Pep Guardiola has told his former club Barcelona ‘don’t talk too loud’ after their president Josep Maria Bartomeu thanked Uefa for handing Manchester City a two-year ban from European football for breaching Financial Fair Play rules.
Manchester United closed ground on the Champions League places as Anthony Martial and Harry Maguire struck to claim a vital 2-0 win over Chelsea, who were twice denied by VAR.
Jose Mourinho insists he was only focused on Tottenham after Sunday’s 3-2 win at Aston Villa – but still offered a cheeky swipe at Manchester City following their European ban.
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Paul Pogba is ‘desperate’ to play for the club again, despite once more being linked with a return to Italy.
There were five Premier League fixtures across the weekend as the rest of the division enjoyed a mid-season break.
Arsenal continued to show improvement under Mikel Arteta as a second-half blitzing of Newcastle gave them a 4-0 win at the Emirates Stadium.
Sadio Mane made a goal-scoring return for Liverpool, coming off the bench to snatch a 1-0 win for the runaway Premier League leaders at Norwich City.
Manchester City are preparing an appeal after being hit with a two-season ban from European football for breaching financial regulations.
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has praised Uefa for taking action against Manchester City after the Premier League club were handed a two-year ban from European football.
Manchester City have been banned from Uefa club competitions for the next two seasons after being found to have committed ‘serious breaches’ of financial regulations.