Manchester City racked up a 17th consecutive Premier League victory after Sergio Aguero’s 100th and 101st Etihad Stadium goals inspired a 4-0 win over Bournemouth on Monday. Aguero scored twice and set up Raheem Sterling as Pep Guardiola’s side made it 18 wins and one draw in the first half of the season and provisionally opened a 14-point lead at the top of the table. In other major events of the match day, England international, Harry Kane equaled the record for Premier League goals in a calendar year with a hat-trick in a 3-0 win at Burnley. That result lifted Tottenham Hotspur to fifth place, while third-place Chelsea drew 0-0 at Everton. Hailing Aguero, Guardiola said: “He is a special player, a legend, and I am so happy when he plays good and he is scoring goals.” City are now two wins off the record for consecutive victories in Europe’s top five leagues, which was set by Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in 2013-14. The Citizens are first team to score 100 goals in the Engl...
Despite a few tricky weeks, the Nigeria midfielder can look back on a fine maiden year at Leicester City COMMENT Wilfred Ndidi has been a revelation since joining Leicester City from Genk in January for £15 million. The Nigerian came in as a direct replacement for N’Golo Kante and succeeded where Daniel Amartey and Nampalys Mendy had failed. He may have missed out on the Goal Africa Team of the Year, and the Foxes may have encountered some difficulty recently, with the midfielder sent off against Crystal Palace, but there's no disputing that Ndidi can look back on a superb year in the Premier League. His efficiency in tackles and aerial duels is why he has been a mainstay with the Foxes even after changing managers three times since his arrival. As the 2016 champions have climbed the league over 2017, Ndidi's seamless adaptation to life in England, his ability to remain composed in the demanding context of ...
The Nigeria international won his first top-flight title with the Blues and has stated that the feat is the greatest for him this year Chelsea’s Victor Moses has declared that his biggest achievement this year is winning the English Premier League title. The 27-year-old played a crucial role as a right wing-back to help Chelsea to their sixth top-flight diadem. Moses who marked his 100th appearance for the Stamford Bridge outfit on Boxing Day against Brighton and Hove Albion pinpointed the League title prize as the 'most important' achievement for him in 2017. "Winning the league is the most important one," Moses told club website. “It is not easy to win the Premier League and doing that this year is a massive achievement for me, for the lads, for every single one of us at the club and I was very delighted. "It really means a lot. It is a lot of games and it is good for me to make 100 appearances for a great club like Chelsea. ...
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