City look to catch on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 as they host Sunderland on Saturday
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323’s Manchester City will only have win on their minds, when they square off against Sunderland this weekend.
Although the blue Manchester side are yet to suffer a defeat in the league this season, they are lagging behind leaders Chelsea by a margin of four points, courtesy their 3 draws out of the 6 games that they have played.
As they set out to overcome the disappointment for their League Cup loss at the hands of Aston Villa, the Eastlanders will have to deal with a formidable Martin O’Neill’s unit, who themselves are yet to end up on the losing side this term.
Moreover, the Black Cats recorded 4 points out of their fixtures against City in the previous campaign. Had it not been for late goals from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Balotelli-c23937, they were set to pull off a remarkable upset during their previous visit to
the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City
After surviving a scare against Borussia Dortmund during the midweek, the Citizens will be desperate to put up a more convincing show on Saturday.
However, Mancini will have to deal with Javi Garcia’s hamstring injury, sustained during the match against the German champions.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joleon-Lescott-c18941 and Maicon in the defence.
The manager is more than likely to stick with his trusted combination of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 Aguero will take up the attacking role.
Expected Starting Line-up:
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Silva-c10601, Carlos Tevez, Samir Nasri, Sergio Aguero.
Results of last five league games:
W D D W D
Sunderland
The Black Cats will be without the services of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lee-Cattermole-c21868, who is currently serving a suspension.
Furthermore, defenders West Brown and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-c8346 Cuellar are continuing with their recuperation process, and are unlikely to make a comeback on Saturday.
Apart from that, no major changes are expected to be made by O’Neill, who will be keen on playing the same side which beat Wigan Athletic in their previous game.
Expected Starting Line-up:
Simon Mignolet (Goalkeeper), http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/James-McClean-c17703, Steven Fletcher, Stephane Sessegnon.
Results of last five league games:
W D D D D
Expected Result:
Manchester City 2 : 1 Sunderland
The Eastlanders have not played to their true potential recently, and also struggled to come up with convincing wins at their home. Nonetheless, the writer feels they possess enough firepower to get the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 done against O’Neill’s unit.
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