Viktoria Plzen 0, Manchester City 3 Manchester City celebrated Manuel Pellegrini’s 60th birthday yesterday with a first victory in the Champions League since their 2011/12 campaign as they romped to a 3-0 win against Viktoria Plzen in the Czech Republic. It was a first away win for the Chilean who was cheered by City’s hard […]
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City defensive frailties exposed at Cardiff
CARDIFF CITY 3 MANCHESTER CITY 2 Manuel Pellegrini was given a rude awakening to the realities of the Barclays Premier League when Cardiff City came from behind to beat Manchester City 3-2 with the help of a second half double strike by former Manchester United striker Frazier Campbell. After 50 years out of the top […]
City are comeback kings
Manchester City produced a remarkable recovery to beat Chelsea 4-3 in a friendly in St Louis on their two-match tour of the United States. Goals from Demba Ba, Cesar Azpilicueta and Oscar gave Chelsea a commanding 3-0 lead. City hit back through Javi Garcia, two goals from Edin Dzeko and a late winner from Micah […]
City labour to beat Reading as Platt departs
READING 0, MANCHESTER CITY 2 Manchester City only needed a point from 2 games to cement second place against already relegated Reading but there was enhanced interest in their laboured late victory at a rain soaked Madjeski Stadium due to the sacking of Roberto Mancini last night. City announced prior to the game that David […]
Dzeko knocks on Wembley door
MAN CITY 1, WEST BROM 0 Edin Dzeko strengthened his claims for a place in Manchester City’s FA Cup final starting line up on Saturday by scoring the match-winning goal in their Premier League match against West Brom. The big Bosnian striker gave a timely reminder to City manager Roberto Mancini as he scored […]