Simon Bajkowski
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Chief Manchester City writer for the Manchester Evening News. DMs open. Author of The Blueprint, please buy it so I can retire ๐๏ธ
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Joined November 2010
My book is officially out so buy it or I'll keep banging on about it ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Available in Kindle and hardback at Amazon here (also available in Waterstones, WH Smiths, other bookshops) #mcfc #mancity
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SOUND ON ๐ง This radio commentary from Alasdair Lamont!!! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ #BBCFootball
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On Saturday 29th November I will be at the Etihad for Man City v Leeds Utd next to the @MCFCfoodbank collection point by the nexen bridge collecting new cuddly toys for children who may not get anything to open on christmas morning. A large portion of the donations will be made
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Itโs quite alarming to see how so many people have reacted so strongly to the description of a Phil Foden pass. Itโs really not that deep.
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UEFA EURO 2๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ8๏ธโฃ We are proud to share that our stadium will host five matches during @UEFA #EURO2028, including England's opening game of the tournament should they qualify directly ๐คฉ @ManCityCouncil ๐ค
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Erling Haaland already has as many headed goals this season as he managed in 24/25 or 23/24. He's also winning 20% more of his aerial duels than he ever has at #mcfc so no wonder his all-round game looks better https://t.co/XuELbscAGM
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Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has seen a significant improvement in a specific part of his game
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Two years ago Nunes wasnโt taking his chances as a right winger. This time last year he was offering glimpses of potential as a left winger. Right-back only really began in 2025 and this season only after Khusanovโs injury but he is absolutely flying
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Manchester City star Matheus Nunes is going from strength to strength after more than a year of struggling after his Wolves move.
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- Foden ran 12.76km alone and Bernardo Silva ran 12.73km alone against Liverpool. Only Foden (12.85km vs Everton) and Florentino Luis (12.78km vs Forest) have done better this season! - City cover more ground than anyone else so far this season: 1268.7km (115.3km per game) 2/3
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How Donnarumma would fit into City's passing game was a relevant question when he joined. Turns out he'd just sit back and watch as the ten outfield players knocked it between themselves before Haaland finished it off
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Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma watched and admired as his teammates played the ball up the pitch
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Txiki Begiristain said he found City's transfer window in 2023 'awful' and nobody really argued with that, but bringing in Gvardiol, Nunes, Doku and Kovacic is looking better and better
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Just four of the #mcfc XI that were humbled here by Liverpool in February started today. But the biggest present for Guardiola in his 1000th game was that two of them - and two who couldn't get off the bench - were his best players today.
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Pep Guardiola insisted last season he still had the players to compete with the best and they shone against Liverpool FC
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Guardiola: "I said to the players 'Don't do it because yesterday Arsenal didn't win. You have to do it because we believe in ourselves that we can play against the champions of England and show them we are able to be there with them all this season'. Today we proved it."
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Jeremy Doku clearly the best player on the pitch but excellent performances from Bernardo Silva and several others in a big #mcfc win
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Manchester City were 3-0 winners over Liverpool in the Premier League to continue their excellent form in all competitions
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FT 3-0. Manchester City have beaten Liverpool or Arsenal in a Premier League game for the first time since April 2023 - when they beat both in the same month en route to the Treble. Wonder if Gary Neville still thinks they can't win the league? Four points off Arsenal now #mcfc
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Sacked in the morning, sing the City fans briefly to Arne Slot. It feels a lot longer than 11 months since Liverpool trounced City at Anfield and Guardiola had to hear those chants
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HT 2-0 and #mcfc deserve their lead even if they have been helped by the officials. Doku excellent on the left, Nunes also great and Silva knitting everything together. Liverpool haven't offered anything beyond Van Dijk's header and will need to if they're to get back into it.
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