Etihad Stadium

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Richard Tanner |Etihad Stadium

Manchester City and Brighton had to settle for a point apiece that did little for their Champions League hopes after a highly-entertaining battle at the Etihad. City twice took the lead through Erling Haaland's penalty and a fine strike by Omar Marmoush but were pegged back, first by Pervis Estipinan's free-kick and an own goal by Abdukodir Knhusanov as Brighton took the consolation of a deserved draw as their run of six successive wins came to an end.

1 month ago | irishexaminer.com | Ian Whittell |Etihad Stadium

PEP Guardiola believes the current Ballon d’Or holder Rodri could return to his Manchester City side before the end of the Premier League season and, after the ultimately comfortable win over Plymouth, that might even mean an FA Cup final appearance for the Spanish star. The midfielder, a huge absence for City since he injured knee ligaments against Arsenal on his third appearance of the season in late September, is making better than expected progress in his rehabilitation from surgery.

2 months ago | irishexaminer.com | Chris Hatherall |Etihad Stadium

Mo Salah’s next-level statistics are behind Liverpool’s outstanding season and, following yet another starring role in a crucial victory at Manchester City, there isn’t an accolade that appears out of reach for the mercurial Egyptian. With Liverpool 11 points clear at the top of the table, Salah is surely on target for his second Premier League trophy and his fourth Golden Boot, having hit 25 goals and provided 16 assists already this campaign.