The Citizens played out a goalless draw with Liverpool prior to the international break, leaving three teams locked on 20 points after eight rounds of matches.
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United returned to winning ways before the international break, but still find themselves seven points off the early-season pace, which Chelsea have set alongside Manchester City and Liverpool.
Scholes has been a frequent and vocal critic of his old club, who are languishing in eighth place in the Premier League — five points adrift of any other member of the “Big Six”.
Manchester City missed the chance to move clear at the top of the Premier League table as Riyad Mahrez missed a late penalty in Sunday evening’s goalless draw against Liverpool.
The Citizens sit directly above their opponents by virtue of a superior goal difference after seven matches, but this is a fixture that they have struggled in down the years
Liverpool beat City 4-3 in a EPL thriller in January before enjoying a 3-0 win in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at Anfield.
Ishak Belfodil gave Hoffenheim the lead in the opening minute, but goals from Sergio Aguero and Silva secure a much-needed win for Pep Guardiola’s side in Group F.
Manchester United target Sergej Milinkovic-Savic has signed a new long-term contract with Lazio, tying him to the Italian club until 2023.
Raheem Sterling made the breakthrough in the 29th minute against a stubborn Brighton outfit, before Sergio Aguero doubled the home side’s advantage in the second period.
The defending champions have dropped just two points from their opening six outings so far this season, and will be heavy favourites to add another win to their tally against a Brighton side without a victory in five
Riyad Mahrez has got off the mark with his first goals for Manchester City in Saturday’s emphatic 5-0 win over Cardiff City in South Wales.
The Citizens have performed well in the top flight in the opening stages of the season, but they head into this latest match on the back of a disappointing showing in their Champions League opener in midweek
The Gunners won for the fourth match in a row against Ukrainian minnows Vorskla at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday night, with Iwobi impressing on the left side of the attack.
Aguero has spent the last seven years with the Premier League champions, with a return of 204 goals in 299 appearances, an all-time record for the club
Manchester City midfielder, Kevin de Bruyne, is recovering ahead of schedule from a knee injury and hopes to return to action against rivals Manchester United in the Premier League in November.
Manchester City have started their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 defeat at home to Lyon at the Etihad Stadium.
It took the champions less than two minutes to break the deadlock through the recalled Leroy Sane, and David Silva added a landmark second midway through a one-sided first half.
Champions Manchester City will resume the defence of their Premier League crown this afternoon when they host newly-promoted Fulham at the Etihad Stadium.
The annual report said last season’s runaway Premier League champions had enjoyed revenues of £500.5 million — a 44 per cent increase in five years
Eleven months ago Juergen Klopp’s side were swept aside 4-1 by a rampant Tottenham leading to a bout of navel-gazing that, as it transpired, helped transform Liverpool’s season.