SHAKHTAR DONETSK 0, MANCHESTER CITY 3
Manchester City have become the first English side to beat Shakhtar Donetsk in an away match in Ukraine in the Champions League as they topped their group
Kevin De Bruyne
Kevin De Bruyne ruled out for three months with another knee injury
Manchester City have confirmed that Kevin De Bruyne has been ruled out for three months following an injury to his right knee.
Record chasing Manchester City hit five past Swansea to celebrate Premier League title win
MANCHESTER CITY 5, SWANSEA CITY 0
After winning the third Premier League title in six years on their sofas following Manchester United’s unexpected defeat to West Brom last weekend Manchester City laid on a special game as a gift for fans who gave the Etihad a party atmosphere and were rewarded with more champagne football as the Blues thrashed Swansea 5-0.
Goals by David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, and Gabriel Jesus secured City’s fourth five goal winning home margin this season.
Pep Guardiola made two changes to the side which beat Spurs last weekend. Danilo and Bernardo Silva replaced Kyle Walker and Leroy Sane.
Kevin De Bruyne will hand over a cheque from UEFA to assist the Red Cross Afghanistan rehabilitation programmes
Kevin De Bruyne was named in UEFA.com Fans’ Team of the Year 2017 and will hand over a cheque from UEFA to assist the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Afghanistan rehabilitation programmes.
The cheque, for €100,000, will be presented to the ICRC by the Manchester City midfielder on behalf of UEFA.
Manchester City hit 100th goal of the season in home win against West Brom
MAN CITY 3, WEST BROM 0
Manchester City hardly had to break sweat as they stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to 15 points.
West Brom, who won 3-2 at Liverpool in the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday, offered little threat as City made it 100 goals for the season in all competitions.
Goals from Fernandinho, Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero completed a stroll as City recorded a 13th straight win against the Baggies since 2012.