Manchester City

Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League after easing to a 5-0 win over Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium.

Dias’ follow up deflects back off the goalkeeper to Laporte who bundles into an empty net. Cancelo heads Gundogan's ball back across goal and picks out Sterling, who nods home from close range. It was no surprise, then, that a third was not too far away as Rodri brilliantly headed home Kevin De Bruyne’s corner at the near post. MANCHESTER CITY: Ederson 6, Cancelo 7, Dias 6, Laporte 7, Zinchenko 7, De Bruyne 9, Rodri 7, Gundogan 8, Sterling 7, Jesus 6, Grealish 6. City were starting to turn the screw though and took the lead on 19 minutes as Sterling nodded home after Cancelo had headed Ilkay Gundogan’s brilliant ball back across goal. From then on, the hosts never looked back, dominating possession and controlling the game comfortably.

Manchester City's long drawn-out pursuit of a natural successor to Sergio Aguero - following the Argentine's free transfer move to FC Barcelona last summer ...

For Manchester City, the focus is expected to switch to the signing of a new midfielder, with the likes of Frenkie De Jong, Matheus Nunes, and Enzo Fernandez all understood to be part of the club's shortlist - which features up to 10 names. Erling Haaland is expected to become Manchester City's first major signing of the summer transfer window - a market where officials at the Etihad Stadium are looking to recruit in multiple areas of Pep Guardiola's squad. Manchester City's long drawn-out pursuit of a natural successor to Sergio Aguero - following the Argentine's free transfer move to FC Barcelona last summer - is set to come to an end in the coming weeks.

Erling Haaland has informed Borussia Dortmund that he will leave the club at the end of the season; Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano informed BVB boss ...

Want the Man City latest? The 75m euro fee - which equates to £62m - for Haaland is widely considered to be below market value. The release clause on his contract is €75 million.

Fernandinho has backed youngsters CJ Egan-Riley and Lucas Mbete to perform if required as Manchester City seek to retain the Premier League.

This is what we are trying to do, focus on ourselves but I thought it was a great response after defeat in Madrid, especially for our fans and ourselves because when you lose a match like this the confidence can go a little bit down. “Yes, it was a great response but at the same time we are focusing on ourselves and know the title is in our hands,” said the Brazilian. “It doesn’t matter what they [Liverpooll] do over there, we have to keep going. They show every day in every [training] session that they can play for Manchester City first team – he [Egan-Riley] got his opportunity to play a few minutes and I’m delighted for him.”

Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland is close to sealing a transfer deal with Manchester City and a move to the Premier League, according to several ...

The club did not comment on the matter on Monday. Sky Germany, which holds the rights to the Bundesliga, reported on Monday the player had informed the club of his wish to leave and that Manchester City had contacted the club over the player's release clause. Dortmund sports director Sebastian Kehl had said on Sunday that the club wanted to have clarity on the matter of Haaland this week.

Erling Haaland could reportedly be confirmed as Manchester City's latest signing by next week. Borussia Dortmund director Sebastian Kehl is quoted by the ...

— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball)May 8, 2022 — The Sun Football ⚽ (@TheSunFootball)May 8, 2022 Metro reports Liverpool are ahead of Chelsea and Real Madrid in their pursuit of Aurelien Tchouameni. The paper, which cites Marca, gives the Reds the edge in signing the 22-year-old from Monaco due to Chelsea’s transfer restrictions and Madrid being happy with their current midfield options.