يستعد فريق مانشستر سيتي لخوض مباراة نارية ضد ليفربول، مساء الأحد المقبل، في إطار منافسات بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.
ويستضيف ملعب “الاتحاد” مباراة مانشستر سيتي وليفربول، في قمة منافسات الجولة الحادية عشر من بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي، موسم 2025/26.
وبدأ مانشستر سيتي استعداداته الخاصة لمباراة ليفربول والتي دائمًا ما تكون مثيرة بين الفريقين وعامرة بالأهداف والندية والحماس.
وظهر عمر مرموش، النجم المصري، في تدريبات مانشستر سيتي استعدادًا لمباراة يوم الأحد ضد ليفربول، حيث ظهر في حالة بدنية قوية وبدا متحمسًا من أجل المشاركة في ذلك اللقاء.
اقرأ أيضًا.. محمد صلاح يستهدف إنجازًا تاريخيًا في مباراة ليفربول ومانشستر سيتي
وتألق عمر مرموش في تدريبات مانشستر سيتي حيث ظهر في مقطع فيديو وهو يسجل 4 أهداف بطريقة مميزة للغاية، من مسافة بعيدة، كعادته في معظم الأهداف التي يسجلها في مسيرته.
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ويأمل مرموش إغراء المدرب بيب جوارديولا بتلك الطريقة من أجل الدفع به في التشكيل الأساسي لفريق مانشستر سيتي في مباراة الأحد ضد ليفربول، الذي يحترف في صفوفه مواطنه محمد صلاح.
ولا يمثل مرموش عنصرًا أساسيًا في خطط جوارديولا ذلك الموسم، مع تألق الثلاثي إيرلينج هالاند، فيل فودين وجيريمي دوكو، ولكنه يأمل تغيير قناعات الإسباني في أقرب وقت ممكن.
ولم يسجل مرموش سوى هدفًا واحدًا في الموسم الحالي، وذلك ضد سوانزي سيتي في دور الـ16 من كأس كاراباو، قبل أسبوع، حيث أحرزه بطريقة رائعة للغاية.
Principal artilheiro do Palmeiras no ano, com 16 gols, Raphael Veiga vai reencontrar nesta quinta-feira (19), a sua principal vítima nesses mais de cinco anos defendendo a camisa alviverde.
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O Grêmio é o time que mais sofreu gols do camisa 23 do Verdão no futebol brasileiro.
Já foram oito bolas na rede diante do tricolor gaúcho em 14 jogos, sendo um com a camisa do Coxa e os outros sete pelo Verdão.
Aliás, nesta quinta-feira, Veiga pode se tornar o jogador com mais gols sobre o Grêmio na era dos pontos corridos. Atualmente ele está atrás de Fred, D’Alessandro e André, com nove.
Além dos gols, Raphael Veiga também se especializou em dar assistências diante do Grêmio, incluindo dois passes para gols na grande final da Copa do Brasil de 2020, quando ele acabou terminando o torneio como craque da competição.
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Além de balançar as redes do time de Renato Gaúcho, Veiga nunca perdeu para o Grêmio quando marcou ou deu assistência.
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Depois do Grêmio, o Flamengo é o segundo time que mais sofreu gols de Raphael Veiga, com sete gols sofridos.
The last couple of weeks for Chelsea have been topsy-turvy to say the least, with the last couple of outings falling way below the standards of manager Enzo Maresca.
Expectations were heightened after the summer recruitment, which saw just shy of £300m of new talent making the move to Stamford Bridge during the off-season.
However, in the first six outings, the Blues have been victorious twice, with their last win coming way back at the end of August with a 2-0 win over London rivals Fulham.
The Italian will no doubt want to correct such a slump, which has seen his side lose both of their last two Premier League outings to both Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Such attempts haven’t been aided by the side’s disciplinary record in recent outings, with the side collecting two red cards in each of the last two matches in England’s top-flight.
Trevoh Chalobah's worrying start to 2025/26 for Chelsea
After Robert Sanchez’s dismissal against Manchester United last week, centre-back Trevoh Chalobah became the second Chelsea player in as many matches to be sent for an early bath.
The centre-back started his eighth consecutive game of the 2025/26 campaign, but once again failed to deliver – even before his straight red card against Fabian Hurzeler’s side.
