard pass to Ladd McConkey for the touchdown.
12:52, first quarter: After a promising drive that included a 38-yard reception by Travis Kelce, running back Carson Steele fumbled the ball, and the Chargers recovered. It’s the second time this season Steele has lost a fumble.
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Manchester City will look to maintain their lead at the top of the Premier League as they travel to St. James’ Park to take on Newcastle on Saturday.
The defending champs have made an unbeaten start to the season, but have suffered a massive blow with the confirmation that their key midfielder Rodri will miss the rest of the season after suffering a serious knee injury last week in their 1-1 draw against Arsenal.
Meanwhile, a win for Eddie Howe’s Newcastle would put them level on points with their opponents today as the Magpies look to continue their bright start to the season.
Newcastle United host Manchester City on Saturday, Sept. 28, at St. James’ Park, with kickoff set for 12:30 p.m. BST local time, making it a 7:30a.m. ET or 4:30 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada and at 9:30 p.m. AEST kickoff in Australia.
Below, we’ll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens, wherever you are in the world.
The last meeting between these two sides came in a FA Cup quarter-final clash at Etihad Stadium back in March. City won 2-0, thanks to a Bernardo Silva brace.
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How to watch Newcastle vs. Man City in the US without cable
Saturday’s Newcastle vs. Man City match is streaming on USA Network, which you can access as part of your cable package or at the NBC Sports website with a valid login, and it can also be streamed via Sling TV and other, more expensive streaming TV services.
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Sling TV’s Blue plan includes USA Network, making it a great option for those wanting to watch Premier League action. It’s $40 per month and features over 40 channels, including other sports channels like ESPN and FS1.
Read our Sling TV review.
How to watch the Premier League 2024/25 season from anywhere with a VPN
If you find yourself unable to view EPL matches locally, you may need a different way to watch the games — that’s where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds on game day by encrypting your traffic, and it’s also a great idea if you’re traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.
With a VPN, you’re able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the game. Most VPNs, like our Editors’ Choice, ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this.
Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you’re streaming. You should be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions.
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ExpressVPN is our current best VPN pick for people who want a reliable and safe VPN, and it works on a variety of devices. It’s normally $13 a month, but if you sign up for an annual subscription for $100 you’ll get three months free and save 49%. That’s the equivalent of $6.67 a month with code SPECIALDEAL, which should be automatically applied.
Note that ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Livestream Newcastle vs. Man City in the UK
This lunchtime kickoff is exclusive to TNT Sports — with the game showing on its TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports 1 HD channels, as well as TNT Sports Ultimate in 4K.
TNT Sports
TNT Sports will be offering a sizable 52 matches exclusively live this season to viewers in the UK. You can access TNT Sports via Sky Q as a TV package, as well as the option of streaming online. It costs £31 either way and comes in a package that includes the Discovery Plus library of documentary content.
Livestream Newcastle vs. Man City in Canada
If you want to stream this EPL game live in Canada, you’ll need to subscribe to Fubo Canada. The service has exclusive rights to every Premier League fixture once again this season.
Fubo
Fubo is the go-to destination for Canadians looking to watch the EPL this season, with exclusive streaming rights to every match. It costs CA$30 per month, though you can save some cash by paying quarterly or annually.
Livestream Newcastle vs. Man City in Australia
Football fans Down Under can watch EPL matches live on streaming service Optus Sport, which is showing every single Premier League fixture of the 2024/25 season live in Australia.
Optus
With exclusive rights to screen all EPL matches live this season, as well as German Bundesliga and Spanish La Liga games, streaming service Optus Sport is a particularly big draw for Aussie soccer fans.
If you’re already an Optus network customer, you can bag Optus Sport for a reduced price, with discounts bringing the price down to as low as AU$7 per month. If you’re not, a standalone monthly subscription to the service starts at AU$25.
Quick tips for streaming the Premier League using a VPN
With four variables at play — your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN — your experience and success when streaming EPL matches may vary.
If you don’t see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the “search for city or country” option.
If you’re having trouble getting the game after you’ve turned on your VPN and set it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try for a quick fix. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs — like Roku — don’t have VPN apps you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you’ll have to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you’re using (like your phone) so that any device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.
