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Friday, 3 June 2016
Arsenal already have a plan to replace Arsene Wenger reveals Ivan Gazidis
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has revealed the club already have a plan in place to replace Arsene Wenger. The 66-year-old Frenchman has been in charge of the Gunners since 1996 and while he has no immediate plans to walk away from the club, Arsenal have already devised a succession plan.
Gazidis said the Gunners have a clear idea of how they will replace Wenger when he comes to leave the club, although he refused to reveal specific details. "Obviously, he is going to be managing us next year and we are planning and making many decisions for the long term," Gazidis said, according to The Telegraph.
"The reality is we wouldn't leave things until the last minute. I'm comfortable both that if Arsene is going to extend we will know that and if, whenever that is, he is going to come to an end, that he will give us the time that we need to prepare for that transition."
Gazidis also insisted the Arsenal boss will not outstay his welcome at the Emirates Stadium, amid recent calls for the Frenchman to resign. "The relationship with Arsene is very deep. It will be done behind closed doors and we will have our transition plans well worked out," the Arsenal chief executive explained.
"I know Arsene wouldn't stay on if he thought the club wasn't heading in a good direction and thought he wouldn't be able to deliver what the fans want."
Meanwhile, Gazidis also rubbished the idea that Wenger is resting on past accomplishments or "nostalgia". "The reason we have Arsene as our manager is because our board believes he can deliver success," Gazidis said of the Arsenal boss. "The reason that Arsene is here is because he believes that he can deliver success.
"If either of us didn't believe that we would not be constrained by nostalgia or longing, we would have to make a change. Arsene would understand and support that. But it's just not how either side feels. We feel we are on a good path."
Wenger is expected to spend heavily this summer after he failed to sign a single senior outfield player for Arsenal during the 2015 summer transfer window. He has already completed the signing of Granit Xhaka and more big-name players are expected to follow in the coming months.
Fifa dismiss report of Gianni Infantino probe
- Fifa denied on Friday reports in German media that president Gianni Infantino was under investigation for a possible ethics violation.
Fifa president Italian Gianni Infantino speaks during the second day of the 66th Fifa Congress at the Centro Banamex in Mexico City on May 13, 2016. Senegalese UN diplomat Fatma Samoura was named Fifa's new secretary general on Friday. PHOTO | ALFREDO ESTRELLA | AFP
GENEVA
Fifa denied on Friday reports in German media that president Gianni Infantino was under investigation for a possible ethics violation.
Die Welt newspaper reported that Infantino had improperly ordered the destruction of the minutes of a Fifa executive committee meeting held at last month's congress in Mexico city.
Fifa spokeswoman Delia Fischer said the allegations were baseless.
"The email exchange that makes mention of the deletion of audio files refers to a copy of the original audio file of the meeting that was improperly stored on a local drive," she said.
"This mention does not refer to the officially archived audio file. That file exists and is properly saved at Fifa."
Thursday, 21 April 2016
Ex-Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez 'was a genius but cold and unfair — I wanted to PUNCH him'
- In his new book, Kop hero Jerzy Dudek lifts the lid on what life was really like under Spaniard who returns to Anfield as the Magpies' manager this weekend
Dudek claims in his book that poor man-management by Benitez almost drove him to violence
Jerzy Dudek was one of the stars of the Miracle of Istanbul, his wobbly legs routine helping Liverpool win the 2005 Champions League final in a penalty shoot-out after coming from 3-0 down at half-time against AC Milan.
That was manager Rafa Benitez’s finest hour with the club. But, ahead of Benitez’s return to Anfield with struggling Newcastle on Saturday, Dudek reveals in his entertaining autobiography why wanted to HIT the Spaniard... and claims he wasn’t the only one.
Jerzy Dudek: A Big Pole In Our Goal (RRP £18.99, £14.99 on sportmediashop.com — ebook also available), published Friday April 22 .
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Rafa Benitez is truly passionate about the game.
