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The French defender Gael Clichy played with Arsenal for 8 years until he completed a switch to Manchester City where he is now allocated and is confident that they will only get better with the new managers and new players that might be arriving in January.

He told the club’s official website: “We know what we have to do, to do our own thing and try not to lose points at home. Taking game after game will be a key point for us and hopefully we can now improve our away record’’.

The French defender Gael Clichy played with Arsenal for 8 years until he completed a switch to Manchester City where he is now allocated and is confident that they will only get better with the new managers and new players that might be arriving in January.

He told the club’s official website: “We know what we have to do, to do our own thing and try not to lose points at home. Taking game after game will be a key point for us and hopefully we can now improve our away record’’.

“I don’t see why we won’t be there or thereabouts at the end of the season. Now we need to go away from home and make sure we start to pick up points. You have to look at the positive side and even though we lost against Cardiff, Aston Villa and Sunderland away, we still managed to play better than the opposition.

“But this is a new team with a new manager and new players and we are only going to get better. We are confident it will get better, hopefully starting on Wednesday at West Brom.”

Gael Clichy also went on praising his countryman Samir Nasri who was going through a rough time in Manchester City during the initial stages of the season as he being kept mostly on the sidelines than on the pitch but in these last few weeks and with the arrival of a new coach, Nasri is having his fair share of time on the main team.
The defender continued: “I have known Samir for a few years now and I’m not surprised that he is doing well not just yesterday but from the start of the season’’.

Manchester City still remain undefeated when playing at home as they overcame Liverpool with a controversial 2-1 final scoreboard that saw the team of Brendan Rodgers getting a goal disallowed from an offside goal that really wasn’t.

France made up from their 1st leg match against Ukraine that saw the French team losing 2-0 but weeks later they secured their place into the 2014 World Cup in a dramatic 2nd leg in which France won 3-0.

Unfortunately for Gael Clichy he is nothing more than a substitute player for Didier Deschamps who prefers choosing Eric Abidal and Mamadou Sakho ahead of the Manchester City player and even with his club he has not made any significant impact that can permanently secure his position in the Premier League club as he plays in 1 match and the next week is he is being sidelined.

France made up from their 1st leg match against Ukraine that saw the French team losing 2-0 but weeks later they secured their place into the 2014 World Cup in a dramatic 2nd leg in which France won 3-0.

Unfortunately for Gael Clichy he is nothing more than a substitute player for Didier Deschamps who prefers choosing Eric Abidal and Mamadou Sakho ahead of the Manchester City player and even with his club he has not made any significant impact that can permanently secure his position in the Premier League club as he plays in 1 match and the next week is he is being sidelined.

His latest appearance with Manchester City was on November 24 as he played against Tottenham but missed out on the club’s latest Champions League encounter against Viktoria Plzen.

With Aleksandar Kolarov and Gael Clichy both failing to impress Manuel Pellegrini rumors have been beginning to emerge claiming that Manchester City are taking a interest in the left-back of Everton Leighton Baines – something that might sell a few more Man Utd tshirts!

This source quotes a Man City ‘insider’ as stating;
“The manager doesn’t fancy Clichy or Kolarov. He has been extremely disappointed by them, especially Clichy of whom a lot more was expected this season.

“Left-back is the priority in January, although it probably won’t be the only acquisition. A move for Baines is not out of the question. It would elevate his profile in a World Cup year and we can offer Champions League football.

“You can expect a few changes when the transfer window opens because the away form is unacceptable. It is one of the worst records in the top flight.”

Leighton Baines has also been linked with a move to Manchester United so it seems as if both Premier League clubs will be racing during the winter transfer window with each of them hoping to sign the 28 years old defender.

Premier League giants Manchester City hasn’t been having the best of seasons so far, sitting at seventh in the table with sixteen from their opening nine games, just ahead of fierce neighbors and rivals Manchester United. And their woes have been compounded with news coming in that star defender and influential skipper Vincent Kompany set to miss the 2012 champions’ next three games due to an injury.

Premier League giants Manchester City hasn’t been having the best of seasons so far, sitting at seventh in the table with sixteen from their opening nine games, just ahead of fierce neighbors and rivals Manchester United. And their woes have been compounded with news coming in that star defender and influential skipper Vincent Kompany set to miss the 2012 champions’ next three games due to an injury.

