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Stats prove Ake is the cool head Man City's defence needs

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Stats prove Ake is the cool head Man City's defence needs With news breaking of Manchester City's agreement with relegated Premier League club Bournemouth over the signing of centre-back Nathan Ake, we discuss what the Dutchman will offer Pep Guardiola and how he stacks up against the Spaniard's current crop of centre-backs.With a fee of £41m agreed ...

Jesus and Otamendi in focus in huge 22/1 Arsenal vs Manchester City Request A Bet

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Jesus and Otamendi in focus in huge 22/1 Arsenal vs Manchester City Request A Bet Culminating the weekend's Premier League action, Arsenal host champions Manchester City at the Emirates, aiming to record back-to-back league wins for the first time since the second match of the season.City will have other ideas of course and are bidding to avoid successive league defeats by compar...

Match preview: The key decisions ahead of Manchester City vs Chelsea

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Match preview: The key decisions ahead of Manchester City vs Chelsea After wins for the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal yesterday, the pressure is on both Manchester City and Chelsea to get a result in this afternoon’s big match in the Premier League.The Champions have the chance to return to the top of the table with a win, while the Blues ca...

European Team of the Season: DC - Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City)

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European Team of the Season: DC - Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City) Featuring alongside Federico Fazio at the heart of the defence in WhoScored.com’s European team of the season is compatriot Nicolas Otamendi. The Manchester City man earned a rating of 7.49 this past campaign with his proactive approach helping to earn such a figure.While Otamendi has his doub...

The Expert: Explaining the increase in Premier League goals this season

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The Expert: Explaining the increase in Premier League goals this season Goals. This season there have been huge numbers in the Premier League – an average of 2.86 by Sunday night, on course to set the record of 1066 for a 20-team Premier League season set in 2011/12. The pattern over time has been clear: goals are on the rise, at the top level of club football at ...

Player Focus: Old Fashioned Otamendi Approach Adds Brawn to City Backline

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Player Focus: Old Fashioned Otamendi Approach Adds Brawn to City Backline About a month after Nicolas Otamendi arrived in England, and after a few understandable initial issues adjusting, the Manchester City centre-half enthused about the nature of the Premier League.“It’s the type of football that I’ve always enjoyed and always appreciated,” the A...

Team Focus: City Collapse Highlights Continued Reliance on Old Guard

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Team Focus: City Collapse Highlights Continued Reliance on Old Guard The puncturing of Manchester City’s aura of invincibility has been remarkable. It’s not two weeks since they were cruising at the top of the Premier League with a 100% record and a lead of at least five points over the other realistic title challengers, and were 1-0 up against Juventus i...

Player Focus: What Does Otamendi's Arrival at City Mean for Mangala?

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Player Focus: What Does Otamendi's Arrival at City Mean for Mangala? Two wins from two, six goals scored and zero conceded – Manchester City’s season has started in impressive fashion. The 3-0 win over Chelsea on Sunday has led many, even at this early stage, to revise their title favourites, with Manuel Pellegrini’s side now five points ahead of th...

Player Focus: Valencia's Centre-Backs Providing Foundations for Future Success

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Player Focus: Valencia's Centre-Backs Providing Foundations for Future Success Valencia were extremely unfortunate not to get at least a point against Barcelona on Sunday night, but the performance nonetheless again highlighted the excellence of Los Che’s new centre-back pairing Nicolás Otamendi and Shkodran Mustafi.As usual Barça had lots of the ball [67.2...