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To book call 0345 600 8118 or visit etihadholidays.co.uk CONTENTS 6 40 Kevin Cummins 62 EDS 18 Buzzword 45 The Open 64 Under-18s 20 Derby Links 48 City in the 68 Manchester United 25 Sir Howard Bernstein Way Community 74 Match Details 26 Showcase 51 Your Shout 76 City Roll Call 28 City2City 54 Supporters Club 77 Table and Stats 30 This Is How It Feels... 56 Junior Cityzens 78 Fixture List 36 My Turf: Fernandinho 58 Social Wrap 82 Squads and Offi cials 38 Marc Riley

INTERVIEW YAYA 8 TOURÉ

FUN WITH CITC FERNANDINHO 30 AND FERNANDO Etihad Stadium, , Manchester M11 3FF Telephone 0161 444 1894 | Website www.mancity.com | Facebook www.facebook.com/mcfcoffi cial | @mancity Chairman | Chief Executive Offi cer | Board of Directors Martin Edelman, Alberto Galassi, John MacBeath, Mohamed Mazrouei, Simon Pearce | Honorary Presidents Eric Alexander, Sir Howard Bernstein, , Raymond Donn, Ian Niven MBE, Tudor Thomas | Life President Halford Manager Pep Guardiola | Assistants Rodolfo Borrell, Manel Estiarte Club Ambassador | | Head of Football Administration Andrew Hardman

Premier League/Football League (First Tier) Champions 1936/37, 1967/68, 2011/12, 2013/14 HONOURS Runners-up 1903/04, 1920/21, 1976/77, 2012/13, 2014/15 | Division One/Two (Second Tier) Champions 1898/99, 1902/03, 1909/10, 1927/28, 1946/47, 1965/66, 2001/02 Runners-up 1895/96, 1950/51, 1988/89, 1999/00 | Division Two (Third Tier) Play-Off Winners 1998/99 | European Cup-Winners’ Cup Winners 1970 | FA Cup Winners 1904, 1934, 1956, 1969, 2011 Runners-up 1926, 1933, 1955, 1981, 2013 | League Cup Winners 1970, 1976, 2014, 2016 Runners-up 1974 | FA Charity/Community Shield Winners 1937, 1968, 1972, 2012 | FA Youth Cup Winners 1986, 2008

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Firstly let me welcome Manchester United are the footballing nights we and the fans manager Jose Mourinho and his staff to the live for. Our performance against United Etihad Stadium. Our paths have crossed in the 2-1 win at Old earlier this many times and we can be sure of a tough season, certainly in the early stages, was game from our visitors this evening. impressive and we need to summon that form again. Derby matches are always important and emotional – this one is certainly no Although Sunday was disappointing for different. With the teams just one point everyone, we should not forget that we apart in the and everybody have won our last two Premier League focused on achieving qualification to the games. Our fate, in terms of finishing Champions League for next season, you in the top four, is in our hands. We must can expect an intense occasion. keep our self-belief. This is a fantastic group of players and they have shown We return after a difficult trip to many times this season great quality and Wembley for our FA Cup semi-final against strength of personality. Arsenal. I don’t have any regrets about how we approached the match. We performed After knocked us out of the well and we controlled most of the play. Champions League, we performed admirably against in the following But the game was reflective of our season Premier League game. Even though we so far – we played how we wanted to but didn’t beat Liverpool that day I was so the opposition does not need to do too proud of how the players fought. If we much to score a , while at the other can show the same attitude against United end we can find scoring difficult. We hit I am confident the result will go our way. the post, we hit the bar and that is how it has been. Let me say I know how important a derby match is to the fans in this city and Overall we were strong in the FA Cup this throughout the world. To all of the many season. We faced away draws against thousands of supporters who travelled Premier League opposition but at the down to Wembley, I say thank you. And to end you must live by the result and say all who will cheer us on against United – congratulations to Arsenal. we appreciate your voice and spirit and we aim to put on a performance to remember. The key for us now is to stand up against United. They will provide formidable Finally I pass on my condolences to the opposition – the fact they have not lost in family and friends of Ugo Ehiogu, who the Premier League since October shows sadly passed away last week. It is always a you that. shock when someone from the football and coaching community is taken so soon. We have not had long to recuperate after Sunday but the simple fact that this is a Enjoy the game. derby game should lift our players. These

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME “This is a fantastic group of players and they have shown many times this season great quality and strength of personality”

7 Yaya Touré looks ahead to tonight’s and says there is plenty of hard work still to be done… INTERVIEW: DAVID CLAYTON PICTURES: VICTORIA HAYDN/PA

Yaya Touré enter tonight’s Manchester derby Champions League football, which Yaya says is determined to erase the memory of Sunday’s now the team’s sole focus in the six games that painful FA Cup semi-fi nal against Arsenal. remain, starting tonight.

The Ivorian was arguably the Blues’ stand-out “We are disappointed and we are not happy at all performer at Wembley with a mixture of power with the result on Sunday. We felt we deserved and creativity that also provided a goal assist the win... but we were surprised at how Arsenal and came close to scoring what could have been played because we’ve not seen them play like a winning goal – but for the merest fl ick of Petr that before. Cech’s right-hand glove. “We hit the bar and the post, had a good goal Yaya, who has scored four goals against United disallowed and possibly a good shout for a during his seven years with the club, is hoping to penalty but on some days, things just go against again inspire the Blues to a victory that will put you. When moments like that happen, there’s not a smile on the faces of everyone at City. A win much you can do because that’s how football would also strengthen the Blues’ bid to secure sometimes goes.

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 9 OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME “When you look back at the highlights, you see that a number of important decisions didn’t go our way but we have to forget it – it’s over – and now concentrate on United. It’s going to be difficult for me to forget the FA Cup semi-final but I must accept it and move on.”

With United edging ever closer following a 2-0 “We have to treat win at Burnley on Sunday, City received an this game against unexpected boost with the news that Liverpool had been beaten at home to Crystal Palace, United as a final. It’s severely damaging the Merseysiders’ hopes of a massive game for Champions League football next term. For Yaya, however, it was a warning shot across the bows us and one we can’t proving that games against teams near the foot of the table are just as dangerous as the ones afford to lose” against clubs near the top.

“Liverpool losing was a bit of a surprise and obviously a good result for us, but we must be careful as there is still a lot of hard work to be done. We have to win as many games as we can, focus on what we need to do and try to make sure we get the job done as there are a lot of strange results at this time of the season.

“We have to treat this game against United as a final. It’s a massive game for us and one we can’t afford to lose. Two big managers, two huge clubs and 22 big players, so it’s going to be a battle – and we want to make sure we end in the top three and qualify for the Champions League. It will be difficult and it’s going to be very tight at the top, but it is in our own hands and we are determined to do it.

“Arsenal will have confidence after beating us at the weekend and always seem to finish strongly. Liverpool are still in it despite losing to Palace. And United are on a long unbeaten run and so difficult to beat this season... So there is still a long way to go and anything can happen with anyone capable of beating anyone.

“Jose Mourinho will try and figure out how to stop us playing our best football. He knows

11 the Premier League well, he’s a good manager, United midfielder, . A couple of years and clever. People will say we will be tired after back, the Frenchman said: “There are lots of playing extra-time at Wembley, but it’s just like midfielders I admire and watching them helps anyone who works – sometimes you finish late me improve. I could mention, for example, Yaya and then you have to be up early the next day, Touré, who has a similar size and physique to but you just do it and get on with it. That’s what me but more experience. We have more or less we have to do and we will do it and we’ll be fine the same playing style, even if he’s a bit more and ready to go.” attacking than me.”

One of the most intriguing battles this evening Yaya smiled at the mention of Pogba and will be between Yaya and a player who admits admitted he tried to convince him to join him at he has looked up to Yaya for many years – City at one stage.

“Liverpool losing was a bit of a surprise and obviously a good result for us, but we must be careful as there is still a lot of hard work to be done”

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292971 LG MCFC Match Day Programme 148x210mm.indd 1 06/08/2015 11:03 “He’s a good lad, he’s clever and I’m a bit disappointed because I spoke with him in the past and I wanted him to come to City, but it didn’t happen.

“It’s going to be tough to be against him because he’s a great player, but he’s also going to be up against Fernandinho who can take anyone on. That will be a great battle and I think it will be a fantastic game. We just need to make sure we win. Fernandinho’s going to enjoy it, I’m sure Pogba will be up for it, and I’m going to enjoy it, too.”

One player who might not make the cut is , who limped off at Wembley injured. Yaya says if the Blues win, they will dedicate the victory to their Spanish team-mate.

“We hope David Silva will be fit for the game but it isn’t easy to recover so quickly with just a few days in between games. He’s a great player and if he doesn’t play he will be missed, for sure, but City are a great club with great players so somebody will be ready to step in. He was sad after coming off so early so if he doesn’t play against United, we must try and win it for him.

“One player who can really make a difference for us in games like this is . In terms of experience, he’s a guy who understands everything. The little details can make the difference and Kompany has always been positive for this club.

“We know it’s been difficult with his injuries, but he’s such a strong guy. I think he’s looking good and that he’s going to continue this way to try and help the club achieve our goals and if he plays against United, he will be ready and determined to lift everyone and help us get the result we need.”

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BUZZWORD CLUB AMBASSADOR MIKE SUMMERBEE ON THE DEFEAT TO ARSENAL AT WEMBLEY, THE EXTRA IMPORTANCE OF TONIGHT’S GAME, AND HOW THE DEATH OF UGO EHIOGU GIVES TRUE PERSPECTIVE...

I was as disappointed with Sunday’s result as us any favours. I think we lost the game because anyone, but I feel we were on the wrong end of a so many of our lads looked completely drained number of decisions. For a game of that quality and had nothing left to give in extra-time. Arsenal you have to have the best you can get in charge had defended for so long and contributed so of the game but, no disrespect to the officials little, they just seemed to have more energy in on the day, I’m not sure that they had their best the closing stages and that’s ultimately what afternoon collectively. decided the game. It’s disappointing, but we can’t feel sorry for ourselves – we need to pick The turning point for me was the tackle on David ourselves up and get on with it, starting tonight Silva early in the game because I felt it was a against Manchester United. really poor challenge but Gabriel didn’t even get a yellow card. That was the wrong decision and, We’re a big club with a good squad of players in my view, sent out the wrong message. After and though I didn’t think we’d have such an that, it was a stop/start affair, scrappy with lots important game so close to the end of the of niggling challenges and there was no flow. season, that’s exactly what we do have against United. Derby matches are always important but Playing on Wembley’s pitch can be a sapping this game will have a big effect on who finishes in experience and extra-time, after we had enough the top four. chances to have won it in normal time, didn’t do

Fernandinho’s effort thuds against the bar as City go agonisingly close to a winner at Wembley.

