Riyad Mahrez highlights key Man City tactic during Brighton victory

With Virginie Efra opening the festival as Master of Ceremony earlier this week, the 2022 Cannes Film Festival is underway. Many film-oriented publications, ours included, have put out their “Most Anticipated” lists for the festival, and one film many are very keen on is Hlynur Pálmason’s “Godland.” “Godland,” which will be played under Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section, is set in the late 19th century.

Oleks Zinchenko’s performance against Watford has partially solved Manchester City’s defensive crisis for the visit of Real Madrid on Tuesday. But Pep Guardiola still faces a major problem at right back — and suggested Saturday’s headline-grabbing hero Gabriel Jesus could be the man to solve it.

Pep Guardiola has told his Manchester City aces that they need to win six in a row to take a fourth Premier League title in five years - and anything less will hand it to Liverpool. The Blues reclaimed top spot by beating Brighton 3-0, just 24 hours after Liverpool's 4-0 hammering of Manchester United had seen them leapfrog into top spot.

Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl has extinguished rumours that Manchester City have submitted a bid for Erling Haaland.

Pep Guardiola of having "over-Pepped it" during Manchester City's costly FA Cup semi-final defeat to Liverpool on Saturday.The Spaniard's side suffered a 3-2 loss at Wembley as the Reds ran riot in the first 45 minutes. Ibrahima Konate headed home the opener before Sadio Mane hit a double - the first after capitalising on a catastrophic error from City's stand-in stopper Zach Steffen.Both Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva struck to give Guardiola's men a lifeline in the second period, however it proved too little too late as City were punished for their faltering first-half display.

Manchester City’s summer pursuit of Harry Kane is well documented, as Pep Guardiola identified the Tottenham talisman as his preferred striking target and sought to acquire his services for the best part of three months. City began the season with Gabriel Jesus as their only recognised centre-forward, and Guardiola prefers to play the Brazilian on the wing.

Manchester City have held more talks over their proposed move for Erling Haaland. The English champions are strong favourites to land the brilliant Norwegian striker from Borussia Dortmund - ahead of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.

Amidst the chaos on the touchline and in the tunnel, there was a moment in the centre of the Wanda Metropolitano pitch where the Manchester City starters and substitutes huddled to celebrate reaching the Champions League semi-final for only the third time in the club’s history.

Liam Gallagher has been forced to make a grovelling apology after issuing a death threat to Stefan Savic in a bizarre tweet where he labelled the Atletico Madrid defender a "goofy c***".The former Oasis frontman posted the tweet a day after Manchester City knocked Atletico out of the Champions League to progress to the semi-finals.Savic, who played for City briefly back in 2011/12, made the headlines after inciting a brawl between the two sides in the closing stages of the match following an ugly altercation with Phil Foden, before going on to headbutt Raheem Sterling and pull Jack Grealish's hair.Gallagher, who is a massive City fan, wrote: "Stefan Savic this is a threat if I come across you ya goofy looking C*** your dead MCFC," before deleting the tweet the following morning after a furious backlash."We all say things we shouldn’t every now and again I am guilty of that he who without sin fire away ya bumbaclart JC," the 49-year-old wrote on Friday.A few minutes later he posted again, saying: "I'm really upset and annoyed at myself I feel I’ve let all my fans down by my outlandish behaviour I’m a role model to GROWN UPS hope you can forgive me."Simple question - Liam or Noel? Let us know which Gallagher you prefer and why in the comments section belowThe drama on Wednesday night spilled out into the tunnel after the game amid reports that Savic and Grealish had to be forcefully separated by police.Bottles were also thrown at City boss Pep Guardiola by angry fans, completely marring what had otherwise been an entertaining night of European football.The game ended 0-0, meaning City advance to the Champions League semi-finals where they'll face Real Madrid for a place in the final against either Liverpool or Villarreal.

challenge on the young Englishman sparked a mass brawl, resulting in Felipe being sent off, and Stefan Savic decided to pull on Jack Grealish's hair after an altercation. But City had the last laugh as they scraped through to the Champions League semi-final with a 1-0 victory over Atletico on aggregate.We've seen previously that Foden's mum is a huge supporter of the 21-year-old, and she even got into a fight when the City star was targeted at a boxing event earlier this year.

Jack Grealish has been given a fitting new nickname by some of his Manchester City team-mates after getting into a couple of scraps with Atletico Madrid star Stefan Savic.Pep Guardiola's side squeezed into the Champions League semi-finals following a tense 0-0 draw at the Wanda Metropolitano last night, but their nerves were tested in the closing stages when handbags broke out between the two sides.Savic instigated it all after trying to drag Phil Foden to his feet after the Englishman was hauled to the ground by Felipe, before later butting heads with Raheem Sterling and tugging at Grealish's Gucci-insured hair.Grealish and Savic would later clash in the tunnel after the game before reportedly being separated by police officers as tensions boiled over from their bitter feud which began during the first-leg last week.According to The Mirror, Savic told Grealish: "I'll have you in Madrid" after the two came to blows at the Etihad Stadium, to which the £100 million midfielder responded saying he was looking forward to the second-leg and wasn't afraid of anyone.And after methodically getting under Savic's skin again last night, some of the City players have started calling Grealish 'Peaky Jack', in reference to the TV show Peaky Blinders, which is based around a street gang in the former Aston Villa man's hometown, Birmingham.Is Jack Grealish the biggest s***house in the Premier League right now? Let us know what you think in the comments section.VAR somehow failed to spot Savic's on-field antics and the Montenegro international escaped with just a booking, though there's a decent chance of some retrospective punishment being handed out, particularly after the defender was seen lunging at a group of City players and staff

Atletico Madrid defender Stefan Savic has emerged after the defender was the heart of controversy on Wednesday evening.Savic went through the 90 minutes - plus the added nine - against Manchester City without making a single foul. This was despite the Montenegrin starting a mass brawl, pulling Jack Grealish's hair, and then reportedly chasing the Englishman up the tunnel.The defender didn't cover himself in glory when - with Atleti chasing the game - he pulled Phil Foden off the pitch following a foul from Felipe.

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone stormed onto the pitch and seemed to sarcastically applaud the referee during their Champions League farce against Manchester City.Simeone lost his cool during the closing stages as his side resorted to thuggery and underhand tactics in an attempt to unsettle Pep Guardiola's visitors. The game boiled over after Felipe took out Phil Foden. Stefan Savic attempted to drag the England international off the pitch, sparking a huge brawl involving players, staff and substitutes.

Football fans slammed VAR after Stefan Savic got away with a clear headbutt on Raheem Sterling during the Champions League tie between Atletico Madrid and Manchester City.The match descended into farcical scenes after Felipe hacked down Phil Foden late on. With the midfielder rolling around in agony, Savic sprinted over and attempted to haul the England international off the pitch.That sparked an almighty scrap involving players, substitutes and coaching staff from both sides as German referee Daniel Siebert struggled to maintain control of the contest.

Atletico Madrid and Manchester City players clashing on Wednesday night.After a rather stale second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, the tie burst into life in the final minutes of the match after a brawl broke out following a foul on Phil Foden. Jack Grealish and Stefan Savic also came to blows, with the latter pulling the hair of the former Aston Villa star – the Atletico defender then headbutted Raheem Sterling soon after.But the drama didn’t stop there as footage shows that police and club officials had to stop players from coming to blows down the tunnel.

Atletico Madrid’s players in their Champions League quarter-final defeat by Manchester City was “embarrassing”, according to Rio Ferdinand.City progressed to the semi-finals of the competition 1-0 on aggregate after holding Atleti to a 0-0 draw in the Spanish capital on Wednesday night. But the result was overshadowed by ugly scenes in the closing stages, which were sparked by the actions of the home side.

Atletico Madrid fans launched bottles at Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola as he left the field at the Wanda Metropolitano.City held tight to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League with a 0-0 draw away from home in Madrid. But there were unsavoury scenes at full-time as the cauldron atmosphere boiled over following a mass brawl that overshadowed the clash.Felipe was shown a second yellow after his kick-out at Phil Foden ignited the brawl. And tensions on the pitch soon spilt over into the stands when reports of bottles were being launched at the Catalan as he left the field.However, when speaking to BT Sport after the full-time whistle Guardiola refused to comment on the scenes: "Nothing to say," he replied.He also refused to be drawn into any qualms that Foden was targeted by the Atleti players: "I don’t know.

Manchester City have progressed to the semi-finals of the Champions League following a tense 0-0 draw against Atletico Madrid but it all ended in controversy as both sides effectively brawled their way to the final whistle - and beyond.City boss Pep Guardiola was pelted with bottles as the teams made their way down the tunnel, Jack Grealish had his hair pulled and police ended up separating players in what was an ugly end to an enthralling European encounter.Anxiety was in the air all evening, and things boiled over when Phil Foden was hacked down by Atletico star Felipe as the clock ticked over into injury time. A melee ensued when former City man Stefan Savic raced over to the felled Englishman and tried to drag him to his feet.Players from both sides rushed in as the scrapping spilled out towards the stands, prompting coaching staff from both sides to get involved.

Last Tuesday, Pep Guardiola’s post-match press conference was dominated by questions about the effectiveness of Atletico Madrid’s dark arts, but the Catalan has a master of his own that he could deploy in the second leg. Stopping counterattacks, faking injuries and even hair pulling, the Champions League quarter-final first leg between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid had it all last week.

football fan has been left 'kicking himself' after he missed out on over £1,000 from a 'hasty' £5 bet during Sunday's Manchester City v Liverpool Premier League clash.Tom Haden placed an accumulator with Bet365 on the top-of-the-table clash - but missed out on a potential four-figure windfall after making a snap decision.The bloke placed the bet with five elements in the match: City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne to score; Liverpool striker Diogo Jota to score; Reds left-back Andrew Robertson to get booked, and Blues midfielder Bernardo Silva to receive a yellow card.De Bruyne opened the scoring after six minutes before Jota equalised after 13 minutes. Robertson was cautioned on 28 minutes and Silva followed him into the book five minutes before half-time.The final element of Tom’s bet was for the match to end in a draw.

A football fan says he is 'kicking himself' after he missed out on the chance to win over £1,000 from just a fiver when he 'cashed out' early on a bet during the big Manchester City v Liverpool game.