Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Sunday, January 15.
City chief explains club's transfer pitch to Haaland
Manchester City sold a 'football project' to Erling Haaland, while leaning on his family's affinity to the club, as they tried to persuade the striker to sign in the summer.
City won the race to sign Haaland from Borussia Dortmund for £51m, and he has scored an impressive 27 goals in 24 appearances to date. Haaland's family - including father Alfie who previously played for City - have made it clear they have a plan for the striker's career that will get the most out of his talents.
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In a new documentary, City's chief football operations officer Omar Berrada has explained how the Blues beat off competition from 'all the top teams' to persuade the Haaland family that the Etihad was the best move for him at this stage of his career.
Read more about persuading Haaland to join City here.
Rodri disagrees with Guardiola on title chances
Rodri says he has never been prouder of his Manchester City teammates after their late defeat against Manchester United on Saturday.
City were heading for a much-needed three points in the Premier League thanks to Jack Grealish's second-half goal, but a controversial equaliser from Bruno Fernandes was quickly followed by a Marcus Rashford winner to move United to within a point of the Blues in the table.
The loss left City needing a favour from Tottenham in the North London derby on Sunday to prevent Arsenal from moving eight points clear at the top of the table, before Spurs visit the Etihad on Thursday as Pep Guardiola's side look to get their campaign back on track.
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