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16.03.2021 - 21:18 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan has identified the roles of Rodri and Fernandinho as two players that were catalysts for Manchester City's improved form.Pep Guardiola 's side clicked into gear after a 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in November and have only lost once in the Premier League since.
Manchester United recently ended their 21-game winning run but City are still on course to win the Premier League title, with a 14-point gap separating the two Manchester clubs still.Gundogan has
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straight to your inboxJohn Stones hit back at the suggestion that Pep Guardiola's seven changes had an impact on Manchester City's performance at Fulham, despite a 3-0 win.Guardiola shuffled his pack, dropping Fernandinho, Kyle Walker, Aleks Zinchenko, Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez.
straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan has been named Premier League Player of the Month for February, becoming the first Manchester City player to ever win back-to-back awards.Gundogan had already won the January award, and he continued his fine form into February as City continued their winning run to a record-breaking 21 victories in succession. Central to that form was Gundogan's scoring form from midfield, especially in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne.
straight to your inboxPhil Foden insists he never thought about going down when challenged by Alex McCarthy as Manchester City were denied a clear penalty in the win over Southampton.City had gone ahead against the run of play thanks to Kevin De Bruyne, who converted a rebound from Foden's saved shot.
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 inboxIlkay Gundogan has identified the bore draw at Old Trafford as the performance that sparked Manchester City's sensational winning run.City are on a club record run of 21 successive wins, of which 15 have come in the Premier League. They are on a wider 28 game unbeaten streak.The sixth game of that run was the dull goalless standoff against Manchester United, where neither side could find a breakthrough and the points were shared.
straight to your inbox every day for freeLee Sharpe has picked out four Manchester United players that could be crucial in ending Manchester City's winning run at the weekend.United and City go head-to-head on Sunday in a game that is likely to have more bearing on the former's chances of the top four than anything else.