Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Standing Alone: Stories of Heroism and Heartbreak from Manchester City's 2020/21 Title-Winning Season
Standing Alone: Stories of Heroism and Heartbreak from Manchester City's 2020/21 Title-Winning Season
Standing Alone: Stories of Heroism and Heartbreak from Manchester City's 2020/21 Title-Winning Season
Ebook360 pages5 hours

Standing Alone: Stories of Heroism and Heartbreak from Manchester City's 2020/21 Title-Winning Season

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

A team of writers for The Athletic chronicles Manchester City Football Club’s 2020–2021 season and their return to the top in this collection of articles.

In season 2020/21, as Premier League football struggled to find its feet, one team rose above all others. Standing Alone is the story of Manchester City’s return to the pinnacle of English football and their journey to a first Champions League final. An irresistible team, led by the greatest coach of his generation, Pep Guardiola, fighting not only for all four trophies, but for a place in history.

Throughout this extraordinary season of breathtaking football, they were followed by another team of elite talents, carefully assembled to leave the competition trailing in their wake: the sportswriters of The Athletic. The result is an immersive, real-time account of an untouchable Premier League win, yet another League Cup triumph and, finally, crushing defeat as history beckoned in the final of the Champions League. 

The Athletic team tell this story through expert analysis and exclusive interviews with players and staff; pivotal games in the season are brought to life; key characters are profiled, including Sergio Aguero, a legend whose time is running out, and Ruben Dias, emerging as England’s Player of the Year.

If you are a Manchester City fan, a fan of the scintillating football they play, or just a fan of great sportswriting, you’ll want to replay a unique season with Standing Alone.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 5, 2021
ISBN9781913538590
Standing Alone: Stories of Heroism and Heartbreak from Manchester City's 2020/21 Title-Winning Season

