As a child growing up in the Ukraine Aleks Zinchenko would dream of a career in professional football, but when he walks out at Wembley for one of the most famous cup finals in the game it will be an occasion beyond his wildest fantasies. Having made the left-back slot his own for the Blues recently Zinchenko would appear a certain starter against Watford in the FA Cup final this weekend. If he is included in Pep Guardiola's team it would be the first time in his City career that he's started six successive games and would be the latest milestone in his remarkable rise. The 22-year-old played all 120 minutes of City's Carabao Cup final win over Chelsea at Wembley in February, but walking out for the FA Cup final will be another level entirely for Zinchenko. The converted left-back was fascinated by the FA Cup as a youngster and for Zinchenko winning the oldest cup competition in world football this weekend will mean just as much as those back-to-back Premier League titles. … [Read more...] about Zinchenko explains why Man City cup final is more than a dream
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Man City squad to face Brighton in FA Cup semi-final revealed
Sergio Aguero and injured left back Zinchenko are both part of Manchester City's travelling squad for the FA Cup semi-final against Brighton this weekend. City travelled down to London by train on Friday afternoon and Guardiola has taken his entire squad as they plan to stay down in the capital after the game against Brighton at Wembley on Saturday evening. The Blues face Spurs in the first leg of the Champions League quarter final on Tuesday and the club have decided it would be more beneficial to stay in the capital than returning back to Manchester. Asked about his decision to do that Guardiola replied: "It is to avoid trains, planes, bus, as much as possible in just three days, it’s not a bad city to stay in." The fact City are staying there for a few days could explain why injured pair Zinchenko and Fabian Delph in the travelling squad. Guardiola confirmed after the win against Cardiff that Delph was definitely ruled out and Zinchenko is expected to be out for 10-12 … [Read more...] about Man City squad to face Brighton in FA Cup semi-final revealed
Man City squad predicted for 2019/20
Man City are having a great 2018/19 campaign so far. Having already won the Carabao Cup, Pep Guardiola's side are well in the race for three other trophies this season, the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. After the 2-0 win over Cardiff on Wednesday night, City are now one point ahead of Liverpool in the title race and look well placed to retain the title come the end of the season. But, they say that if you stand still, you're just going backwards, so Guardiola will already be thinking about who he wants to bring in this summer, in order to strengthen an already exceptional squad. He'll also be thinking about who he needs to sell. But, how much will he get to spend? Who will he sign? And, who will leave? Here is how the City squad could look in the 2019/20 season - according to Football Manager 2019. Man City's squad in 2019/20 - according to the game To find out what City's squad could look like, we used popular football management simulation game Football Manager 2019 to … [Read more...] about Man City squad predicted for 2019/20
Champions League changes which could affect Man Utd and Man City
Premier League clubs including Manchester United and Manchester City are set to discuss the potential impact of radical changes to the Champions League. The club’s will assemble at a shareholders meeting today to debate the pros and cons of an increase in the amount of Champions League group matches. Man Utd and Man City had to content with just six group matches this season before making it through to the knockout stages. But Juventus are one of the key clubs aiming to completely change the group stages of the Champions League. Juventus’ chairman Andrea Agnelli is also an Executive Member of the European Football Association. The radical plans include altering the group stages from eight groups of four teams to four groups of eight teams. It’s also said that the top-four qualification process could be abandoned in favour of something more of a closed shop which could serve the most historically successful clubs across Europe. All of these issues will be on the … [Read more...] about Champions League changes which could affect Man Utd and Man City
Man City stars arrive for training ahead of FA Cup semi-final
Injured striker Sergio Aguero was pictured arriving for Manchester City training ahead of Saturday's FA Cup semi-final clash against Brighton. The Argentine missed the win against Cardiff on Wednesday night with an injury he'd picked up in the win against Fulham last weekend and Pep Guardiola will give an update on the forward's availability in his press conference on Friday afternoon. Left back Oleksandr Zinchenko is a doubt for the game after he picked up what appeared to be a hamstring injury in the 2-0 win over Cardiff at The Etihad. "It doesn’t look good," Guardiola said in his post match press conference. "Right know I don’t know but it doesn’t look good for next game." Fabian Delph is 'definitely out' and it was put to the City manager that maybe Benjamin Mendy who has not started for City since November could be back in contention. Man City players arrive for training View gallery However, Guardiola gave no assurances he would start despite the … [Read more...] about Man City stars arrive for training ahead of FA Cup semi-final