Jesus Navas has joined Manchester City’s growing casualty list. The winger twisted an ankle in last night’s Capital One Cup, quarter-final against Hull City at the Etihad. Navas joins Sergio Aguero, Joe Hart, Vincent Kompany, Samir Nasri and Fernando on the sidelines. Manager Manuel Pellegrini explained that Aguero is still complaining of pain in his heel, […]
Chinese buy stake in Manchester City
The Chinese have bought a stake in Manchester City, it has been revealed. Manchester City’s parent company City Football Group has sold a stake to a group of Chinese investors for $400m (£264.6m). City Football Group said the sale of the 13% stake to the “high profile” Chinese institutions, which include China Media Capital Holdings, a leading […]
Late show provides shine as Manchester City defeat Hull City to win through to the semi finals of the Capital One Cup
MAN CITY 4 , HULL CITY 1 Manchester City tamed the Tigers to win through to the semi finals of the Capital One Cup. It was a relatively straightforward last-eight tie as City overcame Hull City at the Etihad, though three it was close until the last 10 minutes. City led through an early goal […]
Oldham Athletic one point off bottom spot in League One after basement battle defeat at Crewe Alexandra
CREWE ALEX 1, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0 Oldham Athletic’s defeat at bottom-club Crewe Alexandra leaves them perilously close to the foot of the Sky Bet League One table. Latics remain in the relegation places and are only one point off bottom spot after this costly loss, their third league defeat in a row. And it was […]
Manchester City regained top spot in the Premier League after ending Southampton’s unbeaten away record
MAN CITY 3, SOUTHAMPTON 1 Manchester City were back to their old selves as they regained top spot in the Barclays Premier League. After defeats to Liverpool and Juventus in the last week, City avoided a hat trick of losses. Yet it was by no means a perfect performance as Southampton, with more clinical finishing, […]