Football has become so complicated that even referees no longer understand it
The game has departed from its original purity to be one now defined by semantics and shades of grey
The game has departed from its original purity to be one now defined by semantics and shades of grey
The Manchester sides served up another dramatic derby encounter - but who shone brightest and who had a day to forget?
While Manchester City have to make do with just one member of the family, little Abbey Hey can count on two of them
Plus: Donny van de Beek ruled out of rest of season after ‘bad tackle’
Man City outclassed Man Utd in the reverse fixture in October but a tighter contest is expected at the weekend
Mahrez has scored six goals in seven games after Guardiola questioned his physical condition earlier in the season
Manchester City's impressive win over Liverpool makes them the team to beat heading into the quarter-finals
Manchester City viewed Haaland as better value but that should not detract from Tottenham striker's supreme all-round game
Champions will be looking to bounce back against Chelsea after their underwhelming end to 2022 when they drew 1-1 with Everton
Manchester City's impressive win over Liverpool makes them the team to beat heading into the quarter-finals
The Norwegian goal machine is rewriting the record books... and here are just some of the records he has shattered so far
Eddie Howe's side have been the season’s surprise package and are the Premier League's most in-form team with six successive wins
Everton are preparing to face Manchester City on Saturday and keeping Haaland quiet will undoubtedly be a key part of Lampard’s game plan
The Scandinavian sensation was dogged by muscle problems in Germany but has featured in all but four of Man City's games so far
Kalvin Phillips, the £45 million summer signing from Leeds, had made just four substitute appearances for City because of a shoulder injury
The teenage girl suffered head injuries after a plastic pint glass 'weighted with coins' struck her during the Carabao Cup tie at the Etihad