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looks fitter than he has been for sometime. Can't really see him cementing down a starting place every week but priceless being able to give others a rest with the Christmas period coming up

Yes, apparently Messi is interested in beating Shearer's Premier League goal scoring record of 260...he reckons 2 seasons should do it

Wondered where this thread went to. Thought it had died through lack of interest and been cryogenically frozen.

I'm not, the Barcelona president said it recently when the media were discussing Messi's contract despite. HTH

do you have a problem with Arabian currency? Be careful you're beginning to sound like a racist!

Which of the worlds most profitable clubs can't compete?

Hopefully you aren't suggesting Manchester United having recently spent £89 million on Paul Pogba?

Neither Bayern nor United can compete for the top players.

United got Pogba because neither Real, City nor Barca really wanted him. Juve pulled United's pants down.

What keeps Aguero at City? When you run a country and a Treasury anything is possible.

Mover citys recent run of success is down purely to Abu Dhabi , its nothing to do with your small club

Surely if it was just down to money Manchester United would have won the Premier League 20 times by now...oh wait

That's true....United's owners successfully avoided Corporation Tax on the profits

Some would say that was unethical I guess

As one MP said :

"The government must investigate the tax treatment of these kinds of deals. It cannot be right to allow people to buy up companies, pile them with debt and get a tax break for the privilege," he said. "The road to recovery needs a more responsible form of capitalism and must bring an end to this kind of financial engineering. The Glazer family must not be allowed to fill their pockets at the expense of the taxpayer and Manchester United supporters throughout the world."

Yes United are more than an English Premier League club. They are also a global business making money from all over the world and like all global businesses they choose low tax countries to base their headquarters in.

Personally I would start jailing CEOs and accountants who seek to avoid paying their fair share of tax. If the money was earned wholly in the UK, i.e. ticket sales, then UK tax should apply.

Forgot about the fistycuffs with Chelsea, the FA fine, the return of Yaya and his drink driving ban.

Incredible that a club that aspires to be European Champions hasn't got 2 supporters on this forum.

Wrong? About what?

Obsessed? I'm just curious where TF all their so called fans are.

You do however raise some interesting points! City are second favourites to win the Premier League..hardly a title collapse (United however are 29/1 by comparison). Defence needs sorting, but doesn't help when your best defender (Kompany) isn't available. Keeper been there two minutes...remember how De Gea started at United? Champions League draw was a decent one, but any would have been as we couldn't get Barca, Real or Bayern.

Chelsea fistycuffs, FA fine and Yaya's ban aren't that interesting, except to journalists.

City have decent defenders, they just aren't necessarily used to playing the way Guardiola wants them to (or maybe can't). At the end of the day if they don't they'll be moved on and replaced by someone that can imho

City have one decent defender, Kompany. Stones is £50m down the drain.

Pep said in his ramblings that he is not the coach for the tackle. I wouldn't put money on City lifting the title and at 1.22 I'd be very wary about putting money on them finishing in the top 4.

But I guess at the end of the day no one give a flying fcuk where City finish in the league. They were once a great club now they are just an Arab's plaything. A couple of riots away from being the next Leeds United.

A few other coaches have remarked on Guardiola's comments regarding tackling :

Walter Mazzarri - "I don't coach on tackling either". “You don’t train a player to tackle – this is something that comes naturally to players in a defensive phase. “I’ve never taught players to tackle because the only thing that matters is that it’s done within the rules of the game and you go for the ball.”

Tony Pulis - "“I understand where he's coming from. He's a possession manager, a person that thrives on possession, and that's massive for him.

“He would concentrate more on controlling the ball and wanting to be the dominant team in possession more than anything else.

“Most probably it's been taken out of context in that respect.”

Mark Hughes - ""Most managers don't coach tackles," Hughes insisted. "At the level we're talking about that is a fundamental skill that they should have anyway"

Maybe some more will come out with an opinion, but either way I'm sure Guardiola knows what he is doing.