Despite James Milner's stoppage-time
equaliser against Hull City yesterday, Manchester City fell further behind Chelsea in
the race for the Premier League title on Saturday. Manuel Pellegrini's
side must claw back a seven-point gap if they are to retain the trophy
they won last year, but having gone five games without a win that looks
unlikely.
Yaya Toure's absence from the city line up has been highlighted as the major reason behind City's dip in form .This has illustrated just how key the former Barcelona man is to their cause.The "Noisy neighbours" as they are famously known are winless this season when the
Ivorian has not been in the team, and have gone from being level with
Chelsea to seven points behind since he left for the Africa Cup of
Nations. Another reason for their dip in form has been their poor home form . City's title win in 2013-14 season
was built around their impressive home form, with only Chelsea defeating
them at the Etihad Stadium. But after Stoke City left the blue half of
Manchester with all three points earlier in the season, Pellegrini's
side have now won just one of their last four home league fixtures.
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