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Villa 0-2 Spurs – Mauricio's verdict

Sunday, March 13th, 2016

We dominated for long periods but had to wait until the final minute of the first half to open the scoring as Dele Alli’s quick thinking and early free-kick into Harry Kane was finished by the striker. The same pair combined again three minutes into the second half and that was just about that.

The win moved us to within two points of leaders Leicester in the Premier League – the Foxes play Newcastle on Monday night – and six and seven ahead of Arsenal and City respectively.

“It was very important to get the three points and to recover the good feeling after the last game against Borussia Dortmund, where the feeling wasn’t very good,” said Mauricio at Villa Park, referring to our 3-0 loss at the Bundesliga side in the Europa League on Thursday night.

“Now it’s important to keep in our way, keep this feeling and prepare for the next game.”

Below: Mauricio speaks to Spurs TV at Villa Park

These games are never easy – and we couldn’t get that key first goal until late in the first half…
Mauricio: “It’s always difficult. The most important thing is that we showed respect from the beginning and at no time played thinking like they are at the bottom of the table.”

What did you think of Dele Alli’s quick thinking for the first goal?
Mauricio: “It’s always important to have players who are clever and at that moment, to be ready to take advantage. It was an important action (from Dele) and key because after the chances we created and didn’t score, it was difficult. It was important for us to go 1-0 up and to score early in the second half as well.”

Harry had chances, hit the crossbar – but he keeps going…
Mauricio: “Harry is a very special player, he’s not just thinking about scoring but also thinking to work hard without the ball, and that’s what makes him so special.”

It’s the good end to the week that we needed…
Mauricio: “It was an important win and now we have some days to recover ahead of Thursday (return leg against Borussia Dortmund). That will be difficult, 3-0 down, but we will try to win the game and turn the tie around. It will be difficult because we have Borussia Dortmund in front of us and think they are one of the best teams in Europe, but we need to try.”

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Louis Van Gaal Hails Manchester United Team Spirit After Leveller Forces Replay

Sunday, March 13th, 2016

Louis van Gaal hailed the spirit of his Manchester United side after they came from behind to claim a 1-1 draw in their FA Cup quarter-final against West Ham.

United’s troubled campaign looked to have taken another turn for the worse as Dimitri Payet put the Hammers on course for a Wembley semi-final with a stunning free-kick at Old Trafford.

But unlike in recent defeats to West Brom and Liverpool, United were able to find a response and Anthony Martial’s 83rd-minute equaliser ensured a replay at Upton Park.

Van Gaal said: “For the first 15 minutes I think West Ham were the better team and they created a few chances, but after that we came back into the match.

“We have created chances and in the second half we were the better team. They scored out of a free-kick. We were behind.

“We have played against West Brom and lost, and Liverpool and lost this week, and when you come back from that I think it is amazing, and fantastic spirit in the team, in spite of a very nasty week. I am very proud of my players.

“We are still in three competitions.”

Payet’s 68th-minute free-kick, which beat David de Gea from distance with bend and dip, came out of the top drawer but there was controversy over whether he should still have been on the field. Just moments earlier he had arguably been lucky to escape receiving a second yellow card for diving in the penalty area.

Van Gaal said: “We can discuss every decision of the referee, but I can only say we are very unlucky this season with the decisions of the referee.”

With United trailing, Van Gaal changed the pattern of the game by sending on Bastian Schweinsteiger and Memphis Depay in a double substitution after 76 minutes.

Of Schweinsteiger’s display, he said: “I think he did fantastically, but of course he played 15 minutes. Ninety minutes is different but I was very happy with him.”

One disappointing aspect for Van Gaal was the crowd’s reaction to the substitution of midfielder Marouane Fellaini, which was loudly cheered.

The Dutchman said: “I think Fellaini played a good match again. He performed well in our gameplan. That was disappointing but that was the only moment I was disappointed with because they were supporting our side in spite of two losses this week.

“Maybe they have another opinion to me.”

Hammers boss Slaven Bilic dismissed suggestions Payet had dived to try to win a penalty.