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME We need to work together as a team and graft this was a real tragedy. I’d like to pass my because if we do, we’ve got a great chance of condolences to his family and say that his legacy beating United. I think Jose Mourinho deserves will continue, I’ve no doubt about that. credit because he’s built United up this season and taken a bit of flak at times – because Last weekend wasn’t a good one for me in people want immediate success. But he’s got football terms. City lost, Melbourne City were them well organised and kept their league form beaten and so were FC – and if ticking along while winning the League Cup and that wasn’t enough, my old club Swindon Town reaching the latter stages of the Europa League. were relegated! I’ve not been back for a long He’s doing well and so is Pep, it’s just that it time, but it’s always upsetting to see one of takes time to get used to the Premier League your old teams struggling. They’d made decent and Jose has a lot more experience in . progress in the past few years, but now have I’ve no doubt, though, that Pep will get things to start over again so I hope they can bounce just the way he wants. back quickly.

I was saddened, as so many others were, to hear of the death of Ugo Ehiogu last week. I didn’t know him personally but I saw him play many times for Aston Villa and he was a great servant of the game. As disappointed as we all were on Sunday, it’s things like this that put everything into perspective. This is a someone who was just 44, who was highly respected in football for his ability as a player and a coach, but most importantly as a man. He was a gentleman who was passing his knowledge on to youngsters making their way in the game and, as I say, losing to Arsenal was disappointing but

“We need to pick ourselves up and get on with it, starting tonight against Manchester United... Derby matches are always important but this game will have a big effect on who finishes in the top four”

19 SEQUENCES & LINKS THIS ISSUE: GARY JAMES ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CITY AND UNITED...

Whenever derby day comes around, people think Financial support of the rivalry between the Blues and the Reds, By the early 1900s, City (reformed as MCFC in often focusing on the negative aspects. For 1894) was a popular and growing First Division today’s programme, though, I have decided to side while the Heathens struggled fi nancially consider a small selection of occasions when the in the Second Division. A series of fundraising clubs have supported each other. initiatives sought to stabilise the club with City’s management making several signifi cant donations In the beginning in 1901 to keep the Heathens afl oat. Both clubs’ earliest known football games were in November 1880, although there had been Meredith & Co sporting activity at the Newton Heath L&Y Railway The great City captain led the Blues (United) and at St Mark’s Church (City) in the to FA Cup glory in 1904, when City also narrowly 1870s. In their earliest known games, St Mark’s missed out on winning the league. A little over a lost to Macclesfi eld Baptist 2-1 on 13 November year later FA investigations into the club showed and the Heathens were defeated 6-0 by the that the Blues had been paying some players Bolton Wanderers A-team a week later. During more than the maximum wage allowed. The FA those formative years the clubs met frequently punishment meant that, more or less, the entire and in 1889 ’s (City’s) Walter Chew squad was banned and forced to leave the club. organised a fl oodlit friendly with Newton Heath Not wanting their star man to leave Manchester, in aid of the Hyde Coal Mine Disaster where 23 the club and City supporters encouraged people had died. Other charitable derby matches Meredith and some of the other stars, such occurred over the years. as Sandy Turnbull, to join the Reds.

Further success In 1909, United won the FA Cup for the fi rst time and the Blues director Albert Alexander senior provided the carriages for the Reds’ homecoming. United had asked him to lead the procession carrying the players and the cup. The idea was that the success, with Turnbull and Meredith starring, was a continuation of City’s 1904 FA Cup glory and the Reds and the Blues wanted all of Manchester to celebrate together.

Taking on Manchester Central By the beginning of the 1930s – with City at and United at – the rivalry had developed. However, the management of the

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME clubs remained extremely close. So much so Europe that when a third Manchester team, Manchester When United became the fi rst English team to Central, was established as an alternative MCFC enter the European Cup, their fi rst games in the playing at Belle Vue and accepted as a member competition were staged at City’s Maine Road of the Third Division (North) the Blues and Reds during 1956/57. Midweek European football worked together. Originally set up to provide meant that fl oodlighting was preferred to ensure east Manchester with a replacement for City, suitable kick-off times and, as City had installed it was actually United who suffered most. With theirs in 1953, United chose to move their games them in the Second Division in 1930/31 and Old from Old Trafford. United generated their highest Trafford crowds averaging 11,685, the Reds were home European crowd of all time – 75,598 for in serious danger. Ultimately, City and United the 1956 meeting with – at appealed to the Football League and Central’s Maine Road. offer to become a league side was withdrawn. Central, who had attracted several prominent non-league crowds, soon decided to call it a day. No Mancunian needs reminding that the city suffered a major tragedy in 1958 when an Groundsharing airplane carrying the United team, offi cials In 1941, the Blues offered to help when Old and journalists back from their European tie in Trafford had suffered bomb damage. There were crashed at Munich airport. The deaths several prominent Manchester venues at the of 23 touched all Mancunians and in the days that time with suffi cient capacities and facilities – the followed, the city came together to support those rugby clubs and Belle Vue, for example – but the relationship between the Blues and Reds was such that sharing Maine Road was always the preferred option. United offered to pay the Blues roughly 10 per cent of gate receipts (less tax). While at Maine Road United’s support reached new levels and the club made record profi ts.

Left: City’s 1904 FA Cup-winning skipper Billy Meredith captaining United in the 1912 Old Trafford derby. Right: A 1941 letter of agreement about United using Maine Road, and the 1949 article about the Reds’ golden era at City’s home ground. Below: The programme from United’s European Cup tie with Borussia Dortmund under the Maine Road lights in 1956.

21 involved and pay their respects to the deceased. The mood that night was sombre. During hymns City offered United whatever assistance they including Abide With Me played pre-match, fans needed. offered to act as stood bareheaded and silent. Symbolically, the translator and provide other support to United. match was abandoned due to torrential rain in City invited United chairman Harold Hardman and the 40th minute. Fifty years after the disaster, of new secretary Les Olive to be guests of honour at course, City and United fans came together at the first game played in the city after the tragedy Old Trafford to commemorate the anniversary. – City versus Birmingham on 15 February 1958. They demonstrated to the world that Mancunian allegiances can sometimes be put to one side.

I’d like to end with an extract from a letter that was written by a 79-year-old City fan in 1957, which remains relevant today: I have always regarded it as a highlight of the year to watch two fine teams from the same city in action… Sometimes City are on top of the world, sometimes United. Which is just as it should be. Nobody with the interests of the game at heart could honestly wish for one side to win everything all the time. I’d just like to say “all the best” to both teams for the future, and I hope the name Manchester will long remain at the top of the football world.

Above: City players wearing black armbands before a game against Blackburn in March 1958 in memory of those killed in the Munich Air Disaster. Left: Mike Summerbee and were not only great friends but business partners, too.

Gary James is the author of Manchester A Football History and The Pride Of Manchester. Follow him on Twitter: @garyjameswriter and at facebook.com/garyjames4

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SIR HOWARD BERNSTEIN WAY UNVEILED Sir Howard Bernstein Way, signifi ed with an In East Manchester in particular Sir Howard’s accompanying mosaic, has been designed to work laid the foundations for the further permanently and visually represent the signifi cant development of facilities around the Etihad contribution that Sir Howard has made to the Stadium including the City Football Academy club, East Manchester and its people. and a wider collection of new community education, sports and leisure facilities. Publicly signposted on Friday 21 April, the footway which bears Sir Howard Bernstein’s Commenting on Sir Howard Bernstein’s impact name starts at the South East perimeter of the on the city of Manchester, Manchester City Etihad Stadium, and leads to and spans the chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said: Nexen Tire bridge connecting to the City Football “Sir Howard Bernstein’s passion for the city of Academy and wider community facilities of East his birth, combined with his unrivalled vision, Manchester. humanity and humility, have undoubtedly helped The mosaic, created by local artist and City fan to shape Manchester into what it is today. Mark Kennedy, features a selection of iconic “All of us who love Manchester, whether lifelong landmarks from the city to celebrate the breadth Mancunians, or relative newcomers to the city and depth of Sir Howard’s achievements and his like me, owe him a substantial debt of gratitude. championing of key Manchester projects. “There is no more fi tting a place to recognise his Included in the mosaic are images of Manchester contribution than in the footway and bridge that Town Hall, Beetham Tower, , and the links the stadium, whose creation was instigated Etihad Stadium – the development of the last- by him, to the City Football Academy and named triggered by the securing of the 2002 surrounding community developments that were , part of Sir Howard’s fundamentally supported by him.” wider vision of sports led regeneration for the city.

25 SHOWCASE #21 Club photographer Victoria Haydn shares some of her favourite shots and memories...

Working within Manchester City Football Club gives you the opportunity to document the whole season from behind the scenes. Capturing the players’ hard work at training every morning allows us to see their personalities shine through. They work tirelessly throughout the week preparing for the upcoming fi xtures but now and again they all have a pose for the camera! Here David Silva, and share a joke on the way to the training pitch – a great moment and one I’m happy I was able to capture.

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CITY AND ETIHAD AIRWAYS BRING YOU EPISODE 2 OF CITY2CITY, A FOUR-PART SERIES ON THE POWER OF GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL ACROSS THE WORLD...

City2City It’s no exaggeration to say that football is the most beloved sport on the planet. Played and watched the world over, it seems that we can’t get enough of the beautiful game. Shaeline: “To me, Yet we all know it’s about much soccer means…family.” more than modern stadiums and glistening trophies. In the new documentary series, City2City, we’ll shine a light on four very different human stories in Beijing, New York, Mumbai and , demonstrating the power of football as a force for good no matter where you’re from.

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In Episode 1 we followed Huang and Ding on their complex journey building Beijing’s biggest grassroots football league and heard from City’s own Sun Jihai. This time we cross the Atlantic to tell you another incredible story from the grassroots game... : “Football is about respecting each New York other. It shows how Featuring World Cup winner we can live with Patrick Vieira and City’s our differences.” American legend Claudio Reyna, Episode 2 focuses on Shaeline Diaz, a young girl from Harlem, for whom football was her entire life… before one day she disappeared without a trace. Here, her friends and family – both at home and on the pitch – tell the story of an inspirational leader who shook up both her team and her community.

The Series The New York and Beijing episodes are available to view at mancity.com/city2city. Keep your eyes peeled for future episodes between now and the end of the season...

29 ACCESS ALL AREAS BACK TO SCHOOL Last week, City’s Brazilian stars Fernandinho and Fernando took part in a City in the Community Soccer Schools event. We’re pretty sure the kids enjoyed themselves as much as the players did...

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The fans’ eye view follows the twists and turns of two of City’s most dramatic ever seasons, which had many parallels despite the very different levels of status in which City found themselves. The book has also been updated to the end of the 2015/16 season and features a Where Are They Now? chapter focusing on the ’98/99 squad and the Premier League winners who have since moved on.

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Details of how to donate are on the book download website, but donations can also be made by texting CTID61 £1 (or £2, £5 etc) to 70070.

