The Manchester City manager was speaking at a press conference on Saturday after the Premier League victory against AFC Bournemouth, a match won by the Citizens who remain ideal this season and do not look like losing any time soon. They have a number of key points to address like getting Diego Costa more involved, improving their midfield play, and fixing a defense that was feared just a season ago. United started the game with Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial on the wings, and Chris Smalling brought in to replace Daley Blind. At every training session they look after you individually, one by one – the fitness coaches, the assistant coaches and the EDS (Elite Development Squad) when he sends players to them. “Without the ball he is the first fighter”. Is it time for Jose Mourinho to drop Wayne Rooney?
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The mentality of making the next tackle, pass, shot and match the only focal point is exactly why Manchester City has looked like the most consistent side in the Premier League and, frankly, all of Europe. “But I think Bayern were rarely as dominant as under him, when they won three championships in a row”, he said. Palace’s first three goals all stemmed from set-pieces – exactly the kind of goal Stoke were renowned for not conceding under Hughes’s no-nonsense predecessor Tony Pulis. Everton breezed past Middlesbrough by 3-1.
9 – Sergio Aguero goals from five appearances.
“He’s focused on so many details, not just on the field also off the field”.
It’s a worthy question after Jurgen Klopp’s men travelled to Chelsea and came away with a 2-1 win. Dejan Lovren’s volley and Jordan Henderson’s superb long-range curler put the visitors in control and although Diego Costa reduced the arrears, the margin of victory was misleading – Liverpool were never in trouble.
West Ham has lost four of its five games. Diego Costa managed to claw one back, but they couldn’t fight back completely.
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The Algeria striker scored twice as Leicester eased past Burnley with a second straight 3-0 win, having beaten Club Brugge by that score in the Champions League on Wednesday.
