Manchester City Fantasy Football Fan View v Chelsea
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Written by Adam Wareing from City Watch
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Preview
What a week it could turn out to be for Manchester City who face Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium after beating Arsenal 3-0 twice in four days.
City hope to remain 16 points clear as the season hits its final 10 games, but the visitors have a top-four battle on their hands after a disappointing result against Manchester United last weekend.
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Key Battles
Aguero v Christensen
Young Andreas Christensen (£14 on Yahoo) will have the responsibility of stopping Sergio Aguero (£2&0 who has scored six times and assisted twice in his last five games.
Both David Luiz and Antonio Rudiger are injured for the clash, so the pressure is on for their teammates to find a way to stop City’s prolific strike force.
City have struck 16 times in five games, but only one goal separated the two in the reverse fixture so Chelsea will feel confident of holding the champions-elect away from their net.
Walker v Hazard
Both Kyle Walker and Eden Hazard are known for their electric wing-play, so who will win the battle down Chelsea’s left side?
City’s high possession and field position leaves them with big spaces to defend, and if Hazard (£25) can exploit those gaps on the counter-attack it could be a dangerous afternoon for Walker.
The Englishman was at fault for the Will Grigg goal that knocked the Blues out of the FA Cup last week, but he must continue his otherwise-solid season if City are to win this one.
Who to pick
After a quiet couple of weeks since returning from injury, Leroy Sane (£20) lit up the Emirates on Wednesday, so pick him as he looks to create a vein of form.
Sane often has runs of games where he’s unplayable but then also has periods where he’s barely noticed, but he’s now in red-hot form for City’s title run-in.
David Silva is back to his mesmerising best too and that’s a real boost for the 22-year-old German because when Silva plays well, he plays well.
Who to avoid
City could find themselves in a real goal-fest this weekend if Chelsea can take advantage of the space they leave behind when in possession.
This means Ederson (£16) may not be the best pick this week, even though he’s in majestic form on the back of two clean sheets against Arsenal and a penalty save to boot.
Guardiola’s men face Stoke and Everton away in the next two games so if you really want to get him in your side, pick him in those weeks’ competitions instead.
Who to watch
Vincent Kompany (£15) appears to have returned from the dead after two dominating performances against Burnley and more recently Arsenal.
It’s important not to get too carried away though, because we’ve seen City’s captain return before, so keep an eye on how he fairs this weekend before looking to select him next week.
With Kompany back, Aymeric Laporte settling in well, and Nicolas Otamendi maintaining his rock-solid form, be careful when picking a City centre-half, because it’s hard to tell just which two Guardiola will go for.