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hays.co.uk #MatchYourAmbition Hays © Copyright Hays plc 2017 MY TURF FERNANDINHO Looking at the home towns/cities of the City players... This issue: Londrina in Paraná, Brazil WORDS: JACK WILSON-MUMFORD PICTURES: PA/VICTORIA HAYDN

City’s tough tackling midfielder Fernandinho has cotton company Paraná Plantations spent most of his career in Europe. The Brazilian’s Limited made the original investment in this area. determination made him a perfect candidate for English football and he’s proven to be an essential Population part of City’s midfield since arriving in 2013. But With a population of just under 550,000 in 2013, did Fernando Luiz Rosa’s place of birth help him Londrina is the 38th most populous city in Brazil play the beautiful game in his all-action style? We and ranks as the 18th biggest non-capital city. take an in-depth look at Londrina – in Paraná, a Londrina’s population makes it the second state in southern Brazil – 369km from the state largest city in the state of Paraná behind Curitiba. capital and 2014 World Cup host city Curitiba. Curitiba has almost two million people within its boundaries and is the eighth biggest city in Brazil. British origins In terms of comparison to Brazil’s biggest cities, Londrina was originally explored by British both Londrina and Curitiba are dwarfed by the settlers, and then officially established in 1930 by likes of Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and the largest, a small group of Japanese and German settlers. Sao Paulo – which is home to over 11 million. The city was named after British entrepreneurs who launched railroad stations in the region to Coffee land ease the transportation of coffee grains from The fertile lands of the region are known as terra northern Paraná and southern Sao Paulo states roxa, a Portuguese translation of the terra rossa to the port of Santos. The word Londrina, literally coined by Italian immigrants. The fertility of the meaning “Londoner” or perhaps “Little London”, soil is said to have originated in the biggest lava pays homage to the British capital, since a flow on the planet, known as The Spill of Trapp.

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME During its golden era, (approximately 1920 to 45,000 capacity Estadio do Café and compete 1970), Londrina region accounted for 60 per in Brazil’s . They have barely registered cent of all the coffee produced in the world, on a national football scale in Brazil, though, together with the west bank of the Paraná River. having not competed in the top tier since 1986. Fernandinho’s first club was Clube Atlético Goalkeeping ambition Paranaense in Paraná’s capital city of Curitiba. Fernandinho is used to bossing Premier League midfields but it could have been very different. Famous footballers Speaking to FourFourTwo magazine in 2013, he Londrina has produced a plethora of famous said: “When I was a child I was a great fan of footballers. Fernandinho could lay a claim the Brazilian keeper Taffarel. Because of him I to being the most successful but a number wanted to be a goalkeeper too. But, thank God, of others plying in their trade in Europe may my father did not let me and made sure I only dispute that. Now retired, Bayern Munich played with my feet.” scoring sensation Elber hails from Londrina. The striker netted 92 goals in just over 160 Ferna’s love of Brazil appearances for the German giants between Speaking to the club’s official website in 1997-2003. Current 31-year-old Bayern full-back November 2016, ahead of captaining Brazil Rafinha was also born in Londrina. Another against Peru, he said: “My aim is to always play Londrina native playing in Germany is Naldo for team and to keep the same level. – an imposing centre-back who has spent I have now for the first time, the opportunity to time Werder , Wolfsburg and Schalke. be the captain and I am very proud.” Jadson, currently at Corinthians, spent six years at Shakhtar Donetsk. Football in Londrina Londrina Esporte Clube, founded in 1956, are the city’s biggest football club. They play at the

37 BBC 6 Music DJ Marc Riley dives into the world of adverts... WORDS: MARC RILEY PICTURE: PA

Many of you will know that the world of advertising (If you have a computer and an urge to hear one of is a complicated and fraught one. Cruel even. It’s a the most “unrewarding” advert recording sessions world where money is to be made on all sides and then punch into your search engine the words where careers can be made or ruined. As an “exec” “Orson Welles frozen food commercial” and you can you have you work out who your client is trying relive one particularly frosty voice-over confrontation. to speak to and then crawl into the mind of those Pardon the pun.) perspective customers they are trying to convince. But I digress... With myself a good 200 miles away I have on a handful of occasions been dragged into from my directors I was laboriously and repeatedly the world of “commercial convincing” as no one dragged through painfully out-of-tune renditions of else calls it. I have extolled the virtues of chewy the Hot Chocolate song “I Believe In Miracles” (by sweets. I’ve been the voice of a campaign for a now you might have worked out who the advert product that could make me ill. I was even hired by was actually for) which I was asked to sing in an MCFC to highlight certain commercial aspects of unnaturally bass baritone voice that anyone this the organisation. Though I once turned down a good side of Barry White would struggle with. “Can you deal of “bunce” for an advert due to the unsavoury do it a little lower?” was the phrase. Time and time business practices of the company involved. It’s a again. “It needs to be little deeper.”. The ensuing minefi eld out there. renditions were probably the most gut-wrenching, blood-curdling sounds I’ve ever heard in my life. I My most memorable failure was when I was once scared myself! asked to audition for the voice of a hippopotamus. Now, size and wonky-teeth notwithstanding, I After a comically heroic failure I shouted, “Ta-ta” can’t say I really felt deep down inside that I could down the mic to my distant victims and headed wholeheartedly feel any great affi nity with the out of the studio – only to be met, coming in, by creature I was supposed to be representing – but someone I knew fairly well at the time: Peter Kaye. the money was potentially very good and they said It turned out he was auditioning for the same role! I might even get a free life-size cuddly hippo out With this I knew my chances of getting the job of the deal. So I was in. I trundled off to a small were precisely nil. After a brief chat with my agent it recording studio in a converted church in Ashton became apparent why I’d been chosen to try for this upon Mersey, conveniently near to my house, where role, and why I’d failed so miserably... I was subjected to a harrowing 30-minute ordeal. When I say “ordeal”, I recognise it was hardly On the Radio 1 show that Mark Radcliffe and I used scraping coal off the pit-face but believe me, it was to do there was a character called “Fat Harry White” far from rewarding. – a double-entrendre riddled character who skated

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME on very thin ice. Anyway…The ad agency thought 7: Jimmy Bullard’s lion-like mane was obviously his booming voice would be perfect for their outsize the main attraction in a semi-comedic advert for a leading man. But Fat Harry’s voice was performed two-in-one hair product which involved a modicum by Mark Radcliffe, and not I so I was clearly the of pure slapstick and a random bald bloke taking a wrong man for the job! What made it even more shower. of a non-starter was the fact that Mark had used a pitch-shifter on his voice which took him down to the 6: ’s recent campaign for a sonic range of a humpback whale… or a hippo. machine that gives you a well-defined six-pack was less than convincing because – as we all know All this was largely forgotten until a couple of – he was a right ol’ gut-bucket before he met this weekends ago when my wife and I popped over to particular contraption. Llandudno for the weekend. There, this horrendous episode in my life came flooding back to me when 5: “Oi! What do you think you’re playing at?” yelled we walked past a town-centre bed shop. For there, unconvincingly and without any in the shop window, was my nemesis! A six-foot urgency at all as he lured a kid away from a busy hippo in his jimmy-jams clearly ready for bed. “THAT road and a possible ensuing accident. Well intended COULD HAVE BEEN ME!” I sobbed to the slightly but hardly RADA. confused wife and shuffled off… to bed. 4: Kevin Keegan (again) trying to flog breakfast Peter Kaye didn’t get the job either. Apparently it cereals but being out-acted by the Honey Monster. went to an actor who either has a very deep vocal- range, or carries a sound FX console everywhere 3: Some (but not me) would say that Denmark is with him. I told you advertising was a cruel business. famous for two things: bacon and . Well, wouldn’t it be a good idea to use one of these These days the world of football is awash with in an advert for the other? No… sponsorship deals and ad campaigns. One of the most memorable ones being ’s association 2: , and Chris with a dandruff shampoo. Over the years there Waddle – all guilty of attempting to turn us into a have been some pretty perplexing marketing ploys nation of pizza lovers while wallowing in ineptitude. involving footballers – so in a desperate attempt to bring a footballing element to these ramblings I 1: The daddy of ’em all! Kevin Keegan (yes him present my Top 10! Er, I mean Top 8… again) alongside boxer Henry Cooper showing us that real men can wear smelly stuff… but it MUST 8: Well known to both sets of supporters tonight... be called something manly like, er… Brut. Splash it in a frankly bizarre advert for a kids TV all over! channel where he is dressed like the little fella out of East 17 and dances like… the little fella out of East 17. UP THE BLUES!

39 THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT The City stars of the late 1970s were not as keen on having their picture taken as The Smiths... PICTURES & WORDS: KEVIN CUMMINS

In the late 1970s, over the course of a couple of didn’t really know what I was doing. I was used seasons, I was commissioned by City to shoot to shooting my friends in bands like Joy Division the club’s official team photographs. and Buzzcocks, not highly paid footballers.

I always felt a bit of a fraud. Yes, I’d studied Also, in the days when everything had to be shot photography and of course I wanted to earn a on film, there were so many imponderables. Was living doing something glamorous, but I actually the exposure right ? (Not as easy as it sounds

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME when shooting in the Manchester weather.) in a long line and they’d all dutifully sit there Would the lab mess up the film? I was really as you quickly walked along taking a couple of nervous until I actually got the film developed frames of each player. (Once they’d stopped and could see useable images. talking to the players either side of them). They’d also mercilessly rib you if you happened to be The players, of course, hated the whole process. dressed slightly differently or, erm, had a punk They’d pose for a team shot for about five haircut. So it wasn’t as easy as it sounds and it assembled photographers – myself, plus those certainly wasn’t glamorous. from the Manchester Evening News and other agencies – but would never look in the same Occasionally there would be time to take a direction no matter how much guidance they slightly different shot, like the one on the next were given. Plus, there were always one or two page of , but there was no time at all who wanted to mess around – thanks, Mike to try anything creative and, to be honest, back Channon. Then the benches would be arranged then football photography was pretty formulaic.

41 Once I’d printed the photos they were sent in retro features. But after a couple of years I out to all the other clubs in the top division realised it wasn’t for me really and I decided to and it was rather enjoyable seeing my pictures focus on my music photography. I’d heard good and the occasional credit in the away match things about a band called The Smiths and I was programmes. They still surface from time to time keen to shoot them…

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1704_7666_SAP_Anzeige_Manchester_City_148x210mm_ISO_V2.indd 1 03.04.17 15:15 CITY LINK UP WITH THE OPEN Pep Guardiola showcased his golfi ng prowess alongside two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal to reveal a collaboration between Manchester City and The Open Championship.

The club has teamed up with the oldest of the four golf majors for an exclusive content series in the build-up to the 146th instalment of the Championship at Royal Birkdale in July, with Olazabal visiting the City Football Academy to mark the beginning of this agreement.