Read more from Sam Lee

Related to Standing Alone

Related ebooks

Soccer For You

View More

Related articles

Related categories

Reviews for Standing Alone

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Standing Alone - Sam Lee

    ebook_preview_excerpt.html|rG寤ӌY"UkF A eڷ2Jyama_vu?d9Uvl."*3#/Ǐ{ݷ~k+﯊O7>oxwp->W_ᄑx{tfVP_S?a^_\|(.Oo~Ɛw~[~> -]Y[7}hWC]\}YMM_5~yeËcqeoe_|,_UѲi,–M16Plcżz㱢jCmC~: Ml,G-Ů\̭2>r.*>̊Ϻ~۰cOaW|?u-yxhcjWwբPZևU3LA3+kYrXf?s@wn۾+n¾+vuy"\6ޫb],-޺ Jf )-mE $Png,lS'J %,wmwymgqU}l/CU 몭 )Lߋ;,]ժZ@ڷ۲ r7aS{"4k]܆lWVKu]EU'LtFxZbj[A:*x7̷UUPFMC,UVWmz/.VJ<+~ 4k7`43(6-qx#9 pGxz^.6'*gO~d.,7XmNڸ0?S}mٔNzj hgzl1#CFˡBؙimC1%FJݗnPo5}\VVwkh!e6-wN\"İ$uYq^>/mBLϫA|CT5~jgJؖU]ĆyU<~1e:%wy٢IdM80ǬHk()ZsKX,cmΒ[cd 0߿ŰA#t[ d:5*[h)rIy2Ց~~~ r4) ݆q fob eC?cPC}y,eXTj„: ߆v ݅'k Y(wat72ky2K`aʎJ>Ԛ>,4)e,VPnSr3 \`zy A}o=u`Cm~\~OZȑqi ߙ% Æ1`QkgJ_kxrj{V8D1̚4҇pؘKii%d/T| dN餋# vۖ(g!PF 2~<'p`ChE PCrcn*$b#,_ϿmwzЮX\ ޵@4}B1@xwūOB Qh~Ч~W WuΊeL9|DjLC.clMNd.bbK'~BaR@)îlF 8<8>>@Ss1~Ihiݦ0_"-cÏP 'Whdf-+M$>:^ n%J{3LI; !W-ͥH s&p YguBX$s@ 26dtr|M]ya;taMa2ChRuvTxHQ6c2R Prxsސ%qs}"4 eFZfذj8G,r%΂y/ݳr]zg”d͉cS}7OCdToFl~dpÃ![Ớ4]H)UH[7 &VIIJiχ~4/#S8RaRI %ⱎd:ȵ| |VDkhGkğu~L @#X"͊4棯(9#¾2NXSr4 mB%\5rZlJ F悇ynvF(Cb6¼φ> Xt#2 ̈́T@bsr%wTٶ };qB 5A9Wm<;*;.[ ]ǓJ-eE:sYbtLh^FjU#ƀ߻0BDF`!U&LdKI4觭P$;쉩x= 1;|So'=ӬD zޞ(F=JT@fx2fnr?3OCD->B8WRrRR7efERkQr V*%"ժ[> X;W)}wCro 5x3 4NB:E?3o5`O-RI׮3rjEƒ!UsmϓGLIM'$2,}KIhRAOQ@Ré.|yST8OVJ Vb N՞w澛e?~V}zBH5L,6^,\z 9ҝP|,smL 7I:@EwuLvlVKv)V#B{dT//0%ETOcAҡSN&Z< -)P;'té-JPdBrJ:6 !k[hUUgNLh50oaqMh~Cktٷux0P[ϊLj]8\c<.z:y.]oOC? ^$K($8M K yjuh#*A!E\|:` iy,*Nd7L*䉔.F9Y"v,ok^͊rJ[ơYGoTrMzꦔx !/H#^bQyYu,YM ek#ؘa.~H6=A,Ŷ^#bw`L*>p!{#OSE:e-].;DZ:@O*xOfU!} <`Jޭr[a=V~R+nv &n^Z9RKgRǖ}wy@kFtv.qJaޫn1tYlΤ:7S9+{G92ђYLx<3yRi+R.Ukhr4OE sg#,[ `3T>A;N:/H-2ӁJxv&ҏ0Vn &Z喼 K 2QZ"kXI1rS~ɜh3d-9: raȕc`0 [ (ӯcȸ&<,Vit y$1qz/y*)FD莛 ̌VBA6)8^+#Bgz^R]a9,nH`ufcb x$->a* ܫ)2 +K>q }I#UlMu>|q%ԍ f<{w7WxuwwF؟+~*_ty梸y{@d^}x{_\~tQkn׎cnۣY.8iBvnYMLp?Uz5Hy2u"<0&b]z4V$t#CɉାX ?) d`5UdS:+&g':CQ&AxF]ށe£bD+F1:ыtKEFһZɩ*3w npMD%.]DX23Le&)ȱeЦH!/9DŽ*`_cDTP:Qbt2enU5"xD<Ԟ:&]8%`]i\*c*bѤqBK~H 3"AUOE`^6+2nx딆|j6HH10/129)\k-Yxnbɜ [ufџh5R" r/eܤ}9g!>hN3gT"Ҩ0i-Y>:uF302| ̜BR+ P᭙3']ƍwk0FpTzsV$O1'.Di*07R %Obfk<E c292(*BĊK ms 2p {lI'LgSG+DF짰$AV ~%Ә@jUM<z0{z+{B<"yIm%>pV*۔qk5+r[nn!o,fMHM'`QCwʉA ]lKm#{cTo?dxȾ8Q4iCR:e| 7dO]:t놎k3se<;=-3*\>D]!7jhF.,sATNACz$'~GwN02hm~kB-ڼC73Yp2>c:V5y=npBlHOμFy"Hשȉ2 zҫ])<(cUj65t*̱)F֘cEǝa(է9KSˠH-{ښ}euwL#*7Ux4S 2Q=W(JM?"LY0>wY"6Y笏mr-Rю*]o8aBhW]KCB,XA `'/=3eL+:Lt._j;Sgμ9Q@CaɆMO:g>]A(Q}[-SsxIBᐭ8JZ[X}afK~ g#yvFV:AQ%%LR u>wEDϺs⟎?!a6-yWuDt"Axl#{Vf.9IR_n} rFc̅0x ד"K˘`Dڀ>5=6\6D&<;瞧Wg5qÖtَYO־̥{+1M=C" ~^*=+~#{ tϷQLv{ F_8T8Qq̿}:F"u HbLuH]ڛ`;u-6:jLjdF־zFY}98x:n\:xu%gAb˽XU:ʤ: -c9gYrYkKN|әsM\g &fķƛ*L*I?D Z`0W05#~9;fOC{SҖr]?m]w#[uUV ؐf]Y'es8|lVOfMJkV1ե+{; zHW/dN#3|eMO^CJV]$moMŔCm^k>A[.pRyadHet`SA;A75l~jDzr8HMXX^5xZ;m܀l#VӦ =/Mk`T:X֢f AnBQ`^f5{}TהYYVufciqX=#Jݏ~/oZ%iR
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1