After winning the league last season in the most dramatic of fashions, Manchester City now find themselves nine points behind neighbours and arch-rivals Manchester United, who also have home field advantage when City make the short trip across Manchester to Old Trafford in April.
As a fan who was present at the Etihad when Sergio Aguero’s right boot made history, I want to feel the euphoria I felt on that eventful day many more times in the future, and even as soon as May of this year, and I believe I may well do. Be assure City fans, this title race is not over yet.
3. Leads Can Slip
After Manchester City’s abysmal away performance against Arsenal which saw them lose 1-0 and have the polarizing Mario Balotelli sent off, United extended their lead at the top of the table to 8 points, the same tally they once led by earlier in the season. It appeared that the title was headed to Old Trafford for a second year in succession, however after a few freak results which saw United let slip a 2 goal lead at home to Everton to draw, and lose at Wigan, the title race was back on, re-enforced even further by City’s tying of the points tally with a win over the Red Devils.
City and United both went on to win their final two games of the season, with United beating Swansea and Sunderland, and City grinding out two hard fought results against Newcastle penultimately and QPR finally with Sergio Aguero’s last gasp winner. Last season is all the evidence we need to know that the saying ‘it’s not over until the final whistle’ couldn’t be more true.
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Last year united lost the title due to goal difference. City haven’t had the same form of scoring this season and united are scoring very well, you have to hold onto something I suppose. Yes Balotelli is gone now but you didn’t replace him even tho he can be hazardous to your team he offered something different to your team..sorry but not even agureo will save you this season.
Your saying all this stuff about Balotelli, we don’t need to replace him, we’ve got John Guidietti http://youtu.be/Ot2ZzS4r3So here’s proof he’s the real deal, 21 years old, just getting back to full fitness, he’s been out with a virus for 6 months
But he’s never played for City. Hoping for him to fire you past the Reds is naive and silly. United will not surrender the title whatsoever and that 12 point gap may well become 15, 18 soon.
I think 6-1 was a freak result that we will never see the likes of again, but you raise some valid points. Personally I feel that the title race is done and dusted. Even if City win all their remaining games they still have to hope United lose four times or draw quite a lot which I don’t really see happening.
12 points? I’m afraid I can’t see that gap being reduced.I cant see Man U losing any games at the moment