Having already posed with the famous Claret Jug, Guardiola gave the former Ryder Cup makes it special. But what global fan base,” he said. “As captain a guided tour of City’s makes it really special is the a proud North West club, we’re training ground before the knowledge of the crowds as delighted The R&A are hosting pair picked up their clubs. they are always fantastic.” the next championship in the A keen golfer, Pep watched region and look forward to his good friend demonstrate City fans also had the collaborating on innovative and his immense talent on a golf opportunity to pit their wits engaging content for both sets simulator before teeing off against the Spaniard, who was of fans.” himself. present at the Etihad Stadium for the 1-1 draw with Liverpool Johnnie Cole-Hamilton, Olazabal – who also met Ilkay and took part in a series of executive director of Gundogan, , golfi ng challenges at half-time. championships at The R&A – Jennifer Beattie and Steph the organisers of The Open – is Houghton, as well as club The opportunities didn’t end equally pleased and is exited legend – spoke there for Blues supporters, by the opportunities the link up of his excitement ahead of though, who will be able to get will present. a tournament he describes up close and personal with the as particularly special for Claret Jug on visits to the City “Manchester City is one of the European players. Store and at Manchester City’s biggest clubs in the world and annual Golf Day. The Open is one of the world’s “The Open is huge, especially greatest sporting events”, for us,” he said. “Obviously it The Open, of course, has a rich said Cole-Hamilton at the is huge for the world of golf heritage and Omar Berrada, offi cial launch. “We are but for us Europeans it is the chief operating offi cer for looking forward to working only major played on this side Manchester City, is pleased to with Manchester City to help of the Atlantic so for us it is be partnering the competition. promote the Championship everything. “The Open is a cherished ahead of its return to the “It has a lot of history behind it sporting institution, steeped in historic links at Royal Birkdale and the rotation of the courses history, with an ever-growing for the 10th time.”

45 Stopover on your way to the world

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47 PLAYERS SUPPORT CITY STARS LITERACY PROJECT City in the Community has developed a literacy the world of football. The project has already project called City Stars designed to use the been delivered in 26 primary schools within power of football to inspire children Manchester, a city where – according to the Players from Manchester City’s men’s and National Literacy Trust – children and young women’s teams joined Year 5 students from people spend less time reading a book than the E-ACT Blackley Academy to mark a new literacy national average. project designed to bring learning to life through During the six-week project, youngsters are a series of football-themed activities. encouraged to write match reports for the City in , and Manchester the Community Gazette, use descriptive words in City Women’s , and Karen their City commentary sessions and take part in Bardsley joined students as they reviewed match a specially designed quiz on the Etihad Stadium day footage before helping to write up reports. tour. The students then had the opportunity to ask Defender Stones was particularly impressed the players interesting questions using their with the classroom-based activities: “It’s great to improved vocabulary. see City in the Community using football to help Supported by Etihad Airways, along with the educate local children. The project is a fantastic Premier League and Professional Footballers way to build the confi dence and knowledge of Association, the City Stars project was created kids in a fun and engaging way.’ to build children’s confi dence in reading, writing Mike Green, head of City in the Community said: and spoken language using examples from “This season, we are proud to be celebrating 30 years of community work in Manchester and our City Stars’ project is a great example of how the power of football can be used as a tool for social good. Working with partners including Etihad Airways, will ensure this project can reach even more children than ever before.” Linden Coppell, head of sustainability at Etihad Airways said: “At Etihad Airways, we care about every community in every destination we fl y to. We want to support communities like Manchester, encouraging children to have fun in the classroom and on the pitch while always learning. Etihad’s pioneering spirit and commitment to providing the best experience possible makes this collaboration with City in the Community an exciting opportunity to help educate the youth of today.”

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01509_ManCity_Apr17_MCWFC_Ticketing_Spring Series_Birmingham_Programme Ad_AWK.indd 1 12/04/2017 17:02 Together would like to welcome 3 “Happy 17th birthday to Gary 8 “Wishing Ged Place a very their special guests to the match Jacques for 30 April. We hope happy derby day 58th birthday. this evening – we hope you all you have a great day at the derby. Lots of love from Bev and Will have a fantastic experience here Much love from mum, dad and all xxx.” with Manchester City Football your family and friends x.” 9 Mia Bolton (aged seven) and Club. 4 “Joshua Fabris is a City fan big brother Alex Bolton (10 “Happy 21st birthday to Cityzen who has travelled all the way from in April) are seen enjoying the Joe Stewart. Have a great day, Alberta, Canada. It has always amazing MCFC Stadium Tour Joe! All our love – mum and been his dream to watch City – and today are very excited to grandad xxx.” play live so he is excited to be watch the derby. 1 “Happy 50th birthday to Phil watching a live derby at Etihad 10 “Happy 60th birthday to Davies, a lifelong Manchester today!” Julie and happy 10th birthday to City fan. He has always wanted 5 Happy 80th birthday to lifelong grandson Theo. Love from David, tickets to a Manchester derby, City supporter Ken Duncombe. David Jnr, Sophie and Jodie.” finally he has got his wish! He has 6 To Louis Connolly... “Happy 11 “Wishing Sam Moore a happy travelled up from Cheddar along 30th to a wonderful son. We hope 23rd birthday on Saturday. He is with his wife Tracey. all your hopes and dreams come a Seasoncard holder in the South 2 “Happy 60th birthday, Adrian! true. C’mon City!” Stand and a City fan all his life. We hope you have a lovely day. 7 “Happy eighth birthday, Evan. Happy birthday from dad, mum Lots of love from Hazel, Karen, Love from daddy x.” and brothers Tom and Luis.” Steven and Charlotte xxx.”

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12 “Wishing lifelong Man City Etihad in Beswick, John’s passion 17 “Julie Frank, 1960-2017, fan Adrian Robins a happy 49th for City was evident for all to see. someone very special who is birthday today. Love from Liz, He was a true gentleman that will sadly missed by so many people. Gavin, Kim and Poppy.” be missed by all of his family and True inspiration. True Blue. All 13 “Happy birthday to Barry Foy those who knew him too. Rest our love – Shaun, Sue, Adam and from all your family and friends.” well, grandad.” Ryan xxx.” 16 Don Gillespie, a lifelong City 18 “Bryan William Berry was a SADLY MISSED fan from , sadly died on lifelong season ticket holder at 30 March at the age of 80. Don City until 18 April when he sadly 14 “Anthony Fitzpatrick, lifelong came over from Belfast to watch passed away. He will be missed True Blue, loving husband, father City as often as he could and very much, and will no doubt be and grandad – sadly missed by anyone that met him soon knew watching City from in all his family gone but not where his football heart was. the sky.” forgotten. Not a day goes by A keen sportsman throughout were he’s not in our thoughts. his life Don played in goal in his 19 Bill Comar sadly passed away City games will never quite be younger days. Our thoughts are on 26 December aged 84. He the same without him.” with his wife Evelyn, their three has supported City since 1947 and would be thrilled to know his 15 On 21 April, City supporter daughters – Lynne, Helen and name went into the derby day John Penkett passed away at Donna – and all the extended programme. the age of 87. Growing up just family at this sad time. a stone’s throw away from the

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FLIXTON BRANCH OLD FRIENDS to the old ground, and when he 8 Calvin Bates (chairman) and 9/10/11 At the game against moved out Janice moved in with Carole Dean (secretary) from Liverpool last month Janice Monk dad Stan and the family. They Flixton Branch, along with Doreen – daughter of City’s popular late are also pictured with City legend Makin (lady captain of Flixton groundsman Stan Gibson – and Colin Bell and golf’s famous Golf Club) proudly present a her husband David, had the Claret Jug. cheque in the sum of £500 as privilege of meeting up with some a charity donation from the old friends. They are pictured with BLUEBELL BRANCH Manchester City Supporters former City player Bill Leivers, 12 The Bluebell Branch enjoyed Club to MacMillan Nurses Karen who is the only surviving player a few post-match drinks in Mary O’Connor and Elaine West. from the 1956 FA Cup-winning D’s with City fan/boxer Ricky team. Many years ago Bill used Hatton after the Hull game. A to live at 219 Maine Road, next great day was had by all.

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55 JUNIOR CITYZENS Have your photo taken with the team!

At the last home game, Hull City, we launched a brand new Junior Cityzens initiative – Team Photo. The whole thing went amazingly well and all the lucky winners had the time of their lives. Because of this, we now plan to run the experience at every remaining home game this season… To enter please log onto the Junior Cityzens website. Congratulations and well done to tonight’s lucky winners. when I felt a goalkeepers glove was fantastic. I got to high-five on my shoulder, . I Vincent Kompany, Kevin De Isaac Greaves-Godfrey, aged thought, ‘Wow! This man has won Bruyne and Sergio Aguero. When 12, wrote to let us know how and the UEFA Super Cup a gentleman in the crowd – who much he enjoyed his moment and played in the same team as said he’d been watching City for with the team against Hull: Messi and right now I’m getting over 70 years – found out that I “I still can’t believe that I went my picture taken with him and got to high-five Aguero, he said: on the pitch and had a picture the City team!’ At that moment, ‘It would make his life to high-five taken with the City team with over I wished that I could give him Sergio Aguero’. 50,000 people watching. and the team good luck, and that “In 70 years time I’ll have a picture day they scored Pep Guardiola’s “The lady who took the picture with the City team to remind me ultimate goal when every City told us not to look around at the of that day when I had my picture player touched the ball before players otherwise we might not taken with City and high-fived Aguero scored. get our face on the picture. But I Sergio Aguero. Thank you, Man knew who was stood behind me “Greeting the players off the bus City.”

Despite the result... Moonchester and Moonbeam had a wonderful time at Wembley, but because our mascots are extremely mischievous we were a little worried about what they would get up to while they were there!

Luckily they were both on their best behaviour and they simply mingled with the City fans as they arrived at the stadium. Not too sure what they were doing on the Wembley buggy or how they managed to get involved with the Royal Air Force, though!

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WELCOME TO TONIGHT’S Alexander Billy Zach Poppy BLUE CARPET Buncall O’Hara McDougall McDougall EXPERIENCE AND MATCH Likes: Football Age: 7 Age: 6 Age: 6 TICKET WINNERS: tennis and Likes: Football, Likes: Watching Likes: Watching Alfi e Friggieri, Marshall Lord, cricket playing for City and City and playing Favourite: Reddish Villa playing football, football, singing, Frank Holdship, Noah Lumley-Hogg De Bruyne and competitive swimming and gymnastics and and Evie Sylvester Irish dancing PlayStation swimming Hope you’re all in good voice and that Favourites: Favourites: Favourites: you managed to high-fi ve your heroes Trautmann, Silva, Aguero, Sané Silva and Touré as they entered the ground! and Zabaleta and De Bruyne Make sure your parents do not do what Archie Smith’s dad did at our last home game: “Just a quick note to say thank you for Archie’s tickets against Hull and the opportunity to see the players arrive. The less said about my phone running out of storage just before Harrison Jacob Harley Kyle Archie started fi lming Prill Prill Smith Leary his high-fi ves, the Age: 9 Age: 7 Age: 11 Likes: Playing better. Take a look Likes: Playing Likes: Playing Likes: Football, football, at Archie’s face – he football for football for athletics, judo watching City Boothstown Moorside and listening and playing was not impressed!” Sharks Under-9s Rangers Under-7s to music computer games and cricket for and cricket for Favourites: Favourites: Roe Green Roe Green De Bruyne Aguero, Sané Favourite: Favourite: and Aguero and Gabriel De Bruyne Sané Jesus

Toby Harry Harry Porter Watkin Lunt Age: 8 Age: 11 Age: 10 Likes: Football, Favourite: Favourite: Xbox and Lego Aguero Gabriel Jesus Favourites: Sané, Gabriel Jesus, Aguero, Kompany, Gundogan

57 SOCIAL WRAP No luck against Arsenal in the Wembley semi- final for the men, but the Women get to shine Twitter: at the Professional Footballers Association StephHoughton2 awards elsewhere in the capital... makes a COMPILED BY: CHRIS PARKES-NIELD glamorous entrance at Sunday’s PFA Awards.

