Watch Watford vs MCFC live striming as Manchester City look to make up the lost ground they visit the struggling Watford on January 2, 2016.
Since losing to Arsenal on December 21, Man City have beaten Sunderland 4-1 and drawn 0-0 at Leicester City. Unsurprisingly, the Blues have the best home record in the league this season – winning eight of their 10 matches, but they have been really disappointing on the road – winning three, drawing three and losing three thus far. That is far from title-winning form, but they are just three points off the top of the table and will fancy Arsenal and Leicester to drop some points along the road.
The new year starts with tough home games against Everton and Crystal Palace, but Man City will then travel to West Ham United and Sunderland, before hosting Leicester at the start of February. Home form has not been a problem this term and that should continue, but Pellegrini’s side need to improve on their travels if they are to regain the league title from Chelsea, who bar an incredible turnaround, are already out of the race this season.
Sergio Aguero has had a stop-start season due to injury, but Man City are still the joint leading scorers in the league at this stage, level on 37 with Leicester. Vincent Kompany has also had his injury problems this term and it would be fair to say that Nicolas Otamendi and Eliaquim Mangala have not exactly looked too strong at the back.
Pellegrini still has, arguably, the best squad in the league, however, and with a little bit of tweaking in the January transfer window, Man City should be there or thereabouts at the end of the campaign. Pellegrini will want to end his time at the club on a high as Pep Guardiola reportedly waits in the shadows.