After Leicester stalemate: City aren’t where they should be, bemoans Hart

Sky Blues haven’t won away from home in three months

LEICESTER: Manchester City have gone off the boil after a good start to the season and the team should have been placed higher than third in the Premier League table at the end of the year, goalkeeper Joe Hart has said.

City began December in first place, ahead of Leicester City on goal difference, but picked up just seven points from their next five games to slip to third place.

“We are not where we should be right now in the table. We are right in the mix without really playing that well,” said Hart.



The Sky Blues opened this season’s campaign with five successive league wins till mid-September, scoring 11 goals in those games and conceding none.

City have since failed to win a single league game on the road, with their last away victory coming at Crystal Palace more than three months ago.

Nobody wants to win the league, says Ranieri

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has underscored the unpredictable nature of the Premier League this season, stating that it seemed as if ‘nobody wants to win the league’.



Ranieri’s side failed to regain top spot after a goalless draw at home against Manchester City on Tuesday, which kept Leicester behind Arsenal only on goal difference.

“This league is very crazy. I think the big teams have to stay at a high level, but sometimes it means nobody wants to win the league — it’s very strange this league,” said Ranieri. “It’s not easy for us but we want to fight with everybody. It’s a miracle what we are doing.” 

Published in The Express Tribune, December 31^st, 2015.

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