The England international was adjudged to have slipped Diego Gomez whilst the attacker was through on goal, leading to a VAR intervention
and his subsequent dismissal.
However, up until he left the field after 53 minutes, he struggled to have the desired effect, failing to win any of the duels he entered whilst also failing to make a single tackle.
The 26-year-old certainly cost the side the three points in West London, with the Blues still struggling with finding their best partnership at the heart of the backline.
As a result, the club may have made a mistake in allowing one player to depart – with the former first team member reaching the next level in his career after leaving the club.
The former Chelsea star who’s now better than Chalobah
Given the sheer volume of players turned over at Chelsea over the last couple of years, it’s no surprise that players who have been offloaded have managed to star elsewhere.
Since Todd Boehly arrived back in May 2022, the Blues have spent upwards of £1.4b on new additions to help them rise up the Premier League table in the near future.
However, in an attempt to strengthen, players have also had to make way to help balance the books and lessen the risk of being hit with any punishment for breaking PSR rules.
In the summer of 2024, numerous players were sacrificed by new boss Maresca, one of whom was centre-back Malang Sarr, who departed on a free transfer to join French side Lens.
He originally joined on a free transfer from Nice back in the summer of 2020, arriving with a lot of hype given his four-year stint in the first team in Ligue 1.
However, injuries and lack of faith from the manager saw him rapidly fall down the pecking order, subsequently making just 21 appearances for the Blues.
As a result, the 26-year-old would return to his homeland, with Sarr resurrecting his once promising career with Lens over the last couple of seasons.
He’s featured in every minute of the league campaign in 2025/26 to date, subsequently managing to outperform current first-team star Chalobah in the process.
Malang Sarr – stats in Ligue 1 (25/26)
Statistics (per 90)
Tally
Games played
5
Minutes played
450
Pass accuracy
88%
Tackles won
1.8
Duels won
68%
Aerials won
65%
Interceptions made
2.4
Recoveries made
4.4
Stats via FotMob
Sarr, who’s been labelled “incredible” by one analyst, has won more tackles per 90, whilst also winning more aerial duels – offering a more dominant option to Maresca had he been kept on the books.
The Frenchman has also completed more of the passes he’s attempted, arguably offering a more rounded ball-playing option – something which is vital in the Italian’s current system.
To top off his dominance over the England international, he’s also made more clearances and interceptions per 90 – further showcasing his incredible talents out of possession.
Such numbers highlight the superb rise Sarr has endured over the last few years, with his move to Lens undoubtedly being a success after his failure at Stamford Bridge.
The decision to allow him to depart now appears to be a questionable one, with the Blues’ loss now the French side’s gain given his tremendous form over recent times.
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No play possible on third day with Derbyshire on the ropes but well set to save the game
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Darren Lehmann, Northants head coach, was happy with his side’s application during the three available days of the contest•Getty Images
Rain ruined any chance of a positive result on the final day of the Rothesay County Championship Division Two match between Derbyshire and Northamptonshire at Derby.The players arrived at the County Ground to find the hover cover already in place and the rain got steadier throughout the morning.Going into the fourth day, the state of the game was that Derbyshire were nine runs ahead with seven second innings wickets in hand but the pitch was playing well and the loss of the first session made it difficult for either side to push for a win.With the rain set in and no prospect of an immediate improvement in the weather, the umpires took the decision to abandon the game following a post lunch inspection.Looking back over the contest, Derbyshire head of cricket Mickey Arthur said: “It was disappointing. It wasn’t the standards we’ve delivered over the course of the season so far.”We’ve got away with this one and certainly our skills weren’t at the level that we all expect. There were some good performances and you can never fault the effort but I thought we were just off it in terms of our skills.”I thought day one we were exceptional and then from day two we started playing catch up and that was disappointing. We are a team that wants to play on the front foot and we were playing on the back foot from lunchtime on day two and that’s not where we want to be.”Northamptonshire head coach Darren Lehmann said: “It hasn’t gone our way with the weather, Derbyshire played well yesterday and I thought it was an excellent game.”The pleasing thing is we are playing a really good team-based game. I was pleased with the batters yesterday that they scored so quickly to take the game on and give us more overs.”From a bowling point of view I thought we were probably a little bit down in the first innings when Derbyshire got 300 and it was a 220 wicket I reckon so we were just a little bit short there but we caught everything and gave ourselves a chance to win the game which is all we can do and ask for.”