Bilic said: “A dive? Come on. If you have a screen, show me, I am going to defend my point at Cambridge if needed. There is more than a contact. It is definitely not a dive.”

Bilic also felt goalkeeper Darren Randolph was fouled in the build-up to the equaliser.

He said: “It was (a foul). I don’t want to spoil the game talking about the referees – overall, he did a good job, but there have been a couple of situations, crucial ones, that have gone against us.”

Bilic admitted it was frustrating to have been so close to victory but not hold on.

He said: “In our dressing room after the game it was kind of silent. We are a little but disappointed because we were there the last few minutes and the time when you conceded makes you a little bit down.

“But that is good. It shows you have confidence and are moving in the right direction.”

As for Payet’s goal, Bilic said: “I said to myself, ‘It was a bit too far, De Gea is there, it has got to be special’, and make no mistake it was pure class of magic. It was a perfect goal.”

Source: PA-WIRE

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Man Utd 1-1 West Ham: Match Report

Sunday, March 13th, 2016

Anthony Martial digs Manchester United out of FA Cup hole as Hammers are denied

Anthony Martial came to the rescue of Manchester United and Louis van Gaal as his late equaliser against West Ham took this FA Cup quarter-final to a replay.

The feel-good factor that had temporarily returned to Old Trafford looked set to be well and truly extinguished on Sunday, with Dimitri Payet’s wondrous free-kick leaving the Red Devils facing up to an embarrassing third straight loss.

But just as the atmosphere at Old Trafford was turning nasty, Martial saved the day – and United’s blushes – by turning home from an acute angle to secure a 1-1 draw and another shot at reaching the FA Cup semi-finals.

This, though, was another prosaic display from Van Gaal’s men in which West Ham back-up goalkeeper Darren Randolph did not even have a shot to save in another unimaginative first half.

Emmanuel Emenike twice had efforts at United’s goal during the opening period and Slaven Bilic’s men eventually took the lead in the 68th minute, when Payet – shortly after avoiding a second booking for simulation – curled home an exceptional 25-yard free-kick.

Marouane Fellaini’s substitution was cheered as the mood darkened around Old Trafford, only for Martial to net a late leveller and keep alive United’s hopes of winning the FA Cup for the first time in 12 years.

However, this poor performance, on the back of the embarrassing 2-0 loss at Liverpool in the Europa League last-16, will raise fresh questions about Van Gaal’s future. United were hardly the “wounded animal” Bilic had warned his players about.

Aside from an early Jesse Lingard strike wide, the Hammers dominated much of the play and the returning Andy Carroll and Payet had shots either side of Emenike going close.

The January signing broke behind the United backline to meet a pass from Carroll, with his shot across the face of goal going just wide.

Carroll met a deep Aaron Cresswell cross and put a powerful header over as the east Londoners continued to threaten, before another fine ball from the left-back set up Emenike once again.

Daley Blind lost the loanee as the cross came in, with the defender relieved to see a weak header caught by David de Gea.

Ander Herrera looked to find a breakthrough and Angelo Ogbonna deflected a Marcus Rashford snap shot over as United enjoyed a brief period in the ascendancy, broken up when Fellaini followed Winston Reid into referee Martin Atkinson’s notebook after bringing down Mark Noble moments after the West Ham captain’s foul was ignored.

The frustration of the home crowd was audible and soon focused on United’s aimless attacks, which saw them fail to get a shot on the West Ham goal in the opening period.

Michail Antonio had a shot blocked during a penalty-box melee as half-time approached, with the in-form winger forcing De Gea into a clumsy-looking punch soon after the break.

United had, though, returned with more intensity and had two half-hearted penalty appeals for handball turned down in quick succession, with fans joining in a third shout as Winston Reid blocked a Herrera drive.

West Ham soon had their own penalty appeal rejected as Marcos Rojo lunged at Payet.

The Frenchman was already on a yellow card and perhaps fortunate not to receive a second for simulation – and the opportunity to stay on the field was one upon which he capitalised in style.