He has a great knowledge of football. He’s not a fool who comes out with theories that are all talk. His problem is that he’s not a great ‘people person’ so always encounters problems when managing a group because he is very cold and hard-faced in how he makes decisions.
He kept a distance between himself and his players – like there was an invisible wall there – but it didn’t stop him from being a genius of a coach.
After the Champions League triumph, I felt he was treating me unfairly, but that’s how Rafa operated. He did everything so coldly, almost inhumanely, because he saw things as business.
He had to protect his interests, but it was hard to be on the receiving end of it. when I returned to Melwood I had a new rival - Jose ‘Pepe’ Reina, a Spanish international, had been signed from Villarreal for a reported £6million.
I wasn’t happy and went straight in to see Benitez, who tried to calm me down.
“It doesn’t mean that I’ll let you go."
“You don’t buy a player for so much money to leave him on the bench... Should I look for a new club or will you take care of selling me?”
“Okay, let’s wait for serious offers. Then we’ll start to talk money. We’ll find a good solution for everybody.”
I loved being at Liverpool, but Benitez clearly didn’t want me.
I’d been the hero in Istanbul so could I now just be a fire-fighter who waits for the moment when a fire needs fighting?
If this was Poland, the media and fans would have demanded that I play, but I didn’t have that support in England.
Then rumours started that I was earning between £60,000-70,000 per week and Benitez wanted me off the wage bill.
I wondered if someone had made this story up to try and turn the Liverpool supporters against me. I was confused, so I spoke about what Benitez was up to.
The main interest was from FC Cologne, so I told Benitez I wanted to go there.
He said it would be a good move for me, adding: “We’ll definitely help you, we’ll do whatever it takes to make a deal.”
The negotiations started. I was in touch with Cologne regularly and they told me Benitez wouldn’t speak to them. I got more and more frustrated with him until transfer deadline day when I finally boiled over.
As soon as training had finished, I stormed over to him and ripped my gloves off in an aggressive manner. I was so angry that the lads said later the aggression was pouring out of me. I raised my voice.
The lads could see I was fuming, so all hung around to see what would happen — footballers love seeing a bit of confrontation on the training ground!
I was furious with him, absolutely fuming, and in my head I could hear a devilish voice saying ‘Punch him in the face – punch him in the face and he’ll let you go to Germany’.
To be completely honest, I genuinely considered punching Rafa in the face. Then the consequences of doing so flashed through my mind. Would he let me go? Or would it just lead to a massive media scandal? Surely I couldn’t stay if I gave him a smack?
I don’t know how, but I managed to stop myself.
Punching a Liverpool manager who had won the European Cup only a few months earlier wouldn’t have looked too good on the CV, I guess, but I was still angry.
“You said you’d help me. You said you’d do everything to get a deal through. You didn’t mean it. You promised you would help me but now I have a concrete offer you’ve not kept your word.”
As I walked off towards the dressing room, Stevie walked alongside me.
“You wanted to punch him, didn’t you, lad? You really wanted to f***ing punch him...”
I explained to the lads in the dressing room how he’d promised to help me move but was now going back on what he said.
I worked under Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid and while no such thing as an ideal coach exists you’d be close to finding it if you combined his and Rafa’s qualities.
Mourinho had more respect in the dressing room because he was a more personable character who spoke to his players as people.
It was a different philosophy, but one that helped players to accept his demands in training more than they did from Benitez.
Most of the lads didn’t like it and Stevie was one of them.
I knew he had some issues with Rafa and twice it looked like he might leave Liverpool for Chelsea.
Rafa wanted him to leave – I think he thought he could buy three or four players with the money – but, deep down, Stevie didn’t want to go.
I know that the relationship between Stevie and Rafa was never the same afterwards and because Benitez had played games with me regarding a potential transfer I was on Stevie’s side, even if I decided not to say anything publicly.
Stevie once said to me that it would have been great if Mourinho could have taken over at Anfield when Rafa left.
