Pellegrini: Draw not bad but Man City wanted more

Slaven Bilic’s side have surprised in a season which has seen the traditional heavyweights struggle to impose themselves on the title race, with Leicester now behind leaders Arsenal only on goal difference. City would drop to third if Arsenal avoid defeat against Chelsea on Sunday. Out of the top three teams, Manchester City have the worst road record out of them all.

With their profligacy against West Ham costing them earlier in the season, the City manager was keen to insist his side’s front-foot mantra was key to the team. Iheanacho again demonstrated a game-changing ability this time operating nearly as a linkup player between Sergio Aguero and the midfield.

Sergio Aguero has warned the Premier League to watch out because he close to being back to his best. Aguero and Silva swap passes, Aguero picks up the pass and drives into the box.

Sergio Aguero has predicted a return to his goal-scoring ways once fully fit.

Aguero equalised within seven minutes through a penalty, given away by Carl Jenkinson who was shortly afterwards taken off with an injury to give Sam Byram his debut, just days after signing from Leeds United.

-Enner Valencia scored West Ham’s fifth goal inside the opening minute in Premier League history and their first since Kevin Nolan against Fulham in September 2012.

Dimitri Payet thought he had scored in the 34th minute when his free-kick seemed destined for the top corner, but somehow Joe Hart managed to get across and tip it over.

That effort came after Demichelis had hacked down Michail Antonio after being put through by Payet’s fine pass, but Bilic felt the defender should have been given more than a yellow card. “They can buy better player than they did 10 years ago”.

55′ – DELPH HITS THE POST – Aguero plays in Delph, and his shot, deflected off Byram, strikes the bottom of the post.

City’s squad is one of the country’s best stocked, and in spite of continued injury issues, the Chilean manager refuted claims the Citizens were set to dip into the market.

City immediately rallied and were almost level in the seventh minute, but the woodwork denied Aguero after he had chipped Adrian.

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