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Sutton's predictions: Leeds v Man Citypublished at 11:18 GMT 28 February
11:18 GMT 28 February
This will be a great game. I was at Etihad Stadium when these two teams met in November, and it was a real turning point in Leeds' season.
City were 2-0 up at half-time but Leeds boss Daniel Farke put Dominic Calvert-Lewin on and had a real go.
They fought back to 2-2 and although they still lost to a last-gasp Phil Foden goal, that performance transformed them - they've been a different team in recent weeks compared with the way they started the season.
This is the sort of game where, if you are a City fan, you are thinking we have to go to Elland Road and win if we are going to win the title.
Leaders Arsenal did exactly that a few weeks ago, and blew Leeds away.
Can City do the same? I am not sure - especially if we class this Saturday evening kick-off as a night game, because Leeds' record in those under Farke is extraordinary - out of 21 so far, they have won 18 and drawn three.
It's hard to call, so this was one of the games where I was thinking: "What would Einstein say?"
He was better at physics than he was at predictions, but I reckon he would have calculated that the floodlights will inspire Leeds again - but City will still come out on top.
So, my theory is that City will win. They don't have the same control in midfield any more, but they have so much firepower - as well as Erling Haaland, Omar Marmoush and Antoine Semenyo are both in good form.
Haaland is not exactly playing a different role now, but he is showing what an intelligent footballer he is. I don't see Leeds keeping them out.
Leeds v Man City: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 19:44 GMT 27 February
19:44 GMT 27 February
Paul Birch BBC Sport journalist
Title-chasing Manchester City have a difficult match at Leeds as they hunt for a win to put the pressure back on rivals Arsenal. BBC Sport looks at the key themes going into the game at Elland Road.
Manchester City's title credentials face the sternest of tests as they take on one of the trickiest trips in the Premier League - Elland Road under the lights.
Pep Guardiola's advice to his City players after securing a hard-fought win over Newcastle last Saturday was to unwind with caipirinha and daiquiri cocktails and "enjoy life".
However, any relaxation they felt on their days off will be quickly shaken out of them the moment they step out to a wall of noise on Saturday.
As one of the most atmospheric stadiums in the Premier League, Leeds fans make Elland Road as intimidating as possible for opposition players, particularly at night.
They have not lost any of their past 25 league or play-off matches at home that kicked off after 5pm for nearly three years, since a 6-1 defeat by Liverpool in April 2023.
Their home record this season has seen them lose just three of 13 league games, with two of those against the other sides making up the top three with City in Arsenal and Aston Villa.
Daniel Farke's side are on a run of just two defeats in 14 league games, but eight of those have ended in draws. The Leeds boss will be keen to turn one point into three given how fierce the relegation battle is set to be. They are currently six points clear of the bottom three with 11 games to go.
It has taken Farke's side 11 fewer games to match their points tally from their last Premier League season of 31, which resulted in relegation. Getting over the magical 40-point mark looks set to be the minimum requirement to survive this time round.
One omen for Leeds fans: Manchester City have only conceded two or more goals in three of their past 52 Premier League games against newly promoted teams - however, two were against Leeds (Leeds won 2-1 in April 2021, City won 3-2 in November 2025), while the other was against Farke's Norwich in September 2019 (City lost 3-2).
City looking to put pressure back on Arsenal
Manchester City can at least draw on the fact they have won their past two matches at Elland Road. They last secured a trio of victories there on their opening three visits between 1924 and 1928.
With this game coming a day before leaders Arsenal play Chelsea at home, Guardiola's side know they can ramp up the pressure on the Gunners with a win, something they have been good at doing of late.
Their only defeat in their past 14 Premier League games when playing the day before Arsenal (W10, D3) was a 2-1 loss at Newcastle earlier this season.
City's talisman Erling Haaland speaks affectionally about Leeds, but showed the city of his birth zero mercy on his only previous visit there with a brace. He could become the first visiting player to score two or more goals in consecutive Premier League matches at Elland Road.
Familiar foes meet again in Champions Leaguepublished at 18:10 GMT 27 February
18:10 GMT 27 February
Shamoon Hafez Manchester City reporter
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Not again?!
The Champions League last-16 draw is out and there is a sense of deja vu for Manchester City and Real Madrid as the two sides have been drawn to face each other once more.
City came from behind to earn a highly impressive win at the Bernabeu in December in the league phase of the competition and may have to do similar if they are to progress to the quarter-finals.