Benjamin Sesko has yet to impress on the field for Manchester United since his big summer move from RB Leipzig. The Slovenian has faile to score a goal for the Red Devils despite playing close to 300 minutes. The search goes on, but a picture from training has shown Sesko mimic Old Trafford icon Mark Hughes and his famous 1989 volley against Manchester City.
Sesko shows off skills in Man Utd training
Sesko's arrival from RB Leipzig this summer was supposed to bring with it a flurry of goals to a struggling Manchester United side. However, the same form he displayed in Germany has not been showcased on the field in England.
But fans were given a treat on Thursday when the club shared a picture of Sesko attempting a side-on scissor volley, the type of which Hughes was a master of in his 1980s and 1990s heyday.
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Sesko shows sharp form in training
While Sesko's overall form on the field has failed to suggest it, reports from inside the Manchester United camp have suggested that the Slovenian has been doing well behind closed doors since joining the club, described as “very sharp” in front of goal. He has also, at times, drawn “ripples of applause” from teammates marvelling at his finishing.
Sesko's stats so far at Man Utd
Sesko has played five games so far, totalling nearly 300 minutes in the Premier League and the Carabao Cup. However, the striker has only managed to take five shots, with just one of them troubling a goalkeeper. Additionally, the Slovenian has only managed a total of eight touches in the opposition's box and won nine of his 17 aerial duels despite his dominating 6ft 5in stature.
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Sesko will likely be a starter in Manchester United's crucial Premier League clash against Brentford on Saturday, as the Red Devils look to string together two wins for the first time this season.
It is fair to say that Max Aarons has not had the start to life at Glasgow Rangers that he had hoped for after his move to Ibrox on loan from Bournemouth earlier this summer.
The former Norwich City man, who trained with Russell Martin in East Anglia, was recently sent off in the 6-0 loss to Club Brugge in the Champions League, and was an unused substitute in the 0-0 draw with Celtic.
Aarons also failed to create a single ‘big chance’ or win any aerial duels in his first three starts in the Scottish Premiership since his switch from Bournemouth, per Sofascore.
Rangers eyeing up late move for new right-back
The club may be concerned by the English defender’s early outings for the Light Blues, because they are now looking at a late move for a player in his position.
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According to Tutto Mercato Web, Glasgow Rangers are lining up a last-minute deadline day deal to sign Lecce right-back Frederic Guilbert today.
The report claims that the Scottish giants are on his trail and that they could face competition from Spanish side Sevilla, who have also shown interest in recent days.
It adds that a move to Ibrox could be on the horizon for the £22k-per-week talent, but it does not reveal whether it would be a loan or permanent transfer.
What Frederic Guilbert could bring to Rangers
The experienced defender could arrive at Ibrox as an instant upgrade on Aarons in the right-back position for Martin, providing him with a defensively solid alternative to James Tavernier.
As aforementioned, Aarons has had an incredibly disappointing start to the season since his loan switch from the Cherries, and Guilbert could come in to offer more solidity in that area of the park.
The 30-year-old defender started 31 times in the Serie A for Lecce in the 2024/25 campaign, per Sofascore, and his performances in Italy suggest that he could be an upgrade for Rangers.
Stats
Guilbert (24/25 Serie A)
Aarons (25/26 Premiership)
Appearances
31
3
Crosses per game
0.6
0.0
Tackles + interceptions per game
3.6
3.0
Clearances per game
3.2
0.7
Aerial duels won
1.3
0.0
Aerial duel success rate
58%
0%
Duels won per game
4.8
4.0
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, Guilbert’s displays in the Italian top-flight were far more impressive, particularly defensively, than Aarons’ have been so far in the Premiership this season.
Aarons only played 209 minutes in the Premier League and LaLiga for Bournemouth and Valencia combined last season, as both teams decided that he was not good enough to play regular football in either division or country.
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Whereas, Guilbert started 31 times in the Serie A, another major European league, and showcased his defensive quality, which suggests that he could come in and offer more experience and defensive nous in the right-back position as an upgrade for Martin’s backline.
Nitish Kumar Reddy happy to have already proven his doubters wrong with the bat, but he wants to fill the allrounder’s role better for India
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Reddy revels in ‘two-three years of hard work’ paying off
Finding ways to defy expectations is something that has brought Nitish Kumar Reddy joy on this tour. He was a relative unknown when he was picked, having played only 21 first-class matches with his best work coming in T20 cricket. Now he has a century at the MCG.”I haven’t given a thought like that, but I know some people doubted me,” the 21-year-old allrounder said at the end of day four. “Like such a youngster who played IPL, who came here, and he can’t perform in such a big series, and I know a lot of people talk about that. I just want to make them feel wrong about what they have said about me, and that’s what I’m doing, I want to make people know that I’m here to give my 100% for Indian team.”Reddy also looked back to the end of day three when, in front of more than 80,000 fans and his team watching from the dugout, he hit Scott Boland down the ground for four to bring up his hundred. He also expressed his thanks to the No. 11 batter Mohammed Siraj for helping him get there by getting through the last three balls of the previous over from Pat Cummins.Related
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“It was such a grateful moment for me, I’ve been watching Virat [Kohli] since childhood and making him as my idol, and grown up, now finally I played with him, he scored a hundred when I was in non-strike [in Perth], I felt so happy, and I scored a hundred when he appreciated me, he came to me and said that you really played well, you get the team back in the game, I felt so happy for that, I always dreamed about this moment, and finally when he talked with me that’s the best moment for me.”And yeah, I don’t know, the crowd went crazy after Siraj’s last ball defence, even my century was not that loud I guess, but I really loved the way Siraj came and approached three balls and I should thank him for making my 100.”Reddy’s strokeplay – particularly down the ground – has been eye-catching but he’s done other little things that have garnered attention as well, like how he tried to negate Australia’s most disciplined bowler by stepping out of his crease.”I would say Boland is a more consistent bowler, and I just want to change his line and length so that it will be easy for me when he is bowling,” Reddy said. “I don’t have to be on my crease, so I can move on a little bit forward and I can adjust to the bowler, that’s what I tried and it’s been working.”Mohammed Siraj did his little bit to help Nitish Kumar Reddy to his hundred•Associated PressHaving arrived in Australia with the India A side in early November, winning his first Test cap in Perth, and top-scoring for India in four innings, it’s been a brilliant start to Reddy’s batting career but he’s conscious that he’s not done enough with his second skill. Reddy has picked up three wickets from four Tests at an average of 49 and economy rate of 4.22.”My expectations [at the start of the tour] was to be a pure allrounder, and I know still I need to work a little bit more on my bowling, I’m still not happy with the way I’m bowling, and I hope that I come back strong in bowling, and I want to fulfil that allrounder slot in the coming days.”I can see my last three years, two years, how hard I have been working on my batting and bowling, obviously fitness is main for me as an allrounder, and I kept pushing myself. After my first IPL season, I realised what I have to improve on my batting, and when I got the off phase [time off], I have worked a lot on my batting and that’s what working now. As I mentioned, it’s not about the one month and two months, but I have done the work from the last two to three years to come here.”
Former Birmingham City winger Jermaine Pennant has backed the Blues to make a “clever signing” after the club registered their interest in a deal earlier this month.
Chris Davies and Co have been hard at work this summer, improving the squad with fresh faces in order to mount an Ipswich-esque charge on back to back promotions.
The Blues romped to the League One title last season and have added several exciting signings to a squad already brimming with quality, with former Celtic superstar Kyogo Furuhashi the pick of the bunch while the return of Demarai Gray will get fans off their seats.
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Perhaps the one area still in need of reinforcements is the number nine department, with Tyler Roberts not an out and out striker and Kyogo more of a versatile forward who floats between roles, leaving Jay Stansfield with a lot of responsibility to stay fit and firing.
Indeed, earlier this month reports revealed the Blues are moving to rectify that situation with an approach for Leicester legend Jamie Vardy, who is a free agent after his contract with the Foxes expired earlier this summer.
Pennant backs Blues to sign Vardy
Speaking to Football FanCast on behalf of Adventure Gamers, former Birmingham winger Pennant backed a move for Vardy due to the experience and goal threat he could provide off the bench.
