After
a season of winning the closest Premier League title in years, Manuel
Pellegrini will be hoping his team will not rest on laurels this season. Having
seen arsenal what happened to his predecessor Roberto Mancini when he failed to win a
title after a Premier League winning season, the Chilean has taken all the
necessary steps to avoid the repetition of history.
After
the signing of Willy Caballero from his former side Malaga, Manchester City boss made
sure any dump of form from the English goalkeeper Joe Hart will not be met with a rookie.
At 32 years of age, playing 38 games in his last season and with 12 of them as
clean sheets, the Argentinian will be more than a threat to the current
Man City number 1.
Bacary
Sagna has been another recent addition in the light blue color of Manchester
City. After failing to agree personal terms with Arsenal, the Frenchman
followed the example of Samir Nasri as he signed for Manchester City albeit on
a free transfer. His transfer has been downplayed by many due to his transfer
fee however as the stats mentioned below suggests, he could become a super sub
for the Manchester City side.
Bacary Sagna
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Assists
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2
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Goals scored
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2
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Interceptions
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51
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Total chances created
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21
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One
more signing that City were hoping since the dawn of last season was Fernando.
When City signed him for £15million, they knew they were signing a gem, a
heavy tackler in the Brazilian. When Manchester City was unsure of how Yaya
Toure will fare keeping his recent maneuvers against City, the Brazilian Fernando
could play in exactly the same role as that of Ivorian. However since now the
Ivorian has committed his future at the Etihad, it is more than likely that the
Brazilian will be on the bench and can prove to be a super sub.
Expected
lineup:
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