Imagine an A-League team playing the UEFA Champions League winners on Australian soil – in a competitive match,for a real trophy. It’s not as far-fetched as it sounds.
Instead of seeing his Manchester City teammates win the UEFA Champions League final in person,Alex Robertson watched on from a hotel bed in Beijing.
While it is the first time City has won European soccer’s biggest club competition,it is the third time Pep Guardiola has lifted the trophy as a coach.
As Manchester City eye the UEFA Champions League final this weekend,their legendary coach made his admiration for new Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou clear.
Manchester City beat arch-rivals Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final thanks to Ilkay Gundogan’s record-breaking double on Saturday.
Ange Postecoglou is reportedly Tottenham Hotspur’s top managerial candidate,but Rado Vidosic would not be shocked if his ties to the City Football Group lead to a bigger job one day.
Manchester City clinched a fifth title in six seasons at the weekend,but a cloud hangs over the club after they were charged with 115 alleged financial breaches.
Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title success on Sunday,beating Chelsea 1-0 with an early goal by Julian Alvarez.
Manchester City’s players celebrated winning the title without kicking a ball,singing along to Queen’s We Are The Champions at their training ground after Arsenal went down with a whimper against Nottingham Forest.
With Inter Milan waiting in the final,City will be huge favourites to finally deliver the trophy Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Mansour has craved since buying the club in 2008.
It will be a straight shootout for a place in the Champions League final in Manchester next week after Kevin De Bruyne’s strike cancelled out Vinicius jnr’s opener.