Sentences with phrase «city derby against»

Not exact matches

More interesting perhaps is what the result in the Manchester derby could mean, with Man United scoring the only goal of the game against a below par Man City.

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Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has admitted that the side's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League are in serious doubt after their Old Trafford derby humiliation against Manchester United.

Marouane Fellaini completed the turnaround at Old Trafford, after his header put Manchester United 2 - 1 ahead during the derby against Manchester City.

Their first derby of the season will come on the 26th of October when they host rivals Newcastle, and they will hope to continue their good recent home record against Manchester City when Manuel Pellegrini's side visit the Stadium of Light on the 9th of November.

He's now back in his native Australia after a spell in MLS, and he's not spent any time hanging around, scoring this goal on his debut for Manchester City sister club Melbourne City in their derby against Melbourne Victory.

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Both Man City and Chelsea have tough away games against Everton and Leicester City respectively, while Liverpool have the fierce local derby against Man United at Old Trafford.

The win sets the Red Devils up nicely for the Manchester derby next weekend as they look to avenge the 1 - 0 defeat they suffered at the Etihad earlier in the season and end a run of four straight losses against their city rivals.

Defeats against Everton, Man City and chavsky are an image of every derby game to follow.

City, who are yet to concede in their opening three games of the new season, have not tasted defeat since the 4 - 2 reverse in the derby at Old Trafford against Manchester United back in April and Pellegrini says his squad are desperate to maintain their unbeaten run:

That season (2013 2014) we won five points out of five derby games (liverpool, everton, manure, city, spuds) This season we have four derby games, and with the form shown, I don't see them wining a single one of those games, maybe they can draw against manure and Everton and that's it.

Just look at the remaining fixtures amongst the top teams (forgetting local derbies, teams fighting against relegation, European travels etc)... LC have got to play Chelsea, Utd, West Ham and City, Spuds have got us, Liverpool, Utd and Chelsea and City have also got to play Utd as we have got to play City.

League leaders Chelsea will look to take one step closer to the league title when they host Stoke City in the late game, while on Easter Sunday Tottenham travel to Burnley and Newcastle United host the Tyne - Wear derby against Sunderland.

United travelled to Selhurst Park on Saturday on the back of two 0 - 0 draws — against Manchester City in the derby last weekend, and against Middlesbrough in the Capital One Cup in midweek.

Even before a ball has been kicked, Manchester United coach Louis van Gaal already appears to be making excuses ahead of the derby against Manchester City on Sunday.

This will not be the first time or the last time that Arsenal face two big games in quick succession of course, and the fact that our north London derby clash with Tottenham has been scheduled for the early kick - off on Saturday will help, but Arsene Wenger must still consider the fatigue of his players, with a Premier League game against Leicester City coming up on Tuesday night.

Defeat to bottom side Leicester City after another insipid display, this time at the King Power Stadium in a game that represented a local derby of sorts, helped to turn Villa fans even further against Lambert as his side have struggled for goals all season.

Mario Balotelli has popped up on Instagram to throw his support behind Manchester City ahead of Saturday's derby against Manchester United.

I don't know about the rest of the Arsenal fans out there, but I am not exactly brimming with confidence about our trip to Everton on Saturday and with Man City currently just a point behind us we could do without them winning the derby against Man United on Sunday.

A triumph in the North London derby with Tottenham has raised morale to its highest point of the season and Huddersfield, who have proved against United and City how awkward they can be, were put to the sword.

He kept a clean sheet against Manchester City in the derby last weekend, and was also responsible for shutout against Crystal Palace on Saturday as Louis van Gaal's side picked up a point at Selhurst Park.

Winning the derby against City the next Sunday could be very important for the battle in the #top4.

A gritty and at times nail - biting victory against neighbours and rivals Manchester City in one of the most important Manchester derbies in recent years is something the fans would cherish for years.

After criticising Shaw in the aftermath of the loss to Watford, which followed a 2 - 1 home defeat to Manchester City in Mourinho's first Manchester derby against Pep Guardiola, the Portuguese went on to cast doubt over the 21 - year - old's bravery and mental strength due to his refusal to play through injury in November 2016.

