City welcomed in 2025 in winning fashion as an Erling Haaland brace along with a Vladimir Coufal own goal and Phil Foden strike saw us defeat West Ham 4-1 at the Etihad.

Phil Foden has sent Man City fans a message after their first fixture of 2025 resulted in an important victory for the club.

The rout is officially on as Kevin De Bruyne spots Phil Foden for a simple finish following a West Ham defensive miscue in the second half at the Etihad.

The starting line-ups are in from the Etihad Stadium where Manchester City welcome West Ham on Saturday afternoon. Defensive trio Ederson, Rúben Dias and John Stones all remained sidelined with

Manchester City’s hopes of reigniting their Premier League title defence were virtually extinguished after being held to a 2-2 draw at Brentford thanks to two late goals from the home team.

Erling Haaland hits double as Manchester City ease to win over West Ham - Vladimir Coufal put through his own net and Phil Foden also got on the scoresheet as the champions rediscovered their scoring touch.

The Norwegian was at the double as the champions earned their joint-biggest win of the season in the Premier League

Phil Foden explained Manchester City's late capitulation was due to tiredness, but said there were "no excuses" for dropping two points away at Brentford.

Manchester City are hoping to start the new year with a victory at the Etihad against West Ham United.

Manchester City kicked off 2025 with a promising 4-1 win over West Ham to pick up a second consecutive win in the Premier League for the first time since October.

City's dominant win moved them to 6th with 34 points, 11 behind leaders Liverpool in the Premier League table.

Manchester City secured an emphatic 4-1 victory over West Ham United on Saturday as they earned their second successive Premier League win.