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Follow every kick of Manchester City's trip to Camp Nou with our dedicated live score updates from the charity fixture.

The atmosphere was already building and has gone up a notch as the Barcelona keepers have come out to warm up. Barcelona have enjoyed the majority of possession and have created three clear chances, but City are looking to calm things down a little now. He starts, as expected, and that is a big call in itself from Guardiola. Barcelona have sold 87,000 tickets tonight and there will be around 1,500 away fans in the stadium. City execs have dismissed any suggestion this week that the player would leave when questions have been shouted in their direction and it is a show of strength to play him here tonight from the beginning. This has pre-season vibes from City and well it might given most of the players have not seen much action in the opening weeks of the campaign. Have your say in the comments section below. They'll all be hungry and eager to make a case for more first-team involvement going forward. City have been on the back foot, but Stefan Ortega has looked very accomplished both with his hands and feet. At the other end, Foden has shown one or two neat touches during the opening minutes. That was a gift of a goal for Alvarez, but it was more good work from Sergio Gomez, who has started very well at left-back. He leaned back a little on that one, but in truth it was not a million miles away.

Kalvin Phillips, Sergio Gomez and Rico Lewis all start against Barcelona as Pep Guardiola utilises his squad to full effect.

[Garcia](https://www.mancity.com/players/eric-garcia)and Ferran Torres. SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH BARCELONA V CITY](https://www.mancity.com/citytv/city-plus/watch-live-fc-barcelona-v-city-63796787) Lionel Messi gave Barca the lead, but City fought back with two goals from Ilkay Martin Petrov was City’s goal-scorer. [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan)and one from Kevin [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne). [Bernardo](https://www.mancity.com/players/bernardo-silva), [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer), [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden), [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez), Alvarez [Bernardo](https://www.mancity.com/players/bernardo-silva) and [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer) completing the midfield three and Phil [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden), Riyad [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) and Alvarez up front. [Ederson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ederson), Carson, [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones), Cancelo, [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan), Haaland, [Rodrigo](https://www.mancity.com/players/rodrigo), [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne), Bobb, Mbete, Knight, Wilson-Esbrand [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola) will be keen for his team to put on an exhibition at his former stomping ground. [Ruben Dias](https://www.mancity.com/players/ruben-dias) in central defence with Gomez left-back. [Stefan Ortega Moreno](https://www.mancity.com/players/stefan-ortega-moreno), Cole [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer) and Julian Alvarez also start the game, with [Kyle Walker](https://www.mancity.com/players/kyle-walker) taking the captain's armband. [Rico Lewis](https://www.mancity.com/players/rico-lewis) capable of playing right-back or holding midfielder.

Last season, the Blues were knocked out by West Ham United on penalties, bringing an end to a four-year reign as Carabao champions. Liverpool went on to beat ...

Manchester City vs Chelsea Brentford vs Gillingham Bristol City vs Lincoln

European giants play a 3-3 draw but the match was to raise awareness for ALS, a life-threatening disease that former Barcelona player and coach, ...

Guardiola said post-match: “The artist here is Unzué, who made this possible, because of his stubbornness and all his people pushing and pushing to do it. “I thank Barcelona and Manchester City first. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a degenerative-neuro disease that has no cure at present and has life expectancy of four to five years.

Man City striker Erling Haaland dived to win a penalty vs Barcelona, which Riyad Mahrez scored from.

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Guardiola vs Tuchel is tie of the round · Holders Liverpool host Derby · Seven all-Premier League ties to come.

WHAT NEXT FOR MAN CITY & CHELSEA: Both teams are back in Premier League action at the weekend. Getty There will be at least one big name going out of the Carabao Cup early after the third round draw paired the reigning Premier League champions with Chelsea.

Man City chief executive Ferran Soriano has spoken out on the Bernardo Silva ...

Available on [all audio platforms](https://podfollow.com/1618416642/view) and the [90min YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/90min_football). There also remains the not-insignificant matter of Barcelona’s finances. [here](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/antony-to-united-aubameyang-to-chelsea-arsenal-to-move/id1618416642?i=1000576954588) to download the episode in full! Silva has remained a star on the pitch for City in recent years, playing a key role in multiple Premier League title triumphs. If not, it's football and we'll just see what happens,” he said. “I've been open with [Man City] and they know what I want.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has been inspired by Karim Benzema and has opened up on life in England.

Haaland has the best minutes per goal ratio in the history of the Champions League. The striker averages a goal every 64 minutes in Europe's top competition, according to "I take all the fame stuff in my stride.

