Nobody Knows Who to Mark in Manchester City System, Admits Aleksandar Kolarov: The Daily EPL

Gifted Manchester City left fullback Aleksandar Kolarov has admitted that nobody knows who to mark in the Manchester City defensive system. And judging by the team’s performances, especially in the UEFA Champions League, he’s correct. Roberto Mancini has plenty of work to do in preparation for next week’s plum tie against Real Madrid at Etihad Stadium.

Don’t forget that there are international friendlies on the deck today including Sweden vs England (live on GolTV at 2:45pm ET) and Russia against the US men’s national team (live on ESPN2 at 10am ET)

Here are the Premier League news stories today:

• Nobody knows who to mark in Man City system, admits Aleksandar Kolarov — The Independent
• Chelsea and FA criticised for ‘cosy’ agreement over Clattenburg case — The Guardian
• Clattenburg expects FA to take no action over Mikel allegation — The Independent
• Ibrahimovic disappointed Steven Gerrard never played for foreign club — The Guardian
• Arsenal expect to have Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Szczesny fit to face Spurs — The Telegraph
• Ryan Shawcross: I never wanted to play for Wales — Wales Online
• Manchester United debt to fall below £400m for first time since Glazer family takeover in 2005 — The Telegraph
• Steven Gerrard has plenty of England regrets as he prepares to join 100 club — The Guardian
• Liverpool eager to secure a lucrative new shirt deal with Standard Chartered — The Telegraph
• ‘Only 11 heroes have played for England, and I’m not one of them’ — The Mirror
• MK Dons set up FA Cup tie with AFC Wimbledon — The Guardian
• Everton’s Kevin Mirallas could be out for 3 weeks — ToffeeWeb
• Steven Gerrard insists there are ‘still a few more chapters to be written’ in his England career — The Independent
• England’s courtship of Wilfried Zaha and Raheem Sterling is just the start — The Guardian
• Do Foreign Footballers Really Dive More? — Deadspin
• Swansea City boss Michael Laudrup considers playing 3 wingers at a time — Wales Online
• A theatre tour of Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday has been cancelled — The Mail
• PCCW acquires Premier League rights in Hong Kong — Premier League
• Swansea City keeper Gerhard Tremmel wants new contract — Wales Online
• Winston Reid to sign new West Ham deal — The Mail
• Spurs investigator charged with fraud following snooping claims from West Ham board — The Telegraph

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