Man City visit Leeds as Guardiola eyes mental edge
Finance expert says City’s lower net spend masks advantages: £767m amortisation, £492m sale profits and a £1.962bn wage bill, £602m more than Arsenal over five years.
City’s Haaland, Dias, Bernardo, O’Reilly and Bunny Shaw support Andrew and Rachael Flintoff’s £1.1m drive for a MediCinema at Manchester Royal Infirmary, with £788k raised to date.
City chase Arsenal with a trip to Elland Road. Gvardiol and Kovacic out, Dias and Stones fit, late call on Doku. City won 2-1 at Newcastle, last meeting 3-2. Leeds miss Okafor, boast strong late kick-off record.
Guardiola says City’s quadruple push will be decided ‘in the head’, grants players rest after Leeds. City face Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final, Newcastle in FA Cup, Real Madrid in UCL, trail Arsenal in league.
Portugal boss Roberto Martinez hails Bernardo Silva as the ‘example’ Portuguese player for intelligence, versatility and competitiveness amid City’s four-trophy chase and his captaincy under Guardiola.
Reports claim Man City and Man Utd will battle for Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson in summer, with the 23-year-old a key target.
Hearts’ 16-year-old Keir McMeekin, a highly rated midfielder, is linked with a summer move to Man City and is weighing Scotland, England or Northern Ireland at youth level.
Bernardo Silva praised Sporting winger Geovany Quenda, saying he could ‘steal my place’. Quenda later agreed a 2026 move to Chelsea amid prior links to Man City, Liverpool and Man Utd.
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are linked with Omar Marmoush, with talks reported. City value his versatility and he is contracted to 2029, but a bigger role in Spain could tempt the 27-year-old.
Report claims Tino Livramento is open to a move to a top club, with Man City linked. Newcastle are ‘vulnerable’ as he will not renew before 2028. City weigh interest amid his ACL and muscle injury record.
Pep Guardiola calls the new 36-team Champions League ‘a little bit weird’ after City again draw Real Madrid, urging tweaks to avoid repeat opponents before late rounds. He refuses talk of an easy route.
Pep Guardiola says City’s nutritionists adapt plans so Muslim players can fast during Ramadan, adding selection will not change. He notes the packed schedule as City chase multiple trophies.