With United winning on Saturday against Arsenal, the lead at top of the table has been reduced to just 5 points and anything put a win for City will make the next week's Manchester derby even more exciting.

With Manchester United and Manchester City both dropping precious points against relegation - threatened Swansea and Middlesbrough along with Arsenal tasting defeat in the North London derby, tonight was a chance for Liverpool to take a huge step in their bid for Champions League football.

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was delighted after winning the extremely hard derby game against Manchester City.

As a neutral, would you watch Sunderland against Hull City when the North London derby is taking place at the same place?

Leeds United, after climbing on top of the table and doing so with style and grace, came falling back to earth the last two matches in the Championship, losing on the road to Cardiff City and then in a Yorkshire derby against Sheffield Wednesday.

The two clash in the Cottonopolis derby in the final game on Saturday, with City already leading by 16 - points, and they will eagerly be looking to claim the title against their neighbours and bitter rivals.

The clash against the Bundesliga outfit saw United suffer a 4 - 1 defeat, while the derby against Pep Guardiola's City was cancelled due to bad weather in Beijing.

The performances, key moments and tactics are analysed, there's some chat about the bus nonsense and the lads look ahead to Saturday's derby and the return leg against City.

Mourinho's escape from disciplinary action comes after the FA announced that no formal action would be taken against United or City following ugly scenes that overshadowed the derby at Old Trafford earlier this month.

LONDON: Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has set his sights on returning from his lengthy injury lay - off in next month's derby against Manchester United.

Manchester City will travel to Old Trafford to play against Manchester United in one of the biggest Manchester derbies ever in the football history.

Carrick returned to action in the derby defeat against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in November and has been in stellar form since then.

With the clock showing 89.30 on the penultimate week of the season, Barcelona were winning 2 - 1 in the Catalan derby against their city rivals, while Madrid were losing 2 - 1 in Zaragoza.

The 5 - 0 loss to Manchester City, perhaps, or the heartbreaking double derby defeats against Sunderland.

FC Pune City came out victors in the Maharashtra derby against Mumbai City FC as bottom - placed FC Goa prepare to host NorthEast United FC.

They then play the first derby of the season against Pep Guardiola's City at Old Trafford on Dec. 10.

A poor showing in the 2 - 1 derby defeat to Pep Guardiola's Man City on Saturday was followed by a somewhat listless display against Feyenoord in the Europa League the following Thursday, a game that they were also defeated in.

At the age of 30, having played enough football for his legs to look far older than that, he is what he is and all he can do is make the best out of what he has, and that's exactly what he did against Manchester City in the latest Manchester derby.

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Birmingham survived a derby against city rivals Aston Villa on the weekend, playing out a 0 - 0 draw with the Villains.

To celebrate the deal, Tinder, which last weekend changed its profile's famous red color on social media to City's blue until next Saturday's derby against United, launched a zeppelin into the Manchester sky bearing the logos of both the club and the application.

KEY FACT: Man United have lost only one of their last five derbies against Man City MATCH ODDS: Man Utd 12/5 Draw 5/2 Man City 5/4 bet365 Pick: Draw @ 5/2 ANDY SAYS: Close one but I can see Man City coming out on top... 1 - 2 GRAEME SAYS: I think United could do this close, but I think they might grab the win... 2 - 1 SILKY SAYS: Great game, plenty of goals but I will just go with City... 2 - 3 FOOTBALLIndex — One to follow: Anthony Martial is in great form and still under # 3

A scoring record second to none with all the clubs he has played with, but for the football connoiseurs, who could forget the thunderous drive inside the near post in his first Meryside derby, the amazing left foot volley in the last World Cup against Holland or the multitude of headed goals he scored in the EPL which was a record until Peter Crouch, the Stoke City striker, surpassed him two years ago.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that he has a near full strength side to choose from for this weekend's derby against Manchester City.

Crespo scored a brilliant winner in the local derby against Fulham on Boxing Day, volleying home from a sublime Cole cross, and it was Cole himself, growing in stature with every performance, who netted the only goal of the game away at Manchester City.