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MANCHESTER, England -- With his team 1-0 down and toiling against Arsenal, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola slipped and tumbled to the ground in the technical area after kicking the ball back into play.Guardiola got back to his feet, dusted himself down and gestured to his team to keep going.On a day of recoveries in the English Premier League, City answered its coachs call.City scored twice in a stirring second-half performance to rally to a 2-1 win over Arsenal in a match between two teams battling to stay in sight of in-form league leader Chelsea.After Leroy Sane equalized in the 47th minute, Raheem Sterling scored the winner in the 71st minute when he collected a stunning cross-field ball from Kevin De Bruyne, cut inside and drove a low finish in at the near post.City moved into second place and back to within seven points of Chelsea, which has won 11 straight games to take control of the title race nearly halfway through the season.Seven points is still a huge distance from a team who made 11 wins in a row, Guardiola said, who urged his team to be there as much as possible and wait for (Chelsea) to fail.Tottenham also rallied to a 2-1 win after falling behind early to Burnley. Danny Rose grabbed the winning goal -- in the 71st minute, like Sterling -- to leave fifth-place Spurs a point behind Arsenal, its north London rival. Arsenal is nine points behind Chelsea.In the days early game, Southampton recovered from falling behind in the sixth minute to beat Bournemouth 3-1, with striker Jay Rodriguez scoring twice.Heres a closer look at Sundays games:---MANCHESTER CITY 2, ARSENAL 1Arsenal squandered a lead to lose 2-1 for the second time this week -- and just like against Everton on Tuesday, Arsene Wenger blamed his players second-half tiredness as well as the referee.The referees are protected like lions in the zoo, the Arsenal manager said, having complained that both of Citys goals should have been disallowed for offside.Sane canceled out a fifth-minute goal from Theo Walcott by racing onto David Silvas pass -- potentially from a marginal offside position -- to slot past Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech. Wenger also felt Silva was offside, and in Cechs line of vision, when the goalkeeper was beaten by Sterlings low shot.Guardiola preferred to talk about the exceptional pass from De Bruyne that set Sterling free for the winner, which meant City has come out of a tough spell -- capped by a chastening 4-2 loss at Leicester last weekend -- with two straight victories this week.We are learning little by little, said Guardiola, who has been criticized by some for not adapting his tactics to the Premier League.---TOTTENHAM 2, BURNLEY 1Burnley manager Sean Dyche was aggrieved that Tottenham substitute Moussa Sissoko was still on the field to set up Rose for his winning goal.Moments before playing in Rose, Sissoko had been booked for a high challenge on Stephen Ward.It was a blind challenge, a high challenge and simply a red card, said Dyche.Burnley took the lead against the run of play at White Hart Lane through Ashley Barnes in the 21st minute, but conceded a strike by Dele Alli six minutes later.It was Spurs fourth win in their last five games in all competitions---BOURNEMOUTH 1, SOUTHAMPTON 3Rodriguez has been looking for a performance to kick-start his career since returning from a long spell out with damaged knee ligaments.Two second-half goals to cap a comeback at Bournemouth might just be it.Rodriguez scored from close range in the 48th, then fired in a dipping shot from the edge of the area in the 85th to triple his goal tally for the league campaign.Rodriguez had just forced his way into Englands squad when he sustained a cruciate knee ligament injury in April 2014 that ruled him out for more than a year. He had a poor 2015-16 campaign as he recovered from the injury, and had been below Charlie Austin in Southamptons pecking order of strikers before Austin hurt his shoulder this month.With Austin potentially out for up to four months, Rodriguez might have a prolonged run in Claude Puels team.Nathan Akes header put Bournemouth in front in the sixth minute, before Ryan Bertrand equalized in the 14th. Southampton climbed to seventh. Nike Air Max Plus Outlet . The 31-year-old Spain midfielder hasnt played since Madrid lost in the Copa del Rey final to Atletico Madrid in May due to back and foot injuries. Cheap Air Max Plus Authentic . -- Former San Diego Chargers safety Paul Oliver was found dead at his Atlanta-area home Tuesday night, and a medical examiner said Wednesday that the ex-player committed suicide. http://www.discountairmaxplus.com/ . Note: The Calgary Flames announced Tuesday that Sean Monahan would not be made available to Canadas World Junior team. Cheap Air Max Plus From China . There was no hesitation from the 40th-ranked Pospisil, from Vernon, B.C., who admitted that he cut back on his training sessions over the last few days to conserve energy as the long ATP season finishes next week at the Paris Masters. Discount Air Max Plus Shoes . -- Quarterback Will Finch threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns, and Yannick Harou rushed in two scores as the No. Theres a simplistic beauty to the way SmackDown Live can pack so much action and storyline developments into two hours of television each week.The matches are short and crisp, with the creative turns well defined. And theres typically a cliffhanger element leaving you wanting more, providing enough incentive to watch the postgame show, Talking Smack.The shows foundation and execution have been so strong in recent months, you get the feeling that just about any storyline could get over. So its probably no surprise that SmackDown continues to thrive with indie wrestler James Ellsworth -- someone who pulls off the role of simpleton so well -- as a central figure in its main event feud.SmackDown rolled out the latest chapter Tuesday, as Ellsworths involvement dominated the opening and closing segments of the show (along with interspersing backstage conversations