Its a massive game where
top of the league Manchester City take on Serie A's current league leaders Napoli in a mouth watering clash.
Not surprisingly,
top of the league Manchester United also top the chance conversion table by a long way converting 21 % of chances.
Not exact matches
The Gunners are in
top form, having registered five consecutive
league wins, and these results have helped us shoot up the PL table to third, to within two points
of leaders
Manchester City.
It comes just a fortnight after they were defeated by
Manchester City, while their overall form hasn't been good enough and that's reflected in the fact that they sit in sixth place in the Premier
League table, a point adrift
of the
top four and 12 points behind leaders City.
Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney has accused Chelsea
of getting referee Mike Dean on their side during the 1 - 0 win over the Red Devils at Stamford Bridge, putting them 10 points clear at the
top of the
league.
Manchester United's remaining matches had looked the toughest
of the
top six, having trips to Chelsea, Tottenham and us left to play, and the FA have just given Liverpool and Man City a huge advantage as they look to seal Champions
League football for next term.
With the news that Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels has rejected the chance to sign for
Manchester United this summer, here's a look at five other
top class centre - backs the club could consider signing, including some big names from La Liga, an exciting Brazilian youngster and one
of the Premier
League's
top prospects also wanted by rivals Chelsea...
Barcelona
top La Liga and will extend their lead to four points with a win against Real Madrid, going some way to sealing another
league title at the Nou Camp, and will be high on confidence after comfortably knocking Manchester City out of the Champions L
league title at the Nou Camp, and will be high on confidence after comfortably knocking
Manchester City out
of the Champions
LeagueLeague.
Leicester City will
top the Premier
League this Christmas, regardless
of the result in Monday's match between rivals Arsenal and
Manchester City.
Manchester United made a number
of major changes to their squad last summer and worked their way back into the Premier
League top four, so here are five more weak links that manager Louis van Gaal could ship out, plus five suggested replacements...
The Gunners sit
top of the Premier
League table ahead
of the showdown this weekend, although Leicester City remain level on points with Arsene Wenger's side while
Manchester City are just a point behind.
A best Premier
League XI made up only
of players outside the current «
top six», meaning no players at Chelsea,
Manchester City, Arsenal,
Manchester United, Liverpool or Tottenham...
The Gunners will be in buoyant mood after their win over
Manchester United on Sunday, as they still hold hopes
of finishing in the
top four and therefore qualifying for the Champions
League.
Reinforcements will be expected at Old Trafford as the Red Devils continue to trail Premier
League leaders
Manchester City by some distance at the
top of the table.
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Arsenal have had a difficult start to the Premier
League campaign, despite successive 1 - 0 victories over West Bromwich Albion and Southampton, leaving them a long way adrift
of rivals Chelsea and
Manchester City in the battle for
top spot in the English
top flight, which already looks like very much being a two horse race.
On
top of that some
of the best managers are managing either La Liga or Premier
League teams like Mourinho (Chelsea), Van Gaal (
Manchester United), Arsene Wenger (Arsenal), Manuel Pellegrini (
Manchester City), Louis Enrique (Barcelona), Rafa Benitez (Real Madrid) etc..
(For illustration, last season there were 3 and 7 respectively, and in 1992/93 the
top two,
Manchester United and Aston Villa, drew 9 and lost 10 between them against the bottom half
of a 22 - team
league.)
In my view, Wenger had pre-season targets
of challenging for the
league title up until the
Manchester City and Chelsea revolutions, and has since been ordered to keep inside the
top four, which have all been met.
Manchester City will not sack manager Manuel Pellegrini if he can keep the club in the
top two
of the Premier
League, according to latest reports from the Daily Mirror.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has admitted that the North London club's chances
of finishing in the Premier
League top four took a major hit in their defeat to
Manchester United, reports Sky Sports.
We can sell lot
of players like Poldoski, Rosisky, Arteta, Flammini Do not forger Chelsea will add,
Manchester clubs will invest heavily To win the
league we have to spend, to get
top 4 no need Henry is right
This loss coupled with
Manchester City's win means that they are now only three points clear at the
top of the Premier
League.
Chelsea are the best team in England, hence why they currently sit five points clear
of Manchester City at the
top of the Premier
League table.
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One
of the best full - backs in the Premier
League at the moment, Everton star Seamus Coleman has been linked several times with a move to Chelsea, as well as with other
top clubs like
Manchester United, PSG and Bayern Munich, and looks one
of the best possible candidates to fill Ivanovic's boots.
