MAN CITY 3, FULHAM 0. MANCHESTER City finally buried their Fulham hoodoo as they re-established a three-point lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League. City, who had failed to beat the Cottagers on their last four visits, ended that miserable sequence as they made it 12 successive home league wins this season. The […]
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Old-boy Bellamy denies City Wembley date
LIVERPOOL 2, MAN CITY 2. (Liverpool win 3-2 on aggregate) The supreme irony is that goal which ultimately denied Manchester City another Wembley appearance came from a player they not long ago discarded. Craig Bellamy came back to haunt his former club as he struck the telling blow with 16 minutes left of a pulsating […]
Jittery City end away-day blues
WIGAN ATHLETIC 0, MAN CITY 1. Edin Dzeko helped settle the nerves as jittery Manchester City ended their away-day blues at Wigan Athletic. The big Bosnian striker scored the goal which helped City halt a worrying run of three defeats from their last four Barclays Premier League road trips. And while City remain a pale […]
