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Manchester City teammates told match-winner Kompany not to shoot

Manchester City are back in the driver’s seat ahead of the final day of the season after Vincent Kompany’s long-range shot put the defending champions back on top of the table.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany says ‘belief and desire’ are what led to his game winner against Leicester.

The FC crew discuss Vincent Kompany’s moment of magic for Manchester City and how an unlikely strike from the defender could decide the title race.
MANCHESTER, England — Vincent Kompany admitted he ignored the advice of his teammates to score the winning goal that kept Manchester City’s title challenge on track.
City were struggling to find the breakthrough against Leicester City when the veteran City captain hit a stunning 30-yard strike to secure a 1-0 victory and keep their Premier League hopes in their own hands.
“I could hear people saying: ‘Don’t shoot, don’t shoot!'” the 33-year-old said. “I’ve not come this far in my career to have…

Kompany, Gundogan unlikely heroes as Man City move within one game of Premier League title

Manchester City are back in the driver’s seat ahead of the final day of the season after Vincent Kompany’s long-range shot put the defending champions back on top of the table.

MANCHESTER, England, — Manchester City moved back top of the Premier League with a nerve-shredding 1-0 victory over Leicester City. Pep Guardiola’s side were struggling to find the breakthrough until a stunning 30-yard strike in the 70th minute from captain Vincent Kompany rescued a remarkable win.

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One match, one victory required and City will be Premier League champions. With the tension growing inside the Etihad Stadium and knowing that any slip-up would hand Liverpool the advantage…

Man City’s Guardiola: Liverpool one of two best teams I have faced

Steve Nicol gives his thoughts on Liverpool losing the Premier League title this season after a title race for the ages against Manchester City.

Take a look at all the goals from this weeks Premier league fixtures, including Sergio Agüero’s stunner to keep Manchester City’s league title hopes alive.

An ESPN FC viewer asks the crew if they think Manchester City and Liverpool would swap Premier League and Champions League positions if they could.
MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola has said Liverpool are one of the best two teams he has ever faced during his time as a coach.
Liverpool moved back top of the Premier League on Saturday, meaning that Manchester City must now win their final two matches, starting with Leicester City on Monday night, to be certain of retaining their Premier League title.
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City would become the first side to defend the crown since Manchester United in 2008-09 and Guardiola said it would be an even more remarkable…

Man City scrap Chilwell transfer plans due to Zinchenko form – sources

Take a look at all the goals from this weeks Premier league fixtures, including Sergio Agüero’s stunner to keep Manchester City’s league title hopes alive.

An ESPN FC viewer asks the crew if they think Manchester City and Liverpool would swap Premier League and Champions League positions if they could.

Manchester City scraped to a narrow 1-0 win at Burnley to return to the top of the Premier League.

Manchester City scraped to a narrow 1-0 win at Burnley to return to the top of the Premier League.
Manchester City are ready to forget their search for a left back to prioritise strengthening in other areas of their squad, sources have told ESPN FC.
Pep Guardiola has been impressed by the form of Ukraine international Oleksandr Zinchenko, who has thrived as left-back cover for Benjamin Mendy.
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There remains some uncertainty over Mendy’s long-term future after two seasons affected by serious injuries and off-field issues.
Guardiola said in January that the club “was thinking about” signing a left…

Man City’s Otamendi and Danilo could leave in summer – sources

An ESPN FC viewer asks the crew if they think Manchester City and Liverpool would swap Premier League and Champions League positions if they could.

ESPN FC’s Craig Burley says that despite the tight scoreline, Manchester City were in complete control even if their attack wasn’t firing on all cylinders.

