City juggernaut bearing down on 100-goal barrier
18 Jan 2014 6:15 AM IST
The struggling Welsh club travel to the Etihad Stadium looking like lambs to the slaughter against a City side needing only one goal to become the first English club to score 100 times by the end of January.
Manuel Pellegrini’s team have racked up 99 goals so far this season in 33 games, the last five coming in Wednesday’s FA Cup third round replay against Blackburn Rovers.
City are almost unbackable at 50-1 on to score a goal with bookmakers William Hill while odds on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Cardiff keeping a clean sheet are out at 16-1.
While the Blues have been creating a heady brew at The Etihad, scoring 64 goals there this season, manager Manuel Pellegrini remains a sober figure. ‘We will try to do a good game for the fans - so far we are doing well but every game is different,’ the Chilean told a news conference. ‘Cardiff only lost to Arsenal late on in the game so we are not thinking it will be an easy game.
‘More goals are better but we prefer to be a balanced team.’ City have scored 59 goals in the Premier League as they look to chase down a number of records as well as trophies.
City have scored 59 goals in the Premier League as they look to chase down a number of records as well as trophies. Aston Villa hold the record for most goals in a domestic top flight league campaign with 128 in 42 games in 1930-31 and Chelsea hold the Premier League record of 103 in 2009-10. Manchester United hold the record goals haul in all competitions with Matt Busby’s side netting 143 in the 1956-57 season.
Manuel Pellegrini’s team have racked up 99 goals so far this season in 33 games, the last five coming in Wednesday’s FA Cup third round replay against Blackburn Rovers.
City are almost unbackable at 50-1 on to score a goal with bookmakers William Hill while odds on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Cardiff keeping a clean sheet are out at 16-1.
While the Blues have been creating a heady brew at The Etihad, scoring 64 goals there this season, manager Manuel Pellegrini remains a sober figure. ‘We will try to do a good game for the fans - so far we are doing well but every game is different,’ the Chilean told a news conference. ‘Cardiff only lost to Arsenal late on in the game so we are not thinking it will be an easy game.
‘More goals are better but we prefer to be a balanced team.’ City have scored 59 goals in the Premier League as they look to chase down a number of records as well as trophies.
City have scored 59 goals in the Premier League as they look to chase down a number of records as well as trophies. Aston Villa hold the record for most goals in a domestic top flight league campaign with 128 in 42 games in 1930-31 and Chelsea hold the Premier League record of 103 in 2009-10. Manchester United hold the record goals haul in all competitions with Matt Busby’s side netting 143 in the 1956-57 season.
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