Wednesday is the 14th anniversary of an important day in Manchester City's recent history - the 1-0 victory over Stoke City in the 2011 FA Cup final. Yaya Toure's winner secured City's first major trophy for 35 years and a first under the club's current owners.

Mateo Kovacic has lost FA Cup finals with Chelsea in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and was in the Manchester City team beaten by Manchester United at Wembley in 2024

Chelsea are unbeaten in two matches against Man United this season, winning 1-0 on both occasions and confirming the latest WSL title in their most recent meeting. United’s most recent win over the Blues came in last year’s FA Cup semi-final, Skinner’s side winning 2-1 through goals from Lucia Garcia and Rachel Williams.

A trip to bottom-of-the-table Southampton, already relegated and with just 11 points to their name all season at kick-off, had the feel of a procession in the making but turned into anything as City found themselves going home frustrated following a goalless draw.

First launched in 2000 as the FIFA Club World Championship, the FIFA Club World Cup has long occupied a curious place in global football.

By their own admission, this hasn't been Manchester City's best season.Pep Guardiola's side could still end on a high by winning the FA Cup but it was the Premier League that was the object of their

City celebrated the 'topping out' of the North Stand build this month, which marked the installation of the highest point of the project and also the final steel being put in place. The roof of the new third tier has been built over the existing roof to allow the North Stand to be used in its current form throughout the 2024/25 season.

Manchester City got a huge boost over the weekend as Erling Haaland made his long-awaited return from injury.The club’s top scorer had not featured since injuring his ankle in the FA Cup quarter-final win over Bournemouth on March 30,