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The Premier League was well and truly and back this weekend Manchester City and Manchester United both won, Lukaku scored again and Tottenham's winning run came to a sudden halt against Crystal Palace. Manchester City picked up their third straight win after battling to win against Leicester City Bernardo Silva scored for City in the 62nd minute. Jamie Vardy had previously had a goal ruled out through VAR. Manchester City battle to win against Leicester City (greatermanchesterfootball.blogspot.com) The Manchester City manager was clearly happy with the win and performance. He has said that the wider range of goalscorers at City is very impressive and gives them a platform to have another successful season.  He added on City's social media accounts: "Yeah, excellent performance. After an international break you always have doubts, but the mentality from the players from the first minute to the end was excellent."   Cristiano Ronaldo played his first game in ...

The transfer window is closed until January 1st.  Who had the best window though? Were there any major losers? Manchester United United strengthened their defence with the signing of Varane and brought some extra quality with the signings of Jadon Sancho and the returning hero Cristiano Ronaldo. Critics would argue that they are still a world class defensive midfielder away from leading the charge in domestic and European competitions. Click here for more news on Manchester United Manchester City The signing of Jack Grealish was great but many would argue that their lack of proven goalscorer could prove costly. Although others would point out that they have just scored ten in two matches so who needs a centre forward? Chelsea The European champions are now many people's favourite to win the Premier League after their additions. They proved their attacking quality against Arsenal but proved they can defend well after they earned a point at Anfield despite spending more than h...

It was another thrilling day of Premier League action, let's take a look a closer look at the action. West Ham United finished the day on top of the Premier League. How many people would bet on them staying there? Manchester City thrash woeful Arsenal Manchester City outplayed ten-man Arsenal on a sunny afternoon at the Etihad Stadium. Ilkay Gundogan and Ferran Torres scored in the first 12 minutes. Any hope Arsenal had of a comeback was ended when midfielder Granit Xhaka was sent off for lunging into a challenge on Joao Cancelo Greater Manchester Football: Manchester City score five against woeful Arsenal https://t.co/StWkcpCUgw — News Ball (@UKNewsBall) August 28, 2021 Ten-man Chelsea hold Liverpool Chelsea frustrated Liverpool in a fast and furious Premier League encounter to earn a hard-fought point. They were reduced to 10 men after Reece James' first-half sending-off. You can see some of the highlights in the tweet below. Give it a watch! A strong and resilient perfo...

With Cristiano Ronaldo returning to Manchester United instead of signing for Manchester City, Greater Manchester Football have taken a look at some of the most shocking transfers involving Manchester United and Manchester City.  We also explore some other controversial signings.  Carlos Tevez to Manchester City in 2009 This was a strange one. Tevez had spent the previous two seasons at Old Trafford, where he won the Premier League twice and the Champions League in 2008.  The Argentinian had claimed he was never offered a new contract at United. He was the latest signing to join the ongoing revolution across the city.  City announced the transfer with this cheeky poster. How good was Carlos Tevez at Manchester City? Click here to find more news from across Greater Manchester More Manchester City news can be found here Michael Owen to Manchester United in 2009 The former Liverpool striker  signed for United  in 2009 after being released by recently relega...

Premier League champions Manchester City will face Paris St-Germain, RB Leipzig and Club Bruges in the Champions League group stage. 2021 winners Chelsea will come up against Serie A side Juventus, Russian club Zenit St Petersburg and Swedish side Malmo. Manchester United face Villarreal, who beat them in the 2021 Europa League final. They will also play Italian club Atalanta and the Swiss side Young Boys. Liverpool are in a tough group that features Atletico Madrid, Porto and AC Milan. Social media reaction It has to be argued that out of all the English teams, Manchester United will probably be the happiest. They will be wanting to improve on their last Champions League campaign where they knocked out at the Group Stages. More Manchester United news from Greater Manchester Football.  🏆 Our completed #UCL group looks like this... What do you reckon, Reds? 👊 #MUFC | #UCLdraw — Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 26, 2021 Chelsea will also be relatively happy with their draw ...

The second weekend of the Premier League season is almost here. There could be even more goals this weekend.  Let's have a quick look at where they might come from. Can Manchester City recover from their poor start? City followed up their defeat in the Community Shield with a 1-0 defeat away at Tottenham. Will a return to the Etihad Stadium and their biggest crowd since March 2020 see City recover from that poor start? Can Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea make it two wins from two? Three of the teams looking to take City's crown will all be hoping to make it two wins from two. Liverpool face Burnley, Chelsea play Arsenal and Manchester United travel to Southampton. Check out the Premier League website and some of the tweets below for all the latest news. More news and stories on Manchester United can be found by heading to Greater Manchester Football. A Twitter List by UKNewsBall Can the Brentford bandwagon continue? Everyone was impressed with Brentford's wi...

