But will Arsenal reach the coveted top spot in a few hours? Also, despite losing at Liverpool, Leicester’s surprising lead was maintained on Saturday. Manchester United and Chelsea have been two of the biggest disappointing performers in the campaign to date and this game could well decide the fate of Louis van Gaal.
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Home and away in the Premier League era the Reds have won eight and lost five of 18 games against the Foxes with five ending in stalemate.
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Marshall is 4-0 in bowl games under Coach Doc Holliday, including a 20-10 victory over Florida International in the 2011 St. The shootout continued throughout the first half, and the Hokies pulled away to a 55-37 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Van Gaal lamented his players’ inability to handle the pressure, and partly blamed the windy conditions at Stoke.
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Leicester signed Mahrez for just £400k from Le Havre almost two years ago and since then his value has rocketed to around £25m. Sergio Aguero has missed 12 games with various injuries during the first half of the season and, while he remains the best striker in the league, his injuries appear to be a constant talking point at the Etihad.
He had described the match as “must-win”, but his side were deservedly beaten 2-0 at a windswept Britannia Stadium after Bojan Krkic punished a Memphis Depay error to open the scoring in the 19th minute before Marko Arnautovic slammed home a brilliant second goal seven minutes later.
United brought captain Wayne Rooney off the bench for the second half, but could not find a way past Potters keeper Jack Butland as Mark Hughes’ men closed out a comfortable victory over his beleaguered former club.
“The club doesn’t have to fire or sack me, sometimes I do it by myself”, he told reporters.
Asked if he felt he still had the support of the United board, Van Gaal said: “You will have to wait and see, but I think so”.
Southampton are without a win in six games, but Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has warned his team that the victory over City will soon be forgotten if they allow their level to drop at St Mary’s. Their defense has been calamitous and Arsenal exploited that on Monday, which has now taken them only two points behind Leicester at the top.
Leicester’s 10-game unbeaten run ended with a 1-0 loss to Liverpool while Arsenal were thrashed by Southampton 4-0.
A managerial change at Chelsea produced no quick-fixes for the Blues.
The schedule makers really did Chelsea no favors, with the club trying to find some form under interim manager Guus Hiddink. In other fixtures, Manager-less Swansea will host West Bromwich Albion and Tottenham Hotspur will host Norwich City, with Mauricio Pochettino’s side having one foot in the Top Four.
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The midfielder’s goal was also his second in the top-flight to come on Boxing Day, after his first-ever Premier League goal bagged on December 26, 2013 against Everton.
