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Not exact matches

Man City are expected to follow this arrival with a number of other top stars in the close - season, and they are no strangers to raiding Arsenal for their best players.

There were 55 players on that shortlist so it may not sound all that impressive that three of them were Arsenal stars, but that number does look better when you compare it with our Premier League rivals, especially when you consider how much more money the likes of Manchester United and Man City have been throwing around to build their squads.

Unfortunately the City players wasted a number of great chances both before and after their only goal and that allowed Chelsea to first get back on level terms after De Bruyne had missed an open goal from a few yards out, and then to punich them further with a second and a late third.

In an effort to forget the lost victory a number of Minnesota players sought comfort in the night life of the big city, enjoying it well past the team curfew.

Being able to buy a castle for the price of a small condo in New York City, a full building and maybe proximity to family given the large number of players that were born within a few hundred miles of here.

The German playmaker can be the heartbeat of our attacking play and it could be any one of a number of players who provides the finishing touch to o0ne of his pieces of creative genius and we could certainly do with as much of that as possible when Pep Guardiola and the Man City players arrive at the Emirates stadium tomorrow.

Despite recent rumours linking the ex-Barcelona manager with a move to Manchester United, rumours would suggest he appears destined to take over at Manchester City in the summer where, despite a wealth of resources and a number of big - name players, Manuel Pellegrini remains unconvincing.

Stoke City have on the other hand released and offloaded a number of senior players including Ricardo Fuller, Salif Diao, Jonathan Woodgate and Danny Collins.

Rodgers will be looking to improve his squad in a number of areas and he may feel that looking to bring in players from Man City could be made easier if Roberto Mancini looks to add to his playing staff this summer.

If you look at Chelsea and Man City they both have a number of physical players who can mix it up, we have Coquelin and maybe Giroud in frame but not mind only.

Two other big spenders are Man City and Liverpool and they have exactly the same number of players injured as Arsenal.

While boasting a squad of prodigious talent, with the financial power to sign almost any player in world football, Manchester City have a worrying low number of homegrown talent amongst their ranks.

Our number 11 was largely anonymous once again in the Premier League win over Hull City and that makes it three games in a row when the attacking midfielder has been challenging for the role of worst player on the pitch.

Arsenal have been linked with a number of options in defence in recent times, and their need for a new player in that part of the pitch was made all too clear again after this weekend's disappointing 3 - 2 defeat to Stoke City.

I don't think you're quite grasping that Sanchez is leaving on a FREE transfer, so you're right his situation is nothing like the other players you mentioned because unlike them, he knows he can just walk to City next season independent of what numbers he achieves this season.

Man City have a massive job to do and we know that big money signings do not always settle quickly and that problem increases with the number of new players coming in.

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

I am writing this article before Arsenal and our Premier League rivals like Man City and Leicester City kick off for the first matches of the new year, so the numbers in the statistics I am using to compare our assist king Mesut Ozil with other players doing well in the same position will have changed by tonight.

City have been notorious for buying Arsenal players over the past decade, with a number of players including Nasri, Toure, Adebayor and Clichy all switching London for Manchester.

City have also signed Bacary Sagna on a free transfer and a number of former Arsenal players have also linked up with the club in recent years.

Borussia Dortmund's Ilkay Gundogan is one of the players most heavily linked with a switch to a number of clubs, but is now claimed to have completed a move to Manchester City for the new term, although such an early deal appears unlikely at present.

Indeed Man City moves certainly impeded the progress of a number of such players, most recently the likes of Jack Rodwell and Scott Sinclair, would the cultured midfielder perhaps be better off staying put at a resurgent Everton?

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is apparently eyeing up a possible bid for a number of Man City players he feels could add quality to his Anfield first team.

Even so Manchester City and Chelsea have shown an interest, according to the Daily Mirror, as they look to improve the number of home grown players in their squads.

Of course Liverpool at some time would get better but habe won nothong of note for a number of years... We have won 3 FA Cups in 4 years and are putting a new team together... some good youngsters coming through and spending decent money on transfers for good players... Ozil Sanchez Cech Mustafi and Lacazette in just last few years... We all want more names but you also mentioned Leicester who won on a shoestring... City and Man Utd will probably have spent a billion between then last 3 or 4 transfer windows and not won PL.Of course Liverpool at some time would get better but habe won nothong of note for a number of years... We have won 3 FA Cups in 4 years and are putting a new team together... some good youngsters coming through and spending decent money on transfers for good players... Ozil Sanchez Cech Mustafi and Lacazette in just last few years... We all want more names but you also mentioned Leicester who won on a shoestring... City and Man Utd will probably have spent a billion between then last 3 or 4 transfer windows and not won PL.of note for a number of years... We have won 3 FA Cups in 4 years and are putting a new team together... some good youngsters coming through and spending decent money on transfers for good players... Ozil Sanchez Cech Mustafi and Lacazette in just last few years... We all want more names but you also mentioned Leicester who won on a shoestring... City and Man Utd will probably have spent a billion between then last 3 or 4 transfer windows and not won PL.of years... We have won 3 FA Cups in 4 years and are putting a new team together... some good youngsters coming through and spending decent money on transfers for good players... Ozil Sanchez Cech Mustafi and Lacazette in just last few years... We all want more names but you also mentioned Leicester who won on a shoestring... City and Man Utd will probably have spent a billion between then last 3 or 4 transfer windows and not won PL..!

