Man City Round-Up, Saturday 14th November: Women's Side Lose Top Spot at Chelsea as Enzo Fernandez Comments Spark Fury
Man City Women's push for the WSL summit came unstuck at Stamford Bridge, where Sandy Baltimore's well-taken finish gave Chelsea a 1-0 win and sent them above Andree Jeglertz's side at the top of the table, with City also having a player sent off during the game (ESPN). Keira Walsh spoke afterwards about her role in the side, saying simply "I just play where the manager tells me to play!" as she reacted to the defeat (BBC Sport).
On a brighter note for City's women, the Steph Houghton column this week focused on Aoba Fujino, praising her as a shining star for the club (ManCity.com).
There was late drama and fury from a Manchester Evening News piece on Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez, whose comments after another defeat for City's record signing stirred up plenty of reaction among fans (Manchester Evening News).
In the men's game, Rayan Ait-Nouri's difficult spell continues away from the Etihad - the full-back, already out of favour at City, has now also lost his place in the Algeria squad just as transfer interest in him is said to be increasing (Manchester Evening News). There was also international news out of France, where Manchester City's Rayan Cherki was involved in a reported 'bust-up' storyline alongside Liverpool's Bradley Barcola following France's 3-1 Nations League defeat to Italy (Manchester Evening News). Elsewhere on international duty, Manchester City academy product El Bilal Bouaddi impressed for Morocco in their win (ManCity.com).
On the academy front, the latest Manchester City Academy Notebook from the Manchester Evening News reports that Jeremy Monga has sent a timely message of his own, while a battle is emerging involving another of City's young prospects (Manchester Evening News). There was also a look back at the 19 players who left Manchester City over the summer during the clearout that followed Pep Guardiola's departure and Enzo Maresca's arrival as manager, with the piece detailing everything from disciplinary issues to fine starts among that group (Manchester Evening News).
Further afield, former City academy talent Cavan Sullivan was the subject of a feature on how he has been helped to new heights by Manchester United boss Mauricio Pochettino, who gave him his USA debut (Manchester Evening News).
Away from results and transfers, Manchester City also announced news of their Sports Business School initiative (ManCity.com).
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