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Impervious City shrug off chaos and controversy to silence Anfield | Andy Hunter

What had been billed as a day of reckoning for the Premier League champions turned into a Sunday afternoon stroll

Anfield welcomed Manchester City to their new reality, a sullied place where every touch is accompanied by cries of “cheat”, any favourable decision is considered proof of further conspiracy and every victory hollow. But Welcome to Hell this was not. The only body of irrefutable evidence in City’s favour since the guilty verdicts landed is that Enzo Maresca’s league leaders appear immune to prosecution and persecution.

That may well change depending on the outcome of City’s appeal and any punishment that eventually arises, likewise the merits and value of a commanding 3-0 win on Liverpool soil. The sight of Erling Haaland savouring a statement victory in front of City’s supporters after the final whistle, while chants of “going down” echoed around the rest of the stadium, captured the schism at the heart of this Premier League season.

2026-10-11 20:02:08

Andy Burnham to publish all details of his dealings with Manchester City

Move comes after criticism of remarks in support of football club’s owners following financial regulations breach ruling

Andy Burnham has said he will publish all details of his dealings with Manchester City in his previous mayoral role after his intervention in support of the football club’s owners raised eyebrows.

Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative party leader, had urged the prime minister to publish everything related to his work with the club as Greater Manchester mayor and the Liberal Democrats wrote to him asking him to release minutes of meetings and declare all hospitality gifts received from owners of Manchester City.

2026-10-11 19:49:28

‘We make our own noise’: Maresca hails Manchester City after Liverpool triumph

‘You cannot imagine how happy I am … I’m here to win’
City win 3-0 at Anfield in first game since guilty verdict

Enzo Maresca praised Manchester City for “making their own noise” at Liverpool as they brushed aside the controversy and threats surrounding the club with a comprehensive 3-0 win at Anfield.

City, in their first outing since the club were found guilty on 114 charges relating to Premier League financial rules, maintained their 100% start to the season courtesy of goals from Erling Haaland, the excellent Jérémy Doku and Rayan Cherki. A sixth successive league win ensured Maresca equalled the best start to a managerial reign in Premier League history and kept City at the top of the table.

2026-10-11 19:43:59

Premier League returns in shadow of Manchester City’s judgment day | Jonathan Wilson

Football felt secondary on the first weekend of action since club were found guilty of breaking financial rules

The Cimbri are heading menacingly south, but in Rome life goes on. The asteroid is definitely coming this way, but people go to work, eat, drink, plan as usual. The White Walkers are approaching the Wall, but the squabbles between the great houses go on. Everyone in the Premier League knows the crisis is approaching, thinks – hopes, fears? – it may be apocalyptic, but until it arrives, what can you do but carry on?

After any break, there’s always an awkward moment while everybody resets. What was the cliffhanger we left the soap opera on? What new plotline had just been seeded? This is one of the reasons international weeks are so disruptive. It’s not just that the Premier League story slows for a while, it’s that we are reminded that these entities are not eternal but alliances of convenience between paid employees who have a life outside the soap opera.

2026-10-11 19:11:36

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2026-10-11 20:00:00

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Blade Runner 2099 in het StamCafé

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Blade Runner kijken wel telkens weer omdat het telkens weer de toekomst voorspelt en telkens weer de toekomst verkeerd voorspelt. Logisch dus dat er na de eerste en enige echte Blade Runner een deel twee kwam dat Blade Runner 2049 heet. Maar omdat 2049 nadert en we een virtuele Anna de Armas noch een Sylvia Hoeks in ons bed terugvinden, voelen we ons toch een beetje verraden. Maar gelukkig is er een nieuwe kans in 2099, het Blade Runner-deel dat alle andere delen overbodig moet maken. En dit deel wordt ook nog eens opgedeeld in 8 delen. Het ziet er in de trailer al Duneachtig prachtig uit en met Michelle Yeow in de hoofdrol belooft het wat te worden als de serie eind november verschijnt op Prime. Wat nu al wat is: East of Eden. De serie naar het boek van John Steinbeck. Duister, rauw, neerslachtig, maar met geweldige dialogen - een schitterende verfilming. En wat een acteerwerk van Florence Pugh, die met al haar krankzinnigheid zelfs uw hart zal veroveren. We zullen het einde niet verklappen, dat bekijkt u zelf maar, of dat leest u in het boek. De keuze is geheel aan u: timshel. Geniet u nou totaal niet van sciencefiction en mogen boeken en boekverfilmingen van u verbrand worden, dan is er altijd nog een nieuw seizoen van een Nederlandse serie met Nederlandse acteurs die gewoon Nederlands spreken: Gooische Vrouwen. Wat u ook gaat kijken: tonight we're gonna party like it's 2099!