Premier League

Shaping up to be a closely fought title race after eight games, but one played under a cloud amid City’s off-field financial case.

The audacious 50m hit immediately drew comparisons to David Beckham’s iconic opening day strike against Wimbledon.

Who will Erling Haaland play for next? That simple question is one of the hottest talking points in world sport.

Furious Liverpool fans taunted Manchester City with cries of “cheats” as the league leaders returned to the pitch.

The great midfielder said that he had a “deep mistrust of the vaccine” at the time and was in a “state of emotional turmoil.”

Manchester City still sits at the top of the table and has now lodged an appeal against the Premier League.

Two days after one of the most serious disciplinary verdicts in the English game, no sporting sanction has been imposed.

Manchester City has reportedly been found guilty on 114 charges out of 115 relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations.

Just 264 days ago, Lucas Herrington was getting the run around from the Wellington Phoenix in front of 8961 punters at Dolphin Stadium in Kippa-Ring.

Refereeing body Pro Ref acknowledged that VAR was wrong to allow Haaland’s decisive goal in the high-profile Manchester derby.