Werder Bremen sign Man City defender Issa Kabore on loan
Werder Bremen have signed defender Issa Kabore on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season.
Werder Bremen have signed defender Issa Kabore on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season.
Defending Premier League champions are enduring a testing time, slipping down the top-flight table and towards the lower end of the play-off qualification spots in the UEFA Champions League.
Despite Manchester City’s recent struggles which has seen them fall from the top of the Premier League table to seventh place, behind the likes of Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth and Aston Villa, Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca believes that the defending champions will be in the title race by the end of the season.
Aston Villa secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Manchester City in a gripping Premier League clash at Villa Park.
Wolves have confirmed the departure of manager O'Neil on Sunday following their 2-1 loss against Ipswich Town in the Premier League.
City were under pressure at the start of the game following Liverpool's 2-1 win away to Aston Villa 24 hours earlier, but De Bruyne quickly took control with a hat-trick within 24 minutes.
If there was any doubt about how Pep Guardiola's men would respond to the midweek heartbreak in Madrid, it was dispelled when Raheem Sterling scored in the 19th minute in a late Sunday match.
When Riyad Mahrez scored with 17 minutes remaining in Wednesday's semi-final second leg, City moved two goals ahead on aggregate and appeared to have floored Carlo Ancelotti's men.
Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of Real Madrid, replaced Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, and Casemiro with Eduardo Camavinga, Marco Asensio, and Rodrygo, but it appeared to be in vain.
Real Madrid go into the game with a 4-3 deficit and knowing that if City had been as ruthless in taking their chances as Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr were in Manchester last week, the tie would probably be out of sight by now.