Twitter: @aguerosergiokun Sergio Aguero reacts to City’s FA Cup semi-final defeat against Arsenal.

Instagram: mancitywomen Lucy Bronze with her richly deserved Women’s Players’ Player of the Year Award.

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Instagram: dejesusoficial He might not have got on the pitch but Gabriel Jesus enjoyed his first visit to Wembley.

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ALL ROUNDER SPAIN UNDER-19 STAR BRAHIM DIAZ MADE HIS FIRST- TEAM DEBUT EARLIER THIS SEASON – AND NOW PLAYS ANY POSITION HE CAN TO EARN ANOTHER CHANCE...

Spanish trickster Brahim Diaz is embracing the Having been so adaptable for both Lee opportunity to play in as many different roles as Carsley’s Under-18s and Simon Davies’ EDS possible for City’s Elite Development Squad. side, Diaz isn’t prepared to identify himself in just one role at this early stage of his career. The 17-year-old made his first-team debut Instead, the Spain Under-19 international is just earlier this season in the EFL Cup victory delighted to be playing as often as possible as at Swansea and has spent the rest of the he learns more about his game: campaign amassing the tools required to be a success at the highest level. Diaz has starred in “I don’t like to say a position that is my best but central midfield, on the wings and in a striking I feel comfortable down the middle. That’s my role at different stages through the season as position as a number 10. There I can play short, Simon Davies’ side have challenged at the top I can drive. of the Premier League 2 table. “I feel comfortable in every position but I don’t Operating in so many positions has required mind where the coach puts me. I’ll play there. a wide range of skills from the Malaga-born I like to play week-in, week-out. If I can play player and match-winning performances with the Under-18s, Under-23s, I don’t mind, against the likes of Liverpool, Manchester I will play wherever they need me – as much United and Chelsea have shown he’s the man as I can.” for the big occasion. Having already been involved with the first Competing at the top of both the scoring and team this season, Diaz knows that everything assist charts, Diaz has been a major influence he does is being observed by Pep Guardiola on the excellent form of Davies’ youngsters and the youngster is hopeful his professional in a league filled with experienced and attitude will see more chances to play established stars. The Spaniard says he enjoys alongside the likes of David Silva and Kevin demonstrating his versatility: “It is good. I have De Bruyne soon. to adapt to a defensive position. When the first team see me playing, they can see I can play “Pep is always watching our games. Even if he in every position. I can play in any position the is not here, he is watching our clips. He loves coach needs me and I try to do my best. football and he will be watching us because he likes to watch the youth team. He likes to move “You have to play everywhere they need you the youth team up and if we keep doing well, and understand the different styles required maybe we will get a chance. Why not?” in each position. You are improving the more games you play. It doesn’t matter where or for City will end their Premier League 2 campaign which team. It’s not about age or level – we are against Southampton on Friday 5 May at the all at the same level.” .

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FOUR TO PLAY WITH 12 POINTS UP FOR GRABS, CITY PREPARE TO BATTLE FOR A PLACE IN THE NATIONAL FINAL...

City face an uphill task if they Having fallen to defeat in their Latibeaudiere and Lorenzo are to retain their national final match of the regional Gonzalez to score both goals Under-18 Premier League title stage at Liverpool, Carsley was as City had to come from having collected four points eager for his side to hit the behind twice in the match. from their opening three ground running with just seven matches in the final stage. matches to prove themselves The visitors took the lead as the best in the country. It through ’ drilled Lee Carsley’s youngsters wasn’t to be, though, as they strike before Nmecha’s first of cruised to the northern title, were held to a 2-2 draw by the match, a composed finish eventually finishing nine points Manchester United at the City after a throughball, ahead of nearest challengers Football Academy. tied the scores. City were Manchester United, to behind again in the second guarantee their place in Merit Lukas Nmecha – usually with half as Joe Coveney misjudged Group A with the rest of the top the Elite Development Squad a backpass and sent it over four from their region plus the – joined a team missing the Aro Muric’s head. Nmecha best from the south. likes of , Joel equalised again and could have

Iancarlo Poveda on the ball in the 2-2 draw with United.

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Tom Dele-Bashiru (right) and Taylor Richards (left) scored in the 2-0 win over Chelsea.

won it in the dying moments London Colney. A frustrating could have gone either way in when one-on-one but his shot afternoon north of the capital the closing stages but it was narrowly missed the far post. saw City end on the wrong side Arsenal’s Marcus McGuane of 4-3 thriller to fall to just their who grabbed a winner. EDS action the night before second defeat of the season. City’s second match, this City now have four matches time against Chelsea, was Nmecha had opened the remaining in the Merit Group the reason for another line-up scoring for the Blues before and will be looking to collect missing several regulars. It Eddie Nketiah scored two goals 12 points if they are to stand was, though, a much happier in fi ve minutes put the hosts a chance of lifting the trophy occasion for the Blues as ahead. Sancho then set off on – after their fi nal game to be they ran out 2-0 winners over a mazy run and played at the City Football the southern champions. scored a Goal Academy on 13 May. First-year scholar Tom Dele- of the Season Bashiru powered City into contender to Carsley’s side travel to West the lead midway through bring the Blues Ham on Saturday before the fi rst half but it wasn’t all level at half- welcoming Reading plain sailing from that point. time. Nketiah to Manchester next Inspired goalkeeping from bagged his Wednesday. City’s Muric including a penalty save hat trick early fi nal away trip defl ated the Londoners until in the second of the season Under-16 star Taylor Richards half before sees them sealed the points by tapping Nmecha earned visit Blackburn home City’s second goal in a penalty and Jadon Sancho Rovers before injury time. dusted himself scored a Goal they host down to grab of the Season Liverpool as contender The Blues were playing again his second the season versus Arsenal. just four days later at Arsenal’s of the day. It concludes.

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PEP AND JOSE The main part of To have two of the most DOUBLE CHANCE their rivalry was over successful managers Their teams would For United, this in a relatively short in one city – they were meet in Europe’s iconic season – the fi rst under period, slightly less successively voted theatres, Nou Camp and Mourinho – has seen the than three years FIFA World Coach of , Nou Camp focus shifting between between a Champions the Year in 2010 and and Bernabeu. There various objectives. A League group meeting 2011 – can be taken was also a diversion to top-four position in the (Barcelona and Inter as acknowledgment for a European Premier League – and Milan in 2009) and a fi nal of the standing of Super Cup featuring qualifi cation for the La Liga joust (Barca and Manchester’s two clubs. Bayern Munich and Champions League – Real in 2012). Chelsea. From the 2010/11 would have been an season, when City Now Manchester is overriding consideration returned to the honours the stage shared by from August. board in the FA Cup Pep Guardiola and Other avenues opened fi nal, the Blues and the Jose Mourinho. At Old with the EFL Cup, Reds have won NINE Trafford (where the score which was duly won major domestic trophies, is already 1-1; City in the against Southampton the split 5-4 in City’s Premier League, United in February, and the FA favour. in the EFL Cup). At the Cup, which went off the Etihad Stadium (for agenda in March with the fi rst time this a quarter-fi nal defeat evening). at Chelsea.

Marcus Rashford , (right) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (below).

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However, the Europa ROONEY’S League continues to be RECORD a handy fall-back option. With a Champions This has also been League place next the year of Wayne season on offer for the Rooney. Above all for winners, the incentive to his achievement in becoming the first player progress has grown with this has been the year At the age of 35, he can each stage. to score 250 goals for of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. now stand tall among the club, but at the same United came out Even for a player of the top strikers of recent time having to accept of a strong group, his reputation – a years at Old Trafford. that he is perhaps no despite away defeats goal-scoring gladiator longer sure of a regular by and at some of Europe’s starting position. Fenerbahce, then biggest clubs – it is still overcame Saint-Etienne, a feat for a newcomer At first nothing seemed Russian side FC Rostov to sit comfortably to have changed. He and Anderlecht in alongside United’s was in Mourinho’s reaching the semi-finals. legends of recent starting line-up for the The Manchester derby seasons. first nine games in the is United’s 56th match That he is now out Premier League, but of the season – starting with “significant knee from September, he from the FA Community ligament damage” is has started no more Shield in August – and a sad ending to his than two in succession. Partly, it should be said, after tonight, there are season. LEADING SCORERS (all because of a suspension still five more league Born in Malmo in competitions): fixtures to be played. and niggly injuries. October 1981, he 16/17 Zlatan Ibrahimovic 28 In addition there could started with his local 15/16 18 Yet this has been the be three games in club in Sweden in 199 14/15 Wayne Rooney 14 season in which an the Europa League if and on making his 500th 13/14 Wayne Rooney 19 outstanding career United reach the final in league appearance 12/13 30 reached a pinnacle. In Stockholm on 24 May. in December, he had 11/12 Wayne Rooney 34 January a thumping scored 313 goals 10/11 21 free-kick in stoppage- with Malmo, Ajax, 09/10 Wayne Rooney 34 time at Stoke took YEAR OF ZLATAN Juventus, , 08/09 Cristiano Ronaldo 26 him past Sir Bobby Irrespective of whether Barcelona, AC Milan, 07/08 Cristiano Ronaldo 42 Charlton’s goalscoring United achieve their Paris Saint-Germain and 06/07 Rooney/Ronaldo 23 record on his 546th remaining ambitions, Manchester United. 05/06 24 appearance since

69 moving from Everton although he was back aged 18 in August 2004. for England last month. As it was also Charlton’s Now is out record that he had with a knee injury. broken in becoming was out the first man to score through November and 50 goals for England. into December while Rooney competed an Phil Jones had to wait exceptional double until November to begin in overtaking a giant his Premier League of English football – a campaign. Their return World Cup winner, no to the England squad less – for the second last month only resulted time in 16 months. with more misfortune: Smalling out with a leg injury and Jones with DROPPED POINTS a damaged toe. For all the firepower at Midfield also took United’s disposal, this several hits in March. season became notable , having for a relatively modest broken into the Spanish scoring record, and squad, served a thus a high percentage suspension after his of drawn matches, at more goals and won Newcomer dismissal in the cup Old Trafford. more games away from was settling in the side defeat at Chelsea and Aside from Ibrahimovic Old Trafford, although until kept out by a knee Mata’s absence was and Rooney, the Reds the last one was special injury and, when fit compounded when a have two of England’s in defeating Chelsea, as again, he had little time hamstring injury ended brightest young talents they did to Tottenham to get a run going before a run of 25 Premier in and in December. he was off to the Africa League starts for record . There Cup of Nations with signing Paul Pogba. . was a reliable midfield DEFENSIVE Even after parting with contribution from INJURIES Daley Blind, in his third Morgan Schneiderlin , too, until campaign in England, and Bastian It would be unfair if the Spaniard needed has been available Schweinsteiger, United frustration over the surgery on groin injury. most of the time but were still able to call on points dropped were to Yet for some reason, the was injured the likes of Marouane deflect from a job well capacity crowds, not to before Christmas and Fellaini, done in the defensive mention the manager, his appearances were and the Armenian, side of the game, may have felt short- limited on his return, . especially as the back- changed at the end of four was the area most many games. hit by injuries. Burnley, Hull and West While David De Gea Brom were among those made 63 consecutive who played out goalless league appearances – draws and there were up to missing a recent 1-1 stalemates against victory at Sunderland Stoke, Arsenal, West – Antonio , at Ham, Liverpool and right-back, has been Bournemouth. the one regular in front A consequence is that of Spain’s first choice the team has scored keeper. Eric Bailly Ander Herrera

