MAN CITY RETAIN THIRD PLACE DESPITE A WIN AGAINST LETHAL LEICESTER CITY

MAN CITY RETAIN THIRD PLACE DESPITE A WIN AGAINST LETHAL LEICESTER CITY

By Chris Ojow

A sign of relief to English Premier league title holders Manchester City, they came a goal down and breached the ever solid defence of Leicester City to update their disappointing tally 3-1.

Maintaining the third position but with less margin of 11 points away from the Champions League title holders Liverpool FC who are a head with 49 points, second placed Leicester City 39 points and Manchester City third by increasing their tally with a win at home Etihad Stadium.

Liverpool being away in Qatar will play the second placed the underdogs, lethal Leicester City on Boxing day 26th of December 2019, described as a battle Royal and a win for Champions Liverpool will seal their quest for the league Trophy after two decades in the cold.

While the hardworking Brendan Roger’s boys, if Leicester wins, then the trophy will up for grabs by the first three. Liverpool, Man City and Leicester.

As both Everton and Arsenal with each team a signing new coaches, described as a derby both teams were very cautious throughout the entire Ninety minutes of play, with the former City Assistant Coach Mikel Arteta now the Gunners Manager, substituted Aubemayang in the dying second half, and was heavily criticised by team supporters a cross the globe with the striker himself walking from the pitch dejected.

Jose Mourinoh the self declared Special one in success, meets his former lethal striker at Chelsea now the Club Manager of a promising youthful team in the evening of Sunday 22nd December 2019 at 7.30pm East Africa Time, traditionally Jose Mourinoh has never been lucky facing his former Clubs.

Wolves who are placed in top ten of the league displayed team fighting spirit after overturning the Norwich moments of glory into sadness from a goal down to 2-1.

With Stubborn Crystal Palace of three deadly strikers Kwame Ayou (Son of former Lethal striker of Ghana National team, Abedi Pele) former Liverpool centre forward Christian Benteke and lethal Zaha were shocked in the dying minutes after celebrated all time scorer Allan Shearer’s team Newcastle scored 1-0 sending Crystal Palace back to the drawing board.

Sheffield United secured three points in the first half by beating Brighton 1-0, as Aston Villa were ruthlessly thrashed by Southampton 3-1.

Burney win 1-0 against Bournemouth increased more miseries with the relegation fears proving to be real.

A win for Manchester United, the Red devil’s boys on Sunday evening of 22nd December 2019 at 5 pm East Africa Time, away at the bottom placed Vicarage Road Watford Stadium, England, will boost their struggle to fight for top four in the ongoing competitive English Premier league Championship.