A more pragmatic than normal Manchester City, which for many minutes was at the mercy of Chelsea, managed to survive their Sunday match at Wembley Stadium, battling their rivals to a scoreless draw in regulation and 30 minutes of extra time but then prevailing 4-3 in a shootout to win the English Football League Cup final.

Manchester City survives, defeats Chelsea in shootout after draw in regulation time

Manchester City beat Chelsea 4-3 on penalties to win the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, however, the match ended with controversies and misunderstandings.

Chelsea's Italian coach Maurizio Sarri lost in funny translation

Liverpool took over at the top of the Premier League table despite being held to a 0-0 draw against Manchester United in a scrappy match on Sunday. Juergen Klopp's side have now drawn three of their last four Premier League games and have 66 points from 27 games while second-placed Manchester City, who play Chelsea in the League Cup final later on Sunday, have 65 points from the same number of games.

Liverpool go top with draw at injury-hit Man United

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has empathised with Chelsea counterpart Maurizio Sarri difficult situation at the London club. Lately, Sarri's future at Chelsea has come into question after his side dropped to sixth in the Premier League and recent results have put the Italian coach under pressure.

Pep Guardiola defends Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri in light of sacking rumours

Pressure is part and parcel of playing for a team with title ambitions and Liverpool must embrace it as they pursue a first league crown in almost 30 years, forward Mohamed Salah has said.

Mohamed Salah backs Liverpool to embrace pressure of title race

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola was far from happy after his 10-man team earned a last-gasp 3-2 victory over Schalke 04 in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie on Wednesday.

Careless Manchester City must improve, says Pep Guardiola

Ten-man Manchester City staged a dramatic comeback with late goals from Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling securing them a 3-2 win at Schalke 04 in their Champions League Round of 16 first leg on Wednesday that put the English side in the driving seat.

Champions League: Late goals give Manchester City 3-2 win at Schalke

Manchester City endured some anxious moments but escaped from fourth-tier Newport County with their FA Cup hopes intact as Phil Foden scored twice in an ultimately comfortable 4-1 fifth-round victory on Saturday.

FA Cup: Man City end Newport's Cup dream to reach quarter-finals

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has apologised to Riyad Mahrez for the winger's lack of game time in recent weeks, saying the Algerian's form is not to be blamed.

Pep Guardiola 'sad and sorry' for keeping Mahrez out of team

Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri was relieved as his side claimed a 2-1 victory at Malmo in the Europa League last-32 first leg to ease some of the pressure on beleaguered coach Sarri.

'Chelsea need consistency,' says coach Maurizio Sarri

Manchester City ruthlessly destroyed woeful Chelsea in a 6-0 win at The Etihad on Sunday to return to the top of the Premier League. To add to that, Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri complicated the situation, even more, when he walked down the tunnel without shaking Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola's hand.

Maurizio Sarri explains handshake snub as Pep Guardiola dismisses controversy

Manchester City's on-fire striker Sergio Aguero struck his second hat-trick in a week as the champions ruthlessly destroyed woeful Chelsea in a 6-0 win at The Etihad on Sunday to return to the top of the Premier League.

Man City destroy Chelsea 6-0 with another Aguero hat-trick

Maurizio Sarri admitted his job as Chelsea manager is at risk after his side's humiliating 6-0 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday at The Etihad. City scored four times inside the first 25 minutes to inflict Chelsea worst loss in any competition since 1991 and a 4-0 defeat to Bournemouth in their last away game was Chelsea's heaviest league defeat since 1996.

'My job is always at risk,' Maurizio Sarri plays down speculation regarding his Chelsea future

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has urged his players to give "every fibre of their bodies" in the battle for the Premier League title. Manchester City moved to the top of the league on Wednesday for the first time since December after Klopp's side limped to back-to-back draws against Leicester City and West Ham United.

Liverpool players must fight with every fibre: Juergen Klopp

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has hailed striker Sergio Aguero's ability to consistently deliver on the biggest occasions. Guardiola pointed to Aguero's 40th-minute opener in last month's 2-1 win over fellow title challengers Liverpool as the perfect example to illustrate his point.

Pep Guardiola hails Sergio Aguero's big-game mentality ahead of Chelsea clash

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was left stunned in a pre-match press conference when a journalist told him that defender Benjamin Mendy was in Hong Kong. The French full-back posted on social media platform Instagram that he was at Hong Kong International Airport and when that was brought to Guardiola's attention, the manager signalled his surprise by swearing live on camera.

'F**k, he's a lucky guy': Guardiola stunned that defender Mendy is in Hong Kong

Champions Manchester City went top of the Premier League with a disciplined 2-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park on Wednesday that saw them leapfrog Liverpool on goal difference.

Man City go top of the Premier League with win at Everton

Everton must stick with under-fire Marco Silva if they believe in his ability as there are no guarantees that a new manager can come in and improve results immediately, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has said.

Guardiola advises Everton to be patient with Silva

Premier League leaders Liverpool have the quality to end their anxious wait for a first league title since 1990, but must stick together to hold off champions Manchester City, according to West Ham United skipper Mark Noble.

West Ham's Noble backs Liverpool to lift title despite blip

Sergio Aguero's hat-trick led Manchester City to a 3-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday and back into second place in the Premier League, two points behind leaders Liverpool.

Sergio Aguero's hat-trick fires Man City to 3-1 win over Arsenal

Manchester City, Liverpool look for fresh impetus after Premier League stumbles

Premier League spending in the January transfer window fell for the first time since 2012 after three of the top six clubs decided not to add players to the squad, according to a Deloitte report published on Friday.

Premier League January transfer spending fell for first time since 2012

Manchester City's title hopes suffered a huge blow as Newcastle came from a goal down to record a remarkable victory over the defending champions. Manchester City was stunned 2-1, blowing a 1-0 lead for its fourth loss of the season.

Premier League: Newcastle shock Man City, Liverpool take control of title race

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said that his side might need to win all of their remaining Premier League games if they are to successfully retain the title.

Pep Guardiola: Need to let Liverpool 'feel we are there'

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