David Silva and Sergio Aguero were on target as Manchester City powered into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win at Middlesbrough. Silva put Pep Guardiola’s men on their way to Wembley with the opener after just three minutes before Aguero’s sixth goal in five games cemented victory in the second half.
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Silva, Aguero send Man City into FA Cup semis with Boro win
Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring his side’s second goal of the game during the English FA Cup quarter final at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, England, Saturday March 11, 2017.
David Silva, Sergio Aguero send Manchester City into FA Cup semifinals
David Silva and Sergio Aguero scored in each half as Manchester City became the first team to reach the FA Cup semifinals with a comfortable 2-0 win at Middlesbrough on Saturday . A dominant City cruised into the last four after Silva gave them a third-minute lead and Aguero struck in the 67th minute, with the visitors missing numerous chances to win by a bigger margin.
Preview: Sunderland v Manchester City
Article written by VMC member Skoorb. After two consecutive five goal feasts at the Etihad Pep and his merry men once again head over the Pennines but this time they are headed for the North East, the Stadium of Light and the team managed by the man formerly known as ‘The Chosen One’ by the ‘faithful’ at the Swamp.
Pep Guardiola plans goalkeeping review but Joe Hart’s return remains unlikely
Pep Guardiola intends to review Manchester City’s goalkeeping situation at the end of the season – though the door appears to remain closed for England stopper Joe Hart. Having loaned Hart out to Torino in a season-long deal earlier this term, City’s boss switched goalkeepers last month and chose Willy Caballero between the sticks after previous first-choice Claudio Bravo conceded six goals from as many shots across two games.
Jesus injects ‘healthy competition’ for Man City strikers – Zabaleta
Newly arrived striker Gabriel Jesus will bring the best out of Sergio Aguero at Manchester City and inject “healthy competition” into the squad, says defender Pablo Zabaleta. Aguero, the club’s top scorer with 18 goals in 26 games this campaign, has been confined to the bench in recent weeks to watch the emerging young Brazilian.
Zabaleta: Aguero not first to be benched and he’ll a
Pablo Zabaleta insisted team-mate Sergio Aguero is strong enough to deal with the loss of his place in Manchester City ‘s starting XI. Aguero has found himself out of Pep Guardiola’s line-up, with the City boss opting for Gabriel Jesus for the past three successive games.
Walker & Rose on Man City’s radar as Guardiola chases homegrown targets
The Blues made enquiries for the two England and Spurs full-backs last summer and are aware they would have to pay top dollar to land even one of them Pep Guardiola will come up against two of his top summer transfer targets when Manchester City take on Tottenham on Saturday. Spurs duo Kyle Walker and Danny Rose head up a list of potential new full-backs as Guardiola looks to overhaul an ageing area of his squad.
Everton stun Manchester City to hand Pep Guardiola his heaviest league defeat
Pep Guardiola suffered his heaviest league defeat as a manager as Everton dealt Manchester City a serious title blow with a 4-0 win at Goodison Park. Teenager Tom Davies and debutant Ademola Lookman wrapped up a stunning Everton performance with late goals after earlier strikes from Romelu Lukaku and Kevin Mirallas.
Sergio Aguero trains with Manchester City team-mates as he returns…
Sergio Aguero and his Manchester City team-mates enjoyed their final training session ahead of Saturday evening’s clash with Liverpool. Pep Guardiola put his side through their paces on Friday in Manchester as they gear up for the match with their title rivals.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is working through Christmas for the first time
Pep Guardiola and Manchester City have trained for their Boxing Day trip to Hull as if Christmas does not exist. The City manager may have joked that he is too excited to sleep as he prepares for his first taste of a festive Premier League fixture programme, but training has not deviated much from its usual routine.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger complained about the officials after defeat at Manchester City
Pablo Zabaleta has not given up on Premier League glory, warning runaway leaders Chelsea that Manchester City have the personnel and personality to capitalise on any slip-up. Life at the Etihad Stadium got off to a dream start for Pep Guardiola, only for the end of their indomitable winning streak to throw their season off kilter.