Sentences with phrase «runaway league»
The phrase "runaway league" means a sports competition or group where one team or player is much better than the others, making it almost impossible for them to be caught or surpassed. Full definition
Both teams have had their own problems this season in unsuccessful attempts to keep apace with runaway league leaders Manchester City, so strengthening with a defender of Umtiti's calibre could be a wise move.
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We were massive underdogs in the FA Cup final against Chelski and what happened?We turned up.Weakened team against runaway league Champions and we played them off the park.Who says we are not capable of repeating this?We are a better team than last season (on paper anyway if not by results) and AM are not of the quality of those SW London Chavs so of course we can win this cup and it's ridiculous to suggest we can't.
United could do with a player like Kluivert in attack after a disappointing season in which they have largely failed to find enough spark in the big games to keep up with runaway league leaders Manchester City.
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.
Lewandowski could surely be an upgrade in attack and give Jose Mourinho the necessary firepower to close the gap on runaway league leaders Manchester City next season.
Although Chelsea were unlucky not to pick up all three points in Saturday's 0 - 0 draw with Everton, the result leaves the Blues 16 points shy of runaway league leaders Manchester City, with hopes of retaining their Premier League title already all but extinguished.
When they combine as slickly as this, the Dortmunder can even give runaway league leaders, Bayern, a run for their money in the creativity department and now eight points ahead of Hertha Berlin in third, already seem to have a lock on a direct Champions League qualifying spot.
Our opponent is runaway league leader Man City.
I guess those that said city will be the runaway league winners some five weeks ago or thereabouts will be back on this site tonight....
This is a hammer blow to United and Mourinho after a difficult season that has seen them barely mount any kind of title challenge to runaway league leaders Manchester City, and also drop out of the Champions League early on.
The runaway League leaders Chelsea are 8 points ahead of us, and 5 ahead of Liverpool in second place, but a win tonight will mean that it is virtually impossible for Arsenal to catch up against an 11 point lead.
We can't expect today's game to be easy though as Palace are unbeaten in the League since our last meeting, with a draw against the runaway League leaders Manchester City and wins against Southampton and high - flying Burnley.
These two victories in Europe followed a 4 - 3 win over Guardiola's side at Anfield in the Premier League, meaning Liverpool have actually beaten the runaway league leaders three times this season.
The 5th of November gives us the hardest test of all with a visit to the Etihad to take on the runaway League leaders Man City.
I think that everyone connected with Arsenal would have liked to have the Germany international defender Shkodran Mustafi fit again and available for our next Premier League match, especially as it is going to be on the road against the runaway league leaders Man City.
Liverpool's display at Brighton moved beaten manager Chris Hughton to dub Klopp's side «the best team we have played this season», despite his men having also lost 2 - 0 to Pep Guardiola's runaway league leaders Manchester City.
The centre half is expected to arrive on Merseyside on January 1st in a # 75M deal after Jürgen Klopp's Reds beat out Pep Guardiola and the runaway league leaders for the Southampton star's signature.
The midfielder has been the most consistent player for City, the runaway league leaders who could wrap up the title against Swansea City on April 22.
The blues host Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie on February 20 before back - to - back Premier League visits to Manchester United and runaway league leaders Manchester City.
Last season's runaway League One winners Sheffield United begin life back in the second tier on the weekend as they play host to Brentford in the Championship.
To achieve a hat - trick of wins over Bayern, Nagelsmann, Germany's coach of the year in 2016, must now beat the runaway league leaders at their own Allianz Arena.
Manchester City, the runaway league leaders were tipped by many online sports betting punters to win both home and away.