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straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has the luxury of an almost fully-fit squad to pick from when Man City face Wolves this evening.City are 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League and are looking to make it 21 straight wins in all competitions against a Wolves side that have had an inconsistent season. The only absentee from City's squad for the game will be Nathan Ake, who has only featured nine times since signing from Bournemouth last summer due to a muscular problem.
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straight to your inboxManchester City had Gary Lineker purring about their performance against Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League.Pep Guardiola 's men played the second leg of their last 16 tie on Tuesday evening, leading 2-0 from the first leg. Both games were played at the Puskas Arena in Budapest due to travel restrictions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.City built on their advantage with excellent first-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan.
straight to your inboxThe Premier League have announced that Manchester City's matches against Leicester City and Leeds United have been rearranged for TV coverage in April.Pep Guardiola 's side lead the table by 14 points after a remarkable run of form that has put the title within touching distance.
straight to your inboxManchester City are on course to win the Premier League title this season - but can they go on to mount a historic quadruple charge? Match of the Day pundits Alan Shearer and Jermaine Jenas certainly think so, sharing their views on the BBC Sport panel alongside presenter Gary Lineker after Pep Guardiola's side swept aside relegation-threatened Fulham.
direct to your inboxManchester City and Manchester United occupy the top two positions in the Premier League table going into their final 10 fixtures.City are 11 points clear of United at the top, having had their lead cut by three courtesy of their neighbours at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. United triumphed 2-0 thanks to an early Bruno Fernandes penalty and a second-half strike from Luke Shaw.
straight to your inboxThe result of Sunday's Manchester derby is unlikely to change the expected destination of the Premier League title, but it could delay Manchester City's coronation date. If City had increased their lead to 17 points with a derby win over Manchester United, they could have had the title wrapped up as soon as April 17 in five games' time had that lead remained in that spell.
straight to your inbox every day for free Anthony Martial is back in the Manchester United squad for the derby at City on Sunday but there is a doubt over Edinson Cavani's availability. Martial, 25, missed the midweek draw with Crystal Palace through injury and has scored two goals in his last 15 games - both of them in the 9-0 evisceration of Southampton.
straight to your inbox every day for freeIn mid-January, Manchester United fans could have been forgiven for casting their eyes forward to this weekend’s big derby with rivals City and pinpointing it as a match that might have a presiding impact on which side of Manchester the Premier League title ends up.Fast forward eight weeks though and the landscape has completely changed. Since United topped the table on the 12th of January, they’ve lost just one league match.
straight to your inboxBefore Manchester City's win over Wolves this week, statisticians rated their chances of winning the Premier League title as 99.9 per cent. Fast forward two days, and City scored three late goals to edge past a stubborn Wolves side for a 21st straight win.
straight to your inboxManchester City are buoyant after another Premier League weekend where their winning run marched on, and their main rivals dropped points.City's hard-fought win over in-form West Ham was their 20th in a row in all competitions, extending their lead at the top to 13 points. Second placed Manchester United reduced that to 12 points with another boring draw in a big game, while third placed Leicester were beaten by Arsenal.
direct to your inboxManchester City and Manchester United are almost guaranteed to finish in the top two places in the Premier League, according to Roy Keane.City now have a 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League table following Saturday’s 2-1 win over West Ham, which was their 20th successive victory in all competitions.United remain in second place despite their frustrating 0-0 draw with Chelsea on Sunday, one point above Leicester, who were beaten 3-1 at home by Arsenal.
straight to your inbox every day for freeNemanja Matic is adamant that Manchester United still have a chance of catching Man City in the Premier League title race.United, who have a game in hand, trail City by 13 points ahead of Sunday's trip to Chelsea, which comes a week before the third Manchester derby of the season.The Reds' record against the Premier League's Big Six this season is poor, with four goalless draws and two defeats from their six matches so far.After dropping points to the
straight to your inboxGary Lineker has hailed Manchester City's 'extraordinary consistency' after they extended their winning run with a 2-1 victory over West Ham. With nearest challengers Manchester United and Leicester City not playing until tomorrow, Pep Guardiola's side went 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League table thanks to their 2-1 win, which came courtesy of goals from defenders Ruben Dias and John Stones.
straight to your inboxManchester City ace Phil Foden has shown he has plenty of strings to his bow this season.Foden has been used in a number of different roles by City boss Pep Guardiola during the 2020-21 campaign so far.The England international has played in central midfield - as a "number 8" or "number 10" - as well as out wide and even up front, in a "false 9" position.
straight to your inboxManchester City resume their Premier League title push this weekend when they face West Ham United.City are 10 points clear at the top of the table and on a remarkable 19-match winning streak. Thirteen of those have come in the league and they are unbeaten in 26 games in all competitions.They were in Champions League action on Tuesday, beating Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 in the first leg of their last 16 tie.