Sentences with phrase «behind runaway leaders»

Liverpool leapfrogs bitter rivals Manchester United, but United can retake the second spot behind runaway leaders Manchester City when they host Swansea later on Saturday.

Spurs have fallen 13 points behind runaway leaders Manchester City after one win in their last four league games, but Pochettino said it was important not to lose sight of how far his team have come.

They've slipped 16 points behind runaway leaders Man City, but the champions will be pleased about their five point lead over fifth placed Tottenham, with a real battle forming for the top four places.

Klopp's side are second in Group B behind runaway leaders Sion, but this result probably means Klopp has to take his best players to Russia for the return fixture in two weeks» time.

Real, meanwhile, sit fourth in La Liga, 15 points behind runaway leaders Barcelona, with their ongoing progression in the Champions League crucial in keeping coach Zinedine Zidane in a job.

Man City's season seemed to have stagnated around the turn of the year, but they are now favoured by bookies to finish second behind runaway leaders Chelsea.

With the game all - but over, Thomas added a third on 88 minutes to wrap up the victory and keep Atletico comfortably second behind runaway leaders Barcelona.

Before the weekend's win they had been in a bracket of teams vying for a playoff place behind runaway leaders Cardiff and QPR — but where others have fallen away Swansea have relentlessly pushed on to gain an advantage.

The Warsaw born 24 year old racked up 30 goals last season to help Jurgen Klopp's side to a domestic double and has scored eight goals already this season but the fact that the Westfalenstadion are already 11 points behind runaway leaders Bayern Munich may well be a motivating facor behind Lewandowski's reticence at signing a new deal.

His arrival would likely have made little difference to our season thinking back however, having finished 16 points behind runaway leaders Manchester United, but he clearly had hopes of joining on a permanent basis.

Not exact matches

It is far from good enough from United as they now find themselves 16 points behind runaway league leaders Manchester City, and Paul Pogba is among those who has not looked at his best — far from it.

We must now muster the will to get behind our team while we can still mathematically catch the runaway leaders, and we also need to assure ourselves of our place in the top four.

Manchester City are runaway leaders with the chasing pack eight - plus points behind them at this early point in the campaign.

Manchester United will spend Christmas an eye - watering 13 points behind runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City after Harry Maguire secured Leicester a draw with a last - gasp goal.

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United have endured a difficult season and trail 16 points behind runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City.