View From A Blue

This is a guest post from Steve. Much of the focus on Manchester City following the humiliating defeat to Leicester City centred on issues in defence, with three penalties conceded, a vulnerability to the counter attack and the absence of a commanding figure at the heart of the back four to take control of proceedings. [...]

This is a guest post from Steve. Another transfer window, another piece of transfer activity for City at centre-back. This time, it appears increasingly likely that Nicolas Otamendi is on his way out, heading to Benfica as part of the deal to bring Ruben Dias to Manchester. It will bring to an end a five-year [...]

This is a guest post from Steve. It was a dream debut for Liam Delap on Thursday night as he scored with a delightful finish to help fire City through to the next round of the Carabao Cup. Even amongst diehard followers, few supporters of the Blues would have known much about the young striker [...]

This is a guest post from Steve. Ahead of the opening fixture away to Wolves on Monday night, many were worried about City’s pre-season, or lack of one. There had been multiple issues related to Covid-19, with Aymeric Laporte, Riyad Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan testing positive in the days leading up to the trip to [...]

This is a guest post from Jo Northwood. Saturday saw another comfortable City victory against a courageous and impressive Brighton side, albeit one that lacked a ruthless touch in front of goal. The visitors appeared energised by new manager Graham Potter and his way of playing – of passing the ball out from the back, [...]