Kompany was out of action for quite some time already with a groin injury but he was scheduled to return at the end of this month to lend some steel to City’s faltering and leaking backline. But a setback in his recovery process has pushed back his return to the game by another month and that definitely is not good news for manager Manuel Pellegrini, who has seen his side concede very poor goals, costing those wins.

The Belgium international skipper has not played for Manchester City since he limped off during his side’s win over Everton at home on the 5th of October and it seems that he will not return to action any sooner after he felt pain in his groin region while an independent training session with the club doctors and medical staff.

It is almost certain that Kompany will miss the club’s Premier League fixture against Norwich City on the weekend as well as the home encounter against CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Champions League at home. City has been leaking goals left and right in his absence and the club’s Chilean manager had been counting on the return of his skipper to get them through this bad phase.

But it seems that Manchester City will have to make do without the services of their influential skipper for another few matches before they can expect him to make a return.

Reports emerging from the Spanish media have suggest Catalan giants Barcelona are readying a move for Manchester City’s young midfield starlet Denis Suarez after the youngster caught the eyes of the club’s management during the recently concluded FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Turkey.

Reports emerging from the Spanish media have suggest Catalan giants Barcelona are readying a move for Manchester City’s young midfield starlet Denis Suarez after the youngster caught the eyes of the club’s management during the recently concluded FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Turkey.

The reports have also stated that the club is willing to offer the player a contract that will see him compete in the Barcelona B team for one season before making the move up to the senior squad of Gerardo Martino. The midfielder is being seen as one of the brightest prospects in Spanish football and played in four matches for Spain during the team’s run in the tournament, and also made an assist in one of his starts against Ghana.

The rumored move for the player bears striking resemblance to that of Joan Angel Roman, who Barcelona signed from Manchester City last season and after having a relatively quiet first season for the Catalan club, has broken into the first eleven of the side led by Eusebio.

If, however, Suarez indeed makes the move from England to Spain, he will be guaranteed a first team place in the B squad of Barcelona. Suarez was voted as the English club’s young player of the year in 2012 and the former Premier League champions will also want to hold onto a future superstar.

Given that the B side of Barcelona have been depleted of star names in recent times, the fans of the club have slammed their failing scouting network but if the club does manage to secure the services of the young player from a European giants, especially from the Premier League like Manchester City, it will prove that the club is still adept at picking out the best and most talented players from around the world.

Gael Clichy has said that the last season was one of the worst for Manchester City because they failed to win any title.

Manchester City had entered the last season as defending Premier League Champions and the expectations were high from them, but, they couldn’t live up to it.

They were knocked out from the first phase of the Champions League. In the Premier League, they ended at no. 2 in the points table with only 78 points in 38 matches and then, in the final of the FA Cup, they were defeated by Wigan Athletic by 0-1.

Gael Clichy has said that the last season was one of the worst for Manchester City because they failed to win any title.

Manchester City had entered the last season as defending Premier League Champions and the expectations were high from them, but, they couldn’t live up to it.

They were knocked out from the first phase of the Champions League. In the Premier League, they ended at no. 2 in the points table with only 78 points in 38 matches and then, in the final of the FA Cup, they were defeated by Wigan Athletic by 0-1.

The City owners weren’t too amused with the performance of the team throughout the season and they decided to sack the manager Roberto Mancini. The former Malaga manager Manuel Pellegrini has replaced Mancini.

When asked about City’s performance in the last season, Clichy said, “It was a horrible season for us. We let so many people down with our performance. We had a chance to end the season on a high note by winning the FA Cup, but, we couldn’t do that either.”

“But, we have to move on now. I am really hopeful about the next season. We will have to start the season well because that sets the tone. In the last season, we had a sloppy start and we never managed to be back on track.”

When asked if the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson will affect Manchester United adversely, Clichy said, “Ferguson hasn’t left United. He is still there as director. He will be helping David Moyes. Also, they have the same team. So, I don’t think Manchester United would be weaker.”

Clichy has been playing for Manchester City since the last couple of seasons. He had joined the club in July 2011 after leaving Arsenal. He has so far featured for City in 56 games and hasn’t scored any goal.

