(Reuters) – Manchester City are looking at another month without captain Vincent Kompany after the defender suffered a second degree tear in his calf during Saturday’s 4-1 Premier League win over Sunderland, manager Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed. Tuesday’s goalless draw against second place Leicester was Manchester City’s first clean sheet in the league this season […]
By Justin Palmer LEICESTER, England (Reuters) – Leicester City went level on points with Premier League leaders Arsenal after drawing 0-0 with title rivals Manchester City at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday. The clash between the division’s two top-scoring sides provided plenty of entertaining moments but keepers Kasper Schmeichel and Joe Hart were equal […]
Manchester City are expecting a strong response from shock Premier League leaders Leicester City after the Foxes slipped to only their second league defeat.
REUTERS – Premier League leaders Leicester City have the character and spirit to put Saturday’s loss to Liverpool behind them in their next game against Manchester City, defender Danny Simpson has said. The Foxes were beaten 1-0 at Anfield to record only their second loss of this season that snapped their unbeaten 10-game run in […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester City crushed Sunderland 4-1 but their Premier League title aspirations suffered a major blow as skipper and defensive lynch-pin Vincent Kompany hobbled off with a calf injury. The Belgian had come on as a second-half substitute for Nicolas Otamendi, his first appearance after an eight-game spell on the sidelines with a […]
REUTERS – Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is likely to make his comeback following a six-week injury layoff in Saturday’s Premier League encounter with Sunderland, manager Manuel Pellegrini said on Wednesday. In the eight league games the Belgium international started this season, City conceded once. However, they have conceded 18 goals in the nine matches […]
REUTERS – Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony has said he was disappointed to lose his starting place to a returning Sergio Aguero after manager Manuel Pellegrini opted to start the Argentine in Monday’s 2-1 Premier League defeat by Arsenal. Aguero was playing his first match in about three weeks following a heel injury and was […]
REUTERS – Arsenal’s ability to change game plans for different matches has been an important factor in their consistency this season, according to Germany defender Per Mertesacker. The Londoners have often relied on all-out attack in the past but this term they have strengthened at the back, allowing the side to occasionally soak up pressure […]
REUTERS – Manchester City’s 2-1 Premier League defeat by Arsenal on Monday night was “hard to take” but the team were confident they have plenty of games remaining to catch up, right-back Bacary Sagna has said. City fell behind after first-half strikes from Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud and while Yaya Toure scored late in […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester City coach Manuel Pellegrini is praying for the return of injured captain Vincent Kompany to shore up his team’s defence and keep them in the hunt for the Premier League title. Speaking to reporters after his side lost 2-1 to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Monday, their fifth league defeat […]
