Why football writers are backing Man City to win the Premier League

straight to your inbox Gary Neville has reversed his prediction that Manchester City would win the Premier League title, after only two games. Pep Guardiola's side opened their account with a 3-1 win over Wolves but were thumped 5-2 by Leicester City at the weekend.

straight to your inbox Enzo Maresca was forced to delay his start as Manchester City's new EDS head coach this season due to quarantine restrictions but has wasted no time making his mark on the academy. The former player and assistant is an interesting choice to replace Paul Harsley and probably the most high profile appointment since Patrick Vieira seven years ago.

straight to your inbox Kalidou Koulibaly is set to stay at Napoli this summer despite Manchester City's transfer interest, according to sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli. Despite already signing Bournemouth's Nathan Ake,Pep Guardiola has been hoping to add another quality centre-back to his ranks and Koulibaly has been the top target throughout the summer.

straight to your inboxGabriel Jesus has added to Manchester City's injury woes as he has been ruled out for a month with a knock picked up against Wolves.Jesus missed the midweek Carabao Cup win over Bournemouth, with young striker Liam Delap coming in and scoring a fine goal on his debut.

straight to your inboxRiyad Mahrez had admitted that Manchester City weren't good enough to win the Premier League last season and that they will need 'consistency and focus' to win it back this year.After two years of domestic dominance, City saw their grip on the Premier League title slip last season as Liverpool stormed to their first championship triumph in 30 years.Jurgen Klopp's side eventually won the league by a massive 18 points, with City's nine defeats throughout the year proving

straight to your inbox With just thirteen players fit, Pep Guardiola might not be able to rotate as much as he would like for Manchester City's latest fixture against Leicester. In an ideal world, Guardiola would use the current run of five fixtures in 13 days to use the full range of his squad to manage fitness issues and encourage competition.

straight to your inboxManchester City's upcoming visit to newly-promoted Leeds United has been selected for live television coverage.Pep Guardiola's men will face Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds side in front of the Sky Sports cameras.The match at Elland Road will be played on Saturday, October 3, kicking off at 5.30pm.That is the only game involving City that features in the latest round of live TV fixtures announced by the Premier League.The Premier League said in a statement: "Following the UK

straight to your inbox After one week of extra rest as a consequence of their Champions League exploits, Manchester City are set to kick-off their 2020/21 Premier League campaign tonight. Pep Guardiola 's outfit are scheduled to face Wolves in what promises to be a tricky opening fixture against one of the most strategic sides in England.

straight to your inboxManchester City should hand debuts to their two summer signings when they travel to Wolves in their first Premier League game of the season on Monday.Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres were signed to boost the options in defence and attack, rather than to necessarily be first choice.

straight to your inboxManchester City will begin their Premier League campaign away at Wolves on Monday night.Pep Guardiola knows all too well what a tough start his side have been given.

straight to your inboxManchester City had a 20-man outfield squad training ahead of the Premier League trip to Wolves to start the season. In a video posted by the club, Pep Guardiola put his players through their paces with an energetic passing drill, as the two new summer signings took an active part at the City Football Academy.

straight to your inboxManchester United's 2020/21 Premier League gets underway next Saturday, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side taking on Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.Ahead of the new campaign, United have strengthened their squad with the signing of midfielder Donny van de Beek from Ajax, who joined the club for a fee of £34.6m, which could reach up to £39m with add-ons.The Reds are still hoping to tie up signings before the transfer window closes, with Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho a

straight to your inboxThe new Premier League season got off to an exciting start with some action-packed opening weekend of matches.Liverpool began their title defence with an engrossing 4-3 win over newly-promoted Leeds United as Mo Salah’s hat-trick helped Jurgen Klopp’s men to victory.Elsewhere, Arsenal and Leicester City both recorded comfortable victories.So how much can be read into the weekend’s results?FiveThirtyEight’s data model has updated its predicted table based on what happened

Manchester City finishing a distant second after a disappointing campaign from Pep Guardiola’s side.Manchester United, who found some strong late season form, and Chelsea completed the top-four, with Leicester City only missing out on the final day.

Man City and Manchester United aren't exactly short of goalscorers at the moment. Indeed, both teams like to attack and create chances inside the penalty area, meaning it makes it a good bet that the Golden Boot winner will come from the city this season.

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