Watching
arch city rivals Atletico Madrid lift the La Liga title was a bitter pill to swallow, with salt rubbed further into the wounds by Barcelona also finishing above Real Madrid in the table.
North London derby is different ball game, pressure building up to the match day plays its part as
arch city rivals battle on field.
Not exact matches
By the time we face Chelsea on Sunday, Arsenal could have dropped to third in the table if both Leicester and Man
City pick up points, so we really need to make a statement by beating our
arch rivals by hook or by crook, if only to break our horrible record against them.
Discussing the deal, the German tactician aimed a subtle dig at
City by suggesting they simply couldn't handle the fact that Sanchez was even considering choosing their
arch rivals over them, denting their pride in the process.
The West London club's spending outlay was someway below
arch title
rivals Man
City, who spent # 49m on Raheem Sterling (via Sky Sports), # 55m on Kevin de Bruyne (via BBC Sport), # 32m on Nicolas Otamendi (via BBC Sport) as well as bringing in Fabian Delph from Aston Villa and Patrick Roberts from Fulham.
Manchester
City leads the Premier League with a hefty sixteen points lead from the second positioned
arch rival Manchester United.
The Premiership weekend saw Manchester United widen the gap between first and second place, while their
arch rivals Manchester
City failed to make any ground after a draw against Fulham.
After Manchester
City and Tottenham Hotspur dropped points on Saturday, Liverpool have the chance to go joint top tonight if they beat
arch rivals Manchester United in the Premier League.
No team was content on being the second best, especially when it was to their
arch rivals and
city neighbours.
There can also be no doubt that three away matches in a row against any opposition is no walk in the park, never - mind the matches being against
city rivals and
arch competitors, bitter ex-coaches and jinx kit - color sharers.
-- Newcastle suffered their first league defeat of the season away at Manchester United's
arch rivals last weekend, losing 3 - 1 at Man
City.
Edging over the
arch rival Honda
City (25.6 kmpl) by a good margin in terms of fuel efficiency, Ciaz SHVS is packed with 1.3 L DDiS mild hybrid tech engine that develops max power of 89 bhp and peak torque of 200 Nm.