All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network’s sports app, you’ll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help, since both devices will appear to be in the correct location.
And remember, browsers can often give away a location despite using a VPN, so be sure you’re using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We normally recommend Brave.
The expectation – perhaps the fear – had been that Manchester City against Arsenal would be like their two league meetings last season: of undoubted high quality and tension, but a little tepid, lacking the blood and thunder to live long in the memory for neutrals. Instead, what played out was a classic, a game of a million subplots, of controversy and brilliance and doziness that became, ultimately, almost a re-enactment of José Mourinho’s Internazionale eliminating Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona in the 2010 Champions League semi-final.
Arsenal had kept nine clean sheets in 11 away league games this year with the win over Tottenham last week, via a header from a corner after a stifling defensive display, making clear that Mikel Arteta, although he served an apprenticeship as Guardiola’s assistant, is in no sense a Guardiola clone. Many even said he has a streak of Mourinho (who himself, of course, was schooled in the Barcelona method before adapting it) but, still, few thought that by Sunday afternoon he’d have embraced the role with such gusto.
In 2010, Inter went to the Camp Nou 3-1 up from the first leg of their Champions League semi-final and, after having Thiago Motta sent off after 28 minutes, a decision they disputed vehemently, retreated into their bunker, defending deep, scarcely bothering to present a threat on the counter, spoiling and time-wasting at every turn. Inter lost 1-0, but that was enough to go through on aggregate which, in his own eyes, was Mourinho’s finest hour, to the extent that he had a life-size cutout of his finger-raised celebratory sprint at the final whistle installed in his office when he was manager of Real Madrid.
Inter had 19% possession in that game; Arsenal had 12% in the second half on Sunday. City were predictably furious with Arsenal’s gamesmanship (and rightly so – what may be almost comically brazen in a one-off game would soon lose its charm if it became habitual) with John Stones calling them “clever, or dirty” and Bernardo Silva accusing them of playing “to the limits of what was possible to do and allowed by the referee”.
But what was extraordinary was how badly City dealt with the situation. They had 28 shots in the second half. Of those, 13 were by defenders – the last of them, from John Stones, the late equaliser, which followed the precedent of Gerard Piqué’s late goal in 2010. A further four were by Mateo Kovačić, who has only scored 18 league goals in a career that began six months after Mourinho’s triumph at the Camp Nou. Eighteen of the 28 shots were from outside the box. Only one, before the goal, had an xG of higher than 0.1.
Arsenal stifled Man City in the second half despite Pep Guardiola’s team dominating possession. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
In part, that is testament to how well Arsenal defended, the diligence with which they dropped into their 5-4-0 shape, occasionally a 6-3-0, just outside their own box. There was a moment in injury time when the ball was worked to Rúben Dias on the edge of the box and Arsenal, for once, had nobody in place to close him down. It was a genuine opportunity but so frazzled was Dias after four misses from range, the last of which had provoked a grumble of frustration from the crowd, that he paused and played a sideways pass instead.
But it also highlighted the oddity of the modern City. Guardiola is the great manipulator of shape; his entire philosophy is about creating overloads and getting players into the positions in which they can be at their most effective. Yet the two players who had the most touches in the second half were Dias and Manuel Akanji (152 between them, as opposed to 120 for every Arsenal outfielder put together); fine players though both are, are they really the men most likely to be able to pick their way through a low block? Of City’s 13 league goals this season, 10 have been scored by Erling Haaland, which on the one hand speaks of his extraordinary ability, but on the other, with all due caveats about how few games have been played, may hint at dependency. At the very least it speaks of how far Guardiola has moved from his old vision of a team of 11 diminutive and almost interchangeable midfielders.
The other player on whom City rely is Rodri and his prolonged absence with a knee injury may end up as the most significant consequence of the game. The only team City beat in the league without him last season was Luton. He is vital to how they play and his absence will make it harder for City to control games.
Arsenal would almost certainly have taken a draw before kick-off, and again after Leandro Trossard’s red card. There was something magnificent in their resistance, and yet it proved not quite enough – which is becoming an unfortunate trope for Arsenal. A win would have lifted Arsenal above City; as it is, the sense given how the game went is that, for the second season running, they perhaps missed an opportunity at the Etihad.
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