Manchester City have been told by Benfica that star forward Angel Di Maria will cost them £36m after they made him their top target to replace Brazilian Robinho, who has been linked with Barcelona.

Di Maria has emerged as an integral part of a free-scoring Benfica side who have set their sights on a Portuguese [...]

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes says Brazilian striker Robinho has a chance of returning to first-team action in the league at Liverpool on 21 November.

The former Real Madrid star has not played for City since injuring an ankle on international duty in September.

However, he has trained during City’s break in Abu Dhabi and has flown [...]

Birmingham miss the opportunity to beat Manchester City as a penalty awarded after De Jong handled the ball in penalty area was saved by Shay Given.

Christian Benitez hit a post early on for the home side and Craig Bellamy saw a shot blocked for Manchester City.

Keeper Given came to the visitor’s rescue early in the [...]