Man City face Chelsea test as pressure builds on Ten Hag

10.11.2023 - 04:37 arabnews.com

LONDON: Premier League leaders Manchester City travel to Chelsea on Sunday with Erling Haaland in ominous form as Arsenal and Tottenham seek to recover from their first defeats of the season.

Early-season results boosted hopes of a genuine title race but City were the only team in the top five to win last weekend. At the other end of the table, the bottom four sides are in danger of being cut adrift even before the season is a third of the way through.

Here are three talking points ahead of the action in the English top flight. Manchester City recently had an uncharacteristic mini-wobble but they have responded in emphatic style, hitting 17 goals in five games in all competitions.

Pep Guardiola’s champions are back on top of the Premier League, taking advantage of slip-ups from Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool.

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Newcastle suffered late Champions League heartbreak as Kylian Mbappe’s last-gasp penalty denied them a famous victory over Paris St Germain.

Ten Hag urges Man Utd to keep calm in Galatasaray cauldron

LONDON: Erik ten Hag has urged his Manchester United players to keep calm in the Galatasaray cauldron as they fight for their lives in the Champions League. United are bottom of Group A and will be eliminated if they lose in Turkiye in their penultimate group fixture on Wednesday. Even if they beat Galatasaray and defeat group winners Bayern Munich at Old Trafford in their final game, two wins for Copenhagen would send the Danish side through instead of Ten Hag’s team. United, three-time European champions, have never won at Galatasaray — drawing twice and losing once. They were famously greeted by Turkish fans in 1993 holding a banner that read “Welcome to Hell,” while others threw missiles and menacingly drew their fingers across their throats. That game finished in a 0-0 draw, which sent United crashing out of Europe on the away goals rule after a 3-3 draw in the first leg. Speaking at a pre-match press conference on Tuesday, Ten Hag insisted his men would travel with confidence despite their predicament and the hostile reception awaiting them in Istanbul. “We know how to deal with it and I’m sure tomorrow it will be a confident team on the pitch,” said the Dutch manager. “You have to stay calm in your head and don’t get too emotional. You need emotion but you have to control it.

Liverpool hit back to hold Man City, end Etihad winning streak

Liverpool’s English defender #66 Trent Alexander-Arnold (L) vies with Manchester City’s Dutch defender #06 Nathan Ake during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on November 25, 2023. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP)

Man City face Liverpool summit meeting as Everton fight for survival

LONDON: Liverpool will become the latest team to attempt to storm Manchester City’s Etihad fortress this weekend as Everton focus on Premier League survival following a punishing points deduction for breaching financial rules.

Joao Neves di Antara MU dan Man City

Dua bintang Portugal, Bernardo Silva dan Bruno Fernandes saling melontarkan pujian untuk bintang muda Benfica, Joao Neves. Keduanya kini saling membujuk pemain 19 tahun itu untuk bergabung ke klub masing-masing.