English Premier League preview: Manchester City versus Everton
Before Christmas last year, Manchester City’s manager, Mark Hughes had parted ways with the Eastlands club, and this year around the team could possibly lose one of their most valuable players.
Mark Hughes was sacked on the 19th of December last year, with Italian manager Roberto Mancini taking the reigns. As of late, most of the headlines pertaining to Manchester City have involved the constant speculation surrounding Carlos Tevez,
the club’s soon-to-be ex captain. The match on Monday could see the Argentinean play against David Moyes’ team at the City of Manchester, and the fixture could very well be one of the player’s last appearances for the club and perhaps even any club in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749.
Manager Mancini has tried to settle issues between the club and the striker, but to no avail, and if the player appears in the starting eleven, it will be the first time he will have starred for the Eastlands side after speaking to the club directly concerning
a transfer.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323 is anxious concerning the City faithful’s reaction to the Tevez saga ahead of the fixture with Everton and hopes the off field issues will not affect the team’s performance and not rouse any fans’ fury for the Argentinean. The Italian spoke ahead
of the fixture, saying "The fans should continue to support a team like they have in other times. We should forget this (Tevez affair) because we must focus on the next game.” City may try everything in their power to not let go of their star player, as he
is the club’s top scorer, having ten goals to his name this season out of Manchester City’s total of twenty four.
Speculation concerning other attacking players’ future in the Eastlands side may result in Mancini’s team suffering a huge disadvantage after the January transfer window, should the players in question choose to leave the club. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Emmanuel-Adebayor-c12526 and Mario
Balotelli have cited their desire to leave the club and despite the pair’s transfer saga not resulting in daily headlines the way Tevez’s has, the club will undoubtedly feel the pinch, as the two players share the second place concerning City’s top strikers,
having scored five goals each this season.
Everton face similar attacking problems, as the club have managed a mere eighteen goals this season. David Moyes will be anxious to improve his team’s form in front of the goal as the club currently sit on the fifteenth spot on the Barclays Premier League
table, only two points away from relegation. Having acquired eighteen points through seventeen matches may place Moyes’ squad in a precarious position when facing Mancini’s men, who occupy the third spot on the table. Everton have won three matches this season
compared to City’s nine and lost five matches as opposed to City’s three. Moyes’ team have drawn nine fixtures this season and the Eastlands club have drawn five.
The Toffees have scored eighteen goals and conceded two more during their campaign this season and City have managed to find the net twenty four times and let in thirteen goals during their remarkable season. However, statistics show that Everton historically
have the greater advantage in this fixture, as the Toffees have won the past three matches played between the two sides at the City of Manchester Stadium in English Premier League matches. Moyes’ men have reigned triumphant in five clashes out of six with
the Sky Blues and Mancini’s men have not managed to find the net once when hosting the Toffees on Manchester City turf in the previous three matches.
Manchester City’s injury worries include the midfielder http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nigel-de-Jong-c27882 will be unavailable for his side after being handed a ban for one match. Everton have a lengthier injury list with many players in doubt
for the Monday fixture. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mikel-Arteta-c25715 is suspended for one
match and will be unable to face the Sky Blues.
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