straight to your inbox Nemanja Matic believes Manchester United need to find another 30 per cent of improvement to mount a challenge for the Premier League title.
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straight to your inboxBernardo Silva says Manchester City must improve their away record after slipping to another defeat at Southampton on Sunday.City have now lost their last three away games in the Premier League, following the 2-1 loss at Chelsea and the derby defeat at Manchester United in March.Seven of City's nine defeats in the league this season have come away from home, and Bernardo says that is an area that has to get better next season as they look to regain their Premier League
.straight to your inbox Nemanja Matic believes Manchester United need to find another 30 per cent of improvement to mount a challenge for the Premier League title.
straight to your inbox After weeks of playing games with next to nothing riding on them, Manchester City will be involved in a significant fixture once again on Saturday when they compete in the FA Cup semi-final.
United legend has lauded the job done by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, particularly while recruiting players like Bruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire. But following their 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace, Giggs urged United to make more moves in the transfer market if they're to catch Manchester City and Liverpool at the top of the league.
straight to your inboxWith just four league games remaining, Manchester City will be looking to build momentum ahead of the Champions League when they take on Brighton on Saturday.It's been a strange week or so of results for City, as they dismantled the newly-crowned Premier League champions Liverpool 4-0 but followed it up with a shock defeat to Southampton before bouncing back to smash five past Newcastle on Wednesday.It's been a microcosm of the Blues' season and the inconsistency is
straight to your inboxIn the great scheme of things, Manchester City’s latest Premier League first was not their most exciting.When Riyad Mahrez finished off Kevin De Bruyne’s cross to put the Blues 2-0 up against Newcastle on Wednesday night, only a true football anorak will have spotted – or cared about – the significance.The goal put Mahrez on double figures for the season, and that made him the fifth City player to hit double figures in the league this season, the first time any team has
straight to your inbox Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has tipped Manchester United to become title contenders next season. Liverpool walked the Premier League this season, brushing aside last season's champions Manchester City to win their first league title in 30 years.
straight to your inboxLiverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes the title fight between Jurgen Klopp's side and Manchester City will be much closer next season.City 's defeat to Chelsea last week sent the league title to Merseyside for the first time in 30 years, with Liverpool sitting 23 points ahead of Pep Guardiola's side. However, Carragher believes Liverpool won't be able to be as dominant next season and expects a fierce fight between the two clubs.
Premier League title again.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side have shown a marked improvement this year, in particular since the January signing of midfielder Bruno Fernandes.United haven’t won the league since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013 and watched on as rivals Liverpool ended their 30-year wait for the title this season.The Reds remain in the hunt for Champions League football for next season, currently sat five points behind Chelsea in fourth but have an easier run of fixtures than Frank
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side must do to mount a realistic title challenge. Many are tipping United to show major improvements next season, as they're currently on a 14-game unbeaten run and with the promising partnership between Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes.But Keane thinks United are a bit short in defence and doesn't believe Solskjaer's men will pip either Liverpool or City to the league title in the 2020/21 campaign.
Guardiola pointed to the number of trophies his Manchester City players have won when asked for their motivation and hunger to topple Liverpool.Thursday's defeat to Chelsea confirmed that the Blues have been dethroned as Premier League champions after becoming the first side in a decade to win back-to-back titles, with the gulf in points between the sides suggesting that Jurgen Klopp's side are very much in the ascendancy.Guardiola had indicated that Liverpool perhaps had more passion for the
Manchester City were beaten 2-1 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.The result meant Pep Guardiola’s men can now not catch Jurgen Klopp’s side at the top of the Premier League table.And Ferguson, who led United to 13 league titles during his Old Trafford tenure, contacted Dalglish to send a message of congratulations.“He (Sir Alex Ferguson) has contacted us to say congratulations by the modern medium,” Dalglish said, who also revealed that City were similarly humble.“You go through the older
Premier League title in the near future.The Portuguese has made an excellent start to life in England, establishing himself as a key player on the pitch and a leader in the United dressing room.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men are unbeaten in their last 13 games in all competitions with Fernandes yet to suffer a defeat since joining from Sporting Lisbon in January.United remain in the hunt for a top four finish but saw Chelsea pick up a vital three points against Manchester City - a win that sealed
United finished above Liverpool in 2017-18 but their fraught 2018 summer transfer window was countered by aggressive spending by Jurgen Klopp and City just pipped Liverpool to the title last year. Liverpool are now one title off of matching United's record haul of 20 and Solskjaer is desperate to mount a credible challenge next season.