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Up the other end and City now miss a huge chance! Vieira might want to take him off for the second period though options on the bench are light with just Jairo Riedewald and Eberechi Eze the central midfielders available. It's getting tight here as City go desperately hunting for a winner.
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"Some of the players are going to need a few more days off but today showed that we are improving. He gave an impassioned defence of his team who had been unable to come up with the necessary quality for once. It is game on in the title race after this tenacious performance from Crystal Palace. The hosts deserved their point and were rewarded for not sitting back. The final pass was difficult because of the runs we had to make. Before the game we had the belief we would win. We've made it more exciting for the neutral but there's still a lot of games left." When you play against City, you have to be lucky at times and we forced that luck to be on our side. We have to win a lot of games. It was difficult to control the physicality they had and we had a lot of chances to win but we couldn't score. There was even time for the indefatigable Conor Gallagher to pounce on a slack header back to Ederson from John Stones and while his shot from an acute angle was off target, Vieira beamed with pride - as he did at the final whistle. "Now we have four points [clear at the top] and one game more. Despite 18 shots and 46 touches in the opposition box as part of 74 per cent possession, City were met by a red and blue wall.
Manchester City travel to Selhurst Park to face Patrick Vieira's Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Monday night.
City are still playing well, but they’re not testing the keeper enough. We have played well and got good results, but we're happy with the point. City at least look more stable at the back this half. "We played to win the game, create more, the stats are there. It doesn’t look like any of the subs are about to come on. Then the flag goes up. The way we play, no regrets about the team. Victory over Patrick Vieira's Palace on Monday night would have moved City back to six points ahead, but Liverpool can now cut the gap to a single point if they win their game in hand against Arsenal later in the week. I'm struggling to talk and my legs have gone. "We played a really good game, created a lot of chances, especially first half. We had it and couldn't convert. "They were playing good, I thought a lot to make a change.
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82 min: Palace with half a chance to steal it! Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester City This game is wide open, and there will surely be one or two good chances still to come. Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester City Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester City Five minutes to be added on. Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester City But credit to Palace who worked so hard, kept their shape, and almost pinched it on the break. Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester City While Liverpool has won its last eight games in the league, City has dropped points in three of its last seven outings — after a 1-1 draw at Southampton in January and a 3-2 loss at home to Tottenham last month. Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester City
Manchester City will look to extend their lead over Liverpool to six points when they travel to face Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Monday night.
Palace win the ball back in the City half and it's played out to Olise on the right. He takes a touch before trying to poke it into the far corner with the outside of his left foot. "I genuinely feel that once you get into this stage of the season that things start to get meaningful. First Grealish plays in De Bruyne with a clever pass and he sees his shot come back off the post. Fortunately for both, they keep hold of the ball. The speed with which Palace can break worries the City manager, the tenacity of their pressing makes his defenders uncomfortable. Should have won it in the first half, did not do quite enough to win it thereafter. City will not believe how they have allowed Liverpool back in, the gap now down to four points ahead of Wednesday's game in hand with Arsenal. Guardiola – who will be watching that - witnessed his team hit the woodwork twice and basically miss two open goals. Here we have a title race that is evoking memories of 2019 - this is what we want, not the canters of the previous two campaigns. That is the bar and that is why this draw could prove seismic when momentum is everything. Doom, during these ridiculous days of City and Liverpool dominance, happens to be a draw at a very good Crystal Palace. Funny game. Air inside the trains and coaches down from the north filled with the same chat.
Manchester City are looking to re-open a six-point gap over Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table, when they face Crystal Palace on Monday night ...
Heading into the weekend, Pep Guardiola was struck with several selection headaches but his side appear to have recovered to full fitness prior to the clash at Selhurst Park tonight. Prior to kick-off in South London, Pep Guardiola and Patrick Vieira have confirmed their respective starting XI's to go head-to-head in Monday night Premier League action! The Premier League champions will be looking to continue their derby day momentum with a convincing performance at Selhurst Park, after defeating Manchester United 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium last Sunday.
Stalemate at Crystal Palace means City's lead at the top of the Premier League is four points with Liverpool to play their game in hand on Wednesday.
"Luck doesn't exist in football. "There are many games still to play. Sometimes it happens," he said.
Liverpool are now just four points behind Manchester City with a game in hand after this goalless draw at Selhurst Park. Scott Murray was watching.