No member of Manchester City’s current squad was signed during the period in which an independent commission found the club guilty of all charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations. Those offences all came between 2009 and 2018, and City have denied any wrongdoing and appealed against all of the charges. This question comes from Neil in West Sussex, and it asks which current City players were at the club during that period. Longest-serving signings Captain Ruben Dias is the club’s longest-serving first-team player who was purchased from another club. The Portuguese centre-back joined from Benfica in…

Bruno Fernandes has three goals and one assist in Manchester United’s six Premier League games this season, a sharp drop from the form that made him the league’s most productive player last term. It is only seven weeks since he stood in Manchester and spoke of his pride at being named PFA Player of the Year for 2025-26. The Manchester United captain had already won the Premier League and Football Writers’ awards for his phenomenal contribution to his side’s unexpected third-place finish. He scored nine goals and claimed 21 assists, breaking a Premier League record jointly held by Thierry Henry…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he will release details of his meetings with senior figures at Manchester City. The pledge follows criticism of his comments after the club was found guilty of all charges related to breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. An independent commission found that City had broken rules over a nine-year period between 2009 and 2018 by creating “sham” contracts with commercial partners to secretly funnel more than £830m into their football operations. Burnham’s previous role as mayor of Greater Manchester has raised questions about his relationship with City’s Abu Dhabi ownership. Conservative leader Kemi…

Manchester City extended their perfect start to the season with a statement win at Liverpool, scoring three goals through Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki. The victory was the first defeat of Andoni Iraola’s time in charge of Liverpool, and it came after Liverpool had been reduced to 10 men. Here is how the players were rated, with the scores given in brackets. Liverpool Alisson (5): Could do nothing to keep out Erling Haaland’s strike, then was beaten by a beauty from Jeremy Doku and some solid footwork from Rayan Cherki. Ronald Araujo (5): Picked up a cheap yellow…

Cole Palmer has signed a new Chelsea contract on improved terms that runs until 2034. The England international, 24, was already under contract until 2033, but the club is rewarding him for his performances as one of its key attacking players. Palmer is also increasingly seen as a dressing-room leader behind the scenes. The deal places him among the longest contracts in the Premier League. Only Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Chelsea team-mates Joao Pedro and Geovany Quenda are also contracted to 2034. “Chelsea means a lot to me and I think the club is going in the right direction,…

Manchester United drew 1-1 with Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Saturday after Dominic Solanke scored a 92nd-minute equalizer, even though Spurs had been reduced to 10 men after Rodrigo Bentancur’s red card for head-butting Luke Shaw. Bryan Mbeumo had given United the lead midway through the second half. United fans arrived hoping to mock Manchester City, whose scandal dominated the headlines, but they left frustrated by their own team. Before kickoff, the crowd sang “You cheating bastards, you know what you are.” After Mbeumo’s goal, they taunted Spurs with “You’re going down with the City.” As referee Stuart Attwell…