City levelled in added time to secure a 3-3 draw with Barcelona in an entertaining friendly at the Camp Nou.

[Erling Haaland](https://www.mancity.com/players/erling-haaland) appeared to have his ankle clipped as he raced into the box and the referee awarded a penalty. [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mancity.com/players/pep-guardiola) who already had [Aymeric](https://www.mancity.com/players/aymeric-laporte) [Laporte](https://www.mancity.com/players/aymeric-laporte), Nathan [Ake](https://www.mancity.com/players/nathan-ake) and [Jack Grealish](https://www.mancity.com/players/jack-grealish) absent with various knocks. [Stones](https://www.mancity.com/players/john-stones) 46), Gomez (Cancelo 46), Dias (Mbete 65 (Bobb 88)), Phillips ( [Rodrigo](https://www.mancity.com/players/rodrigo) 58), Lewis (Wilson-Esbrand 46), [Bernardo](https://www.mancity.com/players/bernardo-silva) ( [Gundogan](https://www.mancity.com/players/ilkay-gundogan) 65), [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer), [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden) ( [De Bruyne](https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) 65), [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez), Alvarez (Haaland 73) [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer) performs with grace and poise wherever he plays, be it away to Swindon Town or in front of 92,000-plus fans at the Camp Nou. [Ederson](https://www.mancity.com/players/ederson), Carson, Knight [Kalvin Phillips](https://www.mancity.com/players/kalvin-phillips) in discomfort with his shoulder and [Luke Mbete](https://www.mancity.com/players/luke-mbete)’s clash of heads will have taken the gloss off this wonderful game for City. [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) and Joao Cancelo, with the latter’s overlapping run and low cross turned home by Cole [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer). [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) thumped the ball into the top right corner to make it 3-3 on a night when a huge amount of money was raised for the Luzon Foundation and research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), highlighted by former Barca keeper Juan Carlos Unzue who was diagnosed with ALS in 2020. [Luke Mbete](https://www.mancity.com/players/luke-mbete) suffered a head injury in the closing moments and had to be stretchered off. [Kalvin Phillips](https://www.mancity.com/players/kalvin-phillips) just before the hour-mark as he seemed to aggravate his shoulder after a challenge and was forced to come off as a result. [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer) had a fine chance to double the lead six minutes later after more sloppy Barcelona defending, but after intercepting the ball on the edge of the box and cutting inside a challenge, he fired over the bar and the chance was gone. [Palmer](https://www.mancity.com/players/cole-palmer) levelled late on, only for Memphis Depay to put Barca ahead once again, but a late Riyad [Mahrez](https://www.mancity.com/players/riyad-mahrez) penalty ensured the 92,062 fans got their money’s worth in this high-profile charity fundraiser.

There are only seven or eight days left (in the window) and we would have to turn to the transfer market. I want him to stay, said Pep Guardiola, ...

I would like you to know that everyone from the ALS team - here on the pitch with me - want to keep living and enjoying life." "I also want to thank everyone who bought a ticket, and everyone who donated via the row zero initiative. I want him to stay," said Pep Guardiola, who conceded Bernardo Silva 'likes Barcelona a lot' after Man City's friendly with the Spanish side on Wednesday

Even as we inch closer and closer to the summer transfer deadline, rumours of Manchester City superstar Bernardo Silva potentially joining La Liga behemoths ...

[Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/fabrizioromano/status/1562559976022757377?s=12)), Soriano said: “There are no discussions or talks for Bernardo Silva. There is no Bernardo case. [attempt to sign the Portuguese international in the final week of the summer window](https://barcauniversal.com/barcelona-will-begin-talks-to-sign-e100-million-midfielder-next-week/).

However, they could still be paired with the likes of Barcelona, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan as they look to improve on final ...

Guardiola vs Tuchel is tie of the round · Holders Liverpool host Derby · Seven all-Premier League ties to come.

WHAT NEXT FOR MAN CITY & CHELSEA: Both teams are back in Premier League action at the weekend. Getty There will be at least one big name going out of the Carabao Cup early after the third round draw paired the reigning Premier League champions with Chelsea.

Manchester City drew 3-3 with Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Wednesday to raise money for charity.

Haaland's penalty at West Ham was equally as impressive, going in off the post, and led to suggestions that he could be the first-choice taker going forward. If someone turned their stream of the game on immediately after Cole Palmer's goal, they wouldn't have known the teenager had just scored for his boyhood club at the Camp Nou. He also took time to catch up with Robert Lewandowski after their three years together at Bayern Munich. Like on the opening Premier League fixture at West Ham, Erling Haaland's burst into the box was too much for the opposition, and a penalty was awarded. Some outlets claimed Barcelona were interested in signing Erling Haaland this summer before he joined City, although any home fans disappointed at missing out on the striker didn't show that on Wednesday. Phil Foden and Ferran Torres swapped shirts, while former Leeds teammates Kalvin Phillips and Raphinha shared a nice moment following their respective big moves this summer.