in between). And just as improbably as Ellsworth himself being thrust into this position, the formula continues to work.Ellsworths single-minded quest to win Dean Ambroses forgiveness for costing him a match last week led to the man with two hands and a fighting chance getting banned from ringside for the main event. But Ellsworth evaded ringside security long enough to make an impact, ultimately distracting WWE world champion AJ Styles and helping Ambrose get the win.The victory secured Ambrose another title shot, which commissioner Shane McMahon announced on Talking Smack will come on Dec. 4 at the SmackDown-exclusive TLC pay-per-view. The subtle smile from Ellsworth as he was dragged up the ramp by security after the match was the perfect ending.Ellsworth, who originally debuted on a July 25 episode of Raw as a squash match opponent for Braun Strowman, has provided SmackDown with the perfect foil for its top two stars to play off of thanks to his almost extreme everyman vibe.It has allowed Ambrose to rely on the strength of his comedic muscles while embracing the softer side of his edgy babyface persona, which was evident when he hugged Ellsworth just before the credits rolled. And it has provided Styles someone to pick on, further stamping home his current role as heel, which he executed well Tuesday by twice assaulting Ellsworth out of sheer annoyance.While WWE has given Ellsworth room to stretch his wings both in the ring and on the microphone, they have toed the line well in avoiding overexposure or setting him up to fail. And Ellsworth has been able to build a connection with the audience because of the duality of his current role as equal parts buffoon and underdog.The highlight of Tuesdays show may have come in Ambrose shoving Ellsworth out of the back door of the arena and saying, You got your cellphone on you? Good, because any man with two hands can call an Uber and get a ride out of here.But you dont get the feeling like Ellsworths run is looking like it will end anytime soon, nor should it.While its hard to know exactly where that point of oversaturation begins for Ellsworths character or whether he will last through TLC (let alone find himself spot at the Royal Rumble in January), right now its working.More Ellsworth is a welcome thing in a Styles-Ambrose rivalry that likely doesnt reach a level this compelling without his presence.Sometimes trying to understand and figure out why an angle works so well is less important than just sitting back and enjoying it.Hits and missesIts creepy, its gimmicky and it has me completely hooked. Randy Ortons full turn to the dark side and acceptance that Bray Wyatt is a god, tthus completing his membership in the Wyatt Family, was the right turn needed for the Orton-Wyatt angle to start making sense.dddddddddddd It was also handled with legitimate care and attention to detail, as Orton said he was born with the devil whispering in his ear and hes done trying to fight it. For as talented as Orton is, his character isnt necessarily going anywhere at the moment making a development of this kind a welcome one, especially if the Wyatt Family can once again become the type of vicious and menacing heel faction that WWEs main roster currently lacks.Ellsworth acted as the butt of several one-liners on Tuesday, including Styles telling him to crawl back into that bargain bin that he came out of. The announce team took its shots on multiple occasions as well, including John Bradshaw Layfield saying that Ellsworth is a generation away from walking on all fours. Hes not a mistake, hes a freak that doesnt belong.Credit SmackDown Live for the use of a brief black and white video promo on Baron Corbin that perfectly encapsulated his character. With scenes of Corbin riding a motorcycle and complaining about the demanding nature of fans while standing behind a chain-link fence, the promo nailed home Corbins self-obsessed loner persona and lack of patience for anything that gets in his way. It has been a slow road for Corbin after being selected by SDL with such a high pick in the July 19 brand extension draft. But the overall package appears like its starting to come together.Its not clear exactly where this is headed, but SmackDown once again teased at the supposed real-life tension between The Miz and general manager Daniel Bryan with an entertaining argument during Miz TV. The payoff was the creation of an Intercontinental title open challenge, with Dolph Ziggler defeating Curt Hawkins in a squash match which lasted mere seconds (to the chagrin of an angry Miz at ringside). The use of Bryan was meant to add more spice into the ongoing feud between Miz and Ziggler. But the reintroduction into the storyline of Bryans real-life situation of a forced retirement, with Miz telling him that hes scared to fight, makes you wonder whether this was just another step in the slow play toward Bryans eventual return (provided he gets cleared).Is the personality of Natalya, who was named as the coach of SmackDowns womens team at Survivor Series, slowly evolving into that of a crazy cat lady with no self-awareness of her own issues? Im not saying it isnt working, but just wanted to clarify.SmackDown also deserves credit for its pacing, allowing a large number of superstars to get over despite a small amount of camera time provided. Tag-team victories for American Alpha and The Usos likely didnt combine for five full minutes of ring action, yet both matches were able to get across the storyline message that was intended heading into Survivor Series.Bryan had several rants on Talking Smack against Raw, saying it was likely to fill out the fifth member of their Survivor Series team with a member of the Attitude Era, mentioning Gillberg and Road Dogg Jesse James. For as much as Bryan had a point in making the joke, as Raw currently features Goldberg in its marquee feud, it was SmackDown which featured a tag-team match on Tuesday involving a washed-up version of The Headbangers (not to mention The Spirit Squad). So pot, I would like to introduce you to kettle. ' ' '

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