LAURI COX AND SAM LOUGHRAN REVIEW TODAY’S OPPONENTS MANCHESTER CITY GROUND NAME: The Etihad CAPACITY: 55,097 NICKNAME: City FUN FACT: Founded in 1880 as St. Mark’s, they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894. US V THEM: ONLINE • IN-STORE •MOBILE Games won: .................... 49 Games drawn: ................. 28 LINTHORPE ROAD, MIDDLESBROUGH shop with our app Games lost: ..................... 51 www.PSYCHE.co.uk 44 www.mfc.co.uk twitter.com/Boro facebook.com/MFCofficial facebook.com/MFCofficial twitter.com/Boro www.mfc.co.uk 45 OPPONENTS OPPONENTS 1 CLAUDIO BRAVO in 2006. In the summer of 2008, before turning professional in 2012. at the age of 22, he completed a He spent three senior years with the POSITION: GOALKEEPER transfer to his Manchester City. club before joining Manchester City Nationality: Chilean He was appointed captain in the in 2015. He has 29 England caps to D.O.B: April 13 1983 2011/12 season, leading his club to date, including in the 2014 World Started playing with Colo-Colo and the Premier League title, their first Cup, and has scored twice. moved to Real Sociedad in 2006, in 44 years. Kompany has appeared appearing in 237 official games with for Belgium 70 times and scored four 9 NOLITO the latter club. Signed by Barcelona goals since his debut in 2004. POSITION: FORWARD in 2014, he won the treble in his first Nationality: Spanish season. In the summer of 2016 he 5 PABLO ZABALETA DOB: October 15 1986 moved to Manchester City. Bravo is POSITION: DEFENDER Chile’s most capped player of all time Having begun his career in the lower Nationality: Argentine MANAGER: with over 100 appearances since his reaches of the Spanish leagues, DOB: January 16 1985 debut in 2004, and represented the he signed for Barcelona’s B side in nation in two World Cups and five Zabaleta began his career with San 2008, making over 100 appearances. PEP GUARDIOLA Copa América. He captained his Lorenzo, turning professional in He did make two appearances for side to victory at the 2015 and 2016 2002 after five years with the club’s Barcelona’s first team but left soon AFTER RETIRING AS A PLAYER, GUARDIOLA BECAME editions of the latter tournament. Academy. In 2005 he moved to after to join Benfica in 2011. He joined COACH OF BARCELONA B, AND SUCCEEDED FRANK Spain to join Espanyol, spending Celta Vigo in 2013 where he averaged RIJKAARD AS THE FIRST TEAM MANAGER. IN HIS 3 BACARY SAGNA three years with the Barcelona- a goal every two-and-a-half games, based club. In 2008 he signed for before signing for Manchester City FIRST SEASON AS MANAGER, GUARDIOLA GUIDED POSITION: DEFENDER Manchester City and has made in 2016. He has scored six goals for BARCELONA TO A TREBLE, WINNING LA LIGA, THE Nationality: French over 325 appearances for the club. Spain in his 16 caps to date. DOB: February 14 1983 COPA DEL REY AND THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. Zabaleta has 58 Argentine caps and Sagna began his career with Auxerre, appeared at the 2014 World Cup. 10. SERGIO AGÜERO In doing so, he became the youngest manager to turning professional in 2002 after win the Champions League. The following season, POSITION: STRIKER four years with the club’s youth 6 FERNANDO Guardiola led Barcelona to win the Supercopa ONE TO WATCH set-up. He moved to Arsenal in 2007 Nationality: Argentinian de España, the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club POSITION: MIDFIELDER and made over 200 appearances DOB: June 2 1988 World Cup and a second La Liga title. In 2011, after Nationality: Brazilian for Arsene Wegner’s side. Joined In 2006, Agüero moved to Europe leading Barcelona to another La Liga, Supercopa 42 YAYA TOURE DOB: July 25 1987 Manchester City in 2014 after to play for Atlético Madrid. He de España and UEFA Champions League, Guardiola winning the FA Cup with Arsenal. He Fernando began his career with made a name for himself, attracting was awarded the Catalan Parliament’s Gold Medal, POSITION: MIDFIELDER has 65 caps for France to date and Vila Nova in 2005, before signing attention from Europe’s top clubs their highest honour. That same year, he was NATIONALITY: IVORIAN has appeared in two World Cups and for Porto in 2007. He spent his first also named the FIFA World Coach of the Year. In when scoring 101 goals in 234 one UEFA European Championship. year with the Portuguese giants on Guardiola’s fourth season, he won the Copa del DOB: MAY 13 1983 appearances while winning the loan at Estrela, before returning to Rey, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and the Touré began his playing career at Ivorian club ASEC UEFA Europa League and the UEFA spend six more seasons, making Supercopa de España. On 30 June 2012, Guardiola Mimosas, where