Oli Thomas
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✍️ Senior Reporter for Sports Mole | Premier League & EFL accredited journalist | X: @O1iThomas
Pep Guardiola marks his 1,000th game as a manager by steering #ManCity to a dominant 3-0 win over reigning #PL champions #Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.
Jeremy Doku... take a bow! ⚡👏
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Jeremy Doku... take a bow! ⚡👏
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Pep’s party at 1,000! Doku dazzles as Man City sink sorry
Pep Guardiola marks his 1,000th game as a manager by steering his
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November 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Pep Guardiola marks his 1,000th game as a manager by steering #ManCity to a dominant 3-0 win over reigning #PL champions #Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.
Jeremy Doku... take a bow! ⚡👏
📝 Sports Mole | #MCILIV
Jeremy Doku... take a bow! ⚡👏
📝 Sports Mole | #MCILIV
In place at the Etihad for Sports Mole as Man City lock horns with Liverpool in the #PL!
Dias, Cherki & Bernardo all return for #ManCity, Doku will make his 100th City appearance
#Liverpool unchanged from midweek win over Real Madrid. Wirtz starts again, Isak fit for the bench
#MCILIV 🔵🔴
Dias, Cherki & Bernardo all return for #ManCity, Doku will make his 100th City appearance
#Liverpool unchanged from midweek win over Real Madrid. Wirtz starts again, Isak fit for the bench
#MCILIV 🔵🔴
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
In place at the Etihad for Sports Mole as Man City lock horns with Liverpool in the #PL!
Dias, Cherki & Bernardo all return for #ManCity, Doku will make his 100th City appearance
#Liverpool unchanged from midweek win over Real Madrid. Wirtz starts again, Isak fit for the bench
#MCILIV 🔵🔴
Dias, Cherki & Bernardo all return for #ManCity, Doku will make his 100th City appearance
#Liverpool unchanged from midweek win over Real Madrid. Wirtz starts again, Isak fit for the bench
#MCILIV 🔵🔴
Following confirmation of Brendan Rodgers’s resignation as #Celtic manager, majority shareholder Dermot Desmond has launched a scathing attack on the 52-year-old in a strongly-worded statement.
Martin O'Neill and Shaun Maloney have been placed in temporary charge at Parkhead.
#CelticFC 🟢⚪
Martin O'Neill and Shaun Maloney have been placed in temporary charge at Parkhead.
#CelticFC 🟢⚪
“Divisive, misleading, and self-serving”: Rodgers’s
Celtic's major shareholder Dermot Desmond launches a scathing
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October 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Amorim on Man United: “[My players] are more confident. The best game we’ve had this season was vs Arsenal, but when you are a little bit more confident, when you have a different spirit, sometimes you have a little bit luck in certain moments of the game, that helps you to win games”
#MUFC
#MUFC
October 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Amorim on Man United: “[My players] are more confident. The best game we’ve had this season was vs Arsenal, but when you are a little bit more confident, when you have a different spirit, sometimes you have a little bit luck in certain moments of the game, that helps you to win games”
#MUFC
#MUFC
Goals from Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo inspire Man United to a 4-2 Premier League win over Brighton at Old Trafford.
Three wins in a row for Amorim's side for the first time since February 2024.
Mbeumo & Cunha were standout performers once again.
🏟️ #MUNBHA | #MUFC | #BHAFC | #PL
Three wins in a row for Amorim's side for the first time since February 2024.
Mbeumo & Cunha were standout performers once again.
🏟️ #MUNBHA | #MUFC | #BHAFC | #PL
Cunha, Mbeumo inspire Man Utd to victory in six-goal
Goals from Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo inspire Manchester
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October 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
At Old Trafford this afternoon for Sports Mole as Man United take on Brighton in the #PL!
Sesko & Yoro come in for Mount & Maguire. Mount is fit for the bench, but Maguire is absent
Fernandes will make his 300th #MUFC appearance
One change for #BHAFC sees De Cuyper replace Gomez
🏟️ #MUNBHA
Sesko & Yoro come in for Mount & Maguire. Mount is fit for the bench, but Maguire is absent
Fernandes will make his 300th #MUFC appearance
One change for #BHAFC sees De Cuyper replace Gomez
🏟️ #MUNBHA
October 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Pep Guardiola on #ManCity’s over-reliance on Erling Haaland: “Yep [it’s a concern]. We have to score more.
“When we create, we have to score. [My attackers] are good in training, good at finishing… and I don’t have any doubts when they unlock, those players will score.”
