It was possibly the surprise deal of the August transfer window but the signing of former United midfielder Owen Hargreaves by Roberto Mancini following an extensive medical represents either an astute bit of business by the Italian or a mistaken purchase. Injury-prone Hargreaves convinced City he was fit enough to earn a 1 year deal […]
Edin to being a City hero
TOTTENHAM 1, MAN CITY 5 EDIN DZEKO has silenced his critics with an incredible goalscoring run for Manchester City. The four goals the big Bosnian scored in City’s 5-1 triumph at Tottenham Hotspur took his season’s total to eight in five matches. Dzeko, who has scored in all five of City’s competitive matches, is looking […]
United pile on misery for Wenger
MAN UNITED 8, ARSENAL 2 It was an amazing afternoon as Manchester United put eight goals past Arsenal, one of their biggest Barclays Premier League rivals. Under-fire Gunners manager Arsene Wenger could only watch in disbelief as his team could conceivably have lost by an even bigger margin such was the superiority of the Red […]
City deliver title message as they crush Spurs
Edin Dzeko scored four times as Manchester City crushed Tottenham 5-1 to maintain their 100% start to the season and deliver a message to the Barclays Premier League about their title intentions this season. Bayern Munich, Villareal and Napoli, City’s opponents in this season’s Champions League Group A, will have sat up and paid attention […]
Champions League draw 2011-2012
Manchester City’s first season back in Europe’s premier football competition since the 1968-69 season saw them handed a tough draw against Bayern Munich, Villareal and Napoli. By contrast, Manchester United were drawn against Benfica, Basel and Otelul Galati of Romania. While Sir Alex Ferguson may be happy with what seems to be a kinder draw […]