An inexperienced
City side gave Chelsea a tough time in the first half, and went into the break level as David Faupala cancelled out Diego Costa's 35th - minute opener.
Steve Bruce was a great player at Manchester United and had some success as a manager as well, most notably when his Hull
City side gave Arsenal a big fright in the FA Cup Final a couple of years ago.
Not exact matches
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Side, neighbors are unhappy that a handsome Christian Science Church has
given up on religion altogether and rented the building out for the entertainments of the
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... 2... we need a third CB... Holding is good but still too young to play weekly in EPL, Mertesacker is slow n in his final year, Gabriel is not too intelligent n flops against technical
sides like Bayern,
City, Liverpool... Monreal like mertesacker struggles against fast forwards plus he
gives them too much space in d box with his archaic style of shadow marking..
Pep Guardiola will know him better than the others
given that his
City side came directly up against Monaco in the Champions League round - of - 16 stage, and evidently the Spanish tactician saw something he liked to warrant his interest in signing Mendy.
It may not prove to be too costly against Burnley after Gael Clichy struck in the second half to
give his
side the lead at the Etihad, but it certainly won't help
City's cause as they look to keep up the pace in the title race.
The three other games all saw us keep a clean sheet but they were against EPL strugglers Hull
City at home and the two non-league
sides Sutton and Lincoln in the FA cup, so when
giving an interview to Sky Sports this week you can sort of understand why our manager blamed this aspect of Arsenal's game for our problems, when asked whether the uncertainty over his future could be affecting his players.
The former Spurs boss was dejected following Rangers» 2 - 0 defeat at home to Stoke
City, and has all but
given up on keeping his
side from dropping down into the Championship next season.
Man
City had been strongly linked with a genuine interest in the 20 year old but the Toffees # 50m price - tag is said to have scared off the Etihad Stadium
side, which takes some doing
given the sums the Premier League title holders are usually happy to fork out.
Wenger was obviously happy with the commitment to victory shown by his
side, and although it
gives us a four point gap over
City now, Le Prof thinks it's too early to say Arsenal are title favourites.
Over at Windy
City Gridiron, they talk about how history is on their
side,
given the most recent Super Bowls and the late - entry teams that played in them (and won them).
For Chelsea, this win will come as a big boost, as it
gives Conte's
side a massive lift going into their match against Manchester
City this weekend.
A determined performance from the English
side saw them hold their French opponents at bay, while a huge goal from Kevin De Bruyne
gave them a 1 - 0 win in the match and a 3 - 2 win in the tie, upsetting the odds and earning
City a berth in the semifinal for the first time in their history.
Ok then Muff let's hope Coqhelin has the next 2 games and after the
City one which will still be in the window of new players make your judgement then His last 2half games shows he is now better and deserves his place even before Arteta or Flamini both are passed it so let's
give Coqhelen a fair go, he has really not put a foot wrong I would rather money be spent on a left
sided player Left back and Center back for The BFG CB
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City fans FINALLY
give Ranieri his own song... and it's pretty catchy!
Reading 1 - 0 Bradford
City: Robson Kanu
gives Championship
side the lead (Video) GOAL!
Man United 0 - 1 Man
City: Aguero goal
gives Pellegrini's
side the lead at Old Trafford
Arsenal were 1 - 0 up at Man
City and cruising in the first half and looked like they were set for another easy three points, but can you darn believe it, that dang referee went and
gave the game to the wrong
side!
We then witnessed something quite remarkable, as three goals in Aguero, John Stones and Leroy Sane put the home
side 5 - 3 up, and
gave Pep Guardiola's a huge advantage going into the second leg, with
City taking a huge step towards the quarter finals.
Newly signed stars Alexis Sanchez, Mathieu Debuchy and Calum Chambers were
given the nod against a strong Manchester
City side, with fans eagerly awaiting to see the new singings in action.
As for United and
City, neither
side seems particularly in need of a right - back
given the respective form of Antonio Valencia and Kyle Walker this term.
The fact that Arsenal's quarter - final this weekend is at home to Lincoln
City, the lowest ranked
side left in the draw, after getting past the previously lowest ranked club Sutton last time
gives us a great chance.
He would be a beast on those games that we meet Chelsea the only «Formerly top four»
side that took unnecessary points from us, obviously for reason of history, he would be fired up against Man United, they hired someone who didn't
give him a chance, against Man
City he would probably be in competition with Aguero for the golden boot... Everton made 360 chances to Arsenal's 464.
