Towards the end of last season, Manuel Pellegrini must have been counting down the days until he sat down with the chief exec Ferran Soriano and director of football Txiki Begiristain to discuss where he wanted to strengthen the squad for next season. Top of his list would have been a right-back,...

It's not been a quiet first season in Manchester for Martin Demichelis. He's been injured, vilified, out-paced, clumsy, positionally unaware, error-prone, solid, dependable and brave all rolled into one. That's also not forgetting a couple of beautiful tap-ins and a cracking ponytail hairstyle. W...

Towards the end of the 2013-14 season, the press pack gathered inside Manchester City's Carrington training ground media complex to speak to manager Manuel Pellegrini ahead of his side's crucial fixtures. The first question posed every week was the same and usually from the same journalist, too: ...

It's been a long to-and-fro tussle, but it looks like Eliaquim Mangala is going to arrive at Manchester City very soon -- a move that may signal the end of the Blues' transfer dealings despite the window having been open for a meagre fortnight. City's policy has been decisive: set targets early and ...