Sentences with phrase «manchester sides above»
The Blues will be looking to continue their excellent form of late — 19 points picked up from a possible 21 in the Premier League — and Antonio Conte's men will be hoping to cash in on any slip - ups from the Manchester sides above them, who meet on Sunday.
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The only club above # 100,000, it is hardly surprising that Manchester City's fans are unhappy with the side's inability to perform in Europe when this much is spent.
With potential title rivals Manchester City hammering Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium earlier in the day and Chelsea yet to place, van Gaal's side face losing ground on those sides currently above them.
17 of the 41 league goals (41 %) conceded by Arsenal last season came in defeats away to the three sides that finished above them — at Manchester City (6 - 3), Liverpool (5 - 1) and Chelsea (6 - 0).
Home side Crystal Palace have effectively nothing left to play for other than personal pride, whereas Manchester United were desperately seeking points in order to consolidate a precious fourth position above chasing Liverpool.
United's 1 - 0 defeat by bottom club West Brom on Super Sunday handed rivals Manchester City the Premier League title, with Mourinho's side fighting for second place above Liverpool and Tottenham.
Claude Puel's side head into the weekend in 8th position in the table with the opportunity to move above Burnley, who are in action against Manchester United.
However, it's easy to also see why the home side are above evens, given that they've enjoyed a mixed record against the other top sides in recent encounters, with Manchester United taking a 0 - 0 draw back from Anfield last month.
The Welsh - based side, who are sitting four points above the relegation zone, will travel to the Manchester City Stadium with the hope of picking a result against the flamboyant Pep Guardiola's side.
Manchester City are the 26th club to have scored 100 UEFA Champions League goals — only four of those sides above them in the all - time list have a better strike rate.
In fact, Sanchez has joined a Manchester United side who have no even finished above Arsenal since Sir Alex Ferguson left.
On the other side, they could take up the challenge at Manchester City as Guardiola seeks to continue City's recent run of finishing above United along with becoming a successful club at challenging both for domestic and European honours on a consistent basis.
A draw will also suite Chelsea, as they will go above Mauricio Pochettino's side and then they can focus on the two clubs from Manchester, who have started off positively, though the Red Devils lost out to them.