this window has just finished i am already thinking about who we will get for the january window we might try for khedira on a really low offer as he is free agent almost would help boost numbers in midfield in the new year as we will no doubt need to filling the numbers about then also i will hold my hands up and say i was wrong this morning for
giving wenger stick and saying welbeck is rubbish i have been out in the cold light of day and had a chance to reevaluate the situation and realized that this could be a canny shrew transfer on wenger behalf actually if wenger can turn the clock back and work his magic on welbeck and get him scoring goals and improve his game then we could have a great underrated signing on our hands its wengers absolute trust in him that might be what makes him a great player as this is something that he never had at old mordor if anybody can make him a world beater wenger can he loves this little pet projects improving players against the odds welbeck has the skillset to be high class player upfornt he just needs to work very hard on his finishing i think once he gets a few goals under his belt he will settle in fine and he is a team player you could put him on the left against man
city to shore up that
side and he will put in a great shift without a complaint that could be his biggest asset to us or on the right whenever we need him there ithinkwenger might start himon the left against
city to protect the left back against navas and i bet you if he does a great job we will take a shine to him quickly i am hopeing he will be one of those wenger gems that he finds and polishes up to a high finish i must admit i was annoyed as some other gunners were at not signing d / m and c / h but if wenger does win the league with this lot it will be his greatest win yet and what might play in to our hands is the unpredictable nature of the league in the last few seasons if we get on a good run at the right time we might be hard to stop look at
city they should have never lost to stoke but the result is there in black and white for all to see and i think chelsea will hit the skids after a while to just because cesc and costa are doing well now thats there main threat but teams will work out how to stop them as the season goes on and chelsea will become predictable i think we might just do well this season after all
Reading's McShane was in the Hull
City side that
gave us such a scare in the FA cup final a few years ago, so you can see why he says that Reading have no reason to fear tonight's match and that we will need to be on the ball to beat them.
United would not want to lose a quality player like De Gea
given their struggles to keep up with Manchester
City as it is, with the 27 - year - old's mind - blowing stats this season showing how important he is to Jose Mourinho's
side.
Given his role and importance to the
side, Arsene Wenger would have hoped for more from him, and his frustrated reaction to being substituted against Norwich
City last weekend only further added to suggestions that all is not well at the Emirates.
As a result, it's no surprise to see him linked with the likes of Chelsea and
City, with both clubs in need of bolstering their respective backlines, while Rudiger also offers versatility which will be very useful for both
sides given the tactical flexibility of Conte and Guardiola.
I think that this
side is playing with some physicality that Cazorla could never have
given to the team where Ramsey skipped past players forced
City to play defensive.
Raheem Sterling found the net with one of five
City shots on target to
give his
side the lead on 29 minutes, before his cross for Sergio Aguero deflected home off Tyrone Mings, who was credited with a 69th - minute own goal.
Watch Arsenal's Santi Cazorla
give his
side the lead against Manchester
City at the Etihad, Nacho Monreal earning the penalty...
Their form in the league wasn't great either, as they followed a 5 - 0 thumping of Aston Villa with disappointing draws with Chelsea and Everton, and were then beaten in a crucial game with Manchester United, who won 3 - 2 at the Etihad Stadium with a last - minute winner from none other than Robin van Persie, who was indeed making a huge difference in the title race, as his goal put six points between league leaders United and
City,
giving Mancini's
side a real uphill task to retain their title even before the half - way point of the season.
Whether today's shortfalls were an indication of weaknesses in the
side or merely lethargy creeping in — it will have undoubtedly have
given Manchester
City, and their other title challengers, hope.
INSHAA ALLAH this season we will the win the league of we just keep focus, treat one game at a time, don't be afraid of man
city, man utd, tottenham, Liverpool, Everton when we we play them away just be patient and respect them at their home grounds sit deep and work hard and we wil get the important results in our favour in these games and also don't underestimate small
sides because these games can
give you points and if we you lose or draw against these
sides then it can cause huge dent in our title ambitions... COYG!!!
As for Sunday's match, even though Man
City won't take it lightly, I'd expect they'll have a slightly weaker
side out,
given that they have a Champions League qualifying match next week, before kicking off in the Premier League.
I think
City were good, in fact I think
City are the best Premier League
side since the Invincibles, the movement of the players, the way they keep the ball on the floor and the way close teams down, all signs of Pep genius, I fancy them for the Champions League, and to think Pep took a years sabbatical to
give Wenger time to leave and replace him.
But Liverpool have
given Pep's
side fits over the last couple of years, including an absolute epic of a match match earlier this season when Liverpool beat
City, 4 - 3, at Anfield in Premier League action.
City will certainly be the happier of the two
sides, with two away goals
giving them a real advantage heading into the second leg.
The answer perhaps lies in an interview Klopp
gave after his
side's 4 - 3 victory over
City in January.
It «brings one
side to the window to the
city, that
gives us this really cool element of being able to put a player up there that's a hundred - foot - tall, to complement the halo board and the ribbon board,» Jenkins said.
Chelsea have been
given a massive boost ahead of their crucial match against Manchester
City this weekend, as Pep Guardiola's
side confirmed today that summer signing Benjamin Mendy has suffered an injury relating to his ACL which has ruled him out of Saturday's clash, as per the BBC.
Bradford
City sit in seventh place in League One and few would have
given the Yorkshire outfit much of a hope away at Premier League table toppers Chelsea, especially after they had gone 2 - 0 down, but Parkinson's
side dug deep to pull off an FA Cup shock of epic proportions.
is really made of this weekend at Manchester
City if he does well I don't see why we can't
give him a chance until the end of the season I think our biggest problem is at CB (Mert) but with that said we need another DM to play along
side Coq and we would have a wonderful team we just need 2 - 3 players and we are capable of beating the top teams
Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker
gives his
side the lead against Hull
City in the FA Cup with a powerful header...
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gave Chelsea the perfect start at the KC Stadium by scoring a wonderful goal to
give Jose Mourinho's
side a 1 - 0 lead against Hull
City inside the first two minutes.
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City players are good at «provoking» penalties after his Arsenal
side were
given the benefit of the doubt on two close calls during Saturday's 0 - 0 draw at the King Power Stadium.
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City has both the infrastructure and guidance to be an elite
side.