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Rayan Cherki has emerged as Enzo Maresca’s most precious asset at Man City set-up. (Reuters)

Why Rayan Cherki with his jinking feet tricks keeps Manchester City slick in post-Pep era

August 31, 2026 9:50 am

A system disruptor or a chaos agent, the French maverick is antithetical to the Guardiolisma ideals of positional and structural conformity. But two games in, he is Enzo Maresca’s most precious asset before the rejigged band settles down into a coherent firm

'Sabbatical is a sign of weakness': Mourinho appears to take dig at Guardiola

August 11, 2026 10:43 pm

In June, Mourinho made his return as Real Madrid manager. This will be the Portuguese's second stint at Real after he had earlier spent 3 seasons starting in 2010.

Xabi Alonso, Mikel Arteta and Enzo Maresca are among those in the running to be the Premier League's next superpower manager with the exit of Pep Guardiola. (AP Photo)

Post-Guardiola era beckons in Premier League with churn not seen since World War II

August 10, 2026 8:07 pm

Mikel Arteta is frontrunner to build a legacy but others like Xabi Alonso can establish a new hierarchy

Guardiola's biggest legacy is that he changed the footballing mentality of a stubborn nation that claims to have discovered the game. (AP Photo)

A bit of Pep Guardiola in every English football game, from Premiership to Sunday leagues

May 25, 2026 8:38 am

The Man City manager might have shepherded his last game after a decade with the resurrected Blues of Manchester, but in tweaking, revolutionizing, unlearning and unleashing his tactical genius, the virtuoso has imprinted his game-brains on how England plays football.

Pep Guardiola set to leave Manchester City at end of season

May 22, 2026 6:59 pm

Guardiola, who took charge of City in 2016, has won six Premier League titles -- including four in a row -- three FA Cups, five League Cups and the Champions League, but his side have not won the league in the last two years.

The defeat to City was a crushing psychological blow. But Arsenal found the ideal attacking blueprint, even though a game-specific tactic. (AP Photo)

Pep Guardiola said what Mikel Arteta couldn't: Arsenal are still in this

April 21, 2026 6:46 pm

The City defeat was crushing. It was also the last truly fearsome fixture on Arsenal's calendar. Sometimes losing is the clearest way to see

Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola applauds supporters at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and and Arsenal, in Manchester, England, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo)

How system’s manager Pep Guardiola gleans from Sir Alex Ferguson’s book of man management

April 21, 2026 10:57 am

The heist artists of 2026 at Manchester City, capture Guardiola's shifting convictions, and the weird pleasure of rebelling his own ideas and embracing the ones that he had once smirked at

Rayan Cherki had got Guardiola confessing that he was loosening some of his controlling strings ahead of the Chelsea game last week. (AP Photo)

Who is the player making Pep Guardiola's heart go "...pff" ahead of Man City-Arsenal decider?

April 19, 2026 2:16 pm

The Frenchman is known for his tricks from since the Lyon academy, and had becone the club’s youngest ever goalscorer at 16.

Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola, left encourages his players as Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta gestures to his during the English League Cup final soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester City in London, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo)

Arteta vs Guardiola, master vs protege: A title decider 25 years in making

April 17, 2026 7:05 pm

A relationship that goes back to the start of the century, the two coaches have bonded over shared history, philosophies, and passion for the game. Now rivals, Sunday’s match will be their most important moment on the touchline together.

Pep Guardiola demands that his Manchester City be perfect after inconsistent season

April 11, 2026 1:25 am

City have 61 points from 30 matches and trail leaders Arsenal by nine points, although they hold a game in hand. The title challengers now face a demanding stretch of fixtures, beginning with Sunday's trip to Chelsea, followed by a home clash against Arsenal ⁠on April 19.