Run In

But I do think there will be a title run-in from five or six games out. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Manchester City assistant manager David Platt insists Roberto Mancini has what it takes to stay the distance David Silva is set to ease Manchester City's personnel crisis by returning from injury against Wigan Athletic on Monday night as the Premier League leaders aim to avoid a third successive defeat and prove their mental ability to endure the title run-in. ❋ Mark Ogden (2012)

Four key factors in the Premier League title battle that point to Manchester City edging out Manchester United Though this is the first time Roberto Mancini is up against Sir Alex Ferguson in a title run-in, strength of squad and relatively favourable fixtures should see the blue half of Manchester edge it. ❋ Alan Smith (2012)

There is no sense of 'job done' at City, but with Mancini's squad lacking United's experience of the title run-in, Barry admits that those doubting the team's nerve have yet to be proved wrong. ❋ Mark Ogden (2012)

You have to take a valued judgement based on all kinds of factors: the sheer quality of the best teams, the openness of the competition, the remorselessness of the title run-in, the attacking intent of the teams, the atmosphere at the grounds, the ratio of cheats to men, and so on. ❋ Rob Smyth (2011)

And yet we're still going strong, we're still challenging for the lead and we're even getting a few players back now, which will be crucial for the title run-in. ❋ Stuart Condie (2012)

Arsenal's brittleness became the story of the second half of the season following their surrender of a 4-0 lead on Tyneside, and if the forgotten half of that memorable match was the one in which Arsène Wenger's players tore Newcastle to shreds with unanswerable football before the interval, the whole drama served to illustrate what would later become cruelly apparent in the title run-in – it is the choke that everyone remembers, not the poetry of the prelude. ❋ Unknown (2011)

“You should see the bruise,” Deng said, referring to his run-in with a lead slug yesterday during the shoot-out on Canal Street. ❋ Jeffery Deaver (2002)

The caption, referring to my run-in with Richard Helms, spoke of “another confrontation” with a CIA chief. ❋ Daniel Schorr (2001)

Jones is delighted his Ospreys pals are back for the Magners League title run-in as the region look to defend their title. ❋ Unknown (2011)

We must win at Spurs or it's over, says Arsenal's Szczesny Arsenal goalkeeper says club owe it to the fans after draw against Liverpool Gunners would die to rediscover their killer instinct Arsene Wenger's side are facing a tortuous title run-in now that they appear to have lost their attacking flair at the Emirates Kenny Jackett: We can still make top six Everything seems to be going wrong for Millwall in their bid for a play-off place at the moment Frank Lampard: Title race isn't over ❋ Simon Johnson (2011)

Sally becomes intrigued by George after he saves her from a run-in with a teacher. ❋ Jonathan Kim (2011)

On paper, it was a relatively innocuous stage with a fairly simple run-in to the finish; just a few banks to the left and right in the final 1,800 meters. ❋ Unknown (2011)

She's an intelligent, salty cynic, with a checkered past that might include a run-in or two with organized crime. ❋ Unknown (2011)

They should have been eased by Ashton's second try, another run-in when the Welsh were down to 14 men, following a yellow card for the prop Craig Mitchell, for another ruck offence. ❋ Unknown (2011)