Manchester City stick six past sorry Ipswich

Manchester City looked like their old selves as they recorded the biggest Premier League win of the season by thrashing struggling Ipswich at Portman Road to move back into the top four. After letting slip a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Brentford in their last Premier League outing, Pep Guardiola’s side returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion with Phil Foden grabbing a brace along with goals from Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku, Mateo Kovacic and James McAtee.

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Gyökeres stars as Amorim’s Sporting stun City

Incoming Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim saved one of his greatest Sporting victories for his last home game to condemn Manchester City to a third successive defeat for the first time since April 2018. It was City’s heaviest defeat since September 2020 and only the second time in his trophy-ladened spell at City that Pep Guardiola has been beaten in three consecutive games in a single season.

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Bellingham rescues England in extra-time win over brave Slovakia

Jude Bellingham produced a moment of genius to keep England in Euro 2024 as they survived another desperate display and a huge scare to beat Slovakia in dramatic fashion to reach the last eight. England were seconds away from an embarrassing exit in Gelsenkirchen as Slovakia defended a lead they had held since the 25th minute when Ivan Schranz raced into the box to poke a low finish past England keeper Jordan Pickford.

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Manchester City breeze past West Ham to clinch Premier League title

Imperious Manchester City beat West Ham 3-1 at Etihad Stadium to become the first team to win the English league title four seasons in a row. With City needing a win to be sure of holding off Arsenal Phil Foden put Pep Guardiola’s side ahead after just two minutes. Foden would add another with Rodi scoring in the second half to ease any nerves after Mohammed Kudus pulled one back for the Hammers.

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All to play for as Real Madrid and City play out six goal thriller

Holders Manchester City and Real Madrid shared six goals in a thriller to leave their Champions League quarter-final evenly poised after the first leg at the Bernabeu. Pep Guardiola’s side took the lead in the second minute through Bernardo Silva but a quick fire double from soon put Real into the ascendency with further goals coming in the second half.

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