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City's acquisition of Erling Haaland demonstrates that the Premier League champions are one of Europe's elite destinations ...

It's a big honour." These last games against Bayern Munich and [Club] America [in July], there was a lot. We cannot deny how incredible his numbers and talent are.

Manchester City are already seeing promising signs from summer signing Erling Haaland, a £51m addition from Borussia Dortmund.

The people support us all around the world and that is incredible. "We know most players or strikers they will come here, that is the proof we have done really well. I remember in pre-season in the States five or six years ago there were few blue shirts in the stands. the way we are right now, Sergio, Vincent Kompany, Pablo Zabaleta, Joe Hart, David Silva, many of these." In his first three Premier League games, he has contributed three goals, one assist, and also won a penalty. We had a lot of legends here, for Sergio, his contributions have been...

Manchester City will face Chelsea in the pick of English League Cup ties after the draw for the third round was made Wednesday.

Manchester City will discover who they will be facing in the group stages of this season's UEFA Champions League on Thursday.

However, they could still be paired with the likes of Barcelona, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan as they look to improve on final and semi-final defeats in the last two seasons. BT Sport will broadcast the draw on TV and on their YouTube channel. However, this week several teams in pot four earned their spot in the draw including Rangers who beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 on the night to progress to the group stage. They also cannot face any side from the same federation until the quarter-finals so Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will be avoided too. In the summer, Guardiola has spent wisely to improve his side with the most notable signing being Erling Haaland. He is up against Karim Benzema and Thibaut Courtois. Welcome to the MEN's Champions League draw where Manchester City will find out their opponents in this year's group stage. First deposit matched up to £10. Europe's top prize is now the only accolade that stands in Pep Guardiola's way from winning the lot with City. Who Man City could face in the Champions League group stage draw New customers only. Manchester City will discover who they will be facing in the group stages of this season's UEFA Champions League on Thursday.

This report comes after Gerard Romero said Manchester City already had a replacement lined up in case Bernardo Silva left the club. Lucas Paqueta has been ...

Barcelona still believe they can make Bernardo Silva happen, but time is running out. Pep Guardiola is currently happy with his midfield, but that situation will change if Bernardo Silva leaves the club. This report comes after Gerard Romero said Manchester City already had a replacement lined up in case Bernardo Silva left the club.

Pep Guardiola believes that Manchester City are now a European powerhouse and that "charisma" helped them to beat European rivals to Erling Haaland.

The reigning Premier League champions face Crystal Palace on Saturday. That means the people follow us, people follow the winners and we won a lot these past years." "We know most players or strikers they will come here, that is the proof we have done really well.

WHAT HAPPENED? Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich were among a host of top European clubs that were credited with interest in signing the 21-year-old, ...

The reigning Premier League champions face Crystal Palace on Saturday. That means the people follow us, people follow the winners and we won a lot these past years." "We know most players or strikers they will come here, that is the proof we have done really well.

Manchester City will play Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund and FC Copenhagen in Group G of the 2022/23 Champions League.

Group C Group B Group A

Manchester City will be looking to lift the Champions League for the first time in their history this season.

Matches are crammed into a shorter time period due to the winter World Cup which begins on Sunday, November 20. Following the draw in Istanbul, we now know that City will face Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund and FC Copenhagen in Group G. Promoted Stories

Manchester City were back on familiar ground on Thursday as our men's first team squad trained at the City Football Academy.

Check out the best photos from the session in the gallery below. Having returned from Barcelona, where we played out a 3-3 draw in a charity game with the Catalan giants, Manchester City were back on familiar ground on Thursday as our men’s first team squad trained at the City Football Academy.

Pep Guardiola believes that Manchester City are now a European powerhouse and that "charisma" helped them to beat European rivals to Erling Haaland.

The reigning Premier League champions face Crystal Palace on Saturday. That means the people follow us, people follow the winners and we won a lot these past years." "We know most players or strikers they will come here, that is the proof we have done really well.

Pep Guardiola's Premier League champions were drawn alongside Bundesliga outfit Dortmund, Sevilla and FC Copenhagen in the group-stage draw on Thursday ...

