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Manchester United & Manchester City poised to reach new heights on Sunday
Manchester United will remain at Old Trafford where they finished on the losing side of a 5-goal thriller against Athletic Bilbao. The Theatre of Dream is also where they encountered humiliating defeats to current league leaders Manchester City and to relegation fighters Blackburn Rovers earlier last year.
This will remind Alex Ferguson and his players to take West Bromwich Albion very seriously. After all, the Baggies are fresh from a 1-0 upset of Chelsea. They are plotting to embarrass yet another monster – not blue, but red this time.
Swansea City vs Chelsea Preview
Andre Villas-Boas definitely needs to inspire his men in the absence of Ivorian stars Drogba and Kalou. The away record of the London-based club is quite inconsistent this season. Out of 11 away matches, Chelsea have won 5, drawn 4 and lost 2. Chelsea are unbeaten domestically since the year commenced but they are eager to bounce back from their disappointing goalless draw away to Norwich City.
Fourth-placed Chelsea are 5 points behind Tottenham Hotspur. Although the title seems far from their reach, the Blues maintain the ambition of gaining as much points as possible.
Manchester United End Surprising Swansea City Drought
The win allowed United to maintain the five-point gap between themselves and league leading Manchester City, the victory also ended a surprising statistic.Before Saturday, Swansea held the surprising record of being the only top-flight team to have never lost a home game to United. The Red Devils had travelled to Wales eight times, and a 0-0 result in 1982 was one of only two draws achieved by United to go with six defeats.
What made United’s task seem even more difficult was the fact that Swansea were yet to lose on home soil to any opponent in the Premier League this season. The Swans had conceded only one goal during that unbeaten run, and that was a goal they scored on themselves.
Chelsea 4 Swansea City 1: Didier Drogba Makes Timely Return for the Blues
While league leading Manchester United dropped points courtesy of a 1-1 draw at Stoke City, Chelsea cruised to an emphatic 4-1 triumph over the Swans.With Daniel Sturridge inexperienced and Nicolas Anelka unsettled, it is important Chelsea find a consistent source of goals if they are to maintain a title challenge.
Spanish striker Fernando Torres is showing legitimate signs of a return to form, but it seems every step he takes forward is closely followed by a step backwards.
For example, last weekend Torres scored a fantastic goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford. The Spanish international striker ran onto a Nicolas Anelka through ball and produced a deft flick over David De Gea to open Chelsea’s account.
The 2011/2012 English Premier League season: teams, coaches & stadiums previewed
The 2011/2012 English Premier League season is not far away from kicking off, so it’s certainly a perfect time to look once more at the teams involved and at the things expected.
Like each year, 3 teams go down and 3 teams go up. Like each year, only a few teams get to qualify for Europe. And like each year again, only one team gets to be crowned as winners of England’s globally followed Premiership.
What the 2010/2011 season produced
Manchester United are the reigning champions—having collected a total of 80 points (9 more than Chelsea and Manchester City). Meanwhile, one of the big talking points at the end of last season was about Arsenal’s devastated conditions.