Vardy’s goalscoring record and longevity is indeed remarkable, racking up 244 career goals for club and country, including nine in the top flight last season despite Leicester’s perilous form.
At his peak, the 38 year-old’s tireless running in behind was bordering on unstoppable, leading Arsene Wenger to try and sign him for Arsenal after being pipped to the Premier League title by the Vardy-led Foxes.
“I offered him a lot of money at the time,” Wenger said back in 2021. “Leicester had just won the championship at the time in 2016, and they absolutely did not want to lose him and offered him a longer contract with approximately the same money if not more.
Leicester
500
200
Fleetwood
40
34
England
26
7
Halifax Town
4
3
“He is always in the game. He doesn’t look like he mentally gets out of the game and the great strikers are like that. It means he will score at some stage. Even when he misses a chance he stays in the game.”
Vardy’s record in the Championship suggests he would have no problem adapting to a new role at St Andrews either, scoring or assisting 54 times in 98 appearances in the competition.
Ready for some more England vs Australia? Whatever your answer may be, there’s plenty through the rest of this month with eight matches in 18 days starting with the first of three T20Is in Southampton. And from the paying punters’ point of view, the late-season action is proving popular with five of the games sold out after a Sri Lanka Test series where the less-than-crammed stands on some days was a talking point.The ridiculousness of England’s schedule is again in the spotlight with this series starting the day after what would have been the last day of The Oval Test if it had gone the distance. It means an almost entirely separate squad for the T20Is – Josh Hull is the one overlap – in what is England’s first series after a stuttering T20 World Cup campaign which ultimately led to the sacking of Matthew Mott.Related
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The England Men’s coaching roles will be unified under Brendon McCullum, but not until January with Marcus Trescothick taking charge for this series and the tour of West Indies in November (which is wedged between Test series against Pakistan and New Zealand) while for the T20Is at least there is also a stand-in captain with Phil Salt deputising for the injured Jos Buttler.Still, there is no shortage of white-ball pedigree in the England squad: despite a shocking ODI World Cup and an uninspired T20 version it feels their depth remains significant, and perhaps it’s been a case of the golden generation being given a little too long before the next batch are let loose.Cameron Green found form against Scotland•Getty Images
Before the three Scotland matches which began this tour for Australia, Mitchell Marsh played down talk of it being a T20 “reset” for his side after their disappointing exit from the World Cup where, in fact, they dropped out before England. The changing shape of the Australia side with a view to 2026 does feel more subtle than the home side, although there are some of England’s Test team that would have featured if the schedule had allowed.They were very efficient in the three matches against Scotland with Josh Inglis and Cameron Green, who had been unused in the T20 World Cup squad, having impressive outings after Travis Head’s opening-game rampage.The pace-bowling resources are being stretched with injuries popping up – most significantly to Nathan Ellis who is out of the tour – but Josh Hazlewood has joined up with the squad after a minor calf tweak meant he sat out the Scotland leg. It’s likely that Australia will continue to tinker with their combination and batting order during this series.
Form guide
(last five completed matches, most recent first) England LWLWW Australia WWWLLJacob Bethell is among the new faces for England•PA Photos/Getty Images
In the spotlight: Jacob Bethell and Jake Fraser-McGurk
Given the new-look nature of the England squad you could almost pick out anyone, and perhaps it’s simpler to leave the spotlight on the entire XI. But allrounder Jacob Bethell, who was born in Barbados, has generated plenty of talk this season and his talents are already noted on the global stage with BBL and SA20 deals. He had a breakout season in the T20 Blast for Birmingham Bears, averaging 36.10 with a strike-rate of 153.61, which included a 15-ball 50. His team-mate Dan Mousley, who is also in the England squad, said: “I haven’t seen many people strike a ball like that.”Jake Fraser-McGurk was given first dibs at replacing David Warner at the top of Australia’s order, but it wasn’t the easiest of starts against Scotland with two ducks either side of making 16 to begin his T20I career. He’s given the licence to go at top gear from ball one, but the slow, two-paced surfaces did not appear to his liking, a world away from the flat pitches in the IPL where he put his name up in lights earlier this year after enjoying a breakout home summer. Following on from a lean MLC it means Fraser-McGurk has 97 runs in his last ten T20 innings. With Matt Short available for this series after the early arrival of his first baby, having originally only been part of the ODI squad, and others who could easily open, Fraser-McGurk may not get all three matches against England, or he could potentially be tried in another position.
