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3 things Man City must do to end winless league run against Luton Town

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Manchester City find themselves in an unusual position at the moment. Not only are last season's treble-winners fourth in the table, a rare predicament for Pep Guardiola's side, but they have now gone four Premier League matches without a victory. Draws with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur were followed by a 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa in midweek, with Unai Emery's men simply outclassing the reigning champions. The last time that Man City went four games without a win was back in 2017. While the Cityzens always tend to turn it on during the second half of the campaign, often making slow Premier League starts, recent performances have been out of character, something which will undoubtedly concern Guardiola. Let's take a look at three things Man City need to do to put an end to their winless run against Luton Town this weekend. Watch out for set pieces Man City need to watch out for Luton's set-piece threat / BEN STANSALL/GettyImages While it would be easy...

10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix

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Threats of extreme winds, which ultimately came to pass on Sunday and forced the sprint to be abandoned, forced MotoGP to bring the Australian Grand Prix forward to Saturday. But it proved a memorable one for a paddock stalwart who celebrated his long-awaited maiden win. Since making his MotoGP debut in 2017, 119 grand prix events have passed without Johann Zarco – a rider brimming with promise when he stepped up as double Moto2 world champion – winning a grand prix. That changed on start 120 in brilliant fashion, as he preserved his rear tyre to come through to snatch the win from Pramac team-mate Jorge Martin on the last lap. It's a victory that could well have a big bearing on the outcome of the title, but that is of little concern to Zarco. After a wobbly start to the weekend, Francesco Bagnaia on the factory Ducati was able to extend his championship lead over Pramac by outsmarting his title rival. Martin's soft tyre gamble raised eyebrows ...