Manchester City and Leicester City face each other in the traditional curtain-raiser to the football season.  Both teams will be looking to build on their success from last season. Very few Leicester fans will forget their 5-2 thrashing of Man City last season. Whilst it is not considered a major trophy, it us always nice to win Leicester have never won it, whereas Man City have won it on six occasions. Their last appearance came in 2019 when they beat Liverpool on penalties.  Rumours persist about Man City signing a number of players. It will be interested to see who they sign and whether they make an appearance at Wembley. 🚨 Manchester City on verge of agreeing deal with Aston Villa to sign Jack Grealish for £100m. If everything goes to plan 25yo will finalise personal terms, take medical & complete move. Most expensive signing in British history @TheAthleticUK #AVFC #MCFC https://t.co/HnUxEi5A4P — David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) August 4, 2021 Leicester would have...

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award is the main award of the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year ceremony, which takes place each December. The winner is judged by a vote from the public to have achieved the most that year. The video below shows who was nominated for the award in 2019. Who will be shortlisted in 2021?   Let's take a look at some of the footballers who might be in contention in 2021. Raheem Sterling Sterling hasn't had a great impact for Manchester City in recent months but was superb for England in 2020 and also done lots of great community work. Marcus Rashford Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford was recognised in 2020 for his achievements off the field this year with an Expert Panel Special Award at the Sports Personality of the Year award. His great work off the pitch has been well documented. Greater Manchester Football is so proud of Marcus Rashford. Harry Kane A definite outside bet but Kane played a big part in England's run to ...

The Euros are finished and people are already looking ahead to the upcoming Premier League campaign. There will be a number of clubs desperate to stop City retaining the trophy.This article will see us look at some of the inevitable stories that are expected to take place over the course of next season. As the season gets closer, we'll continue to adapt this page with all the latest news as the build-up to the season gets closer.  The current champions - Manchester City They did win the league in a fairly comfortable fashion despite a fairly poor start to the season. It will be interesting to see how they replace Aguero and whether they place a higher level of priority on the Champions League. Will this have an impact on their league form? More news from Manchester City The challengers Manchester United - Throughout the next season Greater Manchester Football will have the latest news and stories from the often chaotic world of Manchester. Whilst it was an improved season for the...

England has been home to some of the greatest players ever. Since the creation of the Premier League in 1992, this has only increased. Let's have a look at some of the best. Jamie Vardy The rise of Jamie Vardy through the football pyramid to become a Premier League champion is one of the best football stories in recent history. Watch this video to see him in his Non League days.  Ruud van Nistelrooy Greater Manchester Football recently asked the question:  How good was Ruud van Nistelrooy?  The striker scored 150 times for Manchester United and won the Premier League in 2003. He also won the FA Cup in 2004.  Cristiano Ronaldo Some believe that Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest footballer of all time. He spent 6 years at Old Trafford and scored over 100 goals for Man United. He also won the Premier League on three consecutive occasions alongside the Champions League in 2008. Despite leaving the club in 2009, Manchester United fans still sing his name. Greater Manche...

The Premier League season starts on August 14th 2021.  Will it be the start of a successful title for Manchester City or will another team triumph in May 2022. Will Manchester City prioritise Champions League success? An interesting aspect of the next season could be Manchester City's quest for the Champions League. Will they prioritise Champions League success as the expense of a successful defence of their Premier League. More Manchester City stories from Greater Manchester Football Chelsea's confidence boost from Champions League win Chelsea will have taken great confidence from their Champions League win over Manchester City. They will have to be more consistent in the league if Thomas Tuchel wants to add the Premier League title to his growing list of honours.  The impact of Manchester United signing Jadon Sancho It's looking more likely that Manchester United will announce the signing of Jadon Sancho soon. Could the English winger/forward add a bit of quality that...

Let's have another look at the latest confirmed transfers from around Europe. Before moving onto the rumours Memphis Depay to Barcelona. Confirmed Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign Memphis Depay on a free transfer. Depay, who joined Lyon from Manchester United in 2017, will sign a two-year contract with the Barcelona. He will reunite with former Netherlands head coach Ronald Koeman Ashley Young has returned to Aston Villa Only a few weeks after winning Serie A with Inter Milan, Ashley Young has announced that he will be returning to Aston Villa. Young previously played for Villa between 2007 and 2011 before signing for Manchester United ahead of the 2011/2021 season.  Ashley Young - I’m Coming Home pic.twitter.com/Mlt4UGt6HK — George (@BarronAVFC1) June 15, 2021 Fikayo Tomori joins AC Milan after successful loan spell Tomori joins Milan after they exercised the option to sign him permanently. This was part of his loan move from the Blues in January. The English defender o...