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME THAT WAS THE DAY... LAST VISIT... Barclays Premier League It was the 127th Manchester derby, played on Saturday 9 November Sunday 20 March 2016 2002. A sentimental occasion, the last City-United meeting to be MANCHESTER CITY 0 played at Maine Road. A big day for City with a 3-1 victory after MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Rashford 16 spending five of the previous six seasons out of the Premier League. HT 0-1 Att: 54,557 report did not hold back in their account of the match City: Hart (Caballero 50), Clichy, played in front of 34,649. Daniel Taylor wrote: “Sir ’s Demichelis (Bony 53), Mangala, Sagna, Yaya Touré, Fernandinho, Silva, players had their noses bloodied... City passed the ball better when Sterling (Fernando 26), Jesus Navas, it mattered, played with greater cohesion and showed the sleeves- Aguero. Unused: Zabaleta, Kolarov, Manu Garcia, Iheanacho. up mentality that was so lacking from those in red.” United: De Gea, Rojo (Valencia 63), Smalling, Blind, Darmian (Fosu- However, talk of a United in crisis was quickly put to bed. Having Mensah 84), Schneiderlin, Carrick, fallen to fifth in the table, eight points behind Liverpool, seven short Lingard, Mata (Schweinsteiger 70), of Arsenal, they were to regain the title in a remarkable run from Martial, Rashford. Unused: Romero, Fellaini, Januzaj, . Christmas. Of the last 18 games, they won 15 and drew three. Kevin Keegan’s newly-promoted City team were 11th after the derby match and later climbed two places in taking 51 points. The manager’s horizons undoubtedly widened with the way United were seen off. The Guardian report said City were spurred on by Danny Tiatto and inspired by Eyal Berkovic, buckling only once when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer prodded the ball past Peter Schmeichel. Solskjaer’s goal was a rapid answer to City’s fifth-minute opener, scored by when United failed to deal with a shot by Shaun Goater. However, the Blues were in front again well before half-time, Goater pouncing on a backpass aimed for , and the result was settled by a second from Goater, dinking the ball HEAD TO HEAD... over Barthez. OUR LEAGUE RECORD AGAINST UNITED: Interestingly, City’s starting Shaun Goater team did not include a single P W D L F A makes it 3-1. HOME 77 25 24 28 110 99 Englishman, but for Keegan AWAY 78 19 26 33 101 122 this became a motivational TOTAL 155 44 50 61 211 221 aspect. “I told them [the First met in league: 1894/95 players] there were people Doubles achieved: 7 Doubles conceded: 14 doubting whether they Biggest wins: understood what this Home: 5-1, 1989/90 derby meant.” The result Away: 6-1, 1925/26 and 2011/12 was their reply. Heaviest defeats: Home, 2-5, 1894/95 City team: Schmeichel, Away: 0-5, 1994/95 Wiekens, Dunne, Mettomo, Last home win: 1-0, 2014/15 Jensen, Sun Jihai, Tiatto Last away win: 2-1, 2016/17 (Horlock), Berkovic (S Wright- Last home draw: 0-0, 2010/11 Last away draw: 0-0, 2015/16 Phillips), Foe, Anelka, Goater. Last home defeat: 0-1, 2015/16 Last away defeat: 2-4, 2014/15

LEAGUE MEETINGS AT THE ETIHAD | CITY 6 UNITED 6 DRAWS 1 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 4-1 0-2 3-1 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-0 2-3 4-1 1-0 0-1 Fowler Rooney Sinclair Ronaldo Geovanni Rooney Scholes Kompany Yaya Touré Aguero 2 Aguero Rashford Macken Dunne og Vassell pen Zabaleta Yaya Touré Sinclair Fowler Rooney 2 Nasri S W-Phillips Van Van Persie Rooney Scholes Nistlerooy

71 MANCHESTER UNITED ROLL CALL 2016/17 League Cups Total Birthplace Age Signed from International Apps Apps Goals Eric Bailly Bingerville 23 Villarreal Ivory Coast 19(1) 11 - Daley Blind Amsterdam 27 Ajax Holland 17(3) 11(2) 1 Michael Carrick Wallsend 35 Tottenham Hotspur England 14(3) 12(2) 1 Legnano 27 Torino Italy 12(2) 8 - David De Gea Madrid 26 Atletico Madrid Spain 31 10 - Etterbeek 29 Everton Belgium 16(10) 7(9) 3 Timothy Fosu-Mensah Amsterdam 19 Ajax Holland U-21 -(2) 3(4) - Ander Herrera Bilbao 27 Spain 24(2) 14(2) 2 Matteo Darmian Zlatan Ibrahimovic Malmo 35 Paris Saint-Germain Sweden 27(1) 14(4) 28 Phil Jones Preston 25 Blackburn Rovers England 14 6(2) - Jesse Lingard 24 Academy England 15(5) 8(6) 5 Anthony Martial Massy 21 AS Monaco 13(6) 10(5) 8 Juan Mata Burgos 28 Chelsea Spain 16(6) 13(3) 10 Henrikh Mkhitaryan 28 Borussia Dortmund 12(7) 12(2) 10 Joel Castro Pereira Boudevillers 20 Neuchatel Xamax Portugal U-20 - -(1) - Paul Pogba Lagny-sur-Marne 24 Juventus France 28(1) 17(1) 7 Marcus Rashford Manchester 19 Academy England 14(13) 11(7) 10 Jesse Lingard Marcos Rojo La Plate 27 Sporting CP 18(3) 17(3) 1 Bernardo de Irigoyen 30 Sampdoria Argentina 1 13 - Wayne Rooney Croxteth 31 Everton England 10(9) 10(2) 6 Luke Shaw Kingston-on-Thames 21 Southampton England 8(1) 8 - Chris Smalling Greenwich 27 Fulham England 10(5) 15 2 Bunia 19 Academy England U-20 - -(1) - Nueva Loja 31 Athletic 26 11(1) 1 Matty Willock Waltham Forest 20 Arsenal England U-19 - - - 31 Aston Villa England 7(3) 7(3) - Ashley Young Own goals 1 (Figures in brackets are substitute appearances).

MANAGER... Cup, 2008), Real Madrid (Primera Liga, 2011/12; Copa del Rey, 2010/11; Spanish JOSE MOURINHO Super Cup, 2012), Chelsea (Premier League, Born: Setubal, 26 January 1963 2014/15; League Cup, 2014/15), Manchester COACHING United (FA Community Shield, 2016; League Clubs: Vitoria Setubal (juniors), Estrela Cup, 2016/17) Amadora, Sporting Lisbon, FC Porto, Individual: Portuguese Manager of Year, Barcelona 2002/03 and 2003/04; LMA Premier League MANAGER Manager of the Year: 2005, 2006 and 2015; Clubs: Benfi ca (2000), Uniao Leiria (2001-02), Manager of Year, 2008/09 and FC Porto (2002-04), Chelsea (2004-07), 2009/10; FIFA World Coach of Year, 2010; Inter Milan (2008-10), Real Madrid (2010-13), UEFA Manager of Year, 2002/03 and 2003/04 Chelsea (2013-15) Manchester United (from May 2016) League Record Honours: FC Porto (Championship, 2002/03 P W D L Pts and 2003/04; Portuguese Cup, 2002/03; Benfi ca 9 5 2 2 17 UEFA Cup, 2002/03; Champions League, Uniao Leiria 19 9 7 3 34 2003/04; Portuguese Super Cup, 2003), FC Porto 83 63 14 6 203 Chelsea (Premier League, 2004/05 and Chelsea 120 85 25 10 280 2005/06; League Cup, 2004/05 and Inter Milan 76 49 19 8 166 2006/07; FA Cup, 2007; FA Community Real Madrid 114 87 16 11 277 Shield: 2005), Inter Milan (Serie A, 2008/09 Chelsea 92 55 19 18 184 and 2009/10; , 2009/10; Man United 32 17 12 3 63 Champions League, 2009/10; Italian Super TOTAL 545 370 114 61 1224

