Manchester City are grappling with a deepening injury crisis following their 2-1 League Cup defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, with winger Savinho and defender Manuel Akanji the latest to join an already lengthy list of sidelined players.
Following Real Madrid’s decision to boycott the 2024 Ballon d’Or Award ceremony that took place at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday due to star forward Vinicus Jr missing out on the honour
Rodrigo has won the 2024 Men’s Ballon d'Or trophy and in doing so, becomes the first Manchester City player to claim the coveted honour at the Theatre du Chatelet on Monday.
Erling Haaland slammed the ball into the roof of the Southampton net after just five minutes, but despite a host of chances, Pep Guardiola's side could not add to the score, reports Xinhua.
This case was separate from the 115 charges that are being heard by an independent panel that Premier League have brought forward on the club.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola had earlier expressed confidence that the two-year ban on the club from UEFA competitions would be overturned.
Raheem Sterling, meanwhile, has echoed that the players were not going to lose their intensity after Premier League gets over
Manchester City have now won two back-to-back Premier League matches with a margin of five goals. They had defeated Newcastle United in their last tie.
Manchester City has been unthroned by Liverpool in the Premier League this season as the Reds clinched their first top-flight title in 30 years.
The governing body had earlier announced dates of the second-leg matches which will be played behind closed doors in Turin, Manchester, Munich and Barcelona on August 7 and 8 respectively.
