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07.09.2020 - 09:53

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straight to your inboxAll the attention for the past couple of weeks has been on Manchester City’s pursuit of Lionel Messi, a saga that came to a dramatic conclusion on Friday when it emerged the Argentine would, in fact, be staying put at Barcelona.

There was inevitable disappointment: City fans were excited about what seemed like the very real prospect of one of the best players of all time moving to the Etihad.Now, though, there will be an opportunity to focus on more pressing issues.

Signing Messi would have been remarkable, but it is not in attack that City need to strengthen.Instead, it is at the other end of the pitch where the main concerns lie.

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Man City fans send clear message to rivals over 2020/21 Premier League title

straight to your inboxManchester City fans have sent a clear message to rival fans over where they believe the Premier League title will end up this season.City have lifted trophy in 2018 and 2019 under Pep Guardiola but were overtaken by Liverpool last season.However, in a survey of City fans by the MEN, the vast majority are confident that the title will again be at the Etihad Stadium come May.Pep Guardiola has used the transfer window to strengthen his squad this summer, bringing in Ferran Torres from Valencia and Nathan Ake from Bournemouth.City beat Liverpool to the title by just one point in 2019 but Liverpool opened up a gap of 18 points as they lifted the trophy for the first time last season.But, in the survey, 80 per centof City

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Lionel Messi starts first Barcelona game since U-turn as club make captaincy decision

Lionel Messi started his first game for Barcelona tonight since making a dramatic transfer U-turn at the Nou Camp.The Argentinian sent shockwaves rippling through world football last month by informing Barca officials of his desire to leave, with reports indicating Manchester City were in pole position to sign him.Messi was adamant he could exercise a clause in his contract which allowed him to depart at the end of last season, but Barca insisted he still has a year remaining on his deal.And in a dramatic U-turn, the Ballon d’Or legend has agreed to stay for one final year in Catalonia.After returning to pre-season training on Monday this week, he was given the nod by new Barca boss Ronald Koeman in their 3-1 friendly victory over Gimnastic

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Micah Richards shares his one concern over Man City's Nathan Ake signing

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John Stones encouraged to rejoin Everton or Arsenal with time up at Man City

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