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ELITE DEVELOPMENT SQUAD ACADEMY MCFC WOMEN Premier League 2 Under-18 Premier League FA Women’s Super League Aug 15 A Derby County 3-2 Aug 13 H West Bromwich A 1-1 Spring Series Aug 19 H* Arsenal 1-0 Aug 20 A Everton 3-1 May 3 H Birmingham City Aug 26 A Reading 2-3 Aug 27 H Liverpool 7-0 May 7 A Reading Sep 9 H* Manchester United 1-1 Sep 10 A Blackburn Rovers 1-1 May 9 A Bristol City Sep 18 A Sunderland 4-2 Sep 17 H Manchester United 2-0 May 21 H Yeovil Town Sep 23 H City 1-1 Sep 24 A Sunderland 4-0 May 25 H Chelsea Oct 14 A Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Oct 15 H Derby County 3-1 May 28 H Arsenal Oct 24 A Southampton 3-0 Oct 22 A Newcastle United 2-1 May 31 A Sunderland Oct 28 H Liverpool 1-0 Nov 5 A Middlesbrough 4-0 Jun 3 A Liverpool Nov 20 A Everton 0-1 Nov 11 H Wolves 6-1 Nov 26 H Chelsea 2-2 Nov 19 H Everton 4-4 UEFA Women’s Champions League Dec 10 H Reading 2-1 Nov 26 A West Bromwich A 2-0 Oct 6 H Zvezda-2005 2-0 Jan 9 A Manchester United 3-1 Dec 3 A Manchester United 2-2 Oct 12 A Zvezda-2005 4-0 Jan 13 H Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Dec 10 H Blackburn Rovers 4-1 Nov 9 H Brondby IF 1-0 Jan 30 A Leicester City 3-3 Dec 21 H Stoke City 5-2 Nov 16 A Brondby IF 1-1 Feb 3 H Sunderland 4-1 Jan 14 H Sunderland 2-0 Mar 23 A Fortuna Hjørring (QF1) 1-0 Feb 18 A Chelsea 4-3 Jan 21 A Wolves 5-2 Mar 30 H Fortuna Hjørring (QF1) 1-0 Mar 3 H Everton 3-0 Jan 28 H Newcastle United 4-0 Apr 22 H Lyon (SF1) 1-3 Mar 13 A Arsenal 3-3 Feb 4 A Derby County 2-1 Apr 29 A Lyon (SF2) Apr 7 H Derby County 4-1 Feb 11 A Stoke City 4-2 FA Women’s Cup Apr 24 A Liverpool 2-3 Feb 18 H Middlesbrough 3-0 May 5 H Southampton Mar 4 A Liverpool 0-2 Mar 18 H Reading 1-0 Mar 26 A Bristol City (QF) 2-1 UEFA Youth League Under-18 Premier League Final Stage Apr 17 H Liverpool (SF) 1-0 Sep 13 H Mönchengladbach 4-1 Mar 18 H Manchester United 2-2 May 13 W Birmingham City (Final) Sep 28 A Celtic 4-0 Apr 8 H Chelsea 2-0 Oct 19 A Barcelona 0-1 Apr 12 A Arsenal 3-4 Nov 1 H Barcelona 0-2 Apr 29 A West Ham United Nov 23 A Mönchengladbach 2-1 May 3 H Reading Dec 6 H Celtic 3-2 May 6 A Blackburn Rovers Feb 8 A Salzburg (play-off) 1-1 May 13 H Liverpool (lost 3-4 on pens) Premier League Cup FA Youth Cup Dec 2 H Hull City 1-2 Dec 15 A Reading 4-0 Dec 19 A Derby County 5-1 Jan 18 H Liverpool 3-1 Jan 19 A Colchester United 1-2 Jan 26 H Southampton 4-0 Jan 22 H Derby County 1-3 Feb 22 A Aston Villa 2-1 Feb 12 H Colchester United 3-0 Mar 10 H Stoke City (SF1) 6-0 Feb 27 A Hull City 2-2 Apr 3 A Stoke City (SF2) 3-2 Apr 18 H Chelsea (Final) 1-1 PREMIER LEAGUE 2 Apr 26 A Chelsea (Final) Division One P W D L F A Pts Above: Phil Foden scoring in the first leg of Everton 21 15 3 3 47 19 48 the FA Youth Cup final versus Chelsea. Manchester City 21 12 6 3 50 31 42 Liverpool 21 12 4 5 45 26 40 PREMIER LEAGUE U-18 Arsenal 21 10 2 9 38 30 32 Final Stage Group A P W D L F A Pts All EDS, Academy and MCFC Women home Chelsea 21 7 9 5 39 30 30 Chelsea 4 3 0 1 10 6 9 games at City Football Academy unless Sunderland 21 6 7 8 25 34 25 Reading 4 2 1 1 6 5 7 otherwise stated. Tottenham H 20 6 4 10 30 37 22 Liverpool 4 1 2 1 7 5 5 *EDS game played at the Etihad Stadium. Manchester Utd 20 5 7 8 24 34 22 Manchester Utd 4 1 2 1 9 9 5 All other EDS home fixtures played at CFA. Southampton 21 5 6 10 26 36 21 Manchester City 3 1 1 1 7 6 4 Derby County 21 5 6 10 29 41 21 Arsenal 2 1 1 0 6 5 4 Copyright © The FA Premier League 2016. Leicester City 21 4 8 9 27 41 20 West Ham United 5 1 1 3 4 9 4 Fixtures, dates and times are subject to Reading 21 5 4 12 33 54 19 Blackburn Rovers 4 1 0 3 4 8 3 change.

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME FOR THE RECORD FIRST TEAM, EDS & UNDER-18s MATCH DIARY

FIRST TEAM Sunday 23 April UNDER-18s Emirates FA Cup – Semi-Final Saturday 8 April Saturday 8 April Premier League ARSENAL 2 Monreal 71, Sanchez 101 Premier League Under-18 Etihad Stadium MANCHESTER CITY 1 Aguero 62 - Final Stage, Group A MANCHESTER CITY 3 (after extra-time) City Football Academy HT 0-0 90 mins: 1-1 Att: 85,725 Elmohamady og 31, Aguero 48, Delph 64 MANCHESTER CITY 2 HULL CITY 1 Ranocchia 85 Arsenal: Cech, Gabriel, Koscielny, Dele-Bashiru 17, Richards 90 HT 1-0 Att: 54,393 Holding, Oxlade-Chamberlain (Bellerin CHELSEA 0 City: Bravo, Jesus Navas, Stones, 105), Xhaka, Ramsey, Monreal, Ozil HT 1-0 Kolarov, Clichy, Yaya Touré (Fernando (Coquelin 119), Sanchez, Giroud (Welbeck 83). Unused: Martinez, Gibbs, City: Muric, Frimpong, Coveney, Francis, 74), Delph, Sterling, Silva (Iheanacho Wilson, Pozo (Ogbeta 88), Foden, 73), Sané ( 66), Aguero. Unused: Iwobi, Walcott City: Bravo, Jesus Navas, Kompany, Dele-Bashiru, Garre (Richards 80), Caballero, Kompany, Zabaleta, Gonzalez (Duncan 72), Poveda. De Buryne. Otamendi, Clichy, Fernandinho (Fernando 99), Yaya Touré, De Bruyne, Unused: Scott, Rösler. Hull: Jakupovic, Elmohamady, Dawson, Chelsea: Thompson, Dasilva (Brown Ranocchia, Robertson, N’Diaye, Clucas Silva (Sterling 23) (Iheanacho 106), Sané, Aguero (Delph 99). Unused: Caballero, 87), Guehi, James, McCormick (Uwakwe (Henriksen 58), Markovic, Evandro 46), Maddox, Colley, McEachran (Hernandez 58), Grosicki, Niasse Zabaleta, Kolarov. Referee: . (Lamptey 82), Familio-Castillo, (Maloney 82). Unused: Marshall, Davies, Hudson-Odoi, Taylor-Crossdale. Meyler, Diomande. Unused: Cumming, Jameson. Referee: Jon Moss. EDS Wednesday 12 April Saturday 15 April Friday 7 April Premier League Under-18 Premier League Premier League 2 – Division One - Final Stage, Group A St Mary’s Stadium City Football Academy London Colney SOUTHAMPTON 0 ARSENAL 4 Nketiah 19, 24, 59 MANCHESTER CITY 3 MANCHESTER CITY 4 McGuane 73 Kompany 55, Sané 77, Aguero 80 Ambrose 59, Kongolo 59, Nmecha 69, MANCHESTER CITY 3 HT 0-0 Att: 31,850 MacDonald og 90 Jakobsen 30 Nmecha 14, pen 68, Sancho 39 Southampton: Forster, Cedric, Yoshida, DERBY COUNTY 1 HT 0-1 HT 2-2 Stephens, Bertrand, Davis, Hojbjerg, Redmond, Tadic, Ward-Prowse (Long City: Grimshaw, Humphreys, Arsenal: Virginia, Osei-Tutu, Bola, 59) (Rodriguez 87), Gabbiadini (Boufal Adarabioyo, Davenport, Kongolo, Smith, McGuane, Olowu, Medley, Smith-Rowe 59). Unused: Hassen, Clasie, Caceres, Fernandes (Diallo 46), Brahim Diaz, (Dragomir 68), Dasilva, Nketiah, Willock Martina. Buckley-Ricketts (Nmecha 46), Ambrose (Gilmour 88), Malen. Unused: Crean, City: Bravo, Jesus Navas, Kompany, (Dilrosun 85), Sancho. Unused: Haug, Burton, Ballard. Otamendi, Clichy, Yaya Touré, Oliver. City: Muric, Frimpong, Coveney (Rösler Fernandinho, Sané (Sterling 86), Silva Derby: Roos, Lowe, Bateman 75), Francis, Wilson (Pozo 86), Smith, (Zabaleta 81), De Bruyne, Aguero (Wassall 55), MacDonald, Santos, Bird Foden, Dele-Bashiru (Gonzalez 66), (Iheanacho 89). Unused: Caballero, (Karic 74), Elsnik, Cresswell, Babos Brahim Diaz, Sancho, Nmecha. Kolarov, Fernando, Aleix Garcia. (Thomas 83), Gordon, Jakobsen. Unused: Sokol, Poveda. Referee: . Unused: Ravas, Cover. Tuesday 18 April FA Youth Cup - Final, first leg City Football Academy MANCHESTER CITY 1 Foden 62 CHELSEA 1 Ugbo 44 HT 0-1 Att: 3,392 City: Muric, Duhaney, Diallo, Francis, Wilson, Davenport, Smith, Foden (Bolton 85), Brahim Diaz, Nmecha, Sancho (Dele-Bashiru 90). Unused: Sokol, Frimpong, Gonzalez. Chelsea: Thompson, James, Chalobah, Guehi, Castillo, Uwakwe (Gallagher 90), Sterling, Maddox, Ugbo (St Clair 86), Sergio Aguero Mount, Hudson-Odoi. Unused: Colley, heading the Cumming, Dasilva. third goal at Southampton.

75 CITY ROLL CALL FIRST TEAM APPEARANCES AND GOALSCORERS

SEASON 2016/17 CITY CAREER League Cups League Cups Name Birthdate Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls International Tosin Adarabioyo 24.09.97 - - 2 (1) - - - 3 (1) - England U-19 Sergio Aguero 02.06.88 21 (5) 17 12 (2) 13 153 (23) 119 58 (14) 47 Argentina Claudio Bravo 13.04.83 21 - 8 - 21 - 8 - Chile 28.09.81 11 - 9 (1) - 16 (1) - 23 (2) - Argentina Gael Clichy 26.07.85 20 (1) 1 11 (3) 1 127 (7) 2 55 (10) 1 France 28.06.91 27 (3) 4 12 (1) 1 49 (6) 11 24 (5) 10 Belgium Brahim Diaz 03.08.99 - - - (1) - - - - (1) - Spain U-17 Fabian Delph 21.11.89 2 (5) 1 3 (3) 1 10 (14) 3 9 (7) 1 England Fernandinho 04.05.85 25 (2) 1 10 (1) 1 110 (16) 11 46 (5) 5 Brazil Fernando 25.07.87 5 (8) - 6 (7) - 44 (18) 4 28 (11) - Brazil U-20 Aleix Garcia 28.06.97 - (3) - 3 (1) 1 - (3) - 4 (1) 1 Spain U-19 Ilkay Gundogan 24.10.90 9 (1) 3 6 2 9 (1) 3 6 2 Germany Angus Gunn 22.01.96 ------England U-21 Cameron Humphreys 22.08.98 ------(2) - England U-19 Gabriel Jesus 03.04.97 3 (1) 3 1 - 3 (1) 3 1 - Brazil Kelechi Iheanacho 03.10.96 5 (13) 4 4 (5) 3 12 (32) 12 8 (10) 9 Nigeria 10.11.85 24 (2) 1 10 (1) - 126 (36) 11 63 (19) 10 Vincent Kompany 10.04.86 4 (1) 1 4 - 217 (8) 14 76 (6) 1 Belgium Jesus Navas 21.11.85 11 (8) - 7 (5) - 76 (42) 4 40 (20) 4 Spain Nolito 15.10.86 9 (8) 4 7 (4) 2 9 (8) 4 7 (4) 2 Spain Nicolas Otamendi 12.02.88 23 (1) - 14 - 53 (1) 1 32 (1) - Argentina 14.02.83 15 (2) - 5 (3) - 50 (4) - 26 (6) - France Leroy Sané 11.01.96 14 (5) 5 9 (2) 4 14 (5) 5 9 (2) 4 Germany David Silva 08.01.86 27 (3) 2 11 4 199 (17) 37 75 (11) 12 Spain Raheem Sterling 08.12.94 26 (3) 6 12 (2) 3 49 (11) 12 23 (7) 8 England John Stones 28.05.94 23 (3) - 13 (1) 2 23 (3) - 13 (1) 2 England Yaya Touré 13.05.83 17 (3) 4 6 2 205 (10) 61 74 (5) 20 Ivory Coast 16.01.85 10 (6) 1 11 (1) 1 202 (24) 9 84 (19) 3 Argentina Own goals - 4 - 1

