Pep Guardiola cites '96 Newcastle title collapse in warning to Man City

21 January 2018 05:20
Pep Guardiola insisted Manchester City will not be buying a new forward in the transfer window and believes Sergio Aguero's hat-trick in a 3-1 win against Newcastle proved why they don't need a new striker. MANCHESTER -- Pep Guardiola has looked back into the history books to prove that the Premier League isn't over despite Manchester City's 12-point lead at the top of the table. City maintained their advantage over second-placed Manchester United on Saturday with a 3-1 victory over Newcastle United and ironically it's the Magpies who have proved an inspiration to the Catalan coach. In 1996, Kevin Keegan's Newcastle were 12 points clear in January but they were overhauled weeks later by United, whoread full article

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