1. Manchester City
We start with an idea that is a little outside the box. Manchester City are not especially light in midfield, and why they would want to commit big wages to a player who is only likely to get a 18 month contract at best might seem an obvious question. However, Yaya Toure is off to African Cup of Nations for the next month, Javi Garcia has yet to convince, and Jack Rodwell is injured (yet again). David Silva is carrying an ankle knock and ideally needs a period of rest, Samir Nasri is as likely to cost City a match as win one, and for all his work rate and team work James Milner rarely produces match winning turns. Frank Lampard has bags of Premier League experience, wont expect to play every game, and can help City claw back the seven point gap to leaders and rivals Manchester United. Boss Roberto Mancini has put pressure on his forwards to score more goals but there are not enough goals coming from his midfield, and if teams can deal with his strikers they can negate a lot of his teams attacking threat. City are already miles away from meeting the Financial Fair Play benchmarks, and Roberto Mancini might be best of thinking about this season than next season or the season after as he might very well find himself out of a job if he cannot retain the Premier League, especially after their Champions League debacle.