Usually I don’t like this happening.
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“It’s always a battle with him when we play one against one”, the man-of-the-match told BT Sport.
“Probably if it was Chelsea, for example, the opponent would not have the ball three times in the last 20 minutes, I think”. We have to continue to think like this. So we must make six wins and take 18 points.
Chelsea and Spurs’ victories mean the title race looks likely to be between the two, with Tottenham five points clear of Liverpool in third after the Reds’ 2-2 draw with Borunemouth.
“We’ll have to see what happens at the end of the season”.
Man City pulled level in the 26th minute, courtesy of an unaccustomed gaffe by Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois, whose poor clearance ended up on the foot of David Silva.
The first of several instances of questionable goalkeeping saw the Belgian’s angled shot beat the flailing Willy Caballero, via a small deflection off Vincent Kompany.
For those who don’t speak French, Luiz said: “He is a fantastic player”.
“I worked very hard for that one opportunity and within the conditions that we available to me”.
Failing to qualify for the Champions League would have been unthinkable for City fans at the start of the season, as their team won their first ten matches in all competitions, but their form has fallen away in recent months to leave them fighting for a top four finish.
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Familiar defensive frailties at Emirates Stadium persuaded Pep Guardiola to call upon a player who has kept his counsel despite being at the heart of City’s major trophy-winning exploits over the past six years.
He will undoubtedly be the first person to want to get out of this mini rut, and Chelsea will need him to do so too as they head into the crucial last period of their title charge. We have eight games to play. When you face this type of combination, it’s tough to win, especially after a defeat to Palace.
“I don’t like to be reactive”.
Inter lifted their game by several notches after Pioli came in for Frank de Boer but the 2-1 upset at home to Sampdoria on Monday all but dashed their top-three place hopes.
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It was yet another example of Liverpool dropping points against so-called lesser sides who’d sat back and defended for their lives against us.
