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Manchester City will hope to keep spark alive

Manchester City will be aiming to continue their recent scintillating form.

London: Manchester City will be aiming to continue their recent scintillating form when the free-scoring Premier League leaders host Burnley on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola’s side are two points clear of second-placed Manchester United as they chase a first English title since 2014.

Can anyone stop sparkling City?

Inspired by Kevin de Bruyne’s majestic form, Manchester City have taken the Premier League by storm and Burnley could be the next lambs to the slaughter.
City’s 7-2 rout of Stoke City last weekend made them the first English top-flight team to score 29 times in their first eight games since Everton in 1894-95.
Conte must lift Chelsea mood

Without a win in three games in all competitions, Chelsea are in danger of being cast adrift in the title race as the injury bug bites hard at Stamford Bridge.
Having already lost N’Golo Kante, Victor Moses and Danny Drinkwater to injuries, Blues boss Antonio Conte could have done without David Luiz, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Gary Cahill suffering knocks in the midweek clash against Roma.

Spurs threaten Reds revival

Fresh from their impressive 1-1 draw at European champions Real Madrid on Wednesday, Tottenham Hotspur will pose a severe threat to Liverpool’s hopes of building on their much-needed demolition of Maribor. Matching Madrid blow for blow showed Tottenham deserve to be ranked among Europe’s heavyweights and their goalkeeper Hugo Lloris believes Mauricio Pochettino’s team, unbeaten in their last 10 games, are coming of age.

Mourinho makes case for defence

Mourinho, the modern game’s ultimate pragmatist, has reverted to type over the last week, hatching safety-first game-plans for United’s goalless draw at Liverpool and the 1-0 win at Benfica.

( Source : AFP )
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