Blind was adjudged to have fouled Payet, who got to his feet and curled home the resulting 25-yard free-kick beautifully, in off the left post.

The 9,000 visiting fans erupted as De Gea was beaten, while the home fans’ dissatisfaction was highlighted by them cheering loudly when Fellaini was replaced.

Cresswell made a fine block as United desperately pushed for a leveller, which arrived with seven minutes remaining.

Martial started the move by playing the ball wide and then reacted at the far post to turn home Herrera’s cross – thanks in part to substitute Bastian Schweinsteiger getting in Randolph’s way.

Rojo clipped an effort over and former West Ham midfielder Michael Carrick fizzed just wide for United, but De Gea had to be alert to tip an Antonio strike wide in stoppage time.

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Villa 0-2 Spurs – match gallery

Sunday, March 13th, 2016

Goals either side of half-time from Harry Kane, both set up by Dele Alli, saw us claim the points at Villa Park.

It could have been more, too, as Kane and Erik Lamela hit the woodwork in the first half, with Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan in inspired form.

The hosts also hit the frame of the goal a couple of times late on, but in truth it was a comfortable victory for us.

Aston Villa (4-3-3): Guzan; Hutton, Okore, Lescott (c), Cissokho; Westwood, Gana, Ayew; Gil (Sinclair 69), Veretout (Green 62), Gestede. Substitutes (not used): Bunn, Richards, Clark, Bacuna, Lyden.

Spurs (4-2-3-1): Lloris (c); Walker, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Rose; Dier, Dembele; Lamela (Chadli 89), Alli (Mason 86), Eriksen (Carroll 78); Kane. Substitutes (not used): Vorm, Davies, Trippier, Son.

Goals: Spurs – Kane 45, 48.

Referee: Anthony Taylor.

Attendance: 32,393.

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Villa 0-2 Spurs – report from Villa Park

Sunday, March 13th, 2016

Having earlier hit the crossbar and then been denied by an in-form Brad Guzan in the home goal, the front man latched onto Dele Alli’s quickly-taken free-kick to fire us ahead on the stroke of half-time at Villa Park.

Erik Lamela had also hit the woodwork in a first period which we completely controlled.

Villa made a purposeful start to the second half but we soon stamped that out as Alli set up Kane to double his tally and draw himself level with Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy as the division’s top marksman with 19 league goals so far this term.

We saw out the game comfortably and, although Remi Garde’s men did hit the woodwork a couple of times towards the end, we closed the gap on leaders Leicester to two points, albeit having played one game more than the Foxes.

There were seven changes from the team defeated away to Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League on Thursday night with just Hugo Lloris, Toby Alderweireld, Kevin Wimmer and Christian Eriksen retaining their starting places. The team was, however, unchanged from our last league outing against Arsenal.

The home side were desperate for a win after four straight defeats, while we were keen to return to winning ways after going three games without a victory in all competitions.

We almost got off to a flying start inside the opening five minutes when Lamela put Kane through on goal and the striker beat Guzan to the ball, but his chip over the onrushing stopper carried a bit too much power and it bounced off the bar and behind for a goal-kick.

Kyle Walker was enjoying the freedom of the right flank and sent in a couple of dangerous crosses early on before Alli stung the palms of Guzan with a low drive from distance.

Villa grew into the game but Eriksen was next to go close when he fizzed a shot narrowly past the post from 25 yards.

Five minutes later Kane saw a snapshot from a Danny Rose cross well saved by Guzan as we looked dangerous on the counter. Wimmer sent Kane away in the channel soon afterwards but again Guzan stood up to beat his effort away.

We were getting closer but Guzan was on fine form, pushing a low Lamela shot onto the base of the post on the half-hour mark after more good work from Walker.

The right-back, enjoying a terrific game, then forced the keeper into another save two minutes later with a low drive from the corner of the box.

We had a let-off late in the half when Rudy Gestede volleyed straight at Lloris from six yards out after a good delivery from Jordan Veretout.

It looked like Villa would hold out until the interval but Guzan was finally beaten on the stroke of half time. Alli showed great speed of thought to take a free-kick quickly after being brought down, which Kane collected in his stride and he drove into the box in the left channel before firing past the keeper from a tight angle.

