Happy Saturday in Manchester

(Baonghean.vn) - This weekend, whileDefending champions Chelsea will visit Stoke City in a match that promises to be tough, with the top two teams, Man City and MU, both facing weaker opponents, Crystal Palace and Southampton.

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At Etihad Stadium, the top team Man City will play against the bottom team Crystal Palace, who are in a terrible run of form. With a 0-1 loss in round 5, Crystal Palace officially has the worst start in Premier League history with 5 consecutive losses and no goals scored.

Coach Roy Hodgson's task is to limit goals conceded at Etihad Stadium. Photo: Internet

After round 4, coach Frank de Boer was fired after 77 days in charge and veteran coach Roy Hodgson was invited to replace him. The club's bosses hope that with 50 years of experience in coaching and having held power at 15 clubs in 8 countries, the 70-year-old coach will help Palace revive as soon as possible.

So far, Crystal Palace have lost all 7 of their last visits to Man City. In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Man City have scored 19 goals against Crystal Palace. Man City have won all 8 of their last home matches in the Premier League, so it was expected that Aguero and Jesus would continue to score goals against their struggling opponents.

Coach Pep Guardiola did not need to hide his starting lineup of 3-5-2 with the double-barreled cannon Aguero, Jesus behind the ammunition carriers Danilo, Sterling, De Bruyne, D. Silva, Walke. The away team will start with a 4-5-1 formation but the midfield with the names Loftus-Cheek, Cabaye, Lee, Puncheon, Townsend has the main task of limiting the loss rather than scoring against goalkeeper Ederson.

With the terrible heat of the attack, along with Manu, they have scored 16 goals since the beginning of the season, so the 3 defenders Mendy, Stones, Otamendi of the home team will have a leisurely match.

Chasing the rival

MU is on a high with a 7-match unbeaten streak in all competitions and will travel to St. Mary's to face Southampton. All statistics are leaning towards the Manchester visitors. Southampton's recent home record has not been very good, in the Premier League they have failed to score in 7/8 recent matches.

According to statistics, from 2005 until now, Southampton has never won against MU at home, they have suffered 7 defeats and 2 draws on all fronts. Meanwhile, Mourinho's army is in extremely impressive form, they have not lost in the last 9 away matches.

MU's attack is proving too strong against opponent Southampton. Photo: Internet

In the Premier League alone, MU has won 5/6 of the past matches, MU's attack scored at least 2 goals/match while MU's defense kept a clean sheet in 6/7 matches. In the last 5 matches, Manu won 3, lost 1 and drew 1.

Coach Mauricio Pellegrino also favors the 4-2-3-1 formation like his teacher Mourinho, but due to financial constraints, he does not have many stars, with central midfielder Davis being the brightest name.

The brightest star at St. Mary's is Coach Pellegrino, the 45-year-old strategist who has played and worked for top European clubs.

Specifically, as a player, Pellegrino had a time playing for Barcelona, ​​and played for Liverpool and Valencia. When he moved to coaching, Mauricio Pellegrino spent two years as an assistant coach to Rafa Benitez at Liverpool, then two years at Inter Milan before officially leading a team in 2012, which was Valencia of Spain.

However, after only one year working at this team, Pellegrino decided to leave and then ventured to three other teams including Estudiantes, Independiente and Alavés before returning to St. Mary's Stadium.

Coach Arsene Wenger once commented that, if he had not sold his star players, Southampton could have won the Premier League. The French strategist made these comments because he believes that Southampton is one of the best youth talent training centers in England today.

If they hadn't sold their stars like Adam Lallana, Calum Chambers, Luke Shaw, Gareth Bale, Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain,... Southampton would now be a major force in Europe.

Except for the injured Pogba, the Red Devils of Man are ready to land at St. Mary's Stadium to bring home 3 points, continuing the chase for Man City. A fun Saturday night awaits the two teams Man City and Red Devils.

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