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Manchester City hope for boost from Aguero return

Sep. 18 Soccer no comments
Manchester City hope for boost from Aguero return

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Premier League leaders Manchester City hope Sergio Aguero's early return from injury can spark an immediate response after their latest Champions League meltdown.

Manuel Pellegrini's side were buoyant after winning their opening five Premier League matches, & so it was all the more surprising that on Tuesday they lost 2-1 at home to a Juventus side who have started the Serie A season poorly.

The task now for City is to pick up their domestic momentum again, by claiming a 12th successive Premier League victory.

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West Ham United-Manchester City Preview

Sep. 17 Soccer no comments
West Ham United-Manchester City Preview

Manchester City's first taste of European action this season ended disappointingly in midweek, & they will be anxious to bounce back in style against West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

City (5-0-0) have made a perfect start to their Premier League campaign with five straight victories & lead the early season table by four points. Manuel Pellegrini's side have scored 11 times & have yet to concede in domestic league action.

The Citizens maintained their 100 percent record with 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace last weekend, yet it took a 90th-minute winner from Nigerian teenager Kelechi Iheanacho to secure maximum points.

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West Ham United-Manchester City Preview

Sep. 17 Soccer no comments
West Ham United-Manchester City Preview

Manchester City's first taste of European action this season ended disappointingly in midweek, & they will be anxious to bounce back in style against West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

City (5-0-0) have made a perfect start to their Premier League campaign with five straight victories & lead the early season table by four points. Manuel Pellegrini's side have scored 11 times & have yet to concede in domestic league action.

The Citizens maintained their 100 percent record with 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace last weekend, yet it took a 90th-minute winner from Nigerian teenager Kelechi Iheanacho to secure maximum points.

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Soccer-West Ham gearing up for upset at City

Sep. 16 Soccer no comments
Soccer-West Ham gearing up for upset at City

Sept 16 (Reuters) – Finding the net against Manchester City, who are yet to concede a goal in the Premier league this season, would be a major feat for West Ham United on Saturday, the club's captain Mark Noble has said.

West Ham find themselves fifth in the table, having picked up nine points from their first five games with three wins & two losses. City are on 15 points, having won all their games.

West Ham, though, have been impressive on the road this season with wins against both Arsenal & Liverpool, & are backing themselves to pick up points when they travel to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

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Chance to shine for Manchester City against juddering Juventus

Sep. 14 Soccer no comments
Chance to shine for Manchester City against juddering Juventus

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City open their Champions League campaign against last season's beaten finalists Juventus on Tuesday hoping that this will be the year they finally make a mark on the competition.

After successive group-phase exits, City have fallen to Barcelona in the last 16 in the last two seasons, yet they spent huge during the close season & are currently flying high at the top of the Premier League.

Once again the draw was not entirely kind to Manuel Pellegrini's troops, who will moreover face Borussia Moenchengladbach & Europa League winners Sevilla, yet midfielder Fernandinho says they will draw inspiration from their impressive domestic form.

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Chance to shine for Manchester City against juddering Juventus

Sep. 14 Soccer no comments
Chance to shine for Manchester City against juddering Juventus

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City open their Champions League campaign against last season's beaten finalists Juventus on Tuesday hoping that this will be the year they finally make a mark on the competition.

After successive group-phase exits, City have fallen to Barcelona in the last 16 in the last two seasons, yet they spent huge during the close season & are currently flying high at the top of the Premier League.

Once again the draw was not entirely kind to Manuel Pellegrini's troops, who will moreover face Borussia Moenchengladbach & Europa League winners Sevilla, yet midfielder Fernandinho says they will draw inspiration from their impressive domestic form.

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Dyer sends Leicester second, Mason saves Spurs

Sep. 13 Soccer no comments
Dyer sends Leicester second, Mason saves Spurs

London (AFP) – Nathan Dyer scored a brave 89th-minute winner as Leicester City stormed back from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 & claim second place in the Premier League on Sunday.

Villa looked set to inflict a first defeat of the campaign on Claudio Ranieri's men after stylish first-time finishes either side of half-time by Jack Grealish & Carles Gil put them in control at the King Power Stadium.

But Ritchie De Laet halved the deficit in the 72nd minute with a flick from a Riyad Mahrez corner that the Goal Decision System showed had just crossed the line before Jamie Vardy turned in Danny Drinkwater's low cross for the equaliser 10 minutes later.

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Striker Adebayor released by Tottenham

Sep. 13 Soccer no comments
Striker Adebayor released by Tottenham

LONDON (AP) — Striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been released by Premier League team Tottenham.

Adebayor, 31, had not been included in the club's 25-man Premier League squad for this season or given a squad number.

In 87 appearances for the north London club, he scored 35 goals. Adebayor moreover played for Arsenal & Manchester City in the Premier League as well as Metz, Monaco & Real Madrid.

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Pellegrini impressed by Iheanacho's early promise

Sep. 13 Soccer no comments
Pellegrini impressed by Iheanacho's early promise

London (AFP) – Manuel Pellegrini expects Kelechi Iheanacho to play a significant role in Manchester City's title challenge after the Nigerian teenager's first goal for the club secured a dramatic 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace.

Iheanacho, who has the appropriate middle name of Promise, burst onto the Premier League stage on Saturday when he scored the 90th minute winner at Selhurst Park moments after appearing as a late substitute in only his second appearance for City.

City manager Pellegrini has high hopes for the Nigeria under-20 international & admits the player's development persuaded him he did not need to bring in a replacement after Edin Dzeko left for Roma.

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Naismith rocks Chelsea, City edge Palace

Sep. 12 Soccer no comments
Naismith rocks Chelsea, City edge Palace

London (AFP) – Jose Mourinho refused to condemn his Chelsea flops after their Premier League title defence was plunged into turmoil as Steven Naismith's hat-trick gave Everton a 3-1 win on Saturday.

Mourinho's side made a miserable start at Goodison Park as Scotland forward Naismith came off the bench to score twice in the space of five minutes mid-way through the first half.

Nemanja Matic pulled one back for Chelsea before the interval, yet Naismith completed his treble in the closing stages to condemn the Blues — with three defeats & only four points from their five matches — to their worst start to a season since 1988.

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