Man City still out of place amongst Europe's elite

Following Manchester City's victory of Victoria Pilzen in the opening matchday of the Champions League there was a sneaking suspicion that the team might just be ready to finally make a run in Europe's premier competition.

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3 Reasons Why Edin Dzeko Can Fire Manchester City To The Title

We've now seen a large chunk of the Premier League and all have our favourites for the title, favourites for the drop and everything in between. For me, Manchester City are the potential league winners, as long as they sort their dodgy away record out, and there is one man key to the challenge, in my eyes. Edin Dzeko. Here are 3 reasons as to why I think he can fire City to the silverware.

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3 Big Money Strikers Trying To Make Their Name In The Premier League

It is hard enough to get going in the Premier League without someone paying millions of pounds to acquire your services.  Such fees automatically raise expectations, and there have been many examples of players who have found it hard to shake off the pressure that a huge price tag can bring.  This is especially true of strikers, who are judged primarily on how many times they find the net.

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Top5: The Premier League's Most Active Tacklers

The Premier League has a reputation for being a fast paced, rough and ready league with hard tackles flying in every other second. How true that is can be debated amongst yourselves, but we have taken a look into which 5 players average the most tackles per game in the English topflight.

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Manchester City Must Find A Cure To Jekyll And Hyde Problem

Whilst they currently sit three points ahead of their bitter rivals thanks to last weekend’s derby win, Manchester City must regain some sort of consistency if they are to mount a serious challenge for the title.

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Yaya Toure - the complete midfielder

Out of the many signings Manchester City have made since their injection of petro dollars, there is a very strong argument that there have been none more important than that of Yaya Toure.

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The one that got away for Manchester United

In his 26 years at Manchester United, I’m sure Sir Alex Ferguson doesn’t hold many regrets, but his failure to keep Paul Pogba at the club may be one.

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Statistical Preview: Manchester City travel to Aston Villa

A solitary goal from Libor Kozak saw Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert to a 1-0 victory against former side Norwich last weekend.

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The Aftermath Of The Manchester Derby

Manchester United fans may be quiet for the next week or so, but it certainly isn’t time to panic.

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Statistical Preview: Manchester City And Manchester United Go To War In Derby Game

For both Manuel Pellegrini and David Moyes this will be the first time they experience a Manchester derby. Both teams will be looking to take the bragging rights after unconvincing performances in the last round of fixtures.

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3 things to look out for in this weekend's Manchester Derby

We have already had a north London derby this year where Tottenham's very expensive team were beaten by a wonderful moment of skill by Arsenal's Olivier Giroud and this weekend expect some more drama when the two Manchester clubs come head to head.

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3 Players Manchester City Need To Offload

Manuel Pellegrini's stint as Manchester City boss has been a mixed affair so far, though he did play his hand strongly during the summer regarding his transfers, in my opinion. I was sad to see Carlos Tevez leave the Premier League but I was overly excited with the players coming in. However, I would suggest that there is still room to get rid of, either on loan or on a permanent when the opportunity presents itself. Here are three players who I believe City should offload.

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Is This Man The Best Centre-Back In Europe? A Statistical Look

World class central defenders are few and far between in Europe, with the same names repeated when asked the question. Mats Hummels, Vincent Kompany and Giorgio  Chiellini are the trio who often arise, with the likes of Andrea Barzagli, Thiago Motta and even Raphael Varane mentioned just behind. But is this man the best central defender in Europe? I think so.

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Scouting Report: Manchester City Target Striker With Three Goals In Five Games For His Country

With Sergio Aguero, Alvaro Negredo and Edin Dzeko to choose from to lead his line, you'd have thought that Manuel Pellegrini would have enough firepower to choose from. However, talkSPORT are reporting that Udinese striker Piotr Zielinski is catching the Chilean's eye. But who is he?

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Manchester City looking at Premier League midfielder with 93% pass accuracy

For me, as a Chelsea fan, I'm gutted that Jose Mourinho isn't tickled by Juan Mata. The Spaniard has looked out of the picture so far at Stamford Bridge after winning the club's Player of the Year award, and it's frustrating me behind belief. And it doesn't help when the likes of Tuttomercatoweb are reporting that Manchester City are ready to draft him into the club in January.

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