Author: Naandiyak Solomon

On Sunday, Manchester City defeated Ipswich Town 6-0 in a match played in week 22 of the English Premier League.

Phil Foden, an English winger for Citizens, was the star of the match at Portman Road in Ipswich, scoring two goals in the 27th and 42nd minutes and dishing out one assist.

In addition to two assists from Sky Blues captain Kevin De Bruyne, goals came from Erling Haaland in the 57th minute, Mateo Kovacic in the 30th, Jeremy Doku in the 49th, and James McAtee in the sixth.

Doku and Kovacic each contributed an assist. With 38 points, Manchester City jumped into the top four of the Premier League, followed by Newcastle United in fifth place and Ipswich in 18th place with 16 points.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Brighton midfielder Julio Enciso will sign a loan deal with Ipswich Town through June. The two clubs have reached an arrangement wherein Ipswich will pay the player’s salary for the term of the loan.

Enciso is scheduled to go to Ipswich tonight and have a medical examination tomorrow, January 22.Julio Enciso has made 16 appearances for Brighton this season, contributing one goal and one assist. View comprehensive statistics here.

According to Reds expert David Lynch, Liverpool’s victory over Brentford last Saturday could be a turning point in the title race, and a similar showing against Ipswich Town on January 25 would be sufficient to guarantee victory.

Darwin Nunez scored twice in second-half stoppage time to give his team all three points, but Arne Slot had to wait until the 91st minute for his team to take the lead against Brentford.

With Arsenal drawing with Aston Villa later the same day, the Reds moved six points clear of the Gunners at the top of the Premier League and boast the advantage of having a game in hand. Lynch was adamant that while the title is by no means won, Liverpool are getting to the point where finishing first looks almost inevitable, comparing the team’s win on Saturday with their comeback victory against Aston Villa in 2019, telling Sports Mole:

“It was hugely significant that they found a way to get over the line in this one because the comparison to the Villa game in 2019 is really apt. “That [Villa] game meant Liverpool were five points clear  Man City going into the side’s meeting at Anfield

Liverpool score two goals late on [against Brentford], Arsenal fans are gutted, that atmosphere transmits into the stadium. As soon as Villa pull back a goal, doubts creep in. Villa get points and the gap is back to six points with Liverpool having a game in hand.You have to disregard the underlying numbers and statistics and [recognise] the mental impact those moments can have – that that will be hugely significant. It felt like one of those weekends you’ll look back at and say, ‘that’s where Liverpool won the title.’”

Randal Kolo Muani, a French striker, chose to join Juventus rather than move to the Premier League this January, ending Tottenham Hotspur’s pursuit of him. During his first two seasons at PSG, the 26-year-old has struggled to make a big impression, which has fueled whispers of a possible transfer this month.

This season, Kolo Muani has only played 453 minutes in all competitions and has not been able to establish himself as a consistent starter.

His absence from PSG’s final three 2024 games has only made people wonder if he will stay with the team.

Tottenham is “gutted” to have lost out on Kolo Muani, according to Graeme Bailey, head correspondent for TBR Football. The Premier League team is still keen to bolster their assault before the January transfer window ends, though.

Pictures According to TEAMtalk, Tottenham is considering a move for Ipswich striker Liam Delap this month, however Chelsea might present a challenge. According to Transfermarkt, the 21-year-old is worth €25 million, but because these two parties are interested, the price will go up.

symbol 02:00 02:00 The 24 year old grabbed two first half goals, with an assist for Mateo Kovacic in between, to give City a comfortable edge at the midway mark of the match against the Tractor Boys.

Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and James McAtee completed the rout in the second half to give City a well deserved three points and subject Ipswich to a humiliating loss. Here are three things we learned when City ran riot against Ipswich:

Even by today’s standards, they got off to a bad start. More dropped points from City were likely, and Ipswich was, in my judgment, the superior team. But after a fantastic build-up down the left side, Foden’s goal—finished off like the Foden from the previous season—set City on their way, and they didn’t turn back. Ederson was really effective at the back, pinging the ball around and making a few solid saves.

Although Josko Gvardiol and Matheus Nunes are technically playing out of position at full back, they both appeared at ease and adapted. It was wonderful to see Ruben Dias again, and it’s no accident that Manuel Akanji was there.

Erling Haaland has found his shooting boots again, Phil Foden and Kevin de Bruyne are returning to their best up front, and Jeremy Doku is making a strong case to start games on the left side despite competition from Jack Grealish, Savinho, soon-to-be Oscar Bobb, and Omar Marmoush.

They have demonstrated that City can still compete at the highest level when they are confident and have more players in good form.

Even though it was just Ipswich, the performance was unquestionably better than anything we’ve seen this season and is very reassuring to see ahead of the upcoming challenging stretch. With three players coming in—Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis, and Douglas Luiz, an alternative midfielder, and possibly two more—City is well-positioned to secure a top four finish and rebuild in the summer in order to compete for the league title the following year.

City can only realistically operate with four players in attack, and choosing that quartet will be a difficult job for Pep Guardiola.

Haaland is nailed on, as are De Bruyne and Foden when they’re fully fit. But that leaves one more space to be battled out by as many as six players. If Doku carries on the way he has in City’s last two games against Ipswich and Salford City, he’ll keep his place, but Savinho is also in a rich vein of form too.

Manchester City’s resounding 6-0 victory at Portman Road propelled them into the top four, dealing Ipswich six devastating blows. Fortunately for Pep Guardiola, Phil Foden was available to offer the foundation to guarantee that City was fourth by halftime.

City started the game in ninth place and needed a three-goal margin to move up into the top four. Just before the half-hour mark, Foden opened the score with a close-range shot.

Foden was in and around the area once more just three minutes later (30), which allowed Mateo Kovacic to score City’s second goal.

In a classic, avaricious manner, a third goal just before halftime virtually guaranteed all three points. There, the city was not finished.

When Jeremy Doku broke through the Tractor Boys’ defense to add a fourth goal after the interval, Ipswich fell even more apart.

After missing an early opportunity to open the score, Erling Haaland, who scored a hat-trick in the rematch in September, was on the sidelines of the goalmouth action.

However, that didn’t last long because a few days after confirming his long-term future at City, he joined the action and punished a Jack Clarke error to guide home a fifth goal.

As it appeared like City would start to rest players for their Champions League trip to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, James McAtee was brought in. Kevin de Bruyne was replaced by McAtee, who took advantage of the situation to score a goal of his own. For the final ten minutes of the game, Kieran McKenna’s team was chasing shadows, so the final whistle couldn’t have come any sooner. Ipswich’s loss leaves them in the bottom three.

Most likely the best all-around performance of the season. One of our greatest shows so far this year. Maintaining player fitness is crucial as we gain momentum. I attribute it to the team’s improved camaraderie and people’s improved physical condition. “We don’t hurry when we score. We are maintaining possession, and today’s build-up play was crucial. “It taught me everything [bad spelling of form].”

It’s nice to see me playing football again, smiling, and scoring goals.

I want to add to that and continue. You can’t predict what might occur. Remaining in the top four is the goal.

We are thrilled to be returning to the activities that have characterized this team over the past ten years.

I’m really happy with the three points, but it will be extremely difficult to qualify for the Champions League the next season.We were far superior. With our level of consistency, we may not be at our best, but we are closer. The majority of them didn’t occur in the games we’ve won before.

“You can’t play in the short spaces the way we played without the ball. Everyone who had the ball was shrewd and incredibly swift. Everybody is connected.

If you are not connected defensively, you cannot be quick, wise, and good.Here, Ipswich defeated Chelsea, and Liam [Delap] is an outstanding scorer.