One of the main reasons why a large number of Arsenal fans and almost all of the football media have been so hard on Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal players for not maintaining the Premier League title challenge this season, apart from the 12 year gap since the Gunners were last champions of course, is because the struggles of our big Premier League rivals Man City, Chelsea, Man United and even Liverpool seemed to have opened the door.

Overall I am happy with a draw... Yes we could easily have won the game if giroud had taken some of the easy chances he was presented with, but the spuds could just have easily gone 2 - 0 up a number of times... We could have gone top of the league today but with all the injuries at the moment the most important thing is that we didn't lose ground on city... Looking forward to after the international break when we will have the majority of our players back #COYG

Manchester City were the main side to come calling for our stars, and they paid over the odds a number of times to prize away a few players, and who are we to complain now?

It's already been a fascinating season for a number of reasons including the addition of two expansion teams (New York City FC and Orlando City SC), the folding of Chivas USA, and legendary players like Andrea Pirlo, Frank Lampard, and Kaka coming over to the States.

Manchester City's chief issue to address in the summer is the lack of home - grown talent in the first - team, as they currently have 17 overseas players — which is the maximum number allow in the proposed new FA rules that chairman Greg Dyke wants to implement from 2016, Sky Sports reported.

Chelsea have condemned the actions of a number of their supporters after coins and other objects were thrown towards Manchester City players from the home end at Stamford Bridge during Sunday's FA Cup tie.

Guardiola's attention to detail and high standards have already begun to make the difference for a number of Man City players.

It may have been a tired and fatigued performance from City, but there were no excuses after Liverpool rested a number of their best players, including Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge.

One of the many threads woven in to the story of Leicester City's incredible Premier League winning campaign is that they revitalized the careers of a number of players unwanted by other Premier League clubs.

Cardiff City have been guilty of this for a number of years: both off the pitch — simply to keep the club running — and on it, when each season has see renewed hope that it might finally bring promotion; so players have been brought in on short - term deals with the aim of finally pushing us over that particular line.

Even though City's Italian chief will be shorn of a player who he clearly rates in the highest regard, he can consider himself fortunate that he isn't in a similar position to his opposite number, Sir Alex Ferguson.

While City have a strong squad, there are a number of players (all eyes on Yaya Toure) who won't last a summer under Pep, and with fresh faces required the Belgian playmaker has placed himself in a great position to be the focal point for the new Manchester City.

Arsenal prepare for a must win clash against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday and one can be sure that manager Arsene Wenger will be looking to field his strongest possible lineup for the clash, having rested a number of key players for the 2 - 1 FA Cup 3rd Round victory over Preston North End last weekend.

Chelsea and Manchester City are both interested in the striker, as both look to increase the number of homegrown players they have at the club, a category that Danny Ings falls into.

And as corroboration, there are a number of reliable reports that Arsenal are actually bidding on Leicester City player of the year Riyad Mahrez and Lyon's leading scorer Alex Lacazette.

Saying that, Man City are missing a number of players for Monday's live encounter, none more important than their captain and leading goalscorer Carlos Tevez, who is targeting next month's FA Cup final on 14 May with Stoke for his return.

For a player that was termed a Manchester United flop given that he really failed to establish himself in the colours of the Red Devils despite the number of years he played there, it is quite surprising that Northern Ireland international, Jonny Evans is attracting the likes of Manchester City and Arsenal.

After some dominating match Manchester City is on number 1 in the Premier League tables so far and that has been due to the contribution of all the players, Fabian Delph being a primary of them.

A number of players have been linked with a move to Palace over the past few weeks and now according to reports emerging out of England, it has been claimed that the Eagles are considering a move for Swansea City star Gylfi Sigurdsson.

It's a massive test for both young players but, with Manchester City suffering a number of defensive injuries, they'll be feeling confident.

Southampton and Stoke City lead the number of injured players with 8.

The performance overall was poor, with a number of players looking a little off - colour after the tiring game against City.

With City unwilling to send Raheem Sterling to The Emirates as part of the deal, Arsenal looked elsewhere and were left resurrecting their interest in Lemar — a player they have already seen a number of bids turned down for this summer.

At the same time, City's wealthy owners seem to have a long term vision for the club as well and after investing heavily on the development of a new youth training facility, the Premier League giants have been scouting number of talented young players from all around the world in recent times.

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