I think it was after my leaving, when I came to Liverpool as a Real Madrid player in the Champions League. I remember those words well, even if it was just a casual conversation.
I think Liverpool could have improved under Mourinho. Stevie and Jose had a mutual respect.
It’s a pity that Stevie didn’t come to Real.
In my opinion, that move would have extended his career at the top level for at least two years and he would have learned even more by playing for Mourinho.
Mirror
The 19 richest football clubs in the world
19. Inter Milan (Italy)
2014/15 Revenue: €164.8 million
(£125.5 million; $187 million)
We begin with Inter Milan, not to be confused with its rival AC Milan, who it shares the 80,000 capacity San Siro Stadium with. Down two places from the season before, the club has the lowest matchday revenue of any club on the list, but sponsorship from Nike and Pirelli continues to bring in the money. A failure to qualify for any European championships in 2015/16 will hurt TV revenues.
18. Everton (UK)
2014/15 Revenue: €165 million
(£130 million; $188 million)
Liverpool's neighbour and rival, Everton are having a disappointing season in the Premier League but fare well when it comes to money. Farhad Moshiri, a British Iranian businessman, has a 49% stake in the club. Broadcast rights, which accounts for 69% of the club's revenue, rose to £86.8 million last season, while ticket sales are at a ten year high.
17. Newcastle United (UK)
2014/15 Revenue: €169 million
(£133 million; $192 million)
Newcaslte has a big fanbase, which means big money, but it stands to lose a chunk of that if it gets relegated from the Premier League this season. The club is owned by British billionaire Mike Ashley, who is disliked by fans, and the Sports Direct owner has suggested he'd like to sell up when wins its next trophy.
16. AS Roma (Italy)
2014/15 Revenue: €180 million
(£142 million; $205 million)
AS Roma is the fifth most supported club in football mad Italy, so the club has deep pockets. As it happens, it's using that money to build a new stadium this year, said to be inspired by the Colosseum.
15. Atlético Madrid (Spain)
2014/15 Revenue: €187 million
(£148 million; $213 million)
Another Club that's moving to a new, bigger stadium this year, Atletico Madrid enjoys royal patronage: Felipe VI, the current king of Spain, has been the honorary president of the club since 2003. Barcelona's recent dramatic drop off in form has also left Atletico in with a chance of winning La Liga this season.
14. AC Milan (Italy)
2014/15 Revenue: €199 million
(£157 million; $226 million)
Down two places from last year, AC Milan is one of many clubs on the list with a high profile majority shareholder — in this instance Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Matchday revenue in 2014/15 was €2.6 million lower than the previous year due to the club playing fewer home games, while the absence of any UEFA presence saw a drop in TV revenue.
13. Schalke 04 (Germany)
2014/15 Revenue: €220 million
(£174 million; $250 million)
Up one place from the season before, the "04" comes from when the club was founded in 1904 in case you were wondering. It has a well-known rivalry with German neighbours Borussia Dortmund, who we'll be seeing later on. Schalke have jumped on football's international appeal, with over 20 club media channels and region specific content in five languages, that helps shore up revenue from overseas.
12. Tottenham Hotspur (UK)
2014/15 Revenue: €256 million
(£202 million; $291 million)
Tottenham has become a serious contender against Leicester FC for the Premier League title this season, but it was already raking it in last year thanks to a superb half decade. Taking pride of place as one of the world's oldest clubs — founded in 1882 — it's currently owned by the English National Investment Company.
11. Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
2014/15 Revenue: €281 million
(£222 million; $320 million)
Borussia Dortmund is massively rich, but it's also charitable: ticket sales from a 2011 game and €1 million from Dortmund's main sponsor Evonik went to Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims.
10. Juventus (Italy)
2014/15 Revenue: €324 million
(£256 million; $369 million)
Founded 1897 a group of young Torinese students, it's safe to say Juventus became bigger than any of them could have imagined. It's the best-supported football club in Italy, with over 12 million supporters — approximately 29% of the total Italian football fanbase.
