Norwich and Manchester City will be the Premier League’s best entertainers this season, making 33 goals in eight games between them.
The Canaries will take on Saturday in their third’ big-six’ opponents this season, live on Sky Sports Premier League, when reigning champions Manchester City visit Carrow Road. On paper, this particular fixture stinks goals.
City have claimed that their free-scoring antics from past term thus far using a league-topping 14 aims, but Norwich also rank impressively in fifth with six aims – level by Chelsea, Arsenal and Leicester.
Sergio Aguero shirts the graph to his name, followed closely by Raheem Sterling about five – who is par together with Norwich striker Teemu Pukki.
At the other end of the pitch, the City are watertight with three – only Crystal Palace have shipped fewer. But the exact same cannot be said for the side, that have surrendered a 10 so far of Daniel Farke.
The Canaries’ opening schedule exaggerates signals of frailties, however, Farke is likely stick to his principles within an unchanged 4-2-3-1 this weekend against the league’s most successful finishers.
The Canaries set their stall out in the defeat at Liverpool, carrying the match – progressive play, primarily and Pukki’s potency before goal.
Speaking then match, Gary Neville said:”Norwich were glowing, inventive and tried to play the right way. Teemu Pukki scoring was a big time for Norwich City to provide the fans something to go home ”
Pukki’s goal proved catalytic from the early weeks, grabbing another from the 3-2 defeat to Chelsea, before his goal streak stopped last weekend and moving to evaluate a match-winning hat-trick from Newcastle.
Against Chelsea, Farke’s undeterred attacking style against’big-six’ opposition piling forward to level the scores before Tammy Abraham procured three points for its visitors.
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Even the David vs Goliath analogy is now a cliche to describe newly-promoted sides confronting Pep Guardiola juggernauts in current campaigns. It is not difficult to see why.
And plethora of records teams have just collected four points out of a 54 from City throughout Guardiola’s predominate – the most recent Wolves in August .
And then there is the cash. Compared with preceding transfer windows, City spent a comparatively modest #135m on signings this summer – but that is still 123 times the #1.1m invested by the Norfolk club.
But will Norwich make it third time lucky against’big-six’ opponents and pack a punch against the greatest giant?
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