MANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola is hopeful Vincent Kompany’s latest injury setback is not too serious as he looks to continue Manchester City’s extraordinary winning run at Crystal Palace on Sunday. His team are 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League, having won their past 18 matches in the competition. Victory at Selhurst Park would set a new Premier League record of 12 consecutive away victories, passing the mark of 11 set by Chelsea in 2008. City also look well on course to beat Chelsea’s record of 95 points in a Premier League season. Guardiola, though, is wary of the danger that Palace, and in particular Ivory Coast winger Wilfried Zaha, will pose.

Source: New Strait Times December 30, 2017 01:30 UTC