9. Liverpool (UK)
2014/15 Revenue: €392 million
(£310 million; $446 million)
Despite mixed success over the last few seasons, Liverpool fans are in an upbeat mood thanks to their charismatic new manager Jurgen Klopp. The Merseyside club are also in with a shout of winning the Europa League this year. The club is one of a number of Premier League teams to have caught the eye of American investors: at present, it's owned by the Fenway Sports Group, who also own the Boston Red Sox baseball team.
8. Chelsea (UK)
2014/15 Revenue: €420 million
(£332 million; $478 million)
London club Chelsea has had a dreadful season, which resulted in the firing of manager Jose Mourinho, but at least its revenues are sky high, thanks in part to the club lifting the Premier League trophy last season. Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich bought the club in 2003 and his continued investment has (mostly) kept fans happy since.
7. Arsenal (UK)
2014/15 Revenue: €436 million
(£344 million; $496 million)
London club Arsenal boasts the fifth largest fanbase in the world on social media and is worth over $1.3 billion according to Forbes magazine. A lot of its success is down to its manager Arsene Wenger, who has served the club for almost two decades.
6. Manchester City (UK)
2014/15 Revenue: €464 million
(£366 million; $$528 million)
Winners of the Premier League title in 2012 and 2014, Man City is owned by investors of the Abu Dhabi United Group who are seeking to turn the club into a dominant force in European football. Premiership glory looks set to elude the team this season, but there's always next year.
5. Bayern Munich (Germany)
2014/15 Revenue: €474 million
(£374 million; $539 million)
Down two places from last year, Bayern Munich continues to rake it in. The club counts former players Hopfner and Rummenigge as its President and Chairman respectively, who took them to championship glory last season. Matchday revenue grew marginally to €89.8 million, as average league attendances rose to 72,882 following approval to increase the capacity of the Allianz Arena to just over 75,000
4. Paris Saint-Germain (France)
2014/15 Revenue: €481 million
(£380 million; $547 million)
France's only club on the list is also one of the wealthiest in the world. It's currently owned by the Qatar Investment Authority, which has ploughed $340 million into the club since 2012, allowing it to buy some of the world's most expensive players, build its brand, and cement its league success.
3. Manchester United (UK)
2014/15 Revenue: €520 million
(£411 million; $592 million)
Fans may be missing the Alex Ferguson-led glory days, but the global brand of Manchester United still gave it the biggest revenues of any English club in the 2014/15 season. It's also one of the few clubs in the world to have gone public, debuting on the New York stock exchange in 2012.
2. FC Barcelona (Spain)
2014/15 Revenue: €561 million
(£443 million; $638 million)
Home of Lionel Messi — the world's best player in many people's eyes — Barcelona rises two places from the previous season. Its ownership structure is something of a cooperative: it is not possible to purchase shares in the club, but only membership. As of 2016, the club has 140,000 members.
1. Real Madrid (Spain)
2014/15 Revenue: €577 million
(£456 million; $657 million)
The biggest money making team of last season was voted by FIFA as the European club of the 20th century, and its fortunes are only getting better this millennium. Real Madrid has some of the world's most expensive players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, but its revenue to wage ratio is in good health thanks to high ticket, shirt, and TV rights sales. Expect it to be number one for many years to come.
Saturday, 16 April 2016
These stats prove Marcus Rashford is ALREADY Manchester United's most important attacking player
- The teenage sensation scored his seventh goal of the season against Aston Villa to continue a fantastic run since breaking into the first team
Marcus Rashford is having the season of his life.
Well, it is his first actual season as a top flight footballer, but the Manchester United starlet is absolutely smashing it since breaking into the first team.
He's already a huge hit with the Red Devils fans, not just for his goals but f or turning down Liverpool as a kid to wait for the nod from United.
And now he's one of - if not definitely - United's best striker. His latest goal was a clever finish against Aston Villa at Old Trafford, his seventh goal since his debut in February.