#MCIEVE | #PL | #Haaland
“When we create, we have to score. [My attackers] are good in training, good at finishing… and I don’t have any doubts when they unlock, those players will score.”
#MCIEVE | #PL | #Haaland
October 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Pep Guardiola on #ManCity’s over-reliance on Erling Haaland: “Yep [it’s a concern]. We have to score more.
“When we create, we have to score. [My attackers] are good in training, good at finishing… and I don’t have any doubts when they unlock, those players will score.”
#MCIEVE | #PL | #Haaland
“When we create, we have to score. [My attackers] are good in training, good at finishing… and I don’t have any doubts when they unlock, those players will score.”
#MCIEVE | #PL | #Haaland
Pep Guardiola on Erling Haaland: “He could've scored four or five. He's our key man, what can I say? At the same time, we cannot rely on, and we want to do good things not just with Erling.
"Our wingers, attacking midfielders, others have to make the step up.”
#MCIEVE | #PL | #ManCity | #Haaland
"Our wingers, attacking midfielders, others have to make the step up.”
#MCIEVE | #PL | #ManCity | #Haaland
October 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Erling Haaland continues his remarkable scoring streak after netting a brace to help Man City secure a 2-0 Premier League win over Everton at the Etihad Stadium.
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#MCIEVE | #PL | #ManCity | #Everton
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#MCIEVE | #PL | #ManCity | #Everton
He can’t stop scoring! Haaland saves the day for Man City
Erling Haaland continues his remarkable scoring streak after
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October 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Back at the Etihad for Sports Mole as #ManCity take on #Everton in the #PL!
Ake, Gonzalez & Doku all return to the first XI for Man City. Marmoush on the bench, but Ait-Nouri misses out.
Dewsbury-Hall, Alcaraz & Beto all start for Everton. Keane fit to start in defence.
#MCIEVE 🏟️🔵
Ake, Gonzalez & Doku all return to the first XI for Man City. Marmoush on the bench, but Ait-Nouri misses out.
Dewsbury-Hall, Alcaraz & Beto all start for Everton. Keane fit to start in defence.
#MCIEVE 🏟️🔵
October 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Everton boss David Moyes on Grealish: “Jack’s done great again. I have been pushing him. I want him to get goals as well as assists… Johnny on the spot. That's the key to it, isn't it?”
#EVECRY
#EVECRY
October 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Everton boss David Moyes on Grealish: “Jack’s done great again. I have been pushing him. I want him to get goals as well as assists… Johnny on the spot. That's the key to it, isn't it?”
#EVECRY
#EVECRY
Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner: “Maybe the missing link to be a really top #PL team is having this efficiency to decide the game when you can decide it.
“We made one mistake in defence - we don’t make many in our defence - we made one, [Everton] got the penalty and the game was open.”
#EVECRY
“We made one mistake in defence - we don’t make many in our defence - we made one, [Everton] got the penalty and the game was open.”
#EVECRY
October 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Jack Grealish scores his first Everton goal in second-half stoppage time to secure a dramatic 2-1 Premier League win for the Toffees against Crystal Palace at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
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#PL | #EVECRY 🔵🦅
📝 Sports Mole
#PL | #EVECRY 🔵🦅
Super Jack is back! Late Grealish winner for Everton ends
Jack Grealish scores his first Everton goal in second-half
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October 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In place for my first game at Everton’s new stadium against Crystal Palace this afternoon!
Tyler Dibling is handed his first #PL start for the Toffees and Thierno Barry also starts in attack
Ismaila Sarr and Tyrick Mitchell are both recalled for Palace
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#EVECRY 🔵🦅🏟️
Tyler Dibling is handed his first #PL start for the Toffees and Thierno Barry also starts in attack
Ismaila Sarr and Tyrick Mitchell are both recalled for Palace
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#EVECRY 🔵🦅🏟️
October 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Pep Guardiola on Phil Foden: “Hopefully, step by step, he can get to his best. I'm pretty sure the game like today against United feels special… He can be what he knows he's able to do.”
🔵 #ManCity | #ManchesterDerby
🔵 #ManCity | #ManchesterDerby
September 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Pep Guardiola on Phil Foden: “Hopefully, step by step, he can get to his best. I'm pretty sure the game like today against United feels special… He can be what he knows he's able to do.”
🔵 #ManCity | #ManchesterDerby
🔵 #ManCity | #ManchesterDerby
Ruben Amorim: “I'm not going to change. When I want to change my philosophy, I will change. If not, you have to change the man.”
