Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has praised 18-year old striker, Kelechi Iheanacho, after the Nigerian’s last-gasp winner helped the Citizens retain their 100% win record and place at the top of the Barclays Premier League with a 1-0 win at Selhurst Park.

With Manchester United set to line-up against Liverpool on Saturday without a locally-developed player in the side for the first time in Premier League history, the topic of home-grown talent is a contentious one.

When Donal McDermott signed for Northern Premier League outfit Salford City FC in January this year his football league career looked over but fast-forward just eight months and the Irishman is enjoying life back in The Football League with League One highfliers Rochdale.

Manuel Pellegrini has ruled playmaker David Silva out of Manchester City’s trip to second-place Crystal Palace this Saturday as the Premier League pacesetters eye a club record.

Manchester United have wasted more money on transfers in the Premier League than any other club over the past three seasons, according to a new study.

Nobody could ever accuse the people of Manchester of being apathetic towards the Beautiful Game, and the success of the September 1-10 Manchester Football Writing Festival has once again reaffirmed the city’s passion for debate.

United finished a relatively respectable 12th, whereas the Citizens fared much worse, ending up 67th, with several other clubs around them also having had recent large investments.

As Roy Hodgson’s England troops travel to Stadio Olimpico in Serravalle to face perennial whipping boys San Marino in Euro 2016 qualifying, the long-winded debate surrounding these David vs. Goliath matches reappears.

The transfer window, complete with its deadline day denouement extravaganza, reached new levels of absurdity this year, with over £870million spent in the Premier League alone.

MM takes an in-depth look into where the money went this summer transfer window for both Manchester United and Manchester City, and what fans from both teams can now expect from the year to come.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is full of respect for old boss Quique Sanchez Flores but knows the now Watford manager will make his promoted side a threat at the Etihad on Saturday.