There were a couple of nervy moments in the opening 30 seconds after the interval as Villa pushed forward, but we killed the game off with another goal at the other end on 48 minutes. Alli kept his cool on the left to pick out Kane, who ran onto the ball in the area and rifled it into the top corner.

We continued to look dangerous on the break and Walker almost grabbed another on the hour mark with a rasping drive that Guzan parried away to safety.

The second goal had taken the sting out of the game and the tempo dropped as a result. There was no room for  complacency, though, and Gestede fired a warning shot with 20 minutes to go when he chested the ball down and rifled wide on the angle.

Lamela had an effort deflected wide with 15 minutes to go and Alli looked intent on adding to his two assists for the afternoon with Villa there for the taking.

Having knocked the ball around with ease for most of the second half, we nearly allowed the hosts back into the game on 84 minutes as Jordan Ayew got away from Mousa Dembele down the left side and hit the post from close to the byline with the ball ricocheting off Lloris’ feet into the path of Gestede, but his thunderous shot hit the underside of the bar.

Four minutes later Villa went close again when young Andre Green, on as a substitute for his Premier League debut, whipped in a corner which Gestede flicked on, with Joleon Lescott hitting the woodwork at the back post.

That was it as far as chances went, though, and we made a deserved return to winning ways.

Aston Villa (4-3-3): Guzan; Hutton, Okore, Lescott (c), Cissokho; Westwood, Gana, Ayew; Gil (Sinclair 69), Veretout (Green 62), Gestede. Substitutes (not used): Bunn, Richards, Clark, Bacuna, Lyden.

Spurs (4-2-3-1): Lloris (c); Walker, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Rose; Dier, Dembele; Lamela (Chadli 89), Alli (Mason 86), Eriksen (Carroll 78); Kane. Substitutes (not used): Vorm, Davies, Trippier, Son.

Goals: Spurs – Kane 45, 48.

Referee: Anthony Taylor.

Attendance: 32,393.

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City v Dynamo Kyiv: Supporter information

Sunday, March 13th, 2016

Below you will find important service information ahead of our home match against Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday 15 March, kick off 7.45pm.

We ask all supporters to arrive no later than 60 minutes before (Click for a free £25 bet) Kick-off and are advised not to bring any bags unless essential. 

All bags will be searched, in accordance with our regular matchday security procedures, which may cause a delay in entering the stadium. We thank you in advance for your patience and co-operation. 

Pre-match access to the City Store, Ticket Office and Stadium tours

To access the campus during the day, supporters should park in the Blue Car Park off Alan Turing Way.  A charge of £10 will be applied upon entry but will be refunded upon exit*.  The shuttle service will be available for supporters that require assistance to reach the top of Joe Mercer Way. 

*Vehicles remaining on-site after 5:30pm will not receive a refund.

Disabled supporters who use a wheelchair can access the parking adjacent to the City Store via the main Entrance at Rowsley Street (Gate 11) until 3pm. You will be required to show your Blue Badge at the gate. 

For access after 3pm, disabled supporters will be required to show their matchday car park pass if they have one, and if not they will be required to park in the Blue Car Park.

Travelling to the Stadium

Demolition work of Daisy Mill on Stockport Road near to the junction with Plymouth Grove West to commenced on Monday 22 February 2016, for five weeks.

This will impact the flow of traffic in this area involving one lane of traffic in either direction past the works and during the weekend, there will be temporary traffic lights which will be manually operated during peak times.

We advise that you always allow enough time to make adjustments to your journey should any incidents occur on route that may impact you being at the stadium in time for kick off.

Ensure you check travel conditions before setting out. Highways England provides live traffic information via its website, local and national radio travel bulletins and electronic road signs.

Information is also available from Twitter via @highwaysNWEST.

As you near the stadium, the Mancunian Way (A57) is currently open as a contra-flow with a single lane in both directions. Supporters are advised to make alternative arrangements when travelling to the Etihad Stadium.  

