Southampton have a quality side that can definitely challenge United.
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But Sir Alex Ferguson’s side were put to the sword for the second week in succession as Matt Le Tissier, Eyal Berkovic and Egil Ostenstad ran riot against the defending champions.
Stoke forward Bojan Krkic may make his first Premier League start in eight months against Leicester at the Britannia Stadium.
Maybe it’s time for English clubs to adopt a different, a more measured approach than the obvious “elite” stance, because it’s not the money that wins the games, rather its the players, and the ones representing English clubs have just lacked that true grit needed for highest achievements. Leicester have been a menacing side so far this season and I think they will find a way to breakthrough for a goal in this game. Luckily, they have promoted Norwich to help them rebound. United must recover quickly from this as Southampton will look to add more misery to the red side of Manchester.
The former Porto man returned to Portugal during his rehabilitation and to aid his recovery.
The league leaders have won five from five in the league and are yet to concede a goal, but will be wary of the form of the visitors.
Last season, Upton Park’s fixture ended in a 2-1 win for the hosts, with City’s late fight back not enough to snatch anything from the game, and West Ham will look to this game for inspiration.
The Nerazzurri have an impressive record in Serie A against Chievo, winning 15 of 26 meetings and losing just four times.
Sergio Aguero could start for Manchester City after making his return from a knee injury with an appearance as a substitute against Juventus in midweek.
Manuel Pellegrini’s side have gone nine hours and 26 minutes of Premier League football since they last conceded a goal.
Ligue 1 champions PSG lost their 100 per cent record at the start of this season in a 2-2 draw with Bordeaux, and face a tricky trip to Reims at the weekend.
Samir Nasri has also been ruled out after taking a knock in their 2-1 defeat at the hands of Juventus, and Fabian Delph, Gäel Clichy and Pablo Zabaleta remain unavailable.
On Sunday, Marseille and Lyon, two of last season’s title hopefuls, go head-to-head at the Stade Velodrome. That is the change we are looking to make this year.
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So far this season, Mahrez has been directly involved in more goals than any other PL player (six – four goals, two assists) and has beaten his opponent with a dribble on a league-high 22 occasions.