For £51million, that is the buy of the century.' Erling Haaland (pictured) will be hugely looking forward to facing his former club Borussia Dortmund with Manchester City in the Champions League, according to pundit Glenn Hoddle 'He'll be loving that draw': Glenn Hoddle insists Manchester City star Erling Haaland will be 'champing at the bit' to face former club Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League

Liverpool looked to be on track for an 'easy' Champions League draw after avoiding Pot One heavyweights, but Man City and Spurs have ended up with far ...

Meanwhile, Spurs got a very soft introduction back to the Champions League, drawing Marseille, Eintracht Frankfurt and Sporting. If Liverpool go there assuming they will get the three points comfortably, they may come away with nothing to show for it. But tough opponents from Pot Three and Pot Four mean Klopp must be on his guard. In fact, only one of the teams from the first pot — Liverpool have been drawn in Champions League Group A with Ajax, Napoli and Rangers. Having avoided two of these, it seems as though Jürgen Klopp should consider himself somewhat fortunate — but this might not be the case at all.

Bayern Munich will meet Barcelona in the group stages of this season's Champions League, while Borussia Dortmund will play Premier League champions ...

City and Dortmund last met in the Champions League quarter-finals in 2021, with Pep Guardiola's side advancing 4-2 on aggregate. There will be some exciting games." "Barcelona have got stronger. Bayern beat Barcelona 8-2 in a one-off quarter-final in Lisbon in 2020, while the Catalans also lost 3-0 twice to the Germans last season as they were eliminated in the group stage. Bayern and Barcelona will also come up against Inter Milan in Group C, which is completed by the Czech champions Viktoria Plzen. Istanbul — Bayern Munich were placed in the same section as Robert Lewandowski's Barcelona in Thursday's draw for the Uefa Champions League group stage in Istanbul, while Erling Haaland will face his former club as Manchester City were paired with Borussia Dortmund.

SportsBrief.com News ☆ Fans of Manchester City have expressed their joy on the back of what they believe as an omen for good things to come in the UEFA ...

It's not going to be easy for them, but I wish them good luck." [Madrid came from behind](https://sportsbrief.com/football/manchester-city/16318-yaya-toure-inspired-african-shamans-responsible-guardiolas-champions-league-failure-again/) to knock Manchester City out of the competition in what could be a boomerang. [Pep Guardiola](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/pep-guardiola/) would not win the prestigious title again courtesy of ‘African Shamans’. [Barcelona](https://sportsbrief.com/football/barcelona/) but has struggled to win the competition since he left the Catalan giants. "The curse garnnnn tears of joy." [Manchester City](https://sportsbrief.com/football/manchester-city/) fans have taken to social media to celebrate the lifting of the supposed 'Champions League curse' placed on Pep Guardiola and the club by Yaya Toure.

Manchester City have drawn Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla and FC Copenhagen in the Champions League group stages, handing an immediate return to Dortmund for ...

[Pep Guardiola](/topic/pep-guardiola)’s side suffered a spectacular collapse to [Real Madrid](/topic/real-madrid) in the semi-finals last season and remain on the hunt for an elusive Champions League title, in what will be their 12th attempt this season. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply.

As the group stage for this season's Champions League is confirmed, Manchester City's CEO Ferran Soriano has explained how it is not the most imporant ...

" I guess you can never be completely happy or unhappy about the draw, but I think we have good teams to play and it will be great to go back to Sevilla, the last time we went there was in 2009," he added. Comment [below](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/mancity-champions-league-trent-claim-27835548#comments-wrapper) ](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/mancity-champions-league-trent-claim-27835548#comments-wrapper)Will City finally win the Champions League this season? [Champions League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-karim-benzema-uefa-award-27834655); though he remains certain that they will win it one day. They won a couple of Prems but haven't been able to win the Champions League. [Pep Guardiola's](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/pep-guardiola) side have come close to finally getting their hands on club football's biggest prize in recent years, but a number of near-misses and stunning capitulations has prolonged their wait.

Manchester City will face Spanish, German and Danish opposition in this season's group stage of the Champions League.

Here's how City fans have been reacting to the draw on social media: The meetings with German giants Dortmund mean a quick reunion for Erling Haaland after he swapped Signal Iduna Park for the Etihad this summer. City, finalists in 2021 and semi-finalists last season, are looking to conquer Europe for the first time in the club's history.

WHAT HAPPENED? Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich were among a host of top European clubs that were credited with interest in signing the 21-year-old, ...

The reigning Premier League champions face Crystal Palace on Saturday. That means the people follow us, people follow the winners and we won a lot these past years." "We know most players or strikers they will come here, that is the proof we have done really well.

WHAT HAPPENED? Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich were among a host of top European clubs that were credited with interest in signing the 21-year-old, ...