And thanks to Squawka Football there are some pretty damning stats that pretty much prove the 18-year-old is ALREADY United's best forward.
He's scored four goals from his last five shots, which is a stat Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial can only dream of.
Also he's now scored as many goals in the first half of games at Old Trafford (3) as the rest of his team-mates.
And when compared to lowly Aston Villa's scoring exploits this season...well, there's only one winner.
Mirror
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero rules out summer transfer back to Argentina — even if Blues lift the European Cup
- "It's been said I would go home if I won the Champions League. But I’m not going to go. I have several years left here" vows striker PLUS: Kompany fitness latest
Blue blood: Aguero says he's staying at Manchester City for years to come
Sergio Aguero has no intention of quitting Manchester City.
Sunday Mirror Sport revealed last month that Etihad bosses expect to keep the Argentina international beyond a contract that still has three years still to run.
And now striker Aguero himself has confirmed that he has unfinished business with the Blues - even if they go on to lift the European Cup this season.
The 27-year-old, who has said he wants to one day rejoin boyhood club Independiente in Buenos Aires, said: “It has been said that I would go home if I won the Champions League.
“But I’m not going to go.
"I have several years left here and the Champions League is getting closer.
“I don’t know whether it will be this year or not, but the team is improving in Europe and it has always been the dream. We are growing and there will be a few more chances for me after this year.”
City face Spanish giants Real Madrid in the semi-finals - and Aguero admits it will be a tough ask after the way the Bernabeu side hit back from losing the away leg 2-0 to overcome Wolfsburg in the last round.
But he would love to face his former club Atletico Madrid, who face Bayern Munich and City's boss-to-be Pep Guardiola in the other semi, in the final in Milan next month.
Aguero said: “I wasn’t really surprised when our match with Paris Saint-Germain had finished to discover that Madrid had got past Wolfsburg — Real have very good players who can score a goal at any moment.
“I was hoping for the best for Atletico against Barca because they have been playing really well and Cholo (coach Diego Simeone) has had a great few years there.
"It makes me happy to see them doing well because Atleti will always be a special place for me because it was my first club in Europe.”
City skipper Vincent Kompany could make a return to the team for the trip to Newcastle on Tuesday after recovering from his latest calf strain.
But the Belgium international defender has told friends that he won’t be back up to full fitness until the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday week.
Mirror
Didier Drogba akaribisha uchunguzi
Mshambuliaji wa zamani wa Chelsea Didier Drogba, amekaribisha uchunguzi ufanywe juu ya taasisi yake dhidi ya kile kilichoitwa "wasiwasi mkubwa juu ya udhibiti".
Gazeti la Uingeza limedai kuwa kiasi cha paundi 14,115 nje ya paundi 1.7 ilizochangiwa taasisi ya Didier Drogba kama hisani ndizo zilizosaidia Barani Afrika.
Tume ya taasisi hiyo imefungua kesi kufanya mapitio ya wasiwasi huo dhidi ya utawala la taasisi hiyo,lakini Drogda mwenye umri wa miaka 38 amesema hana mashaka, kwani kila kitu kiko sawa na pesa hizo zinaweza kutumika pale itakabidi kutumika .
Katika makala iliyoandikwa kwenye gazeti hilo linaeleza kuwa paundi 439,321 zilitumika katika sherehe za anasa za kifahari kutafuta fedha ambazo zilihudhuriwa na watu maarufu,na zaidi ya paundi milioni moja zimezuiliwa katika akaunti ya benki.
BBC Swahili
The 13 highest-paid football managers in the world
13. Laurent Blanc — Paris Saint-Germain
2015-2016 Income: €8 million (£6.4 million; $9 million)
Paris Saint-Germain pays its players a crazy amount of money, and the same goes for its manager. PSG have won the last four domestic titles in France, but its Champions League performances haven't quite matched up to that run.
