Tag: Manchester City
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Have The Toffees Come Unstuck?
When Everton are in the mood, they are very good, with flair players all over the park. On form, they could sneak a European spot at the end of the season but that depends on two things. First is that they need to put teams away when they are on top in matches instead of…
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The Greatest English League Champions?
There are some football debates that always get people talking … this is one of them. Just who were the Greatest English League Champions of all time? Here, we’re going to look at a selection of teams in a bid to answer that question …. Let’s start with … Manchester United 1998-1999 Manager – Sir…
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EPL Matchday 10: One Bore Draw And Many Harry Returns
Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea took another battering, on and off the pitch, over the last few days as this weekend’s Premier League matches saw them defeated, again, this time to West Ham. They followed that up with a penalty kicks defeat at Stoke, in the League Cup, although like most of the other top clubs that’s…
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International Blues
Is it only me who hates international weeks? Perhaps it’s a Scottish thing. All too often, our performances are the kind you watch from behind your hands, but only if there’s no room behind the sofa. The match against Poland was a case in point; you could feel the tension mounting up as the game…
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EPL 15/16 Matchday 6: Newcastle 1-2 Watford
Steve McClaren said, after this game, that trying to turn around Newcastle’s shocking form was “a little bit like a car crash.” He isn’t kidding. Right now it resembles a motorway pile-up, and one with a high likelihood of casualties. They flirted with relegation last season, and but for Sunderland also dropping three points and…
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EPL 15/16 Matchday 6: Manchester City 1-2 West Ham
This result ended a tough week for Manchester City fans. They lost to Juventus in midweek, in another Champions League reversal, and then followed it up with this very poor performance at home to a West Ham team who need no encouragement when it comes to taking on the big guns and getting a result.…
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Liverpool and Manchester City battle for Barcelona star
View image | gettyimages.com Liverpool and Manchester City are reportedly readying bids for the forgotten Barcelona star, Pedro, who has become disillusioned at the Nou Camp. Pedro has fallen out of favour at the Catalan club, finding himself spending most of last season on the bench as Neymar, Messi and Suarez seemingly scored for fun. Despite…
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Manchester City to provide Liverpool with Sterling ultimatum
View image | gettyimages.com Football Express News understands that Manchester City will make an improved bid for Raheem Sterling in the coming days – but it may well be their final offer. Sterling is one of Europe’s most sought after stars, with a number of clubs reportedly monitoring his situation. However, Manchester City were the first…
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Celtic in talks with Manchester City defender
View image | gettyimages.com Reports on BBC Sport and the Daily Record in Scotland state that Manchester City defender Dedryck Boyata is on the verge of joining Scottish champions Glasgow Celtic. Boyata, who is 24-years-of-age, has played nine premiership games for Manchester City in six years, is ready to put pen to paper on a…
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Lyon deny Liverpool’s interest in star striker
View image | gettyimages.com Lyon president Jean Michel Aulas has stated Liverpool have not made any move for his star striker Alexandre Lacazette and even if they were interested would have no chance as they are not in the Champions League. Lacazette, who is 24-years-old, was top scorer in Ligue 1 last season with 27…
