Blue Moon Podcast - A Manchester City Show

David Mooney is joined by City fans Adam Monk and Dan Burke to look ahead to the return of the Premier League and City's game against Liverpool. Will Erling Haaland be fit? What will Guardiola do in the absence of Phil Foden? Which of the defenders will the game suit? Neil Atkinson from The Anfield Wrap gives us the Liverpool perspective on the weekend's fixture, plus Sam Roscoe takes a look at th...

City go into the international break with a storming 6-0 FA Cup win over Burnley. David Mooney is joined by City fans Rachel Herdson and Richard Burns to reflect on that game -- and on Erling Haaland's ridiculousness. They look at the form of the other attacking players, Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden. Plus there's a focus on the defence, as Nathan Ake and Ruben Dias impress. It's...

David Mooney is joined by City fans Joe Butterfield and Ciaran Murray to review the extraordinary week for Erling Haaland. Six goals for the Norwegian, across wins against Crystal Palace and RB Leipzig, and plenty more records broken. Are you obsessed with praying that Arsenal will drop points in this title race, too? We look at the implications of a close run-in and what you can do to avoid drivi...

After the win over Newcastle, David Mooney is joined by The Manchester Evening News Chief City Writer, Simon Bajkowski, and by City fan Gaz to review the game and look ahead to the upcoming week of matches. We check in with Palace fan and comedian Andre Vincent ahead of Saturday -- and look at Guardiola's selection issues around that game and the second leg with RB Leipzig on Tuesday. Adam Carter...

A pair of victories with the pressure eased by early goals -- that's how we begin this week's episode of the Blue Moon Podcast. David Mooney is joined by City fan and journalist, Dan Burke, plus Adam Carter from StatCity.co.uk, to review the wins over Bournemouth and Bristol City. Phil Foden is in the spotlight, as his return to form helps the team perform well -- and as he became the fourth-young...

David Mooney is joined by City fans KC and Richard Burns to review a pair of 1-1 draws, as Pep Guardiola's side stall against Nottingham Forest and RB Leipzig. Performance-wise, things seemed good -- but the results didn't match the displays. We look ahead to the Bournemouth game -- plus Jim, who runs @City_Tactics, joins the show to discuss Bernardo Silva's new role as a makeshift left-back, whil...

Manchester City return to the top of the Premier League table and the team looked like it re-found itself this week. David Mooney is joined by City fan Ally Fogg and the Daily Mail's Jack Gaughan to review the 3-1 wins over both Aston Villa and Arsenal. Nottingham Forest is up next in the league, so Forest fan and journalist Nick Miller joins the show to discuss their recent form. Plus Sam Roscoe...

In a special episode, David Mooney looks at how Pep Guardiola responded to the allegations against City this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a week! David Mooney is joined by City fan Adam Keyworth and The Athletic's Mark Critchley to discuss all of the major talking points, on and off the field. We start with the Premier League's charges -- with the help of sports lawyer Tom Murray, he advises clubs on compliance with financial sustainability and he wrote the chapter on FFP in the book Football and the Law. Then there's the on-fi...

David Mooney is joined by StatCity.co.uk's Adam Carter and City fan and journalist Alex Brotherton to discuss the FA Cup victory over Arsenal and the influence that game will have on the title race for this season. Sam Roscoe looks at the Etihad atmosphere and the issues in getting the ground bouncing, while The Mail's Jack Gaughan speaks to the show about a surprising end to the transfer window f...

David Mooney is joined by Dom Farrell from Sporting News and City fan Chris Higginbottom to analyse the latest Erling Haaland hat-trick, as Pep Guardiola's side played out a comfortable victory over Wolves. Haaland is now City's 13th-leading scorer at the Etihad, so Dan Burke talks us through the players ahead of him on the list. And did the manager see what he wanted to see from his players, afte...

Recorded at the Etihad after City's 4-2 victory over Spurs, David Mooney is joined by a range of guests -- including The Athletic's Sam Lee, BBC Radio Manchester's Mike Minay, The Daily Mail's Jack Gaughan, and the Manchester Evening News's Simon Bajkowski to reflect on a crazy game. We also look at some of the worst refereeing decisions City have been on the receiving end of, after Marcus Rashfor...

