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Top Match Tips: Tactical battle expected as Pep's City host Conte's Chelsea

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Top Match Tips: Tactical battle expected as Pep's City host Conte's Chelsea When Pep Guardiola finally landed in England it looked like Manchester City could walk the league. While other teams had strengthened to varying degrees, City looked to go from strength to strength appointing one of the most highly regarded tacticians in modern football. Without much trouble he led ...

Form Guide: Fully fit Gundogan can inspire City to title success

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Form Guide: Fully fit Gundogan can inspire City to title success Regardless of their abundance of riches and seemingly bottomless pockets, Manchester City’s decision to spend upwards of £20m on Ilkay Gundogan certainly raised eyebrows. The talent is obvious, but he joined during his recovery from a dislocated kneecap. Given his injury history, most no...

Fantasy Football Tips for Gameweek 11 in the Premier League

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Fantasy Football Tips for Gameweek 11 in the Premier League The last round of Premier League fixtures loom before the dreaded international break and it’s important to finish this period on a high note before being able to take stock of your team and make the necessary changes to hit the ground running when club football resumes.As always, the WhoScore...

Best XI: Who joins Bale in Champions League team of the week?

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Best XI: Who joins Bale in Champions League team of the week? Gareth Bale ranks as WhoScored.com’s Champions League player of the week, with the Welshman setting the tone for an entertaining encounter between Legia Warszawa and Real Madrid very early on. He scored Real Madrid’s opening goal after just 57 seconds, the fastest Champions League goal i...

The Expert: How Guardiola masterminded City's greatest European win

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The Expert: How Guardiola masterminded City's greatest European win Through so many supremely swift transitions, an impressive statement transformation.This glorious European night at the Etihad was not just so significant because it was the type of evocative evening that the modern Manchester City hierarchy so craved. Nor was it so symbolic just because they finall...

Top Match Tips: Agüero's return not enough for City to see off Barca

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Top Match Tips: Agüero's return not enough for City to see off Barca Pep Guardiola has had a bit of a time of it when facing former side Barcelona. In three matches, he has seen his side concede 9 with his heaviest defeat coming just a fortnight ago when Manchester City shipped 4 unanswered goals. Never one to shy away from making bold decisions with his lineups, Gua...

Top Match Preview: Could Aguero level the playing field against Barcelona?

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Top Match Preview: Could Aguero level the playing field against Barcelona? Pep Guardiola and Manchester City welcome Barcelona to The Eithad on Tuesday night, attempting to avenge their 4-0 defeat from a fortnight ago having ended a recent slump with a victory by the same scoreline at the weekend. Depending on who you believe, both results were as a consequence of one man ...

The Expert: Which challenger is best equipped for Premier League title race?

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The Expert: Which challenger is best equipped for Premier League title race? For once, the Premier League might just be living up to some of the hysteria - at least if you go by some of the history.Because, after all the pre-season talk that this could be the most competitive season ever, it is currently exactly that. There is only one point separating the top five teams. Th...

Pep and Mou facing unfamiliar pressure ahead of Manchester derby

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Pep and Mou facing unfamiliar pressure ahead of Manchester derby This is new ground for both Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola. As Wednesday’s Manchester Derby nears, both managers are under pressure. Of course, during their respective time in Spain for Real Madrid and Barcelona, respectively, the duo were under pressure to win the league, but the EFL Cup mee...

Top Match Tips: Goals expected as Guardiola returns to Barcelona

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Top Match Tips: Goals expected as Guardiola returns to Barcelona Heading to the Nou Camp is an unenviable task at the best of times. But Pep Guardiola finds himself in the position of needing a result - at least more than he did a month ago. To no one’s surprise the Catalan started his career in England with a bang - overseeing 10 straight wins. However, a ...