Follow @OfficialTfGM for the most up to date information.

Metrolink

With the partial closure of the Mancunian Way, Metrolink’s free Park and Rides offer a great way to avoid traffic and leave your car behind. For travel advice and help planning your journey to the match, click here.   

​There are service changes on the Metrolink throughout the 2015/16 season. Please click here for the most up to date information and you can also follow, @MCRMetrolink.

Safe Walking

There is a safe, well lit and signposted walking route available from Manchester Piccadilly Train Station. Signage will direct you along the route. Further information on the Etihad Campus Metrolink and buses that alight immediately outside the Etihad Stadium along with car park details, is available here.

By Bike

Why not try cycling to the stadium or to the bus/train/Metrolink Station, leaving your bike at one of the cycling parking options available and continuing your journey on public transport to the Etihad Stadium. You can access maps containing all cycle routes in each of the ten districts of Greater Manchester.

Official match ticket

It is important that you have purchased, and are in possession of, the correct ticket and that it is activated to allow you access into the stadium. The Club accepts no liability for tickets (Click to find tickets) purchased through unofficial channels. 

Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult (over 18) for all matches played at the Etihad Stadium. We advise you carry photo ID to prevent any issues entering the stadium.  Guidance for bringing children Under 5 to a match and safeguarding vulnerable people can be read here.

Supporters are required to upgrade concessionary tickets (Click to find tickets) for this match. A supporter in another age band can use a concessionary ticket but must ensure they have paid the applicable upgrade fee in advance of entering the stadium.

Seat relocations

It is important that any supporter that has been relocated sits in their new seat. Failure to do so may cause issues on the night and result in you missing the start of the match. 

Supporters with Seasoncards or Cityzens cards will have their card activated for the new seat or will have been advised to use a paper ticket, which has been posted. 

Ticket collections

All home supporters who are collecting pre-purchased paper tickets (Click to find tickets) may do so from the Stadium Ticket Office located in City Square, behind the stage. We are open from 9am until 8pm on Wednesday.  

We advise all supporters to arrive at least 60 minutes prior to (Click for a free £25 bet) Kick-off as it is expected that we will be extremely busy on matchday. 

Supporters who have been sent a Print@Home Ticket are reminded to print their ticket(s) on white A4 plain paper prior to leaving for the match.

Ticket sales

Tickets are available for home supporters to purchase in advance. 

Select a Print@Home Ticket to avoid collecting on the night. Simply print on white A4 plain paper prior to leaving for the match. 

Singing section

We have increased the singing section in the South Stand across block 111, part of block 114 and blocks 115-119. Supporters that sit outside of this section are not part of the singing section.

All supporters are reminded that persistent standing is not allowed. Failure to adhere to this may result in an ejection or a stadium ban.

Stadium roof

The corner sections of the South Stand roof are yet to be made completely weather-proof and may impact all levels underneath.  Please bear this in mind when leaving for the match.

Code of conduct: Respect the Badge

If you ever witness crime, vandalism, violence, drugs, the use of smoke bombs and pyrotechnics or abusive behaviour from home or visiting supporters, inside or outside the Etihad Stadium, make contact with a Manchester City steward as soon as you can and report your concerns.  

If you wish to report an incident to Manchester City after the match, you can do so here.

Manchester City Football Club is proud to support the Kick It Out campaign. The KIO reporting app provides supporters with the ability to attach video, photo and audio evidence to complaints to help support investigations into discriminatory abuse and behaviour across football. Download the app today.

In 2008, the Justin Campaign was formed to tackle homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in football, and two years later the initiative FvH began. Find out how you can take action here.

The entire Etihad Campus, including roadways, car parks and concourses, is smoke free. Use of electronic cigarettes is also prohibited. We operate a strict, no re-admission policy and there will be no opportunity to leave and re-enter the stadium.

The Ticket Office and Supporter Services are open Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5.30pm (closed Sunday and Bank Holidays). Both facilities will open on the day of all scheduled First Team home fixtures.  

We will be open from 9am until 8pm for this match. Please call +44 (0)161 444 1894 (option 1, option 3).  

