Man City in teething territory in Premier League race

Pep barely gets into the bad books of anyone with Manchester City tickets. With 11 championships to his name while playing at the Etihad Stadium, the Spaniard has demonstrated that, more often than not, he makes the right choices in critical situations.
A maximum of 1% of City's games are lost, while they have won the Premier League in four of the last five seasons. For instance, in the first 18 games of this season's top-flight, the Blues have only dropped three of those contests. Regarding the Champions League, they breezed through their group and qualified for the round of 16 without suffering a single setback.
When the referee blows the last whistle and City has not won or even tied the game, it is a shock to those with Manchester City tickets. Guardiola's team had the opportunity to easily win the Manchester derby against Manchester United at Old Trafford, just like they did in October. In the end, Erik ten Hag's team emerged as deserving winners.
Many believed that City would easily win the game when Jack Grealish scored the first goal for the visiting team in the second half. Even though United's equaliser was contentious and divisive, it was unavoidable. However, the home team's victory was even less of a surprise.
Guardiola frequently gives off the impression that he is the most competent person in the room, and most of the time, he probably is. However, considering the choices he had on his bench and the Blues' attacking players had such a poor game, the decision to make one substitute against Ten Hag's team surprised most fans with Manchester City tickets.
Guardiola just made one substitution, but it definitely paid off because Grealish scored the game's first goal after coming off the bench. It was surprising to watch Erling Haaland and Riyad Mahrez play the entire 90 minutes, even though neither of them managed to score and had zero shots on goal.
Before the Qatar 2022 World Cup spectacle, Julian Alvarez, a striker who had shown promise in a blue jersey, was benched. The 22-year-old, who scored four goals and provided an assist while playing for Argentina in Qatar, arrived home early from the Middle East and took part in City's tie with Everton. He played in a front two with Haaland when he entered the game.
When questioned earlier this month about the likelihood of Alvarez's return as a World Champion leading to more chances to play a deliberate front two, Guardiola didn't completely rule it out.
"We placed him in the box in the last moments, with the score still tied at 1-1. Because of this, he played. After the World Cup final, he only had a 10-day break, which is not very long."
"Playing together with Haaland and Alvarez is possible. You have two strikers in the box when the ball enters, giving you a chance to score. However, a procedure must first be established to produce these opportunities, and occasionally other players are required."
"If we were creating these opportunities and you had two or three in the box, that would be the best-case scenario. However, if you are working with Haaland only for now, the procedures are likely flawed; numerous people are involved in the beginning, numerous transitions, and a problem develops afterwards. They can, however, work together, especially when playing against a back five."
Considering Haaland's goal record this season, it wasn't a surprise to anyone with Manchester City tickets that Guardiola left the Norwegian on the pitch against United at the weekend. However, it was odd that the Spaniard made just one substitution when his team sorely needed more flair at the top of the pitch.
El Nacional claims that Real Madrid plans to bring in Manchester City fullback Joo Cancelo as a replacement for ageing veteran Dani Carvajal next summer.
Carvajal's performances have significantly declined this year as Real Madrid looks to replace him. With the development of the teenager Rico Lewis this season, Cancelo has seen less playing time, which Madrid will be looking to take advantage of to entice him.
Maximo Perrone, a 20-year-old starlet, cannot now be found in Manchester since Manchester City and Velez Sarsfield could not come to an agreement. The boy is still determined to move to England, though.
After raiding Manchester City last summer to acquire Sam Edozie, Gavin Bazunu, and Kian Breckin, Southampton is reportedly interested in acquiring Breckin. Jason Wilcox, the director of City's academy, is also expected to join Southampton soon.
Barcelona and Kian have already been mentioned together.
According to Foot Mercato, Lisandru Olmeda, a promising Monaco talent, has caught Manchester City's attention. With his contract set to expire this upcoming summer, the young French shot-stopper still needs to sign a contract with his French team. Due to the delay in the contract extension, Man City is now investigating the goalie.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Manchester City has decided to call back Liam Delap. The Stoke City attacker will play for Preston North End for the remainder of the campaign.
According to Media Foot, Bernardo Silva, a midfielder for Manchester City, has reportedly lost PSG's interest after being pursued for nearly the entire previous year.
According to the source, PSG was prepared to go above and beyond to get the Portuguese player to Paris. They even bid €80 million, which was turned down.
According to the source, Barcelona still intends to entice him to Camp Nou even though PSG is no longer interested in signing him.
Fichajes reported that Manchester City would be willing to spend up to €60 million for Real Madrid's Ferland Mendy as a left-back.
The Frenchman, 27, has a deal with Los Blancos that expires in 2025, and City is interested in signing him to boost their left side of the defence.
Florian Plettenberg of Sky Germany reports that RB Leipzig defender Joko Gvardiol will likely remain with the team through 2023.
The 20-year-old Croatian has been coveted by several top European clubs, including Manchester City, but it appears that he will depart Leipzig in the summer of 2024.
Additionally, Plettenberg mentioned that Gvardiol would have a release clause of €110 million.
Journalist Dean Jones of GiveMeSport claims that Manchester City is discussing a trade that would send winger Jack Grealish to Arsenal in exchange for star player Bukayo Saka.
Grealish hasn't exactly lit up the globe since his £100 million transfer to Manchester City, but Saka is only getting better with Arsenal every season. Jones claims that these discussions are still in the early stages and that the Cityzens have not yet made any firm proposals.
Rico Lewis, the teenage defender who recently made it into Pep Guardiola's squad, is reportedly about to receive "a substantial wage boost" from Manchester City in order to guarantee his long-term future.
The 18-year-old right-back, who has played in every game for the Cityzens since the revival of English football, is already set to sign a new, lucrative contract with the reigning Premier League winners.
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