Manchester City

History

The blue side of Manchester was formed in 1880 as St Mark’s to pave the way for the idea of Arthur Connell to create a football club for the community of the church in Manchester. 

 What the current Manchester City depicts as a successful world power regarding popularity and achievement was different in association with their older history. After the club changed its location to the spacious Hyde Road, they were graced with an earned promotion to the English First Division in 1899. The club saw some ups and downs as the main stand of the Hyde Road fire of 1923 forced them to move to the historic Maine Road, which also gave them a glimmer of hope with FA Cup trophies in 1904 and 1934. 

In 1934 City broke the English attendance record of 84,569 (which still stays intact); they won their first top-flight title in 1936/37 and got relegated the season after. Their last first-division title came in 1967/68 before the takeover.

Manchester City’s fortunes changed after the Sheikh Mansour UAE takeover in 2008, and since then, the citizens have never looked back; the club spent over £500 million on players and changed the name of their stadium to Etihad Stadium in 2011-  the same year of their first Premier League Title with the greatest PL moment of Aguerooo, five more PL Titles followed with them breaking the PL record of collecting 100 points in the 2017/18 season. 

 

Playing Style and Tactics 

The club always preferred an attacking style of play with a ball-playing center forward contributing the most amount of goals conversions based on a progressive possession build up to the final third, which made the Argentinian Sergio Kun Aguero an all-time leading City goalscorer with 389 goals scored during his tenure in the club.

Under Roberto Mancini, Manuel Pellegrini, and Pep Guardiola, that attacking prowess has been further enhanced, as the club is consistently the league's top scorer and across other top five leagues.

 

Current Squad

Infamous for his tiki-taka style of possession-based tactics, The Spaniard Pep Guardiola always preferred a 4-3-3 with an extraordinary zonal play where he likes to draw lines based on the positioning of each player to play in triangles making the progression of the ball easier and pacier to mauver up the pitch. 

Starting in goal, as always, is first-choice Brazilian Ederson, covered by the four-man defense with Kyle Walker at Right Back, Ruden Dias, and Nathan Ake as the center-back pairing, and Bernardo Silva as the newly adjusted makeshift left back. The midfield three consists of Rodri as the defensive mid, sometimes making a double pivot with Walker joining him, allowing both Ilkay Gündogan and Kevin De Bruyne to progress forward and unlock the attack with their skillset. The front three are a 100 million purchase from Aston Villa Jack Grealish and English champion with Leicester City  Riyad Mahrez on the wings and Viking Erling Haaland, who in his first season itself is en route to breaking both the PL hattrick and most goals scored in a single season record. 

The remaining squad members are

Goalkeepers - Stefan Ortega and Scott Carson 

Defenders - Aymeric Laporte, John Stones, Manuel Akanji, Sergio Gomez, and Rico Lewis 

Midfielders - Kalvin Philips, Cole Palmer, and Maximo Perrone

Forwards - Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez 

 

Where to Watch Manchester City?

          Australia 

Optus Sport is an Australian channel group that debuted on July 13, 2016. Singtel Optus Pty Limited owns and operates it. In the early 2000s, the channel was known as Optus Television, but it was renamed Optus Sport in 2015 following a decision by CEO Allen Lew.

Optus Sport aired its debut live broadcast on July 22, 2016. The International Champions Cup match between Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund began things for this channel, which has since acquired several other sports broadcasting rights to its lineup. Optus Sport used to broadcast coverage of some events on eleven multiplex channels.

Optus Sport has solidified its status as a prominent sports channel by acquiring broadcast rights to some of the world's most prestigious contests. Football competitions such as the English Premier League, the J1 League, the K1 League, the FA Women's Super League, and others have been broadcast on this channel. Optus Sport has also revealed international club tournaments such as the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, and International Champions Cup.

This station has aired club competitions, the FIFA World Cup for both men and women, the UEFA Nations League, and other national team events such as the Copa América and the UEFA European Championship. Optus Sport is offered as an IPTV channel, a satellite TV channel, and on the network's website. Because none of these options employ the same technology, consumers may watch both a standard and high-definition broadcast. For further information, consult your local listings.

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Free Streaming Options online

          Reddit

Many subreddit sections on Reddit give free live streaming for UEFA Champions League matches regularly.

Because most streams are unofficial, you may need to check for functional streams because many bypassed streaming sites may be blocked anytime.

Ranging from English sites like BT Sports to multiple other sections of the same platform of UEFA Champions League broadcasters are available across this platform, making it easier to surf the different choices that it provides to make it possible for everyone to keep on enjoying their live matches of the biggest European competition. 

 

          Sony LIV

Liv by Sony is a live streaming service in India that allows you to watch live sports on your streaming device.

You may watch football games for free even if you do not have a membership, but there is one caveat: the broadcasts are delayed by 5 minutes if you do not have a subscription.

The free site provides an excellent platform for streaming live football, including UEFA Champions League events.

The official broadcasting partner of the UEFA competitions like the Champions League, Europa League, and newly inaugurated Europa Conference League is Sony LIV; hence to watch it legally, one would have to pay the subscriptions associated with the entire viewing of the matches if the audience wants to watch the whole season including The FA Cup one might like to take the annual subscription of the Indian subcontinent based online service. 

 

Conclusion 

The resurgence of the citizens has been a series of domestic dominance based on their recent history of domestic success with EFL Cups and 4 PL titles in the last five seasons, making them a force to be reckoned with. Although their fluid football has made its mark in England, their main target of the UCL title is still under high threat, reaching the final only once and losing that to their domestic rivals Chelsea. Yet, they are confident with a great squad depth making it more feasible and possible for them to go again for European glory under Pep Guardiola.  
 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q- Where can I watch Champions League games?

A: Champions League matches are broadcast on various television networks worldwide, with many nations having specific broadcasters. For example, games are televised on CBS Sports and Univision in the United States.

Q- Can I watch Champions League games online?

A: Yes, several broadcasters provide live internet streaming of Champions League games via their websites or third-party providers. CBS All Access, fuboTV, and Sling TV are other popular alternatives.

Q- What is the "Big Six" in the Premier League?

A: A: The "Big Six" refers to the Premier League's six most successful and popular teams: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur.