“It would be a surprise if we were to win, but it would not be a shock”.
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Admittedly the Argentine may take some time to adjust following his move from Valencia, but City can’t afford these errors to occur on a regular basis if their hunt for glory is to be successful. Can they keep another clean sheet?
Manchester City still have concerns over Vincent Kompany and Sergio Aguero and both could miss out.
City have a 100 percent record in the Premier League this season but suffered a disappointing defeat to Juventus in their Champions League opener on Tuesday night.
Visiting the Etihad has been no fun for West Ham recently.
Mauro Zarate and Pedro Obiang are hoping to shake off hamstring and ankle problems respectively.
Andy Carroll could feature after the striker came off the bench against Newcastle, following his seven-month absence with a knee injury.
‘But previous year at Stoke he was one of their best players.
“We scouted Arsenal well and we found information given to us by Bilic and his assistant Nikola Jurcevic very useful”, Mamic told reporters. He is another player who’ll be effective on the counter, with his speed and tireless work down either flank. “They’ve shown less weaknesses than anyone else so far and that’s why they’re top of the table”. We have to be solid, even more solid and together than Liverpool and Arsenal. They lacked flair and inventiveness for the most part as their attacking quartet all struggled to get into their game. “They have that quality”.
The Hammers are looking to win three successive Premier League away games for the first time since September 2007.
They split two games last season with the Hammers winning 2-1, but it was City winning at home with a 2-0 score.
Jurcevic’s first task as Bilic’s number two is to prepare West Ham for their tough away trip to Manchester City later today.
As for West Ham, the star of their season so far has been summer signing Dimitri Payet.
But they do have key players who can pose a threat to the City back-line, yet to be penetrated yet this season.
The forward had a hand in the second as his shot hit the bar before Dimitri Payet slammed home the rebound.
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The match kicks off at 12:30 p.m. EST/17:45 GMT and can be seen on NBCSN (US) and Sky Sports 1 (UK).