The reigning Premier League champions face Crystal Palace on Saturday. That means the people follow us, people follow the winners and we won a lot these past years." "We know most players or strikers they will come here, that is the proof we have done really well.

Speculation surrounding the Man City player refuses to away as the French club rival Barcelona for his signature.

[Pep Guardiola recently reignited rumours](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/barcelona-man-city-bernardo-silva-24847686) linking the player with a move away from the club after he was quoted as saying that if there was to be an offer for the player "and both clubs reach an agreement, we would see." It is believed that the French side are looking to hijack Barcelona's attempted move for the player and have now tested [City's](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) resolve with their latest bid. While no further details are forthcoming on the deal - if the news is true, this clause would certainly be a big deal for the player’s future. The Spanish journalist failed to add any specifics on how a move would work - but added that both Barcelona and Real Madrid 'trust' that they could sign Haaland. [Erling Haaland](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/erling-haaland) could be on the move from the club soon. [Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1660224/Barcelona-PSG-Man-City-transfer-news-Bernardo-Silva-Pep-Guardiola)), Paris Saint-Germain have submitted an offer of in the region of £59million for the player.

The latest news and evening headlines from the Etihad as the build-up begins to Manchester City's meeting with Crystal Palace.

[Read the full story here >>>](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-kalvin-phillips-injury-24848035) [Mahrez raises stakes in Haaland battle](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mahrez-haaland-man-city-penalty-24848209) Pep Guardiola's side will face Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund and FC Copenhagen in Group G.

The group stage draw threw up some stellar ties, with Bayern in a group with Barcelona and Inter, while Liverpool and Manchester City were given tough ...

There were a few caveats: no team could play a club from their own association, and sides from the same association were paired to ensure they play on different nights. One team from each of the pots was then drawn into the eight groups, A–H. [draw for the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League group stage was made in Istanbul, Türkiye on Thursday](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/2023/2001673/).

WHAT HAPPENED? Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich were among a host of top European clubs that were credited with interest in signing the 21-year-old, ...

The reigning Premier League champions face Crystal Palace on Saturday. That means the people follow us, people follow the winners and we won a lot these past years." "We know most players or strikers they will come here, that is the proof we have done really well.

Manchester City have discovered their 2022/23 Champions League group opponents as they look to win the European Cup for the first time.

UEFA do highlight the importance of Rodri, De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva, though, as key to City's attacking output, with others including Joao Cancelo and Riyad Mahrez getting mentions for their roles in the team. With substitutes scoring in 38 per cent of knockout games, and more second-half goals scored than in the first, utilising his bench could be another way for Guardiola to get the best out of his squad and kill games off - especially if he's operating with a smaller group this season. City's strength is to keep the ball, run more than the opposition, and press hard whenever possession is lost. With a starting formation of 4-3-3, the report says City moved into a 2-3-5 set-up in possession with the full-backs moving up alongside Rodri, creating inside channels for the two 'number eights' to benefit from. Alternatively, van Bronckhorst noted that if De Bruyne or Bernardo dropped deep, that would drag a midfielder out and create space for the winger to exploit. Roberto Martinez, Belgium manager and UEFA technical observer, said Atletico were 'zonally waiting for City to make that difficult pass so they could win the ball back.' Willy Sagnol said Atletico preserved energy for the first three-quarters of the tie as it would have been 'impossible' to sustain that intensity against City for any longer.

Manchester City were still uncomfortable pretenders when they were last in Barcelona but proudly showed off their progress this week.

Meanwhile, the club that haven’t won La Liga in three years are threatening their reputation among the established elite with an audacious and controversial attempt to spend tomorrow’s money in the hope of glory today; it comes to something when the regularly outraged German flat-track bullies Bayern Munich are publicly criticising Barcelona rather than City for their money-making operations. Where once City followed the Barcelona model with zeal - hiring key Camp Nou staff in order to do so - now there is no question that the Blues are more well-run and have enjoyed significantly more success since the last time they played each other. The city centre then proved the latest stop on City's latest trophy tour, with the club parading their fourth Premier League silverware in the last five years at a glitzy bash on a rooftop bar overlooking the iconic Sagrada Familia. City looked like Barcelona-lite (in a way United have started like under Erik Ten Hag), trying to play a very specific style of football mastered by the Catalan giants without having the personnel or training required to pull it off. As seductive as the atmosphere can be around the area as more than 90,000 fans turned up for the charity match on Wednesday, City and Barcelona have gone in opposite directions since they last met here. If it came across as a staunch defence of his current employers, it was also evidence that the [City manager](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-transfer-news) is and always will be a Blaugrana at heart.