David Mooney is joined by City fans Sam Roscoe and Chris Higginbottom to reflect on three very different games. Great result, but poor performance in the Premier League against Chelsea... followed by a great result and a great performance against Chelsea in the FA Cup... followed by a poor result and a poor performance against Southampton in the League Cup. Jay Mottershead from the Stretford Paddo...

After the disappointing draw against Everton, David Mooney is joined by City fans Ciaran Murray and Adam Monk to reflect on what might have been. They discuss how to sync the team and Erling Haaland together, the inverted everything -- fullbacks and wingers -- and they chat about how much the side might need Phil Foden right now. Former Premier League referee Mark Halsey joins the show to discuss...

For the final show of 2022, David Mooney is joined by City fan Richard Burns and journalist with Sporting News, Dom Farrell, to reflect on two intense displays -- as City dispatched Liverpool and Leeds. Erling Haaland's back up to his old tricks, while Jack Grealish had a bit of an odd week -- though the plaudits must go to Rico Lewis, who impressed in both matches, too. As it's the end of the yea...

David Mooney is your host for this year's Christmas Quiz -- can defending champion Dom Farrell fight off the challenge from Adam Carter, Gaz and KC to hold on to the crown? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Mooney is joined by City fans Joe Butterfield and Rachel Herdson to preview the return of domestic football -- as City host Liverpool and then travel to Leeds. How much of an impact will World Cup fatigue have? Who will be available for the game on Thursday? Just how much is Jack Grealish enjoying his Home Alone 2 tour of New York? All the answers in today's episode. Adam Carter from StatCit...

David Mooney is joined by One Football's Dan Burke to discuss each of the City players going to Qatar 2022. They are helped by Dan Edwards (Argentina), Kristof Terreur (Belgium), Tim Vickery (Brazil), James Ducker (England), Archie Rhind-Tutt (Germany), Falco Cremers (Netherlands), Alex Goncalves (Portugal), Pol Ballus (Spain), and Craig King (Switzerland). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

After the loss to Brentford, David Mooney is joined by City fan Adam Monk and Manchester City writer for the Manchester Evening News, Alex Brotherton, to dissect what went wrong. Was the team unbalanced? Should Guardiola have changed it sooner? Did the players have half an eye on the World Cup? Did Brentford just get it right on the day? Author David Proudlove is on the show to discuss his book --...

David Mooney is joined by City fan Chris Higginbottom and the Daily Mail's Jack Gaughan to look back over the games with Fulham and Chelsea. They look at how City have played with 10 men in the past -- and how they're set up to do it now. Plus, they discuss the fringe players looking for form and the players who are performing well ahead of the World Cup break. With Brentford up last before the pa...

David Mooney is joined by City fan Chris Higginbottom and The Independent's Mark Critchley to review the victories over Leicester and Sevilla -- with a look at how City can break down stubborn teams. There's praise for Rico Lewis, after he scored on his first Champions League start, while Kevin De Bruyne and Julian Alvarez share the limelight for their displays this week. We take a look at some of...

David Mooney is joined by Goal.com's City Correspondent Jonathan Smith and City fan Ciaran Murray to look back over the games with Brighton and Dortmund. We're talking goalkeepers, with Stefan Ortega given his first start in midweek, plus penalty-taking is back on the agenda after yet another miss from the spot. Three LGBTQ+ City fans speak to the show about their experiences of being in the Etiha...

It's the same old story at Anfield again... So! David Mooney is joined by StatCity.co.uk supremo Adam Carter and the BBC Football Correspondent John Murray to pick the bones out of what went wrong... again. The team look at goals (allowed and disallowed), Pep Guardiola's approach to the match, and the fallout off the pitch since. Dan Burke and Harry Stopes discuss what Jurgen Klopp said about City...

David Mooney is joined by City fans Ally Fogg and Bob Toole to review the matches against Southampton and Copenhagen -- include the VAR use in Denmark, how City coped with Southampton's press, and how the team are learning to play up to Haaland. It's time to preview the annual nerve-shredder at Anfield, too -- so we're joined by Neil Atkinson from the Anfield Wrap to give us the insight into Liver...

David Mooney is joined by City fan Ciaran Murray and former City defender Nedum Onuoha to reflect on a dominant Manchester Derby victory. There's more on the genius of Erling Haaland -- as we also speak to Duncan Alexander from Opta to discuss how ridiculous the striker's stats are, plus we focus on Phil Foden after his first hat-trick for the club. We're looking ahead to games with Southampton an...