By the end of the second leg next month, City and Real will have faced one another 11 times in the past five seasons.
On facing the La Liga giants again, boss Pep Guardiola said: "It helps for our club.
"As much as we play against the best teams in the whole history of the competition you learn and improve and you will be better in the future."
Guardiola on Doku, having 'a rest' and Leedspublished at 13:11 GMT 27 February
13:11 GMT 27 February
Katie Stafford BBC Sport journalist
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Leeds at Elland Road (kick-off 17:30 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Jeremy Doku had his first training session on Thursday but Guardiola was unable to give a timeframe for his return. He said: "I don't know. We will talk to the doctors afterwards."
Otherwise, there are no new injury concerns with everyone "very good" and "trained really well in the last two days".
On facing Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League: "As much as you play against the best teams in the whole history of this competition, you learn and you improve and you're better in the future."
Guardiola said his players "have had a rest" in the last two weeks as they've only been playing on weekends but the training sessions have been "really good" too.
In response to facing Leeds, who have a strong home record: "Elland Road is Elland Road. We are ready for the challenge again. I've not been many times. Incredible stadium with a good vibe. There are a lot of Premier League stadiums that are traditional and this is one of them."
He said the late kick-off during Ramadan will play no part in his team selection as his players "will take care" and "know how to handle these situations" because "they are used to it".
What's on agenda for Guardiola today?published at 11:48 GMT 27 February
11:48 GMT 27 February
Shamoon Hafez Manchester City reporter
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Manchester City travel to Leeds United on Saturday knowing they can apply some pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal by clawing back the deficit to two points.
Mikel Arteta's men face a difficult home game against rivals Chelsea on Sunday, so it could prove to be a crucial weekend in the title race.
City boss Pep Guardiola faces the cameras this afternoon and is likely to be asked about the tough Elland Road trip and whether the ongoing Islamic month of Ramadan affects his plans.
The Spaniard will surely be asked about being drawn against La Liga giants Real Madrid in the Champions League again.
Ticket revenue continues to soar in Premier Leaguepublished at 09:58 GMT 27 February
09:58 GMT 27 February
Daniel Austin BBC Sport senior journalist
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Fans of the Premier League's six wealthiest clubs are paying an average of £74 per ticket for each match they attend, while ticket revenues are soaring, according to data from a new report.
The Uefa European club finance and investment landscape report shows that Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham earned an average of 19% more money from selling tickets for home matches in 2025 than in 2024.
Among Premier League clubs, Arsenal made the most per fan, per match, earning an average of £89 per ticket.
The biggest increase in ticket income was earned by Liverpool, who made 27% more than the previous year, for a total of £120m.
The figures include matches in all European and domestic competitions and comprise the average price for general admission and hospitality tickets.
The data shows all 20 Premier League clubs made a combined total of £920m from ticket sales last year - an increase of £90m from the previous year.
That total is almost double the total of £514m in ticket income earned by Spanish clubs.
Nine Premier League clubs feature in Europe's top 25 for gate revenue, with the wealthiest six all in the top 11.
The report shows the 20 Premier League clubs are well ahead of their European rivals when it comes to overall revenue, earning a combined total of £6.5bn.
That is almost double the revenue of the next highest division, Germany's Bundesliga, whose 18 clubs made a total of £3.4bn.
Of the 25 clubs who generated the most revenue, 11 were English.
But those revenues did not mean the Premier League clubs turned a collective profit, as only five made a profit while 15 made losses and across the division, there was a combined pre-tax loss of £559m.
Chelsea - with £355m - made the second-highest loss in European football history while Spurs (£129m) were the the third-biggest losers in 2025, with Aston Villa fifth (£85m).
Gossip: Newcastle eye move for Traffordpublished at 07:57 GMT 27 February
07:57 GMT 27 February
Arsenal and Manchester City are considering bids of £30m for Atalanta left-back Honest Ahanor. Chelsea are also interested in the 18-year-old Nigerian. (Caught Offside), external
The England midfielder has been Forest's standout performer this season as they battle relegation from the Premier League.
Anderson is preparing to face Fenerbahce in the Europa League play-off as Forest aim to reach the last 16, holding a 3-0 lead from last week's first leg in Turkey.
"I'm just focusing on my football at the moment, performing and trying to give everything for Nottingham Forest. So that's all that's on my mind," said Anderson.
The 23-year-old is contracted to the City Ground until 2029 after joining from Newcastle in 2024.
The Manchester clubs are also reportedly monitoring Forest and England team-mate Morgan Gibbs-White.
Forest's captain almost joined Tottenham last summer, with Forest threatening legal action against Spurs, before signing a new deal until 2028.
BBC Sport has been told it does include a release clause, but boss Vitor Pereira believes the 26-year-old remains committed.
"I'm not hearing this. Every day is work. I feel they are very committed to our target, which is the most important thing," he said.
"He is a top player, the captain, the top player with the true spirit. That's why I accepted the job, because I have very good players.
"We need to prove every day in the work and we need to prove on the pitch, in the games, that we don't have just the talent in the team, but we create a strong team together."
A rare talent emerging for club and countrypublished at 09:05 GMT 25 February
09:05 GMT 25 February
Pat Nevin Former footballer and presenter
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Manchester City are suddenly looking ominous, especially if you are an Arsenal fan. Erling Haaland looks back to his voracious best and the creatives behind him are slowly but surely going through the gears preparing for a sprint finish.
For all the huge amount of talent and money spent on the likes of Antoine Semenyo, Bernardo Silva, Omar Marmoush, Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders, it was homegrown Nico O'Reilly who stole the show and not just because of his two goals.
To have that level of power, pace, skill and game awareness at his age is very rare. What's more, that ability to play anywhere from left back to number 10 - and I suspect he would be perfectly good as a centre forward or centre-back too - is bordering on unique at the top level.
He has scored 11 goals in 60 appearances, perfectly good numbers for a wide attacker, but he didn't start all of those games and most of them were as a left full-back.
Given his height and incredible versatility, he is fast becoming impossible for England to ignore. Even though O'Reilly only has one cap and Thomas Tuchel is spoiled for choice in the attacking areas, here is an emerging talent who probably should be on that plane across the pond.
Milner presented with three Guinness World Records titlespublished at 18:58 GMT 24 February
18:58 GMT 24 February
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As well as a Champions League title, three Premier League titles, two FA Cups and two Community Shields to James Milner's name, he now has three Guinness World Record titles.
After Milner overtook Gareth Barry's record of 653 Premier League appearances in Brighton's 2-0 victory over Brentford, Milner's overall top-flight appearances now sits at 654.
The 40-year-old has also set two other records, which now means he holds the longest gap between his first and last Premier League goals (22 years 248 days) and for the most consecutive Premier League seasons played (24).
Milner said: "When I was younger, I used to get the Guinness World Records book for Christmas every year. So this is pretty amazing."
How crucial is Silva and will he extend his contract?published at 16:26 GMT 24 February
16:26 GMT 24 February
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We asked for your views on how crucial Bernardo Silva is to Manchester City's team? and what you would do about his contract situation at the club?
Here are some of your comments:
John: Silva is critical to City. He is the only one that seems to understand Pep Guardiola's strategy entirely and consistently outperforms his team-mates in work-rate, ambition and skill.
Julia: Silva has been fantastic this season, but I fear that if he signed for two more years he would be used less and less and that is not fair on such a loyal servant of the club. People doubted the Kevin de Bruyne move, but that has proved to be correct. No-one wants to see a sad decline from previous greatness – Liverpool made that mistake with Mo Salah.
Youssef: Silva is crucial to the team. Whether he plays or not, his leadership and determination are outstanding and massively give faith and hope to the team.
Sean: Silva has been an important player for us over the years. His work-rate and leadership have been vital. His experience will help the younger players in the team going forward. A 12-month or two-year contract would be good for us if it was put on the table.
Andrew: Offering Bernardo a one-year extension with an uplift is a no-brainer. He can sign for someone else next January. Top talent, top man. He has the legs and desire, while class is permanent. If Rodri leaves and Nico O'Reilly steps into that space, then experience in midfield will be essential.
Colin: Silva has been, and still is, 100% critical to City being a successful side. Unfortunately, his mind is made up that he's going back to his boyhood club Benfica when his contract finishes with us.
'Guardiola's confidence doesn't wash' - title race talkpublished at 10:30 GMT 24 February
10:30 GMT 24 February
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On the latest episode of BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club, the panel discuss the Premier League title race.
It could be argued that the narrative has slightly shifted in the last few weeks, giving Manchester City a more favourable shot at the title - but former Premier League striker Chris Sutton isn't buying it.
