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Why Manchester City is the best team in the world, whether they win ... (Sporting News)

Whether they win the Champions League or not, it's evident from the opening of the knockout round that there are few teams that can reach the level of ...

Things are looking rosy now for Sterling and City, and they're sure to face some adversity in the months that are left this season. So in a long competition like the Premier League, at the end when you win you are the best. Bernardo Silva has always been a quality player, but he's now a fixture in the lineup. Guardiola has managed to build a team that is strong in every position. However, the 27-year-old has managed to turn his situation around and he's another player who's won himself a regular starting spot. "In the Premier League no, but this competition is like this. One of its attacking strengths is Guardiola's use of players in different positions. Raheem Sterling added a fifth in the second half with a spectacular strike. Guardiola's men have scored 98 goals across all competitions so far this season, and there's no reason to believe that scoring rate is slowing down any time soon. "Liverpool is just six points behind us [in Premier League]. Liverpool was our biggest rival in the last season. So when you are now today in February, it doesn't assure you that April or May you will be like you are now. Bernardo Silva added a brace, with Phil Foden scoring in between, taking City up 4-0 at the break.

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Manchester City's record demolition of Sporting a clear message to ... (ESPN)

LISBON, Portugal -- Manchester City put on a show on the opening night of the Champions League knockout rounds, winning 5-0 and sending a reminder to the ...

"There is one rule in football when you have the ball and that's not to lose it. "The difference between the two teams is not 5-0 but we were so clinical. We have one more game to be in the quarterfinals and this is what you want." "Some players underperformed and we lost easy balls but we were so clinical," he said. You only knew Ederson was on the pitch because it was impossible to miss his garish pink kit. The reigning champions of Portugal were swept aside in almost dismissive fashion.

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Brilliant Bernardo taking the fight to biggest rivals for Pep's Man City ... (Goal.com)

Bernardo Silva marked his return to Lisbon with two goals and a starring performance as Manchester City handed out a historic thrashing to Sporting C.P..

He has the ability to score more goals. And they had every right to enjoy themselves. "Always I push him to score more goals," Guardiola said. Back at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, he sparkled again. For Guardiola it underlines that his team can now go anywhere in the world and play on the front foot, with players like Bernardo possessing the courage to take the fight to any opponent. And yet it should come as no shock, as Bernardo is showing that he is able to thrive more than most when faced with a rival, regardless of whether that is because of a personal grudge or one of the few teams who can match City in the Premier League.

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Sporting v City: Guardiola makes five changes (Manchester City FC)

Manchester City have made five changes for the first leg of our Champions League last 16 tie against Sporting.

- No manager has seen his teams score more goals in Champions League history thanGuardiola(336). The Catalan has the best win rate of any manager to take charge of 50+ games (63.4%). - RiyadMahrezhas scored nine goals in his last 10 Champions League appearances and has been directly involved in six goals in his last six games in the knockout rounds (4 goals, 2 assists). Since the start of last season, Mahrezhas scored at least four goals more in the competition than any other Manchester City player ( Gabriel Jesus, 5). - We have won each of our last four Champions League knockout stage matches when playing as the away side and, should we win tonight, we will be the first team in the history of the competition to win five consecutive away game in the knockout stages.

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There will be no let-up from City, insists Mahrez (Manchester City FC)

Riyad Mahrez insists there will be no let-up from Manchester City in the wake of Tuesday's emphatic 5-0 Champions League last 16 first leg win at Sporting.

“I was there in the box when the ball arrived. We are going to try to win again. “But the next game at home, we are going to have the same focus and the same type of game.

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Report: Man City Offer Made For Brazilian Savio Who Has Also ... (Sports Illustrated)

Manchester City are reportedly favorites to beat Arsenal to the signing of highly-rated Brazilian winger Savio, after making an offer.

Kayky, who has made substitute appearances in wins at Swindon and Norwich this year, joined City from Fluminense last summer. Report: Man City Offer Made For Brazilian Savio Who Has Also Been Eyed By Arsenal Arsenal and the Red Bull group, owners of RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg, both made contact with Atletico in December regarding their interest in Savio, according to a report by The Guardian.

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Manchester City issue cease and desist warning to Chilean third ... (Daily Mail)

Santiago City, who have yet to play a professional game, are accused of confusing the public with marketing that suggests they are part of the City Football ...

A post in January appeared with a graphic akin to those used by CFG teams. City insisted in the letter that no Chilean side had been added to their CFG roster, something recognised by Santiago’s lawyer. The Santiago City badge heavily resembles City’s, who alleged an ‘unauthorised use of trademark and characteristic design’.

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Man City make £5.5 million bid for Atletico Mineiro's highly-rated ... (Eurosport.com)

Man City have made a £5.5 million bid for Atletico Mineiro's 17-year-old winger Savio, with the Brazilian potentially set for 2022/23 loan to PSV Eindhoven.

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Man City on brink of Champions League quarters after Sporting rout (World Soccer Talk)

Lisbon (AFP) – Manchester City are on course for the Champions League quarter-finals after Bernardo Silva's brace inspired a masterful 5-0 rout of Sporting ...

When Rodri’s header dropped in the Sporting area, the hosts were too slow to react and Silva pounced with a blistering half-volley that flashed in off the underside of the crossbar. City were in the groove and Silva produced a moment of magic in the 17th minute. City weren’t done yet and the fourth goal arrived in the 44th minute. Silva found Foden in the Sporting area and his shot was pushed out by Antonio Adan to Kevin De Bruyne, who scooped it back into the six-yard box for Mahrez to slot into the empty net. It looked an easier tie on paper and so it proved as Sporting, in the last 16 for only the second time, were out-classed from start to finish. Pep Guardiola’s side produced a swaggering display at the Jose Alvalade Stadium to kill off Sporting before the second leg in Manchester on March 9.

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Pep Guardiola Criticizes Man City Players For Underperforming In 5 ... (Sports Illustrated)

Manchester City hammered Sporting Lisbon 5-0 in Portugal on Tuesday night but perfectionist Pep Guardiola was not totally impressed with his team.

They are the champions of Portugal. They have incredible runners. "There is one rule in football when you have the ball and that’s not to lose it. "We saw in the first five or six minutes how good Sporting are.

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