Vindication for Guardiola as Man City sets new standards
(WorldNews Sport)

MANCHESTER - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was basking in a victory that might have wrapped up the Premier League title by early December when he turned on the skeptics who doubted his philosophy could work in English soccer. `People said in England you cannot play that way,` Guardiola said after City`s 2-1 win at Manchester United on Sunday. `In England, you can play that way as well.` And who can argue with him? His team is setting standards never before seen in the history of England`s top division - and doing it in style, too. City has won a record 14 straight games, and dropped just two points all season, to establish an 11-point lead after 16 rounds. They`ve scored the most...