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Jose Mourinho's arrival at Chelsea has made the team a top contender for the Premier league title. However, the Portuguese coach does not think that his club is the front-runner. In fact, he thinks that the 2011-12 champions Manchester City will re-emerge victorious.
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Manchester City knows that it will not win the premier league this season but the team has a chance to delay United's championship celebration with a win against Wigan Athletic on Wednesday.
Chelsea and Manchester City face off in their most crucial game of the season when the two sides contend in the FA Cup semifinals.
Manchester City is coming off a huge victory against Manchester United in the premier league on Monday but an even more important tilt looms on Sunday when the squad takes on Chelsea in the semifinal of the FA Cup.
A year ago, Manchester United blew a major lead in the standings and wound up losing the title on the final day of the season. While the team currently has a 15 point lead heading into Monday's derby, that loss from a year ago continues to resonate for the club.
Manchester City has had a tough season. Roberto Mancini's squad is unlikely to repeat its Premier League Championship and the team was embarrassed in the group stage of the Champions League. City's performance was so poor that the team did not even qualify for the Europa League. The bad news has only escalated for City this week. Carlos Tevez was arrested for illegal driving and Edin Dzeko recently mentioned the possibility that he could leave in the summer. Injuries to Sergio Aguero and Jack Rodwell on hurt the team's circumstances. The only good news is that Manchester has a chance to win the 2012-13 FA Cup.
Manchester City will continue its quest to catch Manchester United when it takes on a desperate Aston Villa.
Manchester City enters a pivotal point in its season on Sunday. The English side has fallen behind first place Manchester United in the defense of its premier league title and is not participating in the Champions league any longer. The FA Cup could be the only consolation for Roberto Mancini and company. The team will look to prolong its contention on Sunday when it takes on Leeds United in the 5th round of the FA Cup.
Manchester City takes on Stoke City in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Manchester City is playing some of its best soccer of the year and will look to pick up a few more points on Saturday when it takes on Fulham.
Manchester City's chances of recouping their 2012 English premier league title are slowly slipping away. The team is currently seven points behind first place Manchester United and more lost points could seal their fates. They face a tough challenge Sunday when they take on an equally desperate Arsenal squad.
Manchester City continues to have a dreadful fall season.
A few days ago, Chelsea coach Rafael Benitez was reported as being ready to offer 12 million euros for Barcelona striker David Villa. Now it seems that he has intense competition from another contender in the English league.
Manchester City only has one loss all season, but it is that one match that has them a full six points behind first place and in serious peril of retaining the English Premier League championship.
