WIGAN ATHLETIC 0, MANCHESTER CITY 2 Two goals in three minutes towards the end of City’s testing game at Wigan saw Roberto Mancini’s side keep up with United at the top of the Premier League with their best start in the league since the 1936/37 season becoming the first Premier League club to avoid defeat […]
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City fail to profit from Chelsea unrest
CHELSEA 0, MAN CITY 0. Roberto Mancini accused his Manchester City players of being “soft” as they found themselves in the eye of a storm in their Barclay’s Premier League match at title rivals Chelsea. City’s manager was unhappy that his side failed to captialise on the unrest at their opponents as they just […]
City find Madrid the ‘real’ deal
MAN CITY 1, REAL MADRID 1 Manchester City’s exit from the Champions League was sealed with their failure to beat Real Madrid in their final home game in Group D. And City manager Roberto Mancini admitted they were punished for earlier mistakes and they must learn from them. He said: “We didn’t lose tonight. We […]
City’s spirit back as they demolish Villa
MANCHESTER CITY 5, ASTON VILLA 0 The saying is that revenge tastes sweet and that was the case for Manchester City as they returned to the top of the Barclays Premier League for the first time since they were crowned champions. The victory which took them to the summit came against a Villa side which […]
Super-sub Dzeko strikes again
MAN CITY 2, TOTTENHAM 1 Edin Dzeko enhanced his status as Manchester City’s super-sub as he came off the bench to score a late winner against Tottenham. It looked as though Tottenham would leave with a point until the Bosnian striker struck in the 88th minute to preserve City’s unbeaten record in the Barclays Premier […]