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Game to watch: Manchester City v Liverpool
They are still the top two teams in the Premier League, Manchester City have found some form and Liverpool has found a new level. This is not just the game of the weekend, but it will likely set the tone for the rest of the Premier League season.
A Liverpool victory will have the first experts claim that the title is already won and a race among the bookmakers to be the first to pay. Manchester City represents the key man in the title chase squad, understanding the terrain, calculating if the territory they dare to tread is as hostile as it seems or if there is hope for them and the other chancers.
It is not that simple, but if City lose, they will be eight points behind their rivals with one game in hand: a significant margin to compensate in a team so capable of chaining victories together.
There are selection dilemmas for both managers. Jurgen Klopp has an enviable choice between Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino, while Pep Guardiola must decide whether to stay with Ferran Torres at number 9, or reinstate his real No.9 after Gabriel Jesús’s goal on his return to the Champions League.
Player to Watch – Che Adams
“We are more than Danny Ings” Ralph Hasenhuttl said after she revealed that her main man would be out four to six weeks after knee surgery. “It is a great loss, but now it is important that other players give us alternatives. Nobody has to play like Danny Ings, every player should play their best game possible. “
It is Che Adams who will have to maintain his peak and take over in the absence of Ings. He, like Ings, has been excellent this season. The question is whether he can be as excellent without his attacking partner. Three of Adams’ four goal contributions this season have come in direct conjunction with Ings and the 24-year-old has only one Saints goal to his name when his better half is not with him.
Coach to watch – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
A game against an injury-ravaged Everton team represents a potentially soft landing for Solskjaer after the midweek comedy: a victory could be spun like a scalp.
Everton rank 11 places ahead of United, they have been excellent in most cases this season, and Carlo Ancelotti is a world-class coach worthy of Solskjaer’s list of conqueror apologists.
It’s the kind of game United win – when they don’t have as much of the ball and they can use Marcus Rashford’s rhythm against them. But the few remaining disciples who will inevitably turn to social media to let us know how we went wrong once again by doubting their manager’s tactical genius can save their strong arm and fist emojis.
The Everton team that will line up on Saturday, minus Richarlison (who they haven’t beaten in the Premier League since he was there) and James Rodriguez, is nothing special and has far inferior talent to United, no matter who he chooses. Solskjaer. .
A victory tells us nothing. A loss might at least cause you to tune out – we hate to see you suffer.
Team to Watch – Leicester City
“As a British manager, I was lucky, this is how it works in these games,” said Brendan Rodgers after Leicester’s magnificent win over Leeds on Monday.
It’s a strange chip on the shoulder of someone who I was Y have It has been constantly advertised by us and apparently most of the others. Almost as he said it, Mauricio Pochettino was in the Monday Night Football studio naming Rodgers as the coach he most admired when he arrived in the Premier League. He is a very good strategist and coach who has masterfully dealt with a lot of injuries at Leicester. Small complaints do nothing for him.
Jamie Vardy has already scored seven goals, the absence of Wilfried Ndidi has gone almost unnoticed such is the way of Nampalys mendy, and James Maddison was eerily good in his cameo against Leeds.
But Nuno Espirito Santo, even if he is a foreigner, is also a brilliant coach. His Wolves team hasn’t really clicked this season yet, but four clean sheets in their first seven games means they can top Leicester with a win.
Football League Match to Watch – Norwich v Swansea
With Reading’s leaders losing their last two games, the Championship teams are clustering below them. Swansea and Norwich, who meet at Carrow Road on Saturday, are three and four points behind The Royals respectively in second and third place.
Teemu Pukki has rediscovered his scoring touch in a more flexible environment after a brief promotion before a long relegation in the Premier League. Andre Ayew, meanwhile, has earned the singing praise of Swansea boss Steve Cooper.
“Andre has been an excellent player for us,” Cooper said recently. “It has become a true talisman.
“Off the pitch, he is a very positive influence on everyone, especially the youngsters. He’s so determined to get it right. He knows that he has a bit of individual responsibility in scoring goals and leading the way, as he usually does.
The Ghana captain scored 18 goals for Swansea last season and already has five to his name this season.
European game to watch: Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich
Unsurprisingly, the German duo sit at the top of the league, tied on points, each losing one game and winning the other five. Robert Lewandowski had a slow start to the season, scoring a goal in the first two games. He has nine in his last three to finish the drought.
Dortmund have won just two of their last 12 Bundesliga meetings with Bayern, drawing one and losing nine. And such is Bayern’s dominance in the German top flight, Dortmund’s hopes are essentially dashed if they can’t get positive results when playing against each other. The last time Dortmund won both Bundesliga matches between them was also the last time they won the league, with Jurgen Klopp in 2011-12.
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It could well be the biggest weekend of the season so far. The two biggest title contenders will finally meet in a long-awaited meeting, but will Leicester or Wolves prevail? Liverpool also play Manchester City or something similar.
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