"Pep Guardiola is trying to show that the confidence and belief is there for the final run-in, but I'm not sure that it washes," Sutton said.
"The reason I think Arsenal will still win it is looking at their bench against Tottenham - they don't have a weak spot. It is an amazing bench."
The Observer's Rory Smith added: "[Everyone has been saying] Arsenal are stumbling, choking, and Manchester City are coming and gathering strength - but they have had the exact same record this calendar year. Arsenal were two points clear at Christmas and are two points clear now [assuming City win their game in hand]."
Leicester set to name McCarron as sporting directorpublished at 10:19 GMT 24 February
10:19 GMT 24 February
Nick Mashiter Football reporter
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James McCarron will work with director of football Jon Rukdin (left) at Leicester
Leicester are poised to appoint James McCarron, director of player development at the City Group - the company overseeing Manchester City among other clubs - as their new sporting director.
The former Sunderland head of performance is due to start next month in a newly created position at the Championship strugglers.
McCarron had also worked at the Premier League, as elite performance manager, and was sporting director at Belgium club Lommel, another side under the umbrella of Manchester City's owners, between 2021 and 2025.
The Foxes are restructuring their hierarchy with McCarron set to work alongside director of football Jon Rudkin.
"He [Rudkin] will go up above the sporting director, and the sporting director will take care of more of the day-to-day, work more on strategy and what we should play [like], what identity, what players should be brought in, and work with the young ones in the academy."
McCarron will arrive after Leicester were docked six points for breaching the English Football League's financial rules, although the club have appealed.
The deduction has put them in danger of relegation to League One - 10 years after winning the Premier League title.
The Foxes appointed Gary Rowett as their manager until the end of the season last week after the sacking of Marti Cifuentes.
Leicester drew 2-2 at Stoke in Rowett's first game in charge on Saturday, leaving them third bottom of the Championship, and they travel to promotion-chasing Middlesbrough on Tuesday.
Will League Cup final 'set the tone' for title race?published at 09:35 GMT 24 February
09:35 GMT 24 February
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Former Arsenal winger Theo Walcott believes the Carabao Cup final is critical in deciding who goes on to win the Premier League.
Monday Night Club presenter Mark Chapman explained he feels "the noise" around the Gunners will be significant if they lose to Manchester City at Wembley on 22 March.
"That's the game," Walcott added. "That's the one that essentially sets the tone for how this whole year is going to look for Arsenal."
But ex-Premier League striker Chris Sutton said: "I really don't think the League Cup final has any bearing on the Premier League.
"I actually think you could flip that - whoever loses that thinks: 'Do you know what, let's go.'"
Why now is not the time to be moving on from Silvapublished at 08:04 GMT 24 February
08:04 GMT 24 February
Freddie Pye Fan writer
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When Manchester City moved on from their previous all-time greats in recent years, many could argue a strong case for the time and place being the perfect moment to part ways.
Kevin de Bruyne was moved on at the end of his contract amid concerns over fitness and perhaps his financial outlay in comparison to appearances, while Kyle Walker's performances had taken a serious downturn. Despite intelligence in the middle of the park, Ilkay Gundogan was continuously losing his way from a physical perspective, and the same could be said for Manuel Akanji and possibly John Stones and Nathan Ake in the coming months.
But in the case of Bernardo Silva - who finds himself out of contract at the end of this season - the Portugal international and club captain is continuing to prove his importance to Pep Guardiola's system week after week despite being 31 years old.
Guardiola has continuously trusted Bernardo at the heart of his operation, even in matches many would presume to be intense in the way of running demands across 90 minutes. His intelligence and awareness, as well as longevity, proved most vital in the recent 2-1 win at Liverpool, and once again on Saturday night as City defeated Newcastle 2-1.
Leading the line through his own individual pressing at times, it was Silva's experience and fight for the cause that inspired Manchester City to get over the line in a must-win game following Arsenal's slip-up at Wolves just days earlier.
It is this commitment to the cause, a deep understanding of Guardiola's tactical demands and City's constant need to be successful in both performances and silverware that make Silva a necessity to ensure the ongoing rebuild remains as promising as it has been thus far.
And perhaps thinking further ahead, could the continuity of Silva into another season inspire Guardiola to see out his own contract amid ongoing media conversation around a potential early exit from Manchester City this summer?
How crucial is Silva to City's team? And what would you do about his contract situation at the club?
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