12. Carlo Ancelotti — unattached
2015-2016 Income: €8 million (£6.4 million; $9 million)
The only manager to have won the UEFA Champions League three times, he's due to start a contract with Bayern Munich at the end of the year — but he got £6 million in the meantime as the job was supposed to start this season.
11. Andre Villas-Boas — Zenit Saint Petersburg
2015-2016 Income: €8.5 million (£6.8 million; $9.6 million)
This Portuguese manager had short tenures at Chelsea and Tottenham before departing to Russia, which he'll also leave after a two-year deal worth more than £13 million. He's still the youngest manager to ever win a European title, earning it with Porto in 2011 when he was just 33.
10. Louis Van Gaal — Manchester United
2015-2016 Income: €9.5 million (£7.6 million; $10.7 million)
The Dutchman may not have had a great season at Manchester United this year, but he's still one of the most decorated football managers in Europe and continues to rake it in.
9. Brendan Rodgers — unattached
2015-2016 Income: €10 million (£8 million; $11.3 million)
After spending two years at Liverpool, Rogers was sacked by the club just 10 games into his third season there. Still, he got a nice payoff.
8. Arsene Wenger — Arsenal
2015-2016 Income: €11 million (£8.8 million; $12.4 million)
Having joined Arsenal way back in 1996, Wenger gets paid over £8 million a year to manage the Gunners. He's taken them to Premier League glory three times and won the FA Cup six times, though some wonder whether it's time for the team to get some fresh blood.
7. Luis Enrique — Barcelona
2015-2016 Income: €12 million (£9.6 million; $13.5 million)
Enrique won Barcelona the treble in his first season there, and his salary has ballooned accordingly. He also won the 2015 FIFA World Coach award for his troubles, which may see him even higher up the manager pay list next year.
6. Diego Simeone — Athletico Madrid
2015-2016 Income: €12.5 million (£10 million; $14.1 million)
Simeone won over a hundred caps playing for Argentina before becoming a very well-paid manager. Since coaching Athletico Madrid he's taken them to Europa League and La Liga glory.
5. Jurgen Klopp — Liverpool
2015-2016 Income: €13 million (£10.4 million; $14.7 million)
Klopp took Borussia Dortmund to great success before joining Liverpool in October last year, replacing Brendan Rodgers. Fans have taken his buckets of charisma to their hearts. This week he led Liverpool to an unlikely Europa League win against his old side.
4. Rafael Benitez — Newcastle United
2015-2016 Income: €14.8 million (£11.8 million; $16.7 million)
Speaking of Liverpool, Benitez was there for six years before joining a slew of clubs, including Inter Milan, Chelsea, and Real Madrid. He's now settled at Newcastle for a three-year deal that pays him handsomely.
3. Fabio Capello — unattached
2015-2016 Income: €16.5 million (£13.1 million; $18.6 million)
England fans will recognise Capello, who managed the national team between 2008 and 2012. He needs another job now, having just been sacked by Russia.
2. Pep Guardiola — Bayern Munich
2015-2016 Income: €16.5 million (£13 million; $18.6 million)
The Spaniard is the current coach of Bayern Munich, which has won the German league for the last three seasons. Manchester City will be hoping he works the same magic there, as he's joining for the next season.
1. Jose Mourinho — unattached
2015-2016 Income: €24 million (£19 million; $27 million)
The best-paid manager in football is one who was sacked earlier in the season. Chelsea dumped Mourinho after a bad start to the season, and rumours of where he'll go next continue to be one of the biggest talking points in football. In the meantime, continued pay by Chelsea and endorsement deals with Adidas, Hublot, and Alibaba have kept his bank account full.
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
PSG 2 - 2 Manchester City player ratings: Who was YOUR man of the match at the Parc des Princes?
- Fernandinho took advantage of some poor PSG defending to net a vital second away goal as Manuel Pellegrini's men earned an impressive draw in Paris
All smiles: Manchester City players celebate their draw in Paris
Fernandinho hit a deflected equaliser as Manchester City snatched a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain.
