MANCHESTER CITY FAIL AGAIN IN THE ABSENCE OF JOE HART AND VINCENT KOMPANY

City Capitulate To Topple From Summit

In the absence of Vincent Kompany and Joe Hart, Man City’s defence high defensive line was exposed by Spurs’ speed and movement in the second period. Manuel Pellegrini’s troops have now conceded six goals in their previous two outings, following on from a five-match stretch in which they recorded five successive shut-outs.
Bacary Sagna owners have to be concerned by Pablo Zabaleta’s imminent return, while Kolarov’s 33% ownership will at least be encouraged by a pair of favourable fixtures (NEW, BOU) on the horizon.
The visitors’ opened the scoring through Kevin De Bruyne, who rifled home a low finish after receiving Yaya Toure’s pass on the counter. The former has notched back-to-back goals and looks to be worth every penny of his 10.1m price tag, while the latter was withdrawn at the 55-minute mark with a hamstring problem and is set to be assessed in the comings days.
Sergio Aguero has now gone five league appearances without a goal and managed just one shot on target. Nonetheless, few Fantasy managers will be contemplating his sale ahead of back-to-back home ties against defensively suspect teams. Further blanks in those match-ups at the Etihad could well be the final straw for a large portion of his ownership, though, with plenty of budget and mid-priced options currently serving up more consistent returns.