Man City still falling short of Guardiola's search for perfection

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Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Man City’s match against West Ham in the Premier League. But this fragile Liverpool side will need to add more results to this run to remove that feeling of vulnerability.Peter SmithChelsea going in the right direction after Maresca's 'good week' Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Newcastle’s match against Chelsea in the Premier League.

Under-pressure Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca would have been a worried man at half-time at St James' Park with his side trailing 2-0 and without a shot on target in the first 45 minutes.After what the Italian had described as his "worst 48 hours" at the club following last weekend's win over Everton, and subsequent reports linking him with the Man City job were Pep Guardiola to leave the Etihad next summer, the last thing he needed was a lacklustre first-half showing from his players.Newcastle 2-2 Chelsea - Report & highlightsAs it happened | Teams | StatsThe visitors had four shots before the break, all off target, creating zero big chances with an xG of just 0.24 as Maresca's Chelsea obituary was being prepared.But, whatever the Blues boss said to his players at the interval - and he "promised" there were no angry words - it worked as Chelsea stormed back in the second half to earn a deserved point after nine shots, four on target, for an xG of 1.02.And so after beating Everton last weekend and coming back to earn an excellent point at Newcastle on Saturday, in between which they progressed to the Carabao Cup semi-finals, Maresca's troubled week has become a "good" one."My last week has not been complicated, it has been good." he said after the game."We beat Everton, we beat Cardiff and we drew Newcastle away. But I think we are going in the right direction."Rich MorganSemenyo shines amid transfer rumours Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Bournemouth's draw against Burnley in the Premier League.

Now, he needs to carry that on and help his current team arrest a worrying slump.Charlotte MarshWolves are a historically bad team Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from the Premier League match between Wolves and Brentford There is a macabre fascination in watching this Wolves team now. Even if they are seeing history.Adam BateBallard is Premier League quality Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Brighton’s match against Sunderland in the Premier League.