Our dynamic holding midfielder talks about wanting to be the ‘best version’ of himself, analysing his own performances and praises ‘our leader’ boss Pep Guardiola.
The 27-year-old also discusses his pride in the team, his desire to ‘fight until the end’ for the major honours this season and the ‘competitive rhythm’ the team has with our extensive fixture list as we see out 2023/24.
Check out his thoughts in full in the Madrid edition of the programme, which is out now ahead of this evening’s 20:00 (UK) kick-off.
There is a match report from our game against Luton Town and we have plenty of updates from around the club in our ‘In the City’ news spread, including a look back at some of the wonderful artwork created as part of our CITC takeover at the Hatters game.
We glance ‘Elsewhere’ on the other side of the Champions League draw, with PSG, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid in focus.
We also remember ‘How the Treble Was Won’ as we flashback to our 2022/23 campaign and the Bernabeu draw with Real Madrid as well as Premier League victories over West Ham and Leeds United.
Shaun Goater tells us all about ‘My Maine Game’, the last Manchester derby at Maine Road when we saw off the Red Devils 3-1 on a memorable afternoon in November 2002.
Dr Gary James’s City Reflections column looks back at the 2019/20 season and a goalkeeping assignment for reliable right-back Kyle Walker.
John Stones and Antonio Rudiger go ‘Head to Head’ while we find out ’10 things’ about Erling Haaland.
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There are the usual popular features, too, like the manager’s notes, the thoughts of Mike Summerbee in his ‘Buzzword’ column and opposition spotlight to name a few.
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Make sure you get your hands on the official matchday programme, which costs £5, because it really is the perfect way to get you in the mood for the big game.
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