Pep Guardiola says Man City’s high standards in the Premier League are similar to that of Usain Bolt and Tiger Woods.
Manchester City defenders Nicolas Otamendi and Danilo could leave in the summer in search of more playing time, sources have told ESPN FC.
Otamendi, 31, signed a contract extension in January but has started fewer than half of City’s Premier League and Champions League games this season, with Pep Guardiola having four top-class centre-backs to choose from.
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Aymeric Laporte is a regular starter, captain Vincent Kompany has been drafted in for big games when fit and John Stones is seen as the…

Manchester City aren’t expecting ‘easy wins’ in final Premier League matches – Stones

An ESPN FC viewer asks the crew if they think Manchester City and Liverpool would swap Premier League and Champions League positions if they could.

ESPN FC’s Craig Burley says that despite the tight scoreline, Manchester City were in complete control even if their attack wasn’t firing on all cylinders.
Manchester City are expecting a scrap in their final two matches as they close in on a second successive title and don’t anticipate “easy wins” in either of their remaining games, according to defender John Stones.
The Premier League leaders need just two victories from their final games against Leicester City and Brighton to guarantee finishing above rivals Liverpool.
But with Leicester, now managed by former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers, still fighting for a European place and Brighton not certain…

Manchester City’s Guardiola ‘overwhelmed’ with response to Champions League exit

Manchester City scraped to a narrow 1-0 win at Burnley to return to the top of the Premier League.

ESPN FC’s Craig Burley says that despite the tight scoreline, Manchester City were in complete control even if their attack wasn’t firing on all cylinders.

Manchester City scraped to a narrow 1-0 win at Burnley to return to the top of the Premier League.

English Premier League: Sergio Aguero (64′) Burnley 0-1 Manchester City
MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola has said he has been “overwhelmed” with Manchester City’s response to their Champions League exit as they moved back top of the Premier League.
Sergio Aguero’s second half scrambled winner earned City a 1-0 victory at Burnley to move them back a point clear of Liverpool with just two games of the season remaining.
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It was the third win in a week after victories over Tottenham and Manchester United since their painful quarterfinal…

Aguero earns 8/10 by scoring winner as Man City top the table once more

Manchester City scraped to a narrow 1-0 win at Burnley to return to the top of the Premier League.

BURNLEY, England — Manchester City moved back top of the Premier League with a nail-biting 1-0 victory at Burnley on Sunday. After a goalless first half, City finally found the breakthrough when Sergio Aguero’s mishit shot crossed the line by 29.51 millimetres and was awarded by goal-line technology.

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City were under real pressure to keep their title destiny in their own hands after a dismal opening 45 minutes, but they dug deep to secure the three points they needed. With eight days’…

Manchester City are like Usain Bolt and Tiger Woods – Guardiola

Pep Guardiola says Man City’s high standards in the Premier League are similar to that of Usain Bolt and Tiger Woods.

Alejandro Moreno and Alexis Nunes predict the results of the most important matches of week 36 of the English Premier League.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany and Leroy Sane speak after their side moved to the top of the table with a derby win over Manchester United.
MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola has compared Manchester City to Usain Bolt and Tiger Woods because of the way they have set a new standard in the Premier League.
City won last season’s title with a record 100 points, and will be champions again if they win their final three games of the season.
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They have won their last 11 games and must extend that to 14 — starting at Burnley on Sunday — to be the first club to defend the title in a decade.
“Before it was easier than last season — everybody…

How Man City used Premier League title race to overcome UCL heartbreak

Pep Guardiola’s men prevailed 2-0 in the Manchester derby to put them within sight of back-to-back Premier League titles.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany and Leroy Sane speak after their side moved to the top of the table with a derby win over Manchester United.
More than an hour after Manchester City’s exit from the Champions League last week, Sergio Aguero was sitting in the dressing room still wearing his kit. The laid-back striker is normally the last to leave — be it off the team bus arriving at the stadium and from the ground after the final whistle — but this time was different. Aguero was crestfallen, tears in his eyes after City’s brutal quarterfinal exit at the hands of Tottenham.
The manner of that defeat was, in Pep Guardiola’s words, cruel….

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