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Under the microscope: Erling Haaland – How City’s new number nine is the major difference in their title-defence season
Erling Haaland is becoming one of the biggest names in English football. Manchester City signed the 22-year-old Norwegian striker from Borussia Dortmund to lead their attack. He is following his dad’s legacy, who was also a former Manchester City player. Haaland has been a prolific goalscorer at such a young age and is regarded as…
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Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest Preview: 3 things on the cards according to the stats
Manchester City play host to Nottingham Forest in the English Premier League. These two will meet each other in the league for the first time in over two decades. Manchester City are the team in form after making a comeback from a two-goal deficit and winning the match 4-2 against Crystal Palace. Nottingham Forest also…
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EPL Stats Gallery: Shot map, passes to final third, recoveries in A3 and more from Manchester City vs Crystal Palace
Manchester City came from two goals behind and secured a 4-2 victory over Crystal Palace in the English Premier League. Erling Haaland scored his first hat-trick for the defending league champions. We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including; * shot maps * xT (expected threat) * pass networks * xG…
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EPL Stats Gallery: Duels, shot maps, positional attacks and more from West Ham United vs Manchester City
Manchester City’s Premier League title defence got off to a comfortable start as the team won 2-0 away at the London Stadium against West Ham United. Debutant Erling Haaland scored both the goals to give the Cityzens all three points. We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including; * shot maps * xT…
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Transfer Talk: Arthur Melo – What does the Brazilian midfielder add to Manchester City?
Manchester City have done a mini rebuild in this summer transfer window. They sold Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko to Arsenal, and Raheem Sterling to Chelsea. In place of them, they have signed Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund, Kalvin Phillips from Leeds United, and Julian Alvarez from River Plate. However, the reigning Premier League champions…
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West Ham United vs Manchester City Preview: 3 things on the cards according to the data
The new Premier League season is just a few days away from commencing. The reigning champions, Manchester City, travel to West Ham United for their first match of the season, which is set to take place on Sunday, the 7th of August. Pep Guardiola has seen a small rebuild of the squad this summer transfer…
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City’s CS Defeat to Liverpool – The Key Considerations
While most managers will tell you that there’s little insight that can be gained from glorified friendlies like the Community Shield, there’s no doubt that teams would rather win this piece of silverware than lose out to a potential rival. This was certainly the case last Saturday, when Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side struck the first…
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Transfer Talk: Angeliño – Should Manchester City attempt to buy back their former player?
Oleksandr Zinchenko has officially departed Manchester City for Arsenal. This leaves City with no recognised natural left-back. João Cancelo can thrive there, but he is best suited for the right-back position. Even if Cancelo plays at left-back for the entirety of the coming season, there are no backups at that position. As per reports, the…
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How Will Manchester City Line Up Next Season?
Even without the £51 million signing of prolific forward Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City were always going to be favourites to win the EPL in 2022/23. After all, the club has won four of the last five EPL crowns despite ferocious competition from Liverpool, and an average price of 8/13 to add to…
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Transfer Talk: Sergio Reguilón – A left-field option at the left-back position for Pep Guardiola
With Oleksandr Zinchenko’s departure to Arsenal looking increasingly more likely, Manchester City will be left with no natural left-back in the squad. Joao Cancelo has played several times at that position, but he is naturally a right-back. One option could be using Nathan Ake at the left side of the defence, but he is a…