Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler expects the Reds to be competing with Manchester City for the English Premier League title this season.
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    Marseille coach Andre Villas-Boas has said that Manchester City are at a higher level than his side and are the favourites when the two teams clash in their Group C Champions League encounter on Tuesday.
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    Man City ‘ready to win Champions League’, says Villas-Boas

    Marcelo Bielsa (left) and Pep Guardiola.
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    Expect tactical battle at Elland Road

    Brendan Rodgers (right) congratulates striker Jamie Vardy.
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    Important to have different scorers: Brendan Rodgers

    Midfielder Ilkay Guendogan (above) becomes the third Manchester City player to contract Covid-19, after winger Riyad Mahrez and defender Aymeric Laporte previously tested positive earlier this month.
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    Man City’s Guendogan tests positive for Covid-19

    Kevin de Bruyne has been given permission to stay with his family as the Belgium star awaits the birth of his third child.
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    De Bruyne may miss Belgium games for birth of child

    Rudi Garcia’s Lyon have overcome Serie A champions Juventus and English Premier League runners-up Manchester City to reach the Champions League semi-final, where they will face Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.
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    We outsmarted City, says Lyon coach Garcia

    Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa describes his country’s ability to stage the Champions League ‘Final Eight’ tournament as a testament to its extraordinary organisational capacity.
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    Portugal PM encourages fans to visit for Champions League Finals

    Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City will compete in a Champions League mini-tournament in Portugal, should they overcome Real Madrid in the second leg of their last-16 clash at the Etihad on Friday. The English Premier League giants have a 2-1 lead over the La Liga side.
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    Travel bans may force clubs to forfeit European games next season

    Following Manchester United’s 2-0 home defeat by Burnley on Jan 22, when they were six points behind Chelsea and 14 adrift of Leicester City in the EPL, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has guided his side to a 14-game unbeaten run that culminated in United finishing in third, above the Blues and the Foxes.
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    Man United’s goal achieved, but additions needed for next step