🔴 #MUFC | #ManchesterDerby
🔴 #MUFC | #ManchesterDerby
September 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Ruben Amorim: “I'm not going to change. When I want to change my philosophy, I will change. If not, you have to change the man.”
🔴 #MUFC | #ManchesterDerby
🔴 #MUFC | #ManchesterDerby
Man City return to winning ways in emphatic fashion as they ease to a 3-0 win over a hapless Man United outfit in this afternoon's Premier League derby at the Etihad Stadium.
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🔵🔴 #ManchesterDerby | #ManCity | #MUFC | #PL
📝 Sports Mole
🔵🔴 #ManchesterDerby | #ManCity | #MUFC | #PL
Haaland matches Shearer, surpasses Rooney as Man City ease
Manchester City return to winning ways in emphatic fashion as
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September 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Man City return to winning ways in emphatic fashion as they ease to a 3-0 win over a hapless Man United outfit in this afternoon's Premier League derby at the Etihad Stadium.
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🔵🔴 #ManchesterDerby | #ManCity | #MUFC | #PL
📝 Sports Mole
🔵🔴 #ManchesterDerby | #ManCity | #MUFC | #PL
It’s derby day! At the Etihad for Sports Mole as #ManCity lock horns with #ManUnited in the #PL!
Donnarumma will make his City debut as Foden, Gvardiol, Doku & O’Reilly also start
Sesko is handed his first PL start for Utd while Mazraoui, Dorgu & Ugarte all return
🔵🔴 #MCIMUN | #ManchesterDerby
Donnarumma will make his City debut as Foden, Gvardiol, Doku & O’Reilly also start
Sesko is handed his first PL start for Utd while Mazraoui, Dorgu & Ugarte all return
🔵🔴 #MCIMUN | #ManchesterDerby
September 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It’s derby day! At the Etihad for Sports Mole as #ManCity lock horns with #ManUnited in the #PL!
Donnarumma will make his City debut as Foden, Gvardiol, Doku & O’Reilly also start
Sesko is handed his first PL start for Utd while Mazraoui, Dorgu & Ugarte all return
🔵🔴 #MCIMUN | #ManchesterDerby
Donnarumma will make his City debut as Foden, Gvardiol, Doku & O’Reilly also start
Sesko is handed his first PL start for Utd while Mazraoui, Dorgu & Ugarte all return
🔵🔴 #MCIMUN | #ManchesterDerby
🚨🔵 Exclusive: Jack Grealish’s camp are not keen on a move abroad for the Man City attacker this summer, despite reported interest from Napoli.
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#ManCity | #MCFC | #PL | Full story 👇
📝 Sports Mole
#ManCity | #MCFC | #PL | Full story 👇
Grealish's camp not keen on move abroad for Man City
Jack Grealish's camp are not keen on a move abroad for the
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May 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🚨🔵 Exclusive: Jack Grealish has categorically ruled out a return to Aston Villa
29yo & #ManCity are open to parting ways this summer, but he will not entertain re-joining #AVFC
Grealish is also set to miss today's #PL clash vs. Fulham
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29yo & #ManCity are open to parting ways this summer, but he will not entertain re-joining #AVFC
Grealish is also set to miss today's #PL clash vs. Fulham
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Grealish categorically rules out Aston Villa return amid Man
Manchester City attacker Jack Grealish categorically rules out a
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May 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🚨🔵 Exclusive: Jack Grealish and Man City are open to parting ways this summer.
#ManCity would prefer a loan exit, but they are reluctant to send him to a #PL top-five rival.
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#ManCity would prefer a loan exit, but they are reluctant to send him to a #PL top-five rival.
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Full story 👇
Grealish, Man City open to parting ways with loan exit given
Manchester City and Jack Grealish are open to a parting of ways
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May 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Kevin De Bruyne gives an emotional speech after his final Etihad Stadium appearance as Man City confirm that the legendary playmaker will be honoured with a statue.
👑 #DeBruyne | #ManCity | #MCFC
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👑 #DeBruyne | #ManCity | #MCFC
Full story 👇
Statue confirmed! De Bruyne's emotional Etihad farewell in
Kevin De Bruyne gives an emotional speech after his final Etihad
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May 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
👑 Kevin De Bruyne makes his final appearance for Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium as Pep Guardiola's Champions League chasers secure an important 3-1 win against Bournemouth in the Premier League.
#ManCity | #MCFC | #MCIBOU | #PL
Full story 👇
#ManCity | #MCFC | #MCIBOU | #PL
Full story 👇
Stunners, sitters and red cards! Man City claim crucial win
Kevin De Bruyne makes his final appearance for Manchester City at
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May 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM