Haaland's Four-Goal Thriller! No Barca For Bernardo & KDB Stays?

Monday

According to Jacobs Ben, The feeling is that Kevin De Bruyne will stay at Man City, and he hasn’t indicated that he wants to move to Saudi Arabia. Manchester City don’t have a number in mind to sell, but Saudi side feel £100m+ with significant bonuses on top will be necessary if they get player buy-in.

Man City announced that Kevin De Bruyne, Josko Gvardiol and Phil Foden have been nominated for the Etihad Player of the month award for April.

Tuesday

One of the world's most popular mobile games, Clash of Clans, unveiled a new character, Erling Haaland. The BBC reported that an animated version of Haaland will become the Barbarian King in the game, developer Supercell said. From Wednesday, players will be able to recruit the Norwegian striker to join them, or try to ruin his village. Haaland, a long-time fan of Clash of Clans, said becoming a playable character was "really cool".

According to a report from Football Transfers, Chelsea have reportedly had ‘internal discussions’ about pursuing Manchester City winger Jack Grealish. Although a move to Stamford Bridge seems incredibly unlikely, Grealish would add experience to Chelsea’s youthful side - something Mauricio Pochettino is desperate to address this summer.

According to Fred Caldeira, Ederson will return to Manchester City training in the next few days, after tests have not shown any injury to the goalkeeper.

Wednesday

According to Micheal Plant from ManchesterWorld, Oscar Bobb will not be leaving Man City in the summer window. The Norwegian signed a new long-term contract at the Etihad in February and is seen as an important part of Pep's first-team plans.

Pep Guardiola and Manchester City 'miss' Ilkay Gundogan at the Etihad. Man City have ‘regrets’ and are annoyed after being slow in their efforts to renew Ilkay Gundogan’s contract, reported Mundo Deportivo.

Thursday

Lu Martín reported that Bernardo Silva knows he will not go to Barcelona, and Manchester City will ‘not budge’ on the £50m release clause.

Josko Gvardiol was nominated for the Premier League Player of the Month for April. Other nominees include: Bruno Fernandes, Kai Havertz, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Cole Palmer and Jordan Pickford.

Friday

Phil Foden has won the FWA Player of the Year, with 42% of the vote. Declan Rice came 2nd, with Rodri finishing 3rd.

What an achievement.

Pep Guardiola had his pre-match Wolves press conference, here are the highlights:

Pep Guardiola:

Pep on Foden: “He's really good… the impact in the final third that he has, his work ethic… Every year the amount of games he’s playing, he’s more mature. He understands the game but we have to continue, he’s still young.”

Pep on Stefan Ortega: “I will love him to stay. The club would love him to stay… Everyone has their own wife’s, lives, kids, desires… He’s fine and really happy here but I could understand perfectly…. Honestly, I don’t know.”

Pep on Phil Foden becoming one of the best in Man City's history: “I have the feeling Phil will be remembered… if he can continue at that level, he’ll one of the best that’s for sure… But the best? Why don’t we wait until he retires and after we can see… I will give you my telephone number and you can call and ask me what I think.”

Manchester City Injury Update ahead of Wolves, according to Pep Guardiola:

⦿ Erling Haaland is ‘Ready’. 

⦿ Phil Foden is ‘Okay’. 

⦿ Ruben Dias is ‘Okay’. 

⦿ Ederson ‘Could’ be back. 

According to reputable news correspondent Mike Keegan, a rumour that was suggesting that Manchester City’s alleged 115 charges have already been dropped is ‘not true’.

Saturday - Match-Day

Before the game, Manchester City legend David Silva entered the pitch, receiving a standing ovation for his service at the club. It was Silva’s first return to the Etihad since leaving the club in 2020.

What a player, what a man. El Mago.

The game was a fantastic four-goal display from Erling Haaland, who helped earn City a 5-1 win over Wolves at the Etihad Stadium and move us within one point of the Premier League summit. 

Late substitute Julian Alvarez was the man to add a further goal with a fifth in the closing stages of the match.

After the game Erling Haaland was asked about Roy Keane’s comments on him being a ‘League two striker’: “I don't really care about that man..."

Sunday

After City’s win over Wolves on Saturday, Man City are now 20 games unbeaten in the Premier League, with 16 wins and four draws. City have also set a new club record of 43 home games unbeaten, with the previous record being set in 1921. Incredible.

Pep Guardiola had his post-match Wolves interview, here are the highlights:

Pep Guardiola:

Pep on Josko Gvardiol: “We talked, we saw many of his performances, and he got it. He can play central defender, left, he’s just 22-years-old, he’s an unbelievably lovely guy… We are really, really pleased.”

Pep on the Premier League: “One week, three games. The important thing is it’s in our hands. If we win the games, we'll be Premier League Champions.”