Man City plotting Chelsea strike, says Sagna Manchester City are aiming to keep pace with Premier League leaders Chelsea until the two teams meet next month – and then strike. The Blues continued their relentless pursuit of Jose Mourinho’s side, battling through a second half blizzard to secure three more points and equal the club record of nine straight wins. And afterwards right back Bacary Sagna expressed his belief that the key now is to keep clinging on to Chelsea’s coat-tails, and stay within distance until the two teams meet at Stamford Bridge on January 31. The Blues could get another chance to nibble away at the three-point lead as the Londoners head to Southampton on Sunday, while City play host to relegation strugglers Burnley at the Etihad Stadium. Sagna said the City players had ignored the fact that Chelsea opened a temporary six-point gap by beating West Ham in the early kick off, and simply kept their minds on the job in hand at a wintry Hawthorns. “We just need to focus on our own team,” said the ex-Arsenal man. “We will face them in January, and it will be a very, very hard game. “We have to stick to them until that game, and then [...] manchesterinnews/man-city-plotting-chelsea-strike-says-sagna/
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 01:31:19 +0000
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