he made his debut aged 18. His 4 VINCENT KOMPANY Super Cup in 2010. Agüero moved to 236 appearances and winning 12 announced his departure from Barcelona, after performances attracted attention from Europe. Premier League club Manchester City POSITION: DEFENDER competitions, before signing for winning 14 trophies in just four years in charge. Touré had stints with Beveren, Metalurh Donetsk, in July 2011 for an undisclosed fee Nationality: Belgian Manchester City in 2014. Bayern Munich announced in January 2013 that Olympiacos, and AS Monaco before moving to thought to be in the region of £35 DOB: April 10 1986 Guardiola would join the club as manager for the Barcelona in 2007. He played over 70 matches for the million. On the last day of his debut 2013–14 season following the retirement of Jupp club and was part of the 2009 Barcelona side that won In the 2011–12 season he was 7 RAHEEM STERLING season with the club, Agüero scored Heynckes. In his first season at the club, Guardiola six trophies in a calendar year. In 2010 Touré moved awarded the captaincy of POSITION: MIDFIELDER a 94th-minute winner against Queens won the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal, the UEFA Super to Manchester City, helping them earn their first Manchester City, leading his club to Park Rangers that earned City its first Nationality: English Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. He finished his league title in 44 years. Touré has over 100 caps for win the Premier League that season, league title in 44 years. At the end of DOB: December 8 1994 term at Bayern with seven trophies won, winning the the Ivory Coast, representing the team at the 2006, their first league title in 44 years. the 2014–15 season, of players who Bundesliga all three seasons he was there, including 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup tournaments. He also He is also chairman of Belgium D3B Sterling was born in Kingston, had played at least two seasons in two domestic doubles. As a manager, Guardiola won represented them in six Africa Cup of Nations in 2006, Division club BX Brussels. Kompany Jamaica and at five moved to London the Premier League, Agüero had the 14 trophies in the first four years of his managing 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2015, helping them finish began his professional career at with his mother. He started his youth highest goals per minute ratio in the career. This campaign is the first where he has not runner-up in 2006 and 2012, while captaining them to Anderlecht, spending three years at career with Queens Park Rangers in history of the competition since its won silverware in his first campaign. victory in 2015. the Belgian club before moving to 2003, aged nine. At 16 he moved to formation in 1992, averaging a goal German Bundesliga club Hamburg Liverpool to join their youth ranks, every 109 minutes. He also holds 46 www.mfc.co.uk twitter.com/Boro facebook.com/MFCofficial facebook.com/MFCofficial twitter.com/Boro www.mfc.co.uk 47 OPPONENTS the joint-record for the most goals and the League Cup. He made his club, making 393 appearances and 18 FABIAN DELPH international since the age of 20, Fernandinho started his career at scored in a single Premier League senior international debut for Serbia winning six trophies, including two he is one of 11 Spanish players to Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense match – five – and the fastest to do in 2008 and has since earned over 50 UEFA Cup and two Copa Del Rey’s. POSITION: MIDFIELDER have amassed 100 caps and was an before moving to Shakhtar Donetsk so, in 23 minutes and 34 seconds of caps and was a member of Serbia’s He signed for Manchester City in Nationality: English integral member of the squads that in 2005. With Shakhtar, he won six match time. He is the highest South squads for the 2008 Olympics and 2013 and won the Premier League DOB: November 21 1989 won three consecutive international Ukrainian Premier League titles, four tournaments — UEFA Euro 2008, the American scorer in the history of the the 2010 FIFA World Cup. and League Cup in his first season He was on the books of Bradford Ukrainian Cups and the 2008–09 2010 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Premier League, and reached 100 in English football. Navas has 35 City as a youngster until he moved UEFA Cup. He was voted by the Euro 2012. goals in the division faster than any 13 WILLY CABALLERO Spanish caps and has scored to Leeds United aged 11. Having Shakhtar Donetsk fans as the best player other than Alan Shearer. POSITION: GOALKEEPER three goals. played 45 games for Leeds at Brazilian player to ever play for the League One level and once in the 22 GAEL CLICHY team.