That Manchester City continue to make the concept of a striker seem wholly unnecessary is why we cannot pack away this title race along with the Christmas decorations.
It is six goals and six points since Manuel Pellegrini had a recognised centre-forward on the pitch. And that was an 18-year-old called up in emergency.
Chelsea hold the lead in the Premier League table, but this is an impressive sequence City are assembling shorn of their most potent goalscorers.
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