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Why Man City must ignore Watford record and history in Premier League fixture
23.04.2022 - 00:59 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City will continue their Premier League title charge this weekend with the visit of Watford to the Etihad Stadium. City currently sit top of the Premier League table following Wednesday evening’s 3-0 win over Brighton, with the victory sending them by a point, reclaiming first position from Liverpool whose 4-0 demolition of Manchester United had (briefly) sent them top.
City’s opponents Watford find themselves at the opposite end of the table, currently occupying a relegation spot in 19th. With just six wins from 32 games, the Hornets have struggled massively since promotion, going through three managers this season alone.
Yet despite this, Watford still represent a hurdle for Manchester City who are chasing their sixth Premier League title this season, which would be manager Pep Guardiola’s fourth league title in just five years.
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How can a team in 19th place cause a problem for the league leaders? Surely City have enough firepower to blow the Hornets away and send them on their way back to the Championship? The answer to these questions is most likely that City will indeed win on Saturday — and probably win big.
Yet Watford are a club who can muster a shock result when no player, pundit or fan would foresee it. City need only look to fellow Manchester side United’s trip to Vicarage Road in November to see this surprise element in full action.
United were mauled 4-1 in that game, with well taken goals from Joshua King, Ismaila Sarr, Joao Pedro and Emmanuel Dennis proving to be too much for then manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side.
Perhaps an even more interesting example of the Hornets providing a sting to proceedings at the top of the
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