City looked to be running into trouble at the Parc des Princes after casually allowing Zlatan Ibrahimovic to cancel out a Kevin De Bruyne strike and falling behind to an Adrien Rabiot tap-in.
But after Ibrahimovic continued to atone for an early penalty miss by heading against the bar, Fernandinho took advantage of some poor PSG defending to net a vital second away goal.
PSG
Trapp 5: Should have done better when beaten by De Bruyne’s powerful shot. Decent distribution.
Aurier 5: A few good deliveries from the right but at fault for City's second.
Thiago Silva 7: A class act, who loves to stride forward out of central defence and pick a pass.
Luiz 5: Cautioned within 12 seconds and failed to cut out pass for City goal. Won penalty though.
Maxwell 7: Bombed forward effectively down the left, positive-minded in the spirit of the night.
Thiago Motta 6: The man who makes things tick – but his passing wasn’t always accurate.
On target: Adrien Rabiot celebrates his goal
Rabiot 7: Opportunist’s strike to cap a lively performance in midfield.
Matuidi 5: Lost possession for De Bruyne goal and was wasteful on other occasions too.
Di Maria 8: Some sublime moments of skill and some very telling crosses from the Argentine.
Ibrahimovic 6: Missed penalty and another great chance – yet some of his contributions were majestic.
Cavani 7: Often excellent cutting in from the left, the Uruguayan is an intelligent team-player.
Subs: Lucas Moura (Rabiot 78), Van der Wiel (Aurier 78)
Man City
Hart 8: Brilliant penalty save, defied Ibrahimovic and kept City in with a shout.
Sagna 6: Conceded a penalty after sloppy defending which is most out of character.
Otamendi 5: An unconvincing performance as he was caught horribly in possession.
Mangala 5: Lucky not to concede a penalty when PSG were screaming for a push on Matuidi.
Clichy 5: Caught out of position, bombing forward when he should stay at home.
Fernandinho 7: Good display, solid defensively and scored City's second.
Leveller: Fernandinho levels for City
Fernando 4: Crazy moment of madness to gift Ibrahimovic an equaliser. Unforgivable error.
Silva 5: Glanced a header wide from a great chance. Below par season by his standards.
De Bruyne 7: What a difference his return has made. Superb finish and good all round quality.
Navas 6: One outstanding cross for Silva but does not offer enough to be in this team.
Aguero 7: Given very little service but still worked so hard, making countless runs.
Subs: Delph 77 (De Bruyne, Bony (Silva 88), Kolarov (Aguero 90)
Mirror
Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal turns down Dutch FA job - so is he set to stay at Old Trafford?
- The Dutch FA (KNVB) believed LVG could help reinvigorate the set up and restore Holland's credibility
Rejection: Man United manager Louis van Gaal turned down a job offer from the Dutch FA
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has turned down the chance to become the KNVB's director of football.
But his decision to do so does not necessarily mean he will be staying on at Old Trafford beyond the end of this season, report the Manchester Evening News.
Van Gaal won the bronze medal at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as Netherlands coach guiding them to third place at the finals. He returned from South America to officially take charge at United as David Moyes' successor on a three year deal.
While Van Gaal has had a fraught time in England the Netherlands have also suffered on the international stage since his departure for Old Trafford.
Old Trafford: Van Gaal's future is still unclear
Danny Blind's side were shock fallers in the Euro 2016 qualifiers and won't be in France for the summer tournament.
The Dutch FA believed LVG could help reinvigorate the set up and restore Holland's credibility. The Netherlands' top brass created the creator of football for Van Gaal and offered him the post.
Top job: Van Gaal with assistant manager Danny Blind during the 2014 World Cup
But during the international break from his United duties it is understood that the Reds boss turned down the opportunity.
It will fuel stories that the 64-year-old will be given the green light to go ahead and complete his three-year contract at Old Trafford.
Mirror