You can also use our online FAQ mcfc.co.uk/help or our official service Twitter account, @MCFCHELP.

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Wenger on defeat, Watford and Gabriel

Sunday, March 13th, 2016

‘We didn’t deserve to lose’

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Arsène Wenger faced the media after Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat in the FA Cup quarter-final against Watford. You can read a full transcript below:

on the defeat…
Our long, long run has come to an end in a very sad way because I don’t think that we deserved to lose. We have to look at ourselves for the first goal. The second goal was a fantastic shot. I felt that it was a real cup game where they defended very well and took their chances on the break, the few chances they had. As long as we didn’t score the first goal they kept their belief. They were physically very strong but we had enough chances to win the game.

on whether their physical strength had an impact on the result…
We knew that before the game. We had enough technical superiority to win the game and to score goals. It was down to not making a mistake and keeping it 0-0 until the last 20 minutes. If we would have done that then we might have won the game. Unfortunately we made one. It is sad. We’ve come out of a very long run in the FA Cup. The FA Cup is the FA Cup, you cannot guarantee you will win it.

on how difficult it will be to pick the players up…
It’s always difficult but it’s our job to prepare for the next game.

on confidence…
This had nothing to do with confidence. Of course there is confidence in the team. The recent results haven’t shown that but we’ve played against good teams and the recent results were 2-2 at Tottenham with 10 men and a 4-0 win at Hull. I don’t see why we shouldn’t have any confidence.

on Welbeck’s chance at the end…
It was difficult to understand how we didn’t score. I want to watch it again. It was a typical cup game against a team who comes here to fight and take their chances, with us trying to score. It was just like that, there’s not a lot more to say.

on how disappointing it is to be out of the FA Cup…
When we’re in it you [the media] say it’s only the FA Cup. You cannot say that it’s a disaster on the other end of the scale.

on whether he is concerned about Arsenal’s home form…
A little bit, yes. I agree with you that we do not make enough of our domination, of our possession in the final third.

on the impact it will have on the Barcelona game…
We have shown that we can always respond. This team has a great spirit and a very strong attitude. They play at the moment with the idea that you cannot afford any negative results. We can deal with that and we will deal with the fact that we have a good opportunity to show on Wednesday that we are up for it.

on Gabriel’s tackle…
It didn’t look [like a red card to me], I have to see it again. He won the ball. It looked to me like Deeney was [off the ground] as well. Gabriel was first to the ball. That’s how it looked. If his feet were off the ground then I will have to look at it again.

on whether he will take a full-strength squad to Barcelona…
We want to make the impossible possible. Barcelona are a very, very strong side and it’s very important that we go there, focus and show a good response.

on the triple substitution…
I wanted to give a bit more penetration because I felt that we were lacking a bit and were passing a bit sideways. We lacked penetration and an incisive game. Unfortunately I didn’t have enough time to make a substitution before they scored the second goal. I wanted to do it at 1-0 but then they broke and it was 2-0. It was much more difficult.

on Arsenal’s defending…
I don’t think we suffered a lot defensively. Watford are a team who are good on the break. They depend on Ighalo and Deeney and they are a handful to cope with. They were good and the rest work very hard. Overall we didn’t give many chances away in that game.

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Highlights: Arsenal v Watford

Sunday, March 13th, 2016

Arsenal were in FA Cup action against Watford on Sunday – and you can watch the highlights on Player from midday on Monday.

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MCWFC: Five of the best games

Sunday, March 13th, 2016

With less than seven days to go to the start of Manchester City Women’s new season, we look back on some of the best games at the Academy Stadium…

City 3-1 Doncaster Belles, 22 March 2015

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The first competitive game to be played at the Academy Stadium following the Club’s move there in December 2014, City progressed in the FA Women’s Cup with a 3-1 win against Doncaster.

After a busy summer of recruitment it was all eyes on the first competitive team sheet of the new year, and boss Nick Cushing opted to name four of his new signings in the starting XI.