There have been a lot of questions asked about the future of the Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini, but the assistant manager at the club David Platt feels that the Italian is the right manager for the club. Mancini is widely expected to lose his job if City fail to win the FA Cup this season.

The club are already 15 points behind the archrivals Manchester United with no hope of retaining the Premier league title. Even though Mancini has managed to guide City to 2 trophies in the last three seasons, many feel that his time at the Etihad stadium is up.

There have been a lot of questions asked about the future of the Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini, but the assistant manager at the club David Platt feels that the Italian is the right manager for the club. Mancini is widely expected to lose his job if City fail to win the FA Cup this season.

The club are already 15 points behind the archrivals Manchester United with no hope of retaining the Premier league title. Even though Mancini has managed to guide City to 2 trophies in the last three seasons, many feel that his time at the Etihad stadium is up.

Mancini failed to win yet another match against Everton after his team crashed to a 2-0 defeat despite having a man advantage for more than 30 min. There was a lot of talk about Guardiola arriving at the club due to the presence of several former Barcelona members at City. However, it is believed that City will now turn their attention towards the Real Madrid man José Mourinho, who is widely tipped to leave the Santiago Bernabeu at the end of the season. Despite spending several million pounds of the owners money, Mancini has been able to win only one Premier league title.

“There is an appreciation of Roberto from the supporters and the owners. The expectancy levels of Roberto Mancini are a lot higher than what people think. If people want to talk about rumours and negatives that is up to them. We can’t stop that. If people want to do things like that, they can. All I know is that during his career he has won things. That is what his focus, desire and intensity is about. He won’t stop wanting to win things,” said Platt. Despite the significant deficit, Mancini urged for focus from his players.

Manchester City has defeated Watford in a FA Cup match played at Emirates Stadium on Saturday. City won the match quite comfortably by 3-0. With this win, City has made its way into the fourth round of the competition.

Mario Balotelli was left out of the starting line up after his animated conversation with the manager Roberto Mancini while training. Carlos Tevez made a comeback to the starting XI.

On the other hand, the manager of Watford, Gianfranco Zola, made a couple of changes in the starting line up. Troy Deeney and Matej Vydra were given the opportunity to start.

Manchester City has defeated Watford in a FA Cup match played at Emirates Stadium on Saturday. City won the match quite comfortably by 3-0. With this win, City has made its way into the fourth round of the competition.

Mario Balotelli was left out of the starting line up after his animated conversation with the manager Roberto Mancini while training. Carlos Tevez made a comeback to the starting XI.

On the other hand, the manager of Watford, Gianfranco Zola, made a couple of changes in the starting line up. Troy Deeney and Matej Vydra were given the opportunity to start.

Watford started in an impressive manner and created two decent opportunities in the first half, but, on both the occasions, the City goalkeeper made brilliant saves and prevented the visitors from taking the lead.

City gave Watford the first blow in the 25th minute of the match. Carlos Tevez was the one who took the Citizens ahead. It was a free kick and Tevez didn’t miss the chance. He came up with a blistering shot which sailed into the bottom corner of the net.

Just before the half time break, the score became 2-0 in the favour of Manchester City. Gareth Barry was the man who found the net. It was a clean cross from Milner and Barry deflected the ball past the City goalie with a fantastic header.

City had opportunities in the second half as well, but, they looked a bit relaxed in the second half and as a result, they didn’t quite manage to capitalize on the opportunities.

There were no more goals scored till the 90th minute, but, in the first minute of the stoppage time, Marcos Lopes scored the third goal for City which proved to be the final nail in the coffin.

City’s next match will be a Premier League encounter against Arsenal on Sunday.

The French left back Gareth Clichy has emerged as a major doubt for the crunch Champions League match with Real Madrid in the midweek action for Manchester City.

The Premier league champions face a tough fight in order to qualify for the next stage of the competition. They have never qualified for the last 16 stage having been knocked out in the group stages last season as well.

The French left back Gareth Clichy has emerged as a major doubt for the crunch Champions League match with Real Madrid in the midweek action for Manchester City.

The Premier league champions face a tough fight in order to qualify for the next stage of the competition. They have never qualified for the last 16 stage having been knocked out in the group stages last season as well.

