{"id":66557,"date":"2022-12-18T15:48:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T10:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/?p=66557"},"modified":"2022-12-18T15:48:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T10:18:08","slug":"will-man-city-kick-on-after-world-cup-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/will-man-city-kick-on-after-world-cup-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Man City Kick On After World Cup Break?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the 2022 FIFA World Cup now over for England, the Premier League gears up for a Boxing Day return. Manchester City resume in second spot, five points behind surprise leaders Arsenal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite trailing the Gunners, Man City remain the red-hot favorites to lift the Premier League trophy. They were involved in a thrilling battle with Liverpool last term, but the Reds look unlikely to challenge this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pep Guardiola\u2019s men rekindle their Premier League title push with a trip to Leeds United on December 28, though they face Liverpool in the EFL Cup a week before.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Latest World Cup Odds<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several of Man City\u2019s superstars were involved in the 2022 World Cup. England were eliminated by France at the quarter-final stage, but Gareth Southgate\u2019s young Three Lions certainly performed well in Qatar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">England may be out, but the World Cup final is on the horizon, and there is still plenty to bet on. Argentina and France will go head-to-head in a mouth-watering final in Lusail. Looking at the latest <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.betfair.com\/sport\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/12469077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">odds World Cup 2022<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the intrigue couldn&#8217;t be higher as both sides are priced at 9\/5.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Man City were well-represented at the World Cup, but the Manchester giants can now turn their attention back to domestic action, starting with the tasty trip to Leeds.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The return of KDB! \ud83d\udc4b\ud83d\udc51 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EGph73WQoH\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/EGph73WQoH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCity\/status\/1602732661382029312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>Can City Win the Lot?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since arriving in England, Guardiola has been a huge success at the Etihad Stadium. The Spaniard has guided City to four Premier League titles, four EFL Cups, and an FA Cup. However, the UEFA Champions League has eluded Pep. City will yet again be going for the lot this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Liverpool 15 points off the lead, while the likes of Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have struggled for consistency, Guardiola and his Cityzens will be confident of claiming another Premier League title at the end of this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Man City signed off for the World Cup break with a disappointing home <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">defeat to Brentford<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They will be looking to bounce back right away.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In-form Arsenal look likely to be their closest challengers. The Gunners have been sensational so far, but can they maintain a title push for the remaining months of the campaign?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Thrilling Battle With Liverpool<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Man City know exactly what it takes to be Premier League champions. Last season\u2019s success was their sixth Premier League crown and an eighth English title in total.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s time to play the game! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H6Ksi1gvCK\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/H6Ksi1gvCK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Walker (@kylewalker2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylewalker2\/status\/1597706396078047232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The battle for the title went to the wire last term. Both Man City and Liverpool went into the last day with a chance of getting their hands on the trophy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At one point, Liverpool looked a good bet to edge out City, as the Pep&#8217;s men found themselves 2-0 down at home to Aston Villa with just 15 minutes to play. However, a Rodri strike and an Ilkay Gundogan brace turned the game on its head to give City a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avfc.co.uk\/news\/2022\/may\/22\/manchester-city---aston-villa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">memorable 3-2 win<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the Premier League, so expect fireworks right until the final whistle. Mikel Arteta\u2019s well-drilled Arsenal could be tough to dislodge at the summit, but Man City are the favorites, and Pep\u2019s heavyweights can retain their Premier League crown.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the 2022 FIFA World Cup now over for England, the Premier League gears up for a Boxing Day return. Manchester City resume in second spot, five points behind surprise leaders Arsenal. Despite trailing the Gunners, Man City remain the red-hot favorites to lift the Premier League trophy. They were involved in a thrilling battle [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[99],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66557"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66557"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66559,"href":"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66557\/revisions\/66559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oracleglobe.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}