7M Weekly - How will Pep Guardiola get rid of his winless run?

Posted Friday, October 28, 2016 by 7M Sport

Guardiola's side slumped again. Since Sep 29th, when their winning run was stopped by Celtic in UEFA Champions League, Manchester City have been winless in 6 games already. This is the worst record in manager Guardiola's career. He never went more than 3 matches without a win as a coach during his time in Bayern Munich. How can Guardiola turn around the story? This week, many problems happened in England while in Spain, both superstars Messi and CR7 seemed to be relaxed by contrast. Now let's have a look at what happened this week.

* Manchester United keen on Celtic's Moussa Dembele

Accoring to Daily Record, Manchester United are keen on Celtic's Moussa Dembele.

The former Fulham forward has been in great form at Parkhead this season, and scored his 15th goal of the season against Ross County on Wednesday.

United scouts were showed up at the Scottish Premiership clash as they ponder a possible move for the France Under-21 international.

* Chelsea are interested in Antonio Rudiger

Chelsea are weighing up a £35m move for AS Roma's Antonio Rudiger, according to reports.

The Daily Mail claim that Antonio Conte is still interested in the defender and has ordered scouts to track his progress, despite the German international's knee injury kept him out of the Italian boss' summer plans.

However, Chelsea face competition from Manchester United and City, with Roma reluctant to let him leave easily.

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* PSG desperate for Antoine Griezmann

Paris Saint-Germain are prepared to pay Antoine Griezmann's £89 million buyout clause to sign him from Atletico de Madrid according to Sport.

The Frenchman is also a target for Manchester United, but PSG want Griezmann to be their next big signing after they missed Neymar in the transfer window.

PSG's sporting director Patrick Kluivert makes this prolific striker the club's main target to replace Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the Ligue 1 champions failed to cruise the season so far.

* Arsenal eyeing Kostas Manolas

Arsenal are considering a transfer move for Roma defender Kostas Manolas according to reports in Spain.

The 25-year-old defender has consistently been linked with a move to the Premier League in recent months.

Sport suggests Manolas remains firmly on the radar of the north London outfit despite them signing Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia this summer.

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* EPL Matchday 9

Chelsea 4 - 0 Manchester United: This is a game which brought Pogba to the centre of attention once again. The United midfielder only had a yellow card in this clash, while one Chelsea player that is of Pogba's calibre capped off a comprehensive 4-0 win for Chelsea after Pedro, Cahill and Hazard's goals. And this player is called Kante.

Manchester City 1 - 1 Southampton FC: Man City began the season with 10 consecutive wins, but they endured a miserable run in all competitions lately. And this game is no exception. In the 27th minute, England centre-back John Stones's mistake allowed Nathan Redmond to open the scoring for Saints. And in the 55th minute, Iheanacho pulled one goal back. However, Man City struggled to cause any problems. And the game ended in a 1-1 draw.

Arsenal 0 - 0 Middlesbough FC: It's a birthday to forget for Wenger as his side were held to a goalless home draw by new boys Middlesbough FC. What's worse, this dull draw marked the end of their victorious run of 7 games in all competitions.

Liverpool 2 - 1 West Bromwich Albion: Mane and Coutinho got off to a storming start in Sunday's 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion, with both men on the scoresheet. And Gareth McAuley's goal in the 81st minute led to tensions once again. But the Reds hung on to take the victory.

* La Liga Matchday 9

Valencia 2 - 3 FC Barcelona: The first half only saw Linoel Messi found the back of the net. After the break, Valencia roared back as Haddadi and Moreno edged them in front. But soon Luis Suarez put his side on level terms. The game seemed to be ending in a draw until Messi scored the winner from a penalty kick.

Sevilla 1 - 0 Atletico Madrid: Only one goal from Steven N'zonzi in the 73rd minute gave them a narrow win over Atletico Madrid, which suffered their first defeat of the season.

Real Madrid 2 - 1 Athletic Bilbao: In the 7th minute, Benzema opened the scoring after Isco's delicate assist, but Merino pulled one goal back just after 20 minutes. However, the hosts then sealed a victory through Morata's goal in the 83rd minute. Owing to this victory and Atletico Madrid's defeat, Real Madrid moved to the top of La Liga.

* Bundesliga Matchday 8

Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Monchengladbach: League leaders Bayern Munich claimed a victory over Monchengladbach thanks to goals from Vidal and Costa in the first half. And the side then hung on to win this game.

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* Man City fans destroyed Man United's stadium during the League Cup

Juan Mata scored the winner in the second half to seal a 1-0 victory over Manchester City at Old Trafford. Mourinho's side has booked a place in the League Cup quarter-finals. However, something horrible happened at the same time. According to Mirror, Manchester City supporters filmed smashing up the toilets in Old Trafford during United's win over their side. Are they letting off steam by such a violent means?

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* London derby turns into bloody affair as fans clash at the London Stadium

West Ham and Chelsea presented us a good show in EFL Cup, while fans of both teams made a big trouble during the match coincidentally. Both sets of supporters had to be separated by riot police inside the group by throwing seats and coins. West Ham won their home game by 2-1, but they failed to avoid such ugly scenes as well. Seven men were arrested after this clash. Sorry to hear that... now let's read something warm.

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* Messi makes his family's dreams come true

Look at this sweet picture. This week Lionel Messi made use of some rare free time to bring his family on a surprise trip to Disneyland. He has been rested for Barcelona's 1-0 Catalunya Super Cup defeat to Espanyol. Messi's family were enjoying this family day, while his teammates were certainly missing him after the defeat to their city rivals. What about another super star, Cristiano Ronaldo?

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* CR7 opens his first Lisbon hotel

Wow! Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has opened a new hotel in Lisbon. "When I was young I had the dream of having my own hotel." Now Ronaldo's dream comes true. His soccer-themed hotel located in downtown Lisbon with 82 rooms. The Portuguese is not only talent in football, but also successful in business.

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* Lippi named China manager

Marcello Lippi, Italy's 2006 World Cup winning coach, has been named as the new manager of China. The 68-year-old coach will replace Gao Hongbo, who resigned earlier this month, after he signed a contract last Saturday. Lippi will have to face a tough task to guide China into the finals of 2018 Russia World Cup, with China staying at the bottom of Group A in the Asian qualifiers.

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* Ballon d'Or nominees revealed

The officials of Ballon d'Or have announced 30 nominees for this award. The familiar names, such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar, are all included in the shortlist. Real Madrid have 6 candidates in this shortlist, which tops all the other clubs. The winner of Ballon d'Or will be announced on January 9 next year.

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* Griezmann named La Liga's best player

At the Spanish top flight's annual awards ceremony in Valencia, Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann overcame fierce competition and won the La Liga's best player award. The Frenchman was not at the ceremony, however. At the same time, Atletico's defensive work was duly recognized, with Jan Oblak and Diego Godin named as La Liga's best goalkeeper and best defender respectively.