Manchester City v Newcastle: Premier League – live!

08 July 2020 15:57
Live updates from the 6pm kick-off at the EtihadSheffield United v Wolves – live! West Ham v Burnley – live!Drop Barry an email! Tweet @bglendenning 4.57pm BST Steve Bruce speaks: “The beauty of the Premier League is the underdogs can put up a fight and put on a performance,” said Newcastle’s manager during his pre-match press conference. “We didn’t do enough against Man City in the cup, admittedly. We have to be a bit more aggressive in our approach tomorrow so let’s hope we can do it.” 4.57pm BST Pep Guardiola speaks: “We have incredible targets to fight for, to try to play good,” said Manchester city’s manager. “This is the most important thing. We need to qualify for the Champions League. With five games left, we are able to do it. All the games we have been incredible. The performance has been there, even against Southampton. That makes me confident for the last games of the Premier League.” 4.56pm BST 4.56pm BST Sergio Aguero remains out with a knee injury and Gabriel Jesus is likely to deputise. HIs talismanic Argentinian aside, Pep Guardiola has a full squad to choose from. 10.47am BST An empty Etihad Stadium is the setting for a Premier League encounter between two teams with not a great to deal left to play for. Off the field, City and United fans are preoccupied as they await big announcements from the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the Premier League respectively.City will hear news of their appeal against a two-season Champions League ban in the coming days, while the Premier League’s decision on whether or not to approve the controversial PIF Newcastle takeover bid is also in the pipe. Continue reading......read full article

Source: TheGuardian