Michael Carrick says he has not spoken to Jim Ratcliffe since last month

22 février 2026 à 23:30

Manchester United manager last saw Ratcliffe on 25 January
‘I’m fine with that,’ says Carrick, in buildup to Everton game

Michael Carrick has revealed he and his Manchester United squad have not received an apology or a message of any sort from Sir Jim Ratcliffe after his claim that the United Kingdom has been “colonised by immigrants”.

Ratcliffe, United’s largest single shareholder and head of the club’s football policy, made the comments during a Sky News interview on 11 February. The outcry was strong and immediate, leading the 73-year-old to say the next day he was sorry if his “choice of language has offended some people in the UK and Europe”.

‘Caipirinhas, daiquiris’: Guardiola tells City players to chill and ignore title pressure

The Guardian

Par : Jamie Jackson at the Etihad Stadium

22 février 2026 à 00:28

Manchester City beat Newcastle to cut Arsenal’s lead to two
Team given three days off before facing Leeds

Pep Guardiola told his players to “take a lot of caipirinhas, daiquiris” to handle the pressure of the title chase after Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-1 to close to within two points of Arsenal.

Two goals from Nico O’Reilly on 14 and 27 minutes at the Etihad Stadium were answered only by Lewis Hall’s strike in between as City moved to 56 points and a goal difference of 31, one fewer than Arsenal’s.

O’Reilly doubles up as Manchester City sink Newcastle to keep up title chase

The Guardian

Par : Jamie Jackson at the Etihad Stadium

21 février 2026 à 23:16

Manchester City are timing their title run-in perfectly, to give Pep Guardiola a fine chance of a seventh title in a decade and to break Arsenal’s hearts yet again.

For fans of each team squeaky posterior time is officially entered. For the neutral the final 11 matches for City and the Gunners promise to be a cannot-miss spectacle.

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