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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola confirmed that Sergio Aguero has suffered an injury after their disappointing draw against West Ham United on Saturday.
City went a goal down on a bicycle kick from Michail Antonio, but rallied thanks to Phil Foden stepping up. The draw now leaves the Manchester club in 12th place and they are five points off the top.
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Tomorrow sees West Ham United host Manchester City in a match that might end up being more competitive and even strenght than the bookmakers seem to believe it will be. The Hammers achieved a thrill this past Sunday, rallying from being down 3-0 very early to Tottenham Hotspur, and getting their scoring very late to come away with a draw.
On Saturday, Irons boss David Moyes will be waiting on the fitness issues to two key players- Michail Antonio and Sebastien Haller. Both are doubts with knocks.
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When Manchester City making the trip to London to face off against West Ham United on Saturday they could have two important players back. City began their Champions League campaign during the week with a 3-1 win over FC Porto. They fought back after going a goal down, as Sergio Aguero, Ilkay Gundogan and Ferran Torres found the back of the net.
So given the quick turnaround from midweek and the list of players with fitness questions, how will it all affect the starting XI tomorrow?
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The UEFA Champions League, Europe’s most prestigious soccer tournament, will feature 10 American players this season, nearly doubling the previous record of six. Soccer in the USA is growing, both in terms of participation and popularity. Since 2004 Major League Soccer (MLS), the top domestic league, has more than doubled in size with 10 teams in 2003 to 26 in 2020.
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Manchester City got their UEFA Champions League campaign off to a rip roaring start, with a solid 3-1 win over FC Porto. However, it came with a price as midfielder/central defender Fernandinho left the match injured at the end of normal time.
Manager Pep Guardiola said it’s a repeat of his previous leg injury and that it could keep the 35-year-old out of commission for up to six weeks. “Bad news, his leg will be, I think four to six weeks out, yes it is a big blow for us with these amount of games and no people there, but it is what it is,” Guardiola told his post match news conference.
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Manchester City won their first Champions League game of the season, 3-1 over Porto and Pep Guardiola hailed this performance as ‘perfect,’ per BT Sport.
City went a goal down early, but rallied to score three of their own. Goals from Sergio Aguero, Ilkay Gundogan and Ferran Torres were enough to get the job done. Porto put up a spirited fight, but the English side just had too much quality.
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Manchester City kick off their 20/21 Champions League campaign against FC Porto and they will do so without one of their most important players. Their European campaign ended in disappointing fashion last season as they lost in the quarterfinals to Lyon.
They will obviously want to go further this time around, and finally break on through to the championship game for the first time. Winning the UCL is what manager Pep Guardiola himself has said he will be judged upon.
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was full of praise for his goalkeeper Ederson after they beat Arsenal 1-0 on Saturday. The Citizens emerged as winners thanks to a goal from Raheem Sterling, but it proved to be a very tough game at the Etihad.
The North London club were a threat throughout the entire ninety minutes but the Sky Blues were able to defend their lead thanks in part to the brilliant play of their goalkeeper.
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta questioned the way VAR handled a penalty situation in the 1-0 defeat to Manchester City today, according to Sky Sports (via Goal).
The North London club put up a brave fight, but were not able to find the back of the net. This was in large part due to the impressive performance of City keeper Ederson, but the game still could have gone in a very different direction had VAR checked a particular incident.
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Manchester City will be hosting Arsenal on Saturday and they could be without two crucial players. How will that affect the way Pep Guardiola lines them up?
City had a tough game against Leeds United last time around as it ended 1-1. The lack of a recognised true striker hurt them as they could not sufficiently break down the opposition defence. The challenges Arsenal possess will be quite different. What will Pep Guardiola do to counter this threat?
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Arsenal will travel to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to take on Manchester City in what will be, arguably, the Premier League weekend’s biggest matchup. The Gunners will do so, possibly, without a key defender, however.
The North London club dug deep to get the three points in their last Premier League match against Sheffield United, and they will absolutely have to be at the top of their game when they take on Pep Guardiola’s men on the opposite side of the international break.
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Manchester City had a disappointing 2019/20 and they will want to do much better this time around. So far, they have done okay in starting the season, a part from an unexpected heavy defeat to Leicester City a little over a week ago.
However, their summer transfer window saw them bring in some new players that manager Pep Guardiola will be hoping can lift the team back to where they used to be. Let us take a closer look at how they did in the summer transfer window.
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