Top stories today:

1. International appearances by City players

2. March results on track?

3. Fixtures rearranged for City run-in

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0. Standings, Fixtures and Statistics

1. International Appearances

• Kyle Walker, John Stones and Phil Foden all played for England in the 1-0 loss to Brazil. Future City player Savio made his debut from the bench. Kyle Walker left the pitch with a suspected hamstring injury in the first half, extent of which is yet to be confirmed.

• Josko Gvardiol played for 90 minutes and Mateo Kovacic came off in the second half in the 0-0 draw between Croatia and Tunisia. Winning 5-4 on penalties and will face Egpyt in the final.

• Manuel Akanji completed 90 minutes in the 0-0 draw between Switzerland and Denmark.

• Jeremy Doku came off the bench to play 45 minutes against Ireland for Belgium.

• Julian Alvarez was an unused sub in the Argentina win against El Salvador.

• Rodri was an unused sub in the 1-0 defeat of Spain by Colombia.

• Nathan Ake completed 90 minutes in the Netherlands 4-0 win against Scotland.

• Erling Haaland and Oscar Bobb played 75 minutes in Norway’s defeat to the Czech Republic 2-1. Bobb scoring for Norway.

• Rico Lewis completed 83 minutes for England U21s against Azerbaijan, winning 5-1.

• Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva both completed ninety minutes against Sweden in the 5-2 Portugal win. Both of which are returning back to the club. Bernardo providing the assist for Mathues Nunes goal, he played 63 minutes in the match and stays with the national team.

2. March Results

03 MAR: Man City 3-1 Man United Premier League
06 MAR: Man City 3-1 Copenhagen Champions League RO16
10 MAR: Liverpool 1-1 Man City Premier League
16 MAR: Man City 2-0 Newcastle United FA Cup QFs
31 MAR: Man City vs Arsenal Premier League

Heading into the final game for March, Manchester City are in a very good position only dropping points away to Liverpool. A ground we have always struggled to get the right performance at. If City pull off a win against Arsenal next Sunday then this month will be considered a huge success. If they lose then it brings plenty of concerns about title aspirations. That’s how fine the margins are at the top.

3. Fixtures Scheduled

• Manchester City vs Chelsea in the FA Cup semi final has been scheduled for 17:15 (UK) on Saturday 20th April.

• Brighton vs Manchester City in the Premier League has been scheduled for April 25th (20:00), moving to the Wednesday prior if City reach the UCL SFs.

• Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City in the Premier League has been scheduled for April 28th (16:30), moving to Saturday 27th April if City reach the UFC SFs.

4. Threads This Week

Transfers made by Manchester City leading up to the 2011/12 Premier League win.

Josko Gvardiol Journey to Manchester City

Reviewing the squad minutes and the information you need to work out who City buy this summer.

If you have any player or topic we should dive into with the newsletter or a thread, please let us know!

5. Interesting Links & Graphics

• This week I was on the City Report podcast to discuss the changes and tweaks within the City team this season compared to last, you can check out the episode here.

• Manuel Akanji and Bernardo Silva make it into the WhoScored Team of the Round, FA Cup Quarter Finals.

• Claudio Echeverri is Manchester City’s only representative in the Goal NXGN 2024 list, more here.

• Kian Noble training with the England senior team this week.

• Matheus Nunes goal for Portugal against Sweden.

• Oscar Bobb goal for Noway.

6. Other News

• Manchester City are not looking to let Joao Cancelo leave on loan this summer, priority remains a sale from the Club and Barcelona the destination preferred by Cancelo, more here.

•  Johhan Bakayoko is being monitored by several clubs, including Manchester City. No release clause, contract until 2027 with PSV and the price tag is rumored to be around €50-60mil.

• Bayern Munich are prepared to sell Joshua Kimmich this summer for a suitable offer, more here.

• Manchester City will head to the USA as part of the 2024 pre-season Soccer Champions Tour between July 27th - August 6th. Scheduled included below.

Celtic, 23 July at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill
AC Milan, 27 July at Yankee Stadium, New York
Barcelona, 30 July at the Camping World Stadium, Orlando
Chelsea, 3 August at Ohio Stadium, Columbus

• Manchester City have announced increases to their season ticket prices for the 24/25 season. You can find thoughts from fan groups here and follow 1894, City Matters and MCFC Foodbank for more coverage on the changes along with what work they are doing to support fans.

• City Football Group have mad a 15mil verbal offer for Montevideo winger Luciano Rodriguez with the view to him moving to Girona.

That’s all for this newsletter, rounding up our week with everything here at Sky Blue Times and the world of Manchester City. If you haven’t already, subscribe to get all this Manchester City content right to your inbox.

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