35 done, 55 more to go. If Manchester City wants to win another Premier League title, their fourth in six years, they will need around 90 points, as calculated by Pep Guardiola himself. The Spaniard knows what he is talking about, because it was current Spurs boss Antonio Conte who rased the bar in the 2016/17 season by accumulating 93 points with his title winning Chelsea team.How Man City fans see Adama Traore pic.twitter.com/v2HwAdU8qd— Johyan (@JohyanCruyff) December 10, 2021 And from that point on, it was 90 or more points each time (City 100 and 98, Liverpool 99), if we don’t count the troublesome Covid season, and even then, City had almost 90 points (86) when they became champions.”The champions will have to win a lot of games for sure. 90 points or over. Last year had Covid and was without people, it was a tough year for all the clubs. Sometimes there were consequences to drop some points and we won the league quite comfortably at the end. With the runs we have done, we never thought at the start what we would do. We won the last games in the Premier League, what’s next is Wolves. They are close to the top of the league right now. It’s this one, then after that on Tuesday it is Leeds and don’t think about anything other than that. It is confusing to think about long runs because when you start to think about that you are going to drop points and games“ said the Spaniard ahead of the game with Wolves.It’s not April’s fool: Barca offered Umtiti and cash for TorresAnd Pep certainly has more worries than talking about records and long runs, because he will face Wolves’ winger Adama Traore. The Spanish player boasts blistering strength and pace, and rivals players find stopping the talented Wolves forward a near impossible task when he’s bearing down on goal. And Traore has found a novel way to stop defenders fouling him – by applying baby oil to his arms ahead of matches. Usually the opposite players grab his arms to pull him back and concede a tactical foul, but Wolves medics have come up with an ingenious way of combating this, by simply making the Spaniard’s arms slippery with baby oil. The oil means that Traore can slip past players without being dragged back.Who, when, how: Champions League knockout stage explainedAnd quick Traore is a nightmare for Guardola and his high defensive line tactics, so he will be forced to put Kyle Walker into the team, as he is the only player who can deal with Traore’s speed, so City boss will leave the punishment for Walker for another game. The Spaniard was not happy by his dismissal in the Champions League against Leipzig, but Aleks Zinchenko and Aymeric Laporte are not suitable options against quick Traore, so Walker will start the match.PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 16FridayBrentford – Watford 2-1 (0-1)/Jansson 84, Mbeumo 90+5 pen – Dennis 24/Saturday15:30: (1.20) Man.City (7.75) Wolverhampton (16.0)18:00: (1.27) Liverpool (6.75) Aston Villa (11.0)18:00: (1.27) Chelsea (6.75) Leeds (11.0)18:00: (1.70) Arsenal (3.80) Southampton (5.70)20:30: (8.00) Norwich (4.50) Man.Utd. (1.47)Sunday17:00: (3.80) Burnley (3.50) West Ham (2.10)17:00: (1.85) Leicester (3.70) Newcastle (4.60)19:30: (2.40) Crystal Palace (3.10) Everton (3.45)Brighton – Tottenham POSTPONED***odds are subject to change
