“To win titles or not we will see”.
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“This is the best team I have worked with and it doesn’t get mentioned a lot”.
The Chile worldwide scored a goal in each half to inspire Arsenal’s third straight league win, four days after grabbing a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
But still there are those Doubting Thomases who insist there was nothing special about Guardiola’s achievements and that both Barca and Bayern were clubs tailor-made for any coach to achieve success.
City have accumulated a ideal 15 points from their first 5 games in the Premier League this season.
Tomorrow: Fulham v Bristol City, Northampton Town v Manchester United, Queens Park Rangers v Sunderland, Southampton v Crystal Palace, Stoke City v Hull City (9pm), Swansea City v Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur v Gillingham (9pm), West Ham United v Accrington Stanley. That is a massive return for any mentor.
2,945 – Premier League passes by City, more than any other side. Jurgen Klopp’s side look a match for any team in the division, but as their 2-0 loss at Burnley demonstrated, they can struggle when opponents sit back and force them to take the initiative.
“So, I think that is the most important thing to change in our players”, Guardiola added to ensure that his players understood the threat was directed at them. “Wow, that’s enough. Then, if we win titles or not, we’ll see”. 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. Can they also win Europe’s biggest tournament the Champions League? They looked lean and mean but were anything but, on the pitch. United started the game with Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial on the wings, and Chris Smalling brought in to replace Daley Blind.
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Stoke City manager Mark Hughes was applauded for introducing a slicker playing style at the club last season, with talented forwards Xherdan Shaqiri, Marko Arnautovic and Bojan Krkic delighting neutrals.