They look set to be suffering the same fate this time around as well after starting the group in the worst possible fashion. They need to win the remaining two matches against Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, but still could be eliminated from the competition.

City will be coming into this match on the back of the 5-0 win over Aston Villa, which has signalled the return of the Premier league champion form. As a result, Roberto Mancini will have a lot of reasons to be confident ahead of this match, but he will be without the services of the French defender Gael Clichy. He suffered an ankle injury during the Aston Villa match, which is likely to keep him out for quite a while. The City striker Sergio Aguero has said that they need to be confident of progressing to the next stage until it is mathematically impossible.

“We should never give up. Where there’s a will, there’s a way, right? Of course, it’s harder now because we’re not just relying on ourselves but also on the other teams’ results. I think it’s [the Madrid game] even more significant now than if we had been in a better position in the table. It may sound strange, but I firmly believe that. We must win this game,” said Sergio Aguero to the official website of the club ahead of the match.

The manager of French national football team, Didier Deschamps, has said that Gael Clichy and Abou Diaby might not be able to feature for the French team in the World Cup qualifying match against Belarus as both the players are not likely to get 100% fit before the match.

The manager of French national football team, Didier Deschamps, has said that Gael Clichy and Abou Diaby might not be able to feature for the French team in the World Cup qualifying match against Belarus as both the players are not likely to get 100% fit before the match.

Both Clichy and Diaby are suffering from muscle pains, similar to those experiences by Luis Suarez. Diaby was the hero of France’s victory over Finland in the team’s opening World Cup qualifying match on 7th of September. France won that match by 1-0 and Diaby was the only player who had found the net for the French team.

As per Deschamps, Diaby is in very good nick at the moment and the team management wants him to play in the match against Belarus. But, he is feeling a lot of pain in his muscles and he is not in the condition to play. According to the team doctors, he needs to rest for some days. This means that the team would have to go into the match without Diaby which is a huge disappointment.

On being asked about the fitness of Olivier Giroud who had missed the Finland match due to injury, Deschamps said that Giroud has regained 100% fitness and he is ready to make a comeback. He is an experienced campaigner and there is a good possibility of him being included in the first XI against Belarus.

On being asked about Karim Benzema who hasn’t been in the best of nicks recently, Deschamps said that Benzema is a class player and there is nothing much to worry about his form. He has put up some brilliant performances for his country in the past and he is too good a player to remain out of form for a long time. He has enormous abilities and he would definitely play well against Belarus.

The Manchester city defender Gael Clichy has said that it is definitely a new experience for him to be part of title winning team that looks to defend the title. Even though Gael Clichy spent many seasons at Arsenal, he was not a first-team regular in a team that had won the title.

Manchester city won the Premier league title last season in Gael Clichy’s first season with the club after coming on as a £ 15 million signing from Arsenal. The French defender has said that it is definitely offers great pressure on him, but it is pressure that he enjoys at the moment.

The Manchester city defender Gael Clichy has said that it is definitely a new experience for him to be part of title winning team that looks to defend the title. Even though Gael Clichy spent many seasons at Arsenal, he was not a first-team regular in a team that had won the title.

Manchester city won the Premier league title last season in Gael Clichy’s first season with the club after coming on as a £ 15 million signing from Arsenal. The French defender has said that it is definitely offers great pressure on him, but it is pressure that he enjoys at the moment.

Manchester United have already sent out a strong warning to Manchester City that they will be focusing mainly on reclaiming the title, while Chelsea have already spent more than £ 50 million in rejuvenating their squad. The arrivals of Eden Hazard and Oscar are expected to strengthen the team tremendously. As a result, the former Arsenal defender has said that he is not expecting any easy matches in the league and that defending the title would be extremely tough. Yet, he is sort of enjoying the pressure because it is new to him.

“I think it’s good to have the pressure. It’s always good to be at the top but we have to forget about what we did last year. That’s because it’s going to be a new season with new players and new teams and we will have to fight until the end like we did last season, but we can do it,” said the defender while on the pre-season tour of Asia. Manchester City recently defeated Arsenal 2-0 in a pre-season friendly. The club will be facing newly promoted Southampton in the opening match of the weekend. The match will take place on August 18.