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Conte upset by lack of credit for champions’ run

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Chelsea manager Antonio Conte believes that Manchester City’s run of victories has denied his team the credit they deserve for their own recent good spell. A narrow but deserved 1-0 victory for the Premier League champions over a defensive Southampton, which came thanks to …

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De Bruyne makes it sweet 16 for awesome Man City

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Kevin De Bruyne produced another virtuoso performance as Manchester City crushed Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 on Saturday to register a record-extending 16th consecutive Premier League victory. The Belgian maestro scored City’s second goal, after Ilkay Gundogan had opened the scoring, and Raheem Sterling added two …

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Chelsea sink Saints, Ozil cracker downs Newcastle

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Chelsea kept their faint Premier League title hopes alive with a 1-0 win over Southampton, while Mesut Ozil’s stunning strike fired Arsenal to a 1-0 victory against Newcastle United on Saturday. With runaway leaders Manchester City in action against Tottenham Hotspur later on Saturday, …

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Guardiola backs flying City to keep improving

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on Friday warned the rest of the Premier League that his runaway leaders still have room to get even better. City set a new English top-flight record on Wednesday with a 16th successive win as they beat Swansea City …

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Wenger desperate for win in race for Champions League places

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsene Wenger knows Arsenal cannot afford another slip-up when they face Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium aiming to end a damaging run of three Premier League games without a win. Wenger’s team played a scoreless draw at West Ham United on Wednesday and is in …

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Record-breaker Guardiola relishes Spurs test

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Pep Guardiola’s hunger to make history with Manchester City remains undiminished after his side became the first in the history of the English top flight to win 15 successive games. City reached the milestone with a ruthless 4-0 victory at Swansea City on Wednesday, …

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In Man City’s shadow, top-four scrap begins

London, United Kingdom | AFP | With Pep Guardiola’s record-breaking Manchester City team galloping away towards the Premier League title, attention is starting to shift to the jostling for Champions League positions. Manchester United, 11 points below City in second place, and third-place Chelsea are well placed, but beneath them …

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Conte concedes title chances are gone

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Antonio Conte said Chelsea’s Premier League title defence is effectively over following his team’s 1-0 defeat to West Ham United on Saturday. The loss at the London Stadium was the champions fourth in their opening 16 league games and left them 11 points behind …

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City were lucky but title race is over – Mourinho

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho admitted the Premier League title race is all but over after Manchester City delivered a hammer blow to Manchester United’s challenge with a 2-1 win on Sunday. City moved 11 points clear of second-placed United as Nicolas Otamendi’s second-half strike gave the …

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Giroud strikes late to rescue Arsenal

Southampton, United Kingdom | AFP | Olivier Giroud’s last-gasp header salvaged a point for Arsenal in a 1-1 draw at Southampton on Sunday as Arsene Wenger’s side avoided a second successive Premier League defeat. Wenger’s team appeared destined to follow last weekend’s home loss to Manchester United with another setback …

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