Leroy Sane scored and brilliantly set up Bernardo Silva and David Silva in another 3-0 win over the Arsenal. Manchester City, which also beatGunners, 3-0, in the English League Cup five days earlier, now has a 16-point lead atop the Premier League standings and with 10 games left can clinch the title with five wins.
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What They're Saying: Pep Guardiola
“If you tell me that technically, physically it’s good for the players: no, it’s a disaster.” — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on the EPL’s festive fixtures after twoof his players, Gabriel Jesus (out two months with an MCL knee injury) and Kevin de Bruyne (deemed fit despite being stretchered off) were hurt in the 0-0 […]
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Watch: Manchester City win its 16th straight game
A 4-1 win over Tottenham extends Manchester City’s English Premier League record win streak to 16 games. Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin de Bruyne and RaheemSterling (twice) scored in the victory that gives Coach Pep Guardiola‘s team a 14 point lead atop the standings.
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What They're Saying: Pep Guardiola
“Last season was the same. We won because we were better. In all departments, we were better.” — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, in response to comments by rival managerManchester United Jose Mourinho, who said his team deserved a penalty kick in the 2-1 loss to City, which now leads second-place United by 11 points […]
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Aguero sets Manchester City record with 178th career goal in win over Napoli
Sergio Aguero became Manchester City’s all-time top scorer with the winning goal — his 178th goal for City — in a 4-2 victory at Napoli that moved it into the Champions League knockoutstage after only four games.
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Aguero could return to action for Manchester City on Saturday
Argentine star Sergio Aguero play for Manchester City against Stoke on Saturday, two weeks after breaking a rib in a car crash in Amsterdam.
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Guardiola: 'Harry Kane team' will be EPL title challenger
How highly does Pep Guardiola, manager of EPL leader Manchester City, regard Harry Kane? He referred to third-place Tottenham as “the Harry Kane team” in his rundown of EPL titlechallengers. Kane scored his 12th and 13th goals of September as Spurs crushed Huddersfield Town, 4-0.
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Report: Aguero in car accident — out two months with broken rib
Argentine star Sergio Aguero was in a car accident late Thursday night, suffering a broken rib that will keep him out two months. He was taking a taxi to Amsterdam airport for a flight toreturn to England, where he places for Manchester City, when the taxi hit a pole. He was in the Netherlands to […]
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Manchester City's Mendy on loan to 'Injury FC'
Manchester City’s new left back, Frenchman Benjamin Mendy, ruptured his ACL in the 5-0 Premier League win over Crystal Palace on Saturday. The extent of his layoff won’t be known until after hehas surgery on Friday, but he posted on social media, “Bad news guys. I will be joining Injury FC on loan for a […]
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English clubs near-perfect in Champions League
The true test for English clubs will come in February when the knockout stage begins and after a long winter marked by the annual holiday rush — four EPL games in 10 days this season! — but for nowthings are looking good in the UEFA Champions League. Seven clubs are unbeaten and untied after two […]