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No member of Manchester City’s current squad was signed during the period in which an independent commission found the club guilty of all charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations. Those offences all came between 2009 and 2018, and City have denied any wrongdoing and appealed against all of the charges. This question comes from Neil in West Sussex, who asked which current players have been at the club the longest. Longest-serving signings The club’s longest-serving first-team…

Bruno Fernandes has been far less influential for Manchester United this season, and his drop in output has coincided with the club’s worst league start in 40 years. Seven weeks after he was named PFA Player of the Year for 2025-26, the Manchester United captain is searching for the form that made him one of the most productive players in the club’s recent history. Fernandes stood in the Manchester Opera House in August and spoke of his pride at the…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he will release details of his meetings with senior figures at Manchester City. The move follows criticism of his comments after the club were found guilty of all charges related to breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. An independent commission found that City had broken rules over a nine-year period between 2009 and 2018 by creating “sham” contracts with commercial partners to secretly funnel more than £830m into their football operations. Burnham’s previous…

Manchester City extended their perfect start to the season by beating Liverpool, inflicting the first defeat of Andoni Iraola’s reign at the club. Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki scored the goals as City took control against a Liverpool side reduced to 10 men. Here are the player ratings from the match, with each score out of 10. Liverpool Alisson (5): Could do nothing to keep out Haaland’s strike, then was beaten by a beauty from Doku and some…

Cole Palmer has signed a new Chelsea contract on improved terms that will keep him at the club until 2034. The England international, 24, was already under contract until 2033, but the club is rewarding his performances following his emergence as one of their key attacking players. He is also increasingly viewed as a dressing-room leader behind the scenes. The deal leaves Palmer on one of the longest contracts in the Premier League. Only Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Chelsea…

Tottenham Hotspur grabbed a 92nd-minute equaliser to hold Manchester United to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford, despite playing with 10 men for most of the second half. Dominic Solanke’s late header cancelled out Bryan Mbeumo’s goal, and it left United frustrated once again. The home supporters had arrived hoping to mock their neighbours, Manchester City, whose case has been engulfed in scandal. Their chants of “You cheating bastards, you know what you are” rang out before kickoff. When Mbeumo…