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Man City thrashed on Pep Guardiola return but Erling Haaland makes history against PSG

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Gent, O. (2026, October 14). Man City thrashed on Pep Guardiola return but Erling Haaland makes history against PSG. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/man-city-psg-guardiola-return-champions-league-haaland-b1300901.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-14 · by Oli Gent

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Pep Guardiola returned to Manchester City's Etihad Stadium for the first time since being found guilty of breaching financial rules. He attended a UEFA Champions League match against PSG in a show of support for his former club. The stadium displayed defiant messages, and fans booed during the Premier League anthem before a home game against Ipswich. Guardiola clutched his face in anguish when a goal-scoring opportunity was missed by Manchester City, showing his continued engagement despite no longer being the manager. City's chairman and chief executive received public backing from Guardiola amidst ongoing appeals to overturn the guilty verdict. The booing of pre-match anthems became a fixture reflecting fan discontent over financial regulations and perceived unfairness. Overall, Manchester City has been displaying unity against adversity through defiant actions post-guilty verdict findings.

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Champions League City Liverpool PSG the Community Shield

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City ORG · 7× PSG ORG · 7× Donnarumma PERSON · 4× Haaland PERSON · 3× Doue PERSON · 2× Safonov PERSON · 2× Vitinha PERSON · 2× Champions League ORG · 1× Desire Doue PERSON · 1× Maghnes Akliouche PERSON · 1×

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City spurned numerous chances, including hitting the woodwork twice, in a frantic second period but with Maghnes Akliouche adding to earlier strikes from Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha, PSG – who also missed a late penalty – held on.
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The former City manager made his first visit to the Etihad Stadium since standing down last summer in a strong show of support for the club in light of last month’s verdict from an independent commission. asserted
manager → make → commission
His presence roused the fans, who also continued to show their defiance, but his night looked like falling flat as holders PSG swept into a 3-0 lead with a ruthless first-half display in the Champions League encounter. asserted
PSG → rouse → encounter
City spurned numerous chances, including hitting the woodwork twice, in a frantic second period but with Maghnes Akliouche adding to earlier strikes from Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha, PSG – who also missed a late penalty – held on. asserted
who → spurn → penalty
It was City’s first defeat since the Community Shield, ending a run of eight successive victories under Guardiola’s successor Enzo Maresca. asserted
It → end → successor
It had seemed business as usual for City on Sunday as they ran out 3-0 winners at Liverpool, with their supporters making a strong show of their loyalty to the club in the face of the financial scandal. asserted
supporters → seem → scandal
That feeling was brought back to the Etihad with a huge ‘City Til I Die’ tifo unfurled before kick-off, but on the field PSG were in no mood to play second fiddle. asserted
PSG → bring → fiddle
The visitors served early warning as Warren Zaire-Emery forced a save from former PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. asserted
Emery → serve → Donnarumma
City wanted a penalty when Rayan Cherki went down in a challenge from Marquinhos but nothing was given, although the hosts almost got lucky when Matvei Safonov punched a corner onto his own bar. asserted
Safonov → want → bar
PSG got into their stride, City struggled to contain them. asserted
City → get → them
A lightning quick break brought the opening goal after 13 minutes as Doue cut inside from the left and beat Donnarumma inside his near post. asserted
Doue → bring → post
The second came just two minutes later as Dembele crossed the ball from the right and continued his run to head home Doue’s return ball. asserted
Dembele → come → ball
Achraf Hakimi then planted a header against the post before the third arrived after 32 minutes as Vitinha smashed in from a Zaire-Emery lay-off. asserted
Vitinha → plant → off
Hakimi should have added another but shot straight at Donnarumma. asserted
Hakimi → add → Donnarumma
Maresca made a triple change at the break and the impact was immediate with one his substitutes, Iliman Ndiaye, crossing for Haaland to head home. asserted
one → make → Haaland
Antoine Semenyo also tested Safonov but PSG soon hit back. asserted
PSG → test → Safonov
Donnarumma looked like he had saved Akliouche’s long-range effort but the ball took an unlucky bounce and spun back into the goal. asserted
ball → look → goal
City continued to press forward with Enzo Fernandez and Haaland both hitting the woodwork in quick succession. asserted
Fernandez → continue → succession
PSG were breached again after 75 minutes when Haaland turned in from a Ayyoub Bouaddi pass but the striker was denied a hat-trick when Safonov saved at close range. asserted
Safonov → breach → range
The drama continued until the end with Donnarumma saving a penalty from Ferran Torres in stoppage time. asserted
Donnarumma → continue → time
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