Jennifer Beattie, Demi Stokes, Nikita Parris and Sarah Wiltshire were all included, while Toni Duggan was fit enough to be named on the bench. Jill Scott wore the captain’s armband in the absence of the injured Steph Houghton.

A debut brace for Parris and a stoppage time strike from Duggan on her return from injury were enough to see off the Belles, and secure a coveted place in the next round of the competition.

City 1-0 Birmingham City, 12 July 2015

England’s performance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada inspired many and that was clear to show in the numbers that were in attendance for the first game back at the Academy Stadium.

Birmingham were the opponents for the WSL clash and a record-breaking 2,102 vocal supporters turned out to welcome eight of the Lionesses squad, five of them City players.

Karen Bardsley, Houghton, Lucy Bronze, Scott and Duggan all started for the hosts, while Jade Moore captained the visitors and Karen Carney and Jo Potter emerged from the sidelines after the break.

And it was Duggan who secured the three points for City in the second half to move them up to fifth in the FAWSL 1 table.

City 5-0 Durham, 29 July 2015

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City welcomed Durham on a warm night in Manchester for the second Continental Cup game and secured their highest victory in the competition to date in a 5-0 rout.

On a comfortable night at the Academy Stadium, Cushing’s side produced a thoroughly dominant and professional display, peppering the visitors’ goal with efforts as the away side struggled to venture out of their own half.

Braces from Krystle Johnston and Parris plus a goal from Izzy Christiansen secured the victory as the Blues continued their 100% record since the season restarted after the World Cup.

City 6-1 Bristol Academy, 27 September 2015

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Cushing’s side notched their highest number of goals in a game on a sunny afternoon at the Academy Stadium back in September.

A brace from Christansen plus goals from Scott, Bronze, Parris and Georgia Stanway ensured the Blues leapfrogged Chelsea to the summit – before the Londoners regained top spot with victory at Liverpool later in the evening.

The win ensured that the title race would go down to the final game of the season at home to Notts County, as well as keeping up City’s post-World Cup unbeaten record.

City 2-1 Notts County, 4 October 2015

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City set a new record attendance for one of their games at the Academy Stadium as a crowd of 3,180 were in attendance for the final game of the 2015 season.

The Blues and Chelsea were competing for the title and City came up just short, but Cushing’s side signed off the season in style with their ninth win in ten league matches to secure a place in the UEFA Women’s Champions League for the 2016 campaign.

Parris opened the scoring in front of a vocal crowd before Rachel Williams levelled the scores for the away side. Christiansen then added City’s second to restore the lead and it the scoreline remained the same until the final whistle was blown.

However, Chelsea’s win at home to Sunderland meant that City would end the season in second place, but there were plenty of positives heading into the next campaign.

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Sunderland U18s 3-0 Spurs – Kieran's verdict

Sunday, March 13th, 2016

Having played some nice, attacking football and kept the Black Cats at bay during the opening 45 minutes, we suffered a blow when Jack Diamond stepped off the bench at the break and fired the hosts ahead within two minutes of the start of the second half.

Daniel Pybus then bagged a brace, his second goal coming from the penalty spot 10 minutes from time, as the home side claimed the points in the Barclays Under-18 Premier League.

“Obviously it’s a very disappointing result but actually we had a lot of positive aspects to the game, especially in the first half,” said Kieran, our Under-18s Coach.

“I thought we were excellent for the first 25 or 30 minutes and we should have put ourselves in a position to be one or two goals ahead. We had two good chances through Joy Mukena and Keanan Bennetts and dominated the game entirely, really, but we let them back into it a little bit before the end of the first half and then to concede the first goal shortly after half-time was disappointing.

“With the way that Sunderland were defending, the first goal was always going to be important. It was tough to break them down but at the other end we had some poor defensive lapses and some poor concentration to let them score again.

“We’re just going to have to take the positive aspects – the way we moved the ball and also the way we shut the ball down after we lost it was very positive but the defending for their goals was nowhere near good enough and we weren’t good enough in the final third to create and convert the chances that we should have done. All the players are disappointed but it’s about moving on now and improving.”

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