Manchester City

Was this the day the tide turned in the Premier League title race? As Manchester City enjoyed a Sunday stroll on Tyneside, Chelsea stuttered in the west Midlands and Liverpool came unstuck after a chaotic clash in north London.

The grueling winter schedule officially gets under way this weekend. It’s the time of year managers hate but supporters love, when the matches come so thick and fast it is easy to lose sight of the league table altogether.

The Manchester derby is always a fascinating battle between two global heavyweights, but the latest edition will feature some added intrigue based on the timing of the showdown. Saturday’s meeting at Old Trafford (8:30 a.

Just a few weeks after Lionel Messi, it was Cristiano Ronaldo’s turn to switch clubs. The two biggest stars in global football are joining new teams in the same transfer window after Manchester United confirmed that it had acquired Ronaldo from Italian giant Juventus.