Manchester City can start the 2018/19 season by sealing their first Community Shield victory at Wembley when they take on FA Cup winners Chelsea on Sunday. City, who ran away with last season’s Premier League and are 5/7 to win the title again this term, have won the campaign’s curtain-raiser four times but never at […]
Match Preview – Manchester City v Bournemouth
Bournemouth have the unenviable task of facing Pep Guardiola’s ever-improving Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Last weekend’s Manchester derby win was supplemented by a rain-delayed stroll past Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League on Wednesday. If Eddie Howe has a reason to be cheerful as he plots a strategy for facing City, it is […]
Daily Tips – Honours Even In Manchester Derby
There is a chance the Manchester derbies could decide where the Premier League title ends up this season but it may be a case of ‘do not lose’ for both sides this weekend, with the Old Trafford fixture coming so early in the season. United almost have a clean bill of health, with only Henrikh […]
Match Preview – Manchester United v Manchester City
With the Premier League season a matter of weeks old, Old Trafford plays host to one of the games of the campaign, as United and City face off in the Manchester derby. Spice is added by coaches Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola going head-to-head for the first time in English football, having rubbed each other […]
Match Preview – Manchester City v West Ham
West Ham caused a real stir in winning at the Etihad 12 months ago as Slaven Bilic’s tenure began with impressive early successes at Arsenal, City and Liverpool. A repeat of that success seems improbable given the early-season form of the two teams. The Hammers were ultra-negative when they visited Chelsea although they were ultimately […]
Daily Tips – Sassuolo To Seal Europa League Spot
Daily Tips – Aguero to continue scoring spree
Manchester City are all but through to the Champions League group stages after a 5-0 rout of Steaua Bucharest in Romania, making tonight’s game somewhat of a formality for the Premier League club. However, with Pep Guardiola still getting his players used to his methods he will probably name a strong starting line-up for the […]
Champions League Preview – Tuesday
Pep Guardiola begins his Champions League odyssey with Manchester City and they face a trip to face Steaua Bucharest in the play-off round. The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss insists he has not moved to English football to prove himself as the best coach in the world. Fairly or otherwise, that is the tag […]
Preview – Middlesbrough v Stoke City
Top-flight action returns to the Riverside Stadium as boss Aitor Karanka looks to get Middlesbrough up and running with a home victory. The Spaniard, a former number two to Jose Mourinho, will be under scrutiny after almost parting company with his club midway through last season having read the riot act to his players following […]
Daily Tips – Premier League top goalscorer
Sergio Aguero at 33/10 and 13/2 fancy Harry Kane lead the way in the Premier League top goalscorer market and justifiably so. Kane topped the charts with 25 last year and Aguero, despite injury absences, was one behind in joint-second with Jamie Vardy, a 16/1 hopeful this time. In the preceding season Aguero led the […]