Sam Lee

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Sam Lee

Manchester City's last ever trip to Goodison Park ended in victory as they eventually defeated Everton 2-0 on Saturday afternoon. Neither side stamped their authority on a goalless and largely drab first half, with a James Tarkowski header against the post the nearest either came to a goal.

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Sam Lee

Ederson's assists are a pretty simple equation. High line + long ball from the 'keeper + run in behind = goal. It's a tactic Manchester City have deployed for years under Pep Guardiola: Claudio Bravo registered an assist for Sergio Aguero in the 3-0 win against Arsenal in the 2017-18 Carabao Cup final (below) in basically the same circumstances as each of the seven Ederson has gone on to provide in the Premier League since.

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Sam Joseph |Sam Lee

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says that goalkeeper Ederson will miss his side's Premier League clash with Everton on Sunday. The Brazil international was substituted 71 minutes into City's 5-2 win over Crystal Palace with what appeared to be a groin issue on Saturday and was replaced by Stefan Ortega. He provided the assist for City's fourth goal with a ball over the top for James McAtee.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Sam Lee

Protest is in the Manchester City fan DNA. Much of the 1980s and 1990s were characterised by efforts to remove former chairman Peter Swales, a period that included a sit-down protest and pitch invasion at Maine Road. Only a few years ago, there was the flashpoint around the threatened European Super League (ESL) breakaway. But generally speaking, and certainly since the 2008 takeover by the Abu Dhabi United Group, any supporter criticism of the club has been at a minimum.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Sam Lee

After all these months, have Manchester City finally turned the corner and put their troubles behind them? According to Pep Guardiola, the answer is... kind of, yeah. And the answers may even have been discovered at the very place where the rot crept in in the first place: Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium.