We sat down with Chloe Kelly during Mental Health Awareness week to discuss the challenges she faced during her 11 months on the sidelines with an ACL injury.

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Two games left to play, and City need four points to be Premier League champions again. A 5-1 win away at Wolves on Wednesday edged City closer to the title. Kevin De Bruyne scored four – including a first-half treble all scored with his weaker left foot. It was masterclass from the Belgian. Raheem Sterling added a fifth late on from close range. It was a superb performance. De Bruyne's hat-trick within 24 minutes is the third earliest scored from the start of a match in Premier League history. It’s a crowded field but this may well have been his best performance of the season. It means City have scored ten goals in our last two Premier League matches. We are three points ahead of second placed Liverpool and our goal difference is superior by seven. After the game, we heard from De Bruyne and Guardiola – and joining us in the Matchday Live studio were Shaun Goater and Shaun Wright-Phillips. 

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A hugely significant weekend in the race for the Premier League title race ended with City beating Newcastle 5-0. After a gut-wrenching Champions League defeat to Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on Wednesday, City could not have had a better weekend as we extended our lead at the top of the Premier League table to three points with three matches of the season remaining. Liverpool drew 1-1 with Tottenham at Anfield on Saturday night, before a dominant performance at the Etihad saw us beat Newcastle 5-0. It saw a huge swing in goal difference, with City now four goals better off than Liverpool. This was a classy display from City, with the character we showed in bouncing back so brilliantly very encouraging indeed. Raheem Sterling scored two, with Laporte, Rodri and Foden also in the scoresheet. It was total control throughout for City. After the game, we heard from Jack Grealish and Pep Guardiola and joining us in the Matchday Live studio were Steve Howey and Shaun Goater. 

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An all-time Champions League classic. Manchester City 4-3 Real Madrid, with more of the same likely next week at the Santiago Bernabeu. It was a breath-taking night at the Etihad on Tuesday as City beat Real Madrid in our semi-final first leg. Quite how we will only go to Spain with a one-goal lead is anyone’s guess. City were far superior. It was a pulsating match – one which was impossible to take your eyes off. City raced a two-goal lead – the first time in Champions League history Real Madrid had conceded two in the opening 11 minutes of a game – before Karim Benzema halved the deficit before half time. Phil Foden made it 3-1 and became only the second English player to score in a Champions League semi-final before the age off 22, before Vinicus Jnr again got one back for Real. Bernardo Silva made it 4-2 before Benzema struck again. After the game, we heard from Pep Guardiola and Ruben Dias – and joining us in the Matchday Live studio were Shaun Goater and Shaun Wright-Phillips.  

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City 5-1 Watford. Another step towards the Premier League title successful negotiated. It was a special day for Gabriel Jesus, as he bagged his first ever Premier League hat-trick. In fact, he scored four and assisted Rodri’s goal, too. There was little doubt who the man of the match was. It leaves City in control of the Premier League title race with five matches left to play. This win moved us four points ahead of Liverpool, although they have a game in hand against Everton on Sunday. The equation is simple: win all five and we will be champions for the fourth time in five seasons. City are now the first team in Premier League history to win 15 consecutive matches against the same opponent. And Gabriel Jesus has become the first player to score four goals in a single Premier League game since Tottenham's Son Heung-min vs Southampton in September 2020. After the game, we spoke to Man of the Match Gabriel Jesus and the mastermind behind it all, Pep Guardiola – and joining us in the Matchday Live studio were Paul Dickov, Michael Brown and City fan Steven McInerney. 

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A fantastic game at the Etihad leaves City one point clear of Liverpool in what is turning out to be another very tense finale to a Premier League season. City were excellent and will feel a hint of disappointment not taking all three points, but to be in the driving seat at this stage is a real positive. De Bruyne opened the scoring – he now has six goals in his last six matches – only for Diogo Jota to equalise. Gabriel Jesus re-established City’s lead with a fine finish from Joao Cancelo’s superb delivery, but Sadio Mane’s goal just after half time brought Liverpool level again. After the game, we heard from Pep Guardiola and Kyle Walker – and joining us in the Matchday Live studio were Shaun Goater and David James. 

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In this episode, we look back at our 2-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor. Liverpool’s victory over Watford in the early kick off saw City go into the game second – and unusual position for us. The last time we ended a day off top spot was December 3, so the pressure was on. But City were excellent. Our possession game and the quality and speed of our passing was exceptional and Burnley really struggled to contain us. Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan got the goals – both of which were beautifully worked – with Raheem Sterling assisting each of them. Couple of interesting stats to sweep up. Gundogan is now the top scoring German in Premier League history. No player has ever taken more points from their first 100 Premier League appearances than Aymeric Laporte. And Raheem Sterling has now scored or assisted 200 City goals. No one has contributed direct goal involvements for the club since his arrival in 2015. After the game we heard from Pep Guardiola and Ilkay Gundogan – and joining us in the Matchday Live studio were Paul Dickov and Shaun Goater. 

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The Big City Weekender ended with a perfect set of results It could not have gone any better. It started with our Under-18s beating their United counterparts 5-1 away from home on Saturday. It was a sensational performance from Ben Wilkinson’s side who remain five points clear at the top of the U18s Premier League table. Check out the Man City app for highlights of that game. Later that same day, our women’s team beat Chelsea to win the Conti Cup. We were 1-0 down at the break but two goals from Caroline Weir and another from Ellen White sealed a famous win. And the weekend was completed in perfect fashion when Guardiola’s side outplayed Manchester United to maintain our lead at the top of the Premier League. Here, we listen back to all the reaction from a memorable weekend. 

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Today is International Women’s Day – a global event designed to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is Break the Bias, which encourages us all to imagine a world free of stereotypes and discrimination. To mark the occasion, we got Karen Bardsley and Esme Morgan to sit and discuss some of the challenges women face, including gender bias that exists in the English language.

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The City Big Weekender is here. Two days, three hugely significant games. It all starts on Saturday at 11:00 as our U18s face Manchester United in the U18s Premier League. We are currently top of the table and looking to defend our title. CITY+ subscribers can watch that match live. And then later that day at 17.15 Gareth Taylor’s side take on Chelsea in the FA Women’s League Cup final. Download the official Man City app to follow that one. We will have minute-by-minute text updates, Matchday Live will be coming live from the Cherry Red Records Stadium and match commentary with Nedum Onuoha joining Ali Mann. And then on Sunday, Guardiola’s men face Manchester United as our bid for a fourth Premier League title in five seasons continues. Again, the Man City app is the best place to keep up to date with that. Ahead of the weekend, we’ve heard from some managers, players and former City stars.

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