MANCHESTER CITY 3, QPR 1 It’s a hallmark of champions to play poorly and still win matches but while City have seven points out of a possible nine their start to the season has not resembled the blistering start to the 2011/12 season which saw them blow away domestic teams quickly and convincingly. City coach […]
City’s late rush for signings
Manchester City have been slow starters in the transfer market this season, missing out on several players as they sought to strengthen the Championship winning side of last season. It seemed as though Everton’s Jack Rodwell would be manager Roberto Mancini’s only signing of the summer as City’s money men kept a tight rein on […]
Champions League draw for Manchester clubs
Manchester City have another tough draw as they face Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid, Ajax, and Borussia Dortmund in Group D of the UEFA Champions League this season. United have the easier task in Group H, with Braga, Galatasaray and CFR Cluj but both sides will remember their group stage exits in last season’s competition and […]
Rooney out for a month after bad gash in United win
A nasty collision with Fulham’s Hugo Rodallega left Wayne Rooney nursing a deep gash in his knee and gave England manager Roy Hodgson an injury headache he didn’t need ahead of World Cup qualifying games against Moldova and Ukraine on September 7th and 11th respectively. Rooney, who had only come off the substitutes bench in […]
City move for Scott Sinclair after selling Adam Johnson to Sunderland
City have moved to replace like-for-like after an offer for Swansea midfielder Scott Sinclair was accepted today. The news follows Adam Johnson’s departure back to his home town club Sunderland yesterday for a fee believed to be in the region of £10m. Sinclair had been left out of the Swans’ game against West Ham today […]