Team news: England hand debuts to Bethell, Cox
England confirmed their XI more than 24 hours before the game. Bethell and Jordan Cox will earn their first caps while Jamie Overton, who was called up as Jos Buttler’s replacement, also makes his T20I debut as a batter-only as he continues to recover from a back injury. Saqib Mahmood plays his first international since March 2023.England: 1 Phil Salt (capt & wk), 2 Will Jacks, 3 Jordan Cox, 4 Liam Livingstone, 5 Jacob Bethell, 6 Sam Curran, 7 Jamie Overton, 8 Jofra Archer, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Saqib Mahmood, 11 Reece TopleyMarsh did not name Australia’s XI but confirmed that Hazlewood was good to return after his calf niggle. He also said that if Short plays he will open the batting which potentially means Fraser-McGurk missing out.Australia: (possible) 1 Travis Head, 2 Jake Fraser-McGurk/Matt Short, 3 Mitchell Marsh (capt), 4 Josh Inglis (wk), 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Cameron Green, 7 Tim David, 8 Sean Abbott, 9 Xavier Bartlett, 10 Adam Zampa, 11 Josh Hazlewood
Pitch and conditions
There wasn’t much grass on the surface and some of the bigger boundaries in the country could should suit Australia. The autumn weather is set fair, if chilly by the evening. The match is a sellout and Hampshire are switching on 1000 solar panels at Utilita Bowl before the game.
Stats and trivia
Southampton was the venue for the first T20I between these teams in 2005 when Australia were bowled out for 79 ahead of that summer’s Ashes. In 2020 the ground staged three behind-closed-doors T20s during Covid which England won 2-1.
Josh Inglis currently averages 42.87 with a strike-rate of 176.80 when batting at No. 3 in T20Is
In 24 T20Is between these sides, it stands all squad at 11-11 with two no-results
Quotes
“We see him playing a pivotal role as Jos’ right-hand man… his name stood up to the leadership qualities that you expect from your players within the group and he’s got every attribute that you’d want and the respect that you’d want from a captain.” “No matter what format, they’re our oldest rivals and we love coming here. The reception we get as an Australian cricket team’s always a good one.”
كشفت تقارير صحفية بريطانية، أن مانشستر سيتي قرر منح أحد لاعبيه العائدين من الإعارة فرصة جديدة للمشاركة هذا الموسم.
وبحسب ما نقلته “سيتي إكسترا” فإنه من المقرر أن يحصل كالفن فيليبس على فرصة إحياء مسيرته في ملعب الاتحاد هذا الموسم.
وقد شهدت مسيرة لاعب خط الوسط الإنجليزي مع مانشستر سيتي انتكاسات، حيث اتسمت فترة ارتباطه بالنادي على ثلاث مواسم بالإصابات، وحصل على فرص محدودة تحت قيادة بيب جوارديولا.
وكان مانشستر سيتي قد تعاقد مع كالفن فيليبس من صفوف ليدز يونايتد في صيف 2022 مقابل 45 مليون جنيه إسترليني، وكان من المتوقع أن يصبح لاعبًا رئيسيًا في خط وسط مانشستر سيتي، لكنه تراجع منذ ذلك الوقت بعد وصول لاعبين جدد إلى جانب الاعتماد على رودري.
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وأكدت فترة إعارة فيليبس الصعبة في إيبسويتش تاون الموسم الماضي، حاجته للعب بشكل منتظم، وقد احتاج لإجراء جراحة في وتر العرقوب في مايو، مما أبعده عن الفترة التحضيرية وقيد خيارات انتقاله في سوق الصيف.
وسينضم كالفن فيليبس لقائمة مانشستر سيتي المكونة من 25 لاعباً في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز هذا الموسم، وبالتالي يحصل على فرصة لإحياء مسيرته في ملعب الاتحاد.
وكان بيب جوارديولا مدرب مانشستر سيتي قد أشاد في وقت سابق باحترافية فيليبس، على الرغم من وقت اللعب المحدود، ورغم معاناته من عدم الاستقرار منذ انتقاله من إيلاند رود.