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Phil Foden scored a hat-trick as Manchester City swept aside Aston Villa to cement their place in the Premier League title race. A 0-0 draw at home to Arsenal on Sunday hadn’t given Pep Guardiola’s side the lift that they wanted but their first win over top-five opposition this season saw them move level on points with Liverpool and stay a point behind the Gunners following the latest results. That was largely down to Foden, who stepped up and made the game his own with three goals after City had seen their initial lead disappear. Rodri gave City the advantage…

Phil Foden put in one of his best displays as a Manchester City player in Wednesday’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa, notching his second hat-trick of the season. Rodri had opened the scoring for City inside 11 minutes before Jhon Duran equalised nine minutes later. Foden’s first goal came when he powered a free-kick through a brittle wall just before half-time. He went on to net two sublime finishes in the second period to wrap up the points. The result keeps up the pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool, who play Sheffield United at home on Thursday evening. Here are…

Former Everton chief Keith Wyness believes Man City could cause a “rebellion” among their fanbase if they continue to raise ticket prices. Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – claimed that the money gained from raising prices is not worth the “PR disaster” City now face. City supporters raised a banner at the Etihad Stadium accusing the club of “exploiting their loyalty” ahead of their 0-0 draw with Arsenal. Protests came after…

Lionel Messi wanted assurances that Sergio Aguero was staying at Manchester City before agreeing to sign for the club in 2021 – but Pep Guardiola was unable to make that happen. Messi was at Barcelona at the time, playing in what would be his final season, and was heavily linked with a move to City due to the breakdown of his relationship with the Camp Nou club. A move to the Premier League was very much on the cards, according to Argentine outlet El Chiringuito, who at the time claimed Messi was keen to link up with his international team-mate…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wants both Lucas Paqueta and Bruno Guimaraes to be signed by the club this summer. The Brazilian duo have emerged as summer transfer targets for Manchester City ahead of the 2024/25 campaign, with next season potentially Pep Guardiola’s last as manager at the Etihad Stadium, as the 53-year-olds current deal expires in 2025. Guardiola is expected to oversee a midfield revamp ahead of the new season, after the departure of Ilkay Gundogan last summer and uncertainty surrounding the long-term future of Kevin De Bruyne, who is also out of contract in 2025. The Brazilian duo…

Believe it or not, Tuesday night was the first time in over five years that Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis played against the Toronto Raptors in Canada, as pointed out by Keerthika Uthayakumar of TSN Sports. “The last time Anthony Davis played in Toronto, the Raptors didn’t have an NBA championship. He hasn’t played on the road in Toronto since November 12, 2018 – 1,968 days ago.” Davis wasn’t even with the Los Angeles Lakers when he last went north of the border to play the Raptors before Tuesday’s meeting. He was still with the New Orleans Pelicans…

The tandem of LeBron James and Anthony Davis played a huge role in the Los Angeles Lakers’ dominant 128-111 road win over the Toronto Raptors Tuesday night. The Lakers are hoping that James and Davis have enough left in the tank to come up with an excellent collective performance again on short rest, as Los Angeles finishes a six-game road trip this Wednesday night versus the Washington Wizards. Will LeBron James & Anthony Davis Play in Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards? Lakers head coach Darvin Ham indicated that James and Davis will suit up and play against the Wizards…

The Los Angeles Lakers have been rolling as of late as they’ve won seven out of their last eight games with their most recent victory a blowout over the hapless Toronto Raptors. The Lakers spent most of the 2023-24 season climbing uphill, but have positioned themselves to potentially move up in the Western Conference standings. The uptick in wins is a by-product of head coach Darvin Ham going back to the starting lineup he used in the 2023 playoffs with Rui Hachimura as the team’s fifth starter. Jarred Vanderbilt established himself as the starter before he got hurt again, paving…

After the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday (4/2), LeBron James praised Rajon Rondo after Rondo announced his retirement from the NBA. LeBron and Rondo were teammates on the Lakers in 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2021-22. “One of the best players I ever played with,” LeBron said about Rondo. “Obviously his IQ was out of this world and I was very lucky to get to team up with him at that point here when I was in LA.” Rondo is one of the best point guards in NBA history. He has career averages of 9.8 points, 4.5 rebounds,…

The Los Angeles Lakers easily took care of business on Tuesday night against the Toronto Raptors, winning 128-111 in an outing they had control over from the very start. The Lakers led 100-79 after three quarters, giving superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis the ability to rest for nearly the entire fourth quarter. James and Davis played 29 and 28 minutes, respectively, James’ ninth-fewest of the season and Davis’ sixth-fewest. At this stage of the season, it is an absolutely massive feat for James and Davis to get that kind of rest. Especially on the first night of a road…