OUT ON LOAN Angelino (Jose Tasende) 04.01.97 (Mallorca) - - 1 (1) - - - 1 (2) - Spain U-17 04.10.96 (NAC Breda) ------(1) - England U-20 10.12.88 (Stoke City) - - - - 15 (21) 6 5 (5) 4 Ivory Coast Bersant Celina 09.09.96 (FC Twente) - - - - - (1) - 1 (2) - Kosovo 28.06.95 (Sunderland) ------Belgium David Faupala 11.02.97 (Chesterfield) ------1 1 France U-18 Manu Garcia 02.01.98 (NAC Breda) - - - - - (1) - 1 (2) 1 Spain U-16 Joe Hart 19.04.87 (Torino) - - 1 - 266 - 82 - England James Horsfield 30.11.95 (NAC Breda) ------Pablo Maffeo 12.07.97 (Girona) - - 3 - - - 3 - Spain U-19 13.02.91 (Valencia) - - - - 47 (1) - 14 (2) - France Moreno 20.09.96 (Dep’ Coruna) ------ 26.06.87 (Sevilla) - (1) - - - 99 (30) 18 36 (11) 9 France 05.02.97 (Celtic) - - - - - (1) - - (2) - England U-20 Oleksandr Zinchenko 15.12.96 (PSV) ------ Bruno Zuculini 02.04.93 (Hellas Veronas) ------(1) - Argentina U-20

(Figures in brackets are substitute appearances). Cup figures include FA Cup, League Cup, FA Community Shield and Europe. Also out on loan: Kean Bryan (Bury), Sinan Bytyqi (Go Ahead Eagles), Shay Facey (Heerenveen), Zackarias Faour (FC Nordsjælland), Billy O'Brien (St Mirren), Ashley Smith-Brown (NAC Breda).

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME STATS PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE, FACTS & FIGURES

Home Attendances HOME AWAY 4 Highest Average P W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS 41,622 41,527 1 Chelsea 32 13 0 2 39 11 11 3 3 26 16 +38 75 A little piece of 31,962 31,617 2 Tottenham Hotspur 32 15 2 0 43 8 6 6 3 25 14 +46 71 FA Cup history 53,218 53,106 3 Liverpool 34 11 4 2 42 18 8 5 4 28 24 +28 66 was created 54,512 54,002 4 Manchester City 32 8 6 1 27 15 11 1 5 36 20 +28 64 when Kelechi 75,397 75,293 5 Manchester United 32 7 9 1 23 11 10 3 2 27 13 +26 63 Iheanacho 39,595 39,338 6 Everton 34 12 4 1 41 13 4 6 7 19 24 +23 58 replaced 60,039 59,986 7 Arsenal 31 10 3 2 31 15 7 3 6 32 25 +23 57 Raheem Sterling 26,308 23,745 8 West Bromwich A 33 9 2 6 27 20 3 6 7 12 22 -3 44 at Wembley 31,891 30,832 9 Southampton 31 6 4 5 17 18 5 3 8 20 22 -3 40 on Sunday. It 21,118 20,533 10 Watford 33 8 4 5 25 23 3 3 10 12 31 -17 40 was the first 27,815 27,416 11 Stoke City 34 7 5 5 23 20 3 4 10 14 30 -13 39 time a club had used the new 25,643 25,108 12 Crystal Palace 33 5 2 9 20 22 6 3 8 26 31 -7 38 rule brought in 11,369 11,178 13 AFC Bournemouth 34 8 3 6 31 26 2 5 10 18 37 -14 38 this season to 56,996 56,970 14 West Ham United 34 6 4 7 18 27 4 4 9 26 32 -15 38 allow a fourth 32,072 31,937 15 Leicester City 32 9 3 4 26 18 1 4 11 15 35 -12 37 substitution in 21,870 20,479 16 Burnley 34 10 2 5 23 16 0 4 13 10 33 -16 36 extra-time from 24,822 20,481 17 Hull City 34 8 4 5 27 26 1 2 14 9 41 -31 33 the quarter- 20,938 20,591 18 Swansea City 34 6 3 8 24 33 3 1 13 15 35 -29 31 finals onwards. 32,704 30,614 19 Middlesbrough 33 3 5 8 13 19 1 7 9 10 24 -20 24 46,494 41,604 20 Sunderland 32 3 5 9 16 31 2 1 12 10 27 -32 21

TOP SCORERS FACTS & FIGURES (PREMIER LEAGUE ONLY) HIGHEST ATTENDANCE (Everton) 24 75,397 Manchester United v WB Albion, 1.4.17 792= (Tottenham) 20 LOWEST ATTENDANCE 660= 10,890 AFC Bournemouth v Middlesbrough 22.4.17 Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) 62719 = HIGHEST SCORING HOME WINS Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 56117 = 6-1 AFC Bournemouth v Hull City, 15.10.16 (Chelsea) 6-1 Liverpool v Watford, 6.11.16 Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester Utd) 6-3 Everton v AFC Bournemouth, 4.2.17 (Tottenham) 52816 = HIGHEST SCORING AWAY WIN (Crystal Palace) 46214 = 5-1 Arsenal at West Ham, 3.12.16 (Sunderland) (Chelsea) MOST GOALS IN A MATCH (AFC Bournemouth) 3 Romelu Lukaku (Everton) at Sunderland 3 Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) at West Ham 3 (Leicester) v Man City 3 Salomon Rondon (WB Albion) v Swansea 3 (Burnley) v Sunderland 3 Harry Kane (Tottenham) v WB Albion 3 Harry Kane (Tottenham) v Stoke 3 Joshua King (Bournemouth) v West Ham

Right: Sergio Aguero scored for the sixth successive game in Sunday’s FA Cup semi- final with Arsenal.

Table and statistics do not include games played on Tuesday and last night.

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53,340 22,470 75,196 53,731 96,290 54,512 31,793 57,592 20,786 18,237 54,335 30,270 75,272 54,008 40,064 27,455 45,327 54,362 53,120 23,134 54,409 51,527 31,966 51,297 54,457 21,794 45,921 25,529 54,294 Att

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FAC = Emirates FA Cup EFL = EFL Cup =EFL EFL FA Cup FAC =Emirates League Champions =UEFA UCL

City scorers and goal times goal and scorers City Gundogan 39,75,DeBruyne51 Aguero 19,28,Gundogan79,90 Iheanacho 55 Nolito 72 12,Sterling28,Nolito55 Fernandinho Aguero 9,pen65,Sterling77 Clichy 49,Garcia 67 De Bruyne15,Iheanacho25,Sterling48,Gundogan66 Aguero 9,pen29,77,Iheanacho90+1 De Bruyne15,Iheanacho36 18 Sterling 7,90+2,Fernandinho Delph 56 Aguero pen27,36,Nolito86,90+5 Silva 13,Aguero 41,78,89,Nolito49 Aguero pen4,McNairog87 Yaya Touré pen72,Iheanacho78,Daviesog90+4 Sane 47,Sterling71 Zabaleta 33,Silva86 Kolarov 82,Nolito90 Cahill og45 Aguero 37,60 Yaya Touré 39,83 Aguero 43 Iheanacho 8 Silva 45+1 1 DS65

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1 2 DEBUT X Gabriel JESUS a 21 Everton Sat A West HamUnited 15 A Sun 5 Fri 2 Mon JANUARY 2017 u 1AWatford A 21 Sun Tue 13 Sat 6 Sat MAY 30 Sun 27 Thu 23 Sun 15 Sat 8 Sat Arsenal Wed A 2 Sun APRIL 19 Sun Middlesbrough Wed A 11 Sat Sunderland Wed A 5 Sun Wed MARCH 2-0 HuddersfieldTown Tue A 18 Sat AFCBournemouth A 13 Mon 5 Sun Wed CrystalPalace A FEBRUARY 28 Sat Copyright ©TheFA Premier League2016.Fixtures, datesandtimesare subjecttochange. 16 15 21 Chelsea A 5 8 1 4-0 West HamUnited A 1 Tottenham Hotspur H Burnley H West Bromwich Albion H LeicesterCity H CrystalPalace H ManchesterUnited H HullCity H Liverpool H StokeCity H H Monaco H SwanseaCity H N A A A Middlesbrough Arsenal Southampton Monaco Huddersfield T (FACSF atWembley)

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1 2 DEBUT X Gabriel JESUS 81 TEAMSHEET

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Played Goals Played Goals 1 Claudio Bravo 1 David De Gea 3 Bacary Sagna 3 Eric Bailly 4 Vincent Kompany 4 Phil Jones 5 Pablo Zabaleta 5 Marcos Rojo 6 Fernando 6 Paul Pogba 7 Raheem Sterling 8 Juan Mata 8 Ilkay Gundogan 9 Zlatan Ibrahimovic 9 Nolito 10 Wayne Rooney 10 Sergio Aguero 11 Anthony Martial 11 Aleksandar Kolarov 12 Chris Smalling 13 Willy Caballero 14 Jesse Lingard 15 Jesus Navas 16 Michael Carrick 17 Kevin De Bruyne 17 Daley Blind 18 Fabian Delph 18 Ashley Young 19 Leroy Sané 19 Marcus Rashford 21 David Silva 20 Sergio Romero 22 Gael Clichy 21 Ander Herrera 23 retired in honour of Marc Vivien-Foe 22 Henrikh Mkhitaryan 24 John Stones 23 Luke Shaw 25 Fernandinho 24 Timothy Fosu-Mensah 30 Nicolas Otamendi 25 Antonio Valencia 33 Gabriel Jesus 27 Marouane Fellaini 42 Yaya Touré 36 Matteo Darmian 53 Tosin Adarabioyo 38 Axel Tuanzebe 54 Angus Gunn 40 Joel Castro Pereira 55 Brahim Diaz 42 Matty Willock 72 Kelechi Iheanacho 43 Cameron Borthwick-Jackson 75 Aleix Garcia 77 Cameron Humphreys-Grant

OFFICIALS MASCOTS AND Referee: Martin Atkinson PLAYER ESCORTS In the last couple of months, the West Alexander Buncall Harley Smith Yorkshire-based referee has had appointments Billy O’Hara Kyle Leary in the Champions League Round of 16 (Dortmund-Benfica), a World Cup qualifier Zach McDougall Toby Porter (Romania-Denmark) and an FA Cup semi-final Poppy McDougall Harry Watkin (Chelsea-Spurs). Harrison Prill Harry Lunt Jacob Prill Assistants: n Stuart Burt n Adam Nunn

Fourth Official: Neil Swarbrick Indulge in every sense

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