Category: Premier League
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Man City vs Man United Preview: Passes and possession, aerial battles and the key players
Manchester City will host the first Manchester derby of the 2022/23 English Premier League season. Manchester United will travel to the Etihad Stadium and look to avenge their 4-1 loss in the same fixture last season. Both teams will be eyeing a victory to continue their momentum into the season. Manchester City are one of…
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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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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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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…
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Transfer Talk: Matheus Nunes – The midfielder who could possibly replace Gündoğan at Manchester City
Coming into this season, Manchester City have a stacked midfield. With Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Rodri, İlkay Gündoğan and new signing Kalvin Phillips, their midfield department is vastly better than the majority of the teams in England as well as the rest of Europe. However, Gündoğan’s contract is ending in June 2023,…
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Under the microscope: İlkay Gündoğan – Does the versatile midfielder deserve a contract extension?
When Manchester City signed İlkay Gündoğan from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2016, it was expected that he would add versatility to the midfield, with the ability to play centrally in a deeper role as well as in an advanced position. And he definitely showed his spectacular versatility. In the stacked Manchester City squad,…
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Transfer Talk: Joško Gvardiol – The Croatian defender could be Nathan Ake’s ideal replacement
For years until Ruben Dias’ arrival, Manchester City have had problems at the centre-back position. But since the Portuguese man’s consistent performances, the centre-back issue seems to have been solved. However, with the possible departure of Nathan Ake to Chelsea, the Cityzens may need to bring in a replacement. There are a number of alternatives…
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Under the microscope: Reliable Rodri – Why Manchester City want to extend the contract of the Spanish midfielder
When Rodrigo Hernández Cascante signed for Manchester City from Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2019, the team expected him to be the long-term successor to Fernandinho. Three seasons later, he has done exactly that. According to Transfermarkt, the Spaniard’s market value has risen from €2.5 million in June 2017 to €80 million five years…