Re: The Official Rival Thread - Part II

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FT: Stoke 3-2 Arsenal
FT Liverpool 0-0 Sunderland
FT: Tottenham 0-0 Palace
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At least this day wasn't a complete disappointment


Now just need Everton to do us a favour...
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Aguero off injured and in tears in the 7th minute...

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Soft penalty. City 1-0.

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And yet no sending off for Mangala for this. Standard Marriner.

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So City win. But Aguero going off injured in the opening minutes is something of a positive from the game (horrible as it sounds -)

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Ligament damage for Aguero says Mr Pelegrino...

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AVB to Anfield? Liverpool look to ex-Chelsea and Spurs boss as Brendan Rodgers replacement:
According to the Times, Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group are weighing up their options and have asked André Villas-Boas to provide details of his coaching methods, while also claiming that the Portuguese is currently the leading candidate to replace the beleaguered Brendan Rodgers
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/544668/AVB-Rodgers-Liverpool-managerial-plans


If only
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Would make my year

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holy crap. best news ever

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Man City fear Sergio Aguero faces a MONTH out as Manuel Pellegrini awaits scan results:
Manchester City fear they have lost star striker Sergio Aguero for their entire Christmas and New Year fixture programme, with the Argentine international set to be sidelined for at least a month
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/414176/Man-City-Sergio-Aguero-faces-MONTH-out-Manuel-Pellegrini-scan-results

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he should just retire at this point

Man City fear Sergio Aguero faces a MONTH out as Manuel Pellegrini awaits scan results:
Manchester City fear they have lost star striker Sergio Aguero for their entire Christmas and New Year fixture programme, with the Argentine international set to be sidelined for at least a month
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/414176/Man-City-Sergio-Aguero-faces-MONTH-out-Manuel-Pellegrini-scan-results

gonna be interesting to see how they perform without him. He's saved them so much this season already

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FT: Southampton 1-2 United


United pull themselves to 8 points behind...

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he should just retire at this point

The 5 months is a fault apparently.
Wenger said in his presser that it is 3 months.

Anyway, how are you guys feeling after the defeat. Do you feel you'll get pressured by City until the end, or do you think you can soon pick up again and built another healthy lead at the top?

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We were always going to be pressured by City till the end. The idea that we'd be runaway winners by March or something was just asinine fantasy from the start. As for the last week or so, turning an 8-point lead into a 3-point one in 7 days is hardly something to celebrate, but our next few fixtures are eminently winnable and should give us a chance to get back into a groove after what's been our most disappointing week or so since the season started. Even still, I can just as easily see us struggling with the congestion of the matches for the next month coupled with the fact that Mourinho has not rotated much as all since August.


So apologies for the non-answer but I can very much see it going either way at this point

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[El Gunner]

We were always going to be pressured by City till the end. The idea that we'd be runaway winners by March or something was just asinine fantasy from the start. As for the last week or so, turning an 8-point lead into a 3-point one in 7 days is hardly something to celebrate, but our next few fixtures are eminently winnable and should give us a chance to get back into a groove after what's been our most disappointing week or so since the season started. Even still, I can just as easily see us struggling with the congestion of the matches for the next month coupled with the fact that Mourinho has not rotated much as all since August.


So apologies for the non-answer but I can very much see it going either way at this point

Hmm ok, cool.
I know nothing is set in stone, and that all this runaway talk - even if it is possible - was always just "all talk" for the sake of it, as we never know how things are going to pan out.

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FT: Liverpool 1-1 Basel
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Europa for the history boys

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FT: Liverpool 1-1 Basel
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Europa for the history boys

5 Points in the group after fluking a late win vs Ludognvndv Rodgers is the greatest fraud since Victor Lustig

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So City through, against all odds. Good for us in the long-run with their fixtures.


They'll face one of Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona or Porto

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Mourinho happy with Man City and Arsenal Chamoions League progression but fears Man Utd title charge aided by lack of European involvement:
José Mourinho is pleased to see Premiership rivals Manchester City and Arsenal in the last 16 of the Champions League, but fears Manchester United's title chances
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/546266/Jose-Mourinho-Chelsea-Man-City-Arsenal-Man-Utd

"I'm happy City and Arsenal went through."

"I work in England. I want the prestige of English football and I hope they do well."

"And we have also Liverpool, Tottenham and Everton in the Europa League, so I wish them good too."

"At the same time it's good for us that our direct opponents in the Premier League are involved in European competitions."

"Manchester United are not. They have the same advantage that Liverpool had last season in terms of the Premier League, a big advantage."

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Ramsey out for a month with a hamstring injury

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FT: Burnley 1-0 Southampton


Saints collapse officially underway.

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FT: United 3-0 Liverpool

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Rodgers is beyond clueless

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