However, having scored six goals in six games to
top the Premier
League scoring charts so far this season, and with Arsenal struggling to suggest that they can compete for major honours like
Manchester City can, this is a wild bit
of speculation from Pearce.
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of the weekend, with four
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Manchester united have realized that if they do nt win the
league in next 2 seasons or if they finish out
of top 4 they may lose the domination.
Manchester United vs. Barcelona was very beneficial to UEFA as there were massive economic gain from the game, and a Real vs. Arsenal clash will provide another chance for UEFA to fill in the gap as to what was lost in the absence
of the aforementioned
top clubs this season from the UEFA Champions
League Competition.
However, the Star also claim that Begovic is being monitored by a host
of top Premier
League clubs: Liverpool, Arsenal,
Manchester United,
Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur — that could rival Real Madrid for his signature.
With the current
league leaders
Manchester United heading to the Emirates next weekend, this game has come in the nick
of time and if Arsenal continue to play at the high level we saw today, we might even see the Gunners on
top of the table.
For example, you might think that Premier
League in a cynical exercise in separating English football from its core congregation and repacking it as a globalised machine for the printing of money, and you might think that Manchester City's sudden rise to the top of the league is nothing more than an equally cynical exercise in soft political power by the ruling family of Abu
League in a cynical exercise in separating English football from its core congregation and repacking it as a globalised machine for the printing
of money, and you might think that
Manchester City's sudden rise to the
top of the
league is nothing more than an equally cynical exercise in soft political power by the ruling family of Abu
league is nothing more than an equally cynical exercise in soft political power by the ruling family
of Abu Dhabi.
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The Blues are still seven points clear at the
top of the Premier
League, but that could drop to four or six points depending on the result between
Manchester City and Southampton.
Arsenal were the favourites to win this season's Premier
League before Sunday's 1 - 0 home defeat to Chelsea, which left
Manchester City as the bookies»
top tip, despite Leicester City leading the way with 15 rounds
of fixtures left to play.
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League, and neither finish their domestic
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League (something distinctly possible in England with
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The Premier
League season has now been underway for almost two months, with a clear pattern starting to emerge — Chelsea and
Manchester City, perhaps along with Arsenal, look like a genuine title contenders, but the likes
of Southampton and Swansea City are also overachieving at the
top.
Arsenal star Mesut Ozil celebrated his 28th birthday by scoring a splendid volley in the 3 - 2 win over Swansea City to take his side joint
top of the Premier
League table alongside
Manchester City.
The Gunners also come into the match on the back
of six straight wins in all competitions, and their confidence will also have been boosted by the fact they joined
Manchester City on points at the
top of the Premier
League table this weekend.
Arsenal currently sit joint
top of the Premier
League table along with
Manchester City and Liverpool, but their focus will firmly be on themselves and producing an improved performance which in turn will pile further misery on David Moyes» men.
Their victory over reigning Premier
League champions
Manchester City on Sunday has sent a message to the rest
of the
top flight that this run is unlikely to end anytime soon.
I know that a lot
of Arsenal fans are currently thinking that the
top four is a sad second prize for the Gunners after we blew yet another attempt to be crowned Premier
League champions, but you can bet that the likes
of Liverpool and
Manchester United would snatch your hand off to be assured
of a
top four finish and a coveted place in the Champions
League.
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Having said that I think we would rather finish in the
top four again and you can ask the fans
of clubs like Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool and
Manchester United how they like it when they are not involved in the UCL competition or even the Europa
League.
Most pundits are still assuming that Leicester will drop away from the
top of the Premier
League table, and at this moment everyone (including the bookies) is assuming it is going to be a straight fight between Arsenal and
Manchester City, so our win yesterday against our main rivals was a timely reminder
of our intentions this season.
It looked like
Manchester City were sure to be offering Arsenal the best transfer fee possible and will probably pay Alexis the
top wages that he seems to be demanding, but it would be a PR disaster for Wenger to allow the 28 year - old to join one
of our rivals for the Premier
League title.
Manchester City star Samir Nasri admits his side need to forget about catching Chelsea in the Premier
League title race and focus on making sure they don't slip out
of the
top four.
Plenty
of jobs appear poised to open up in the near future, not the least
of which appear to be
top managing positions in the Premier
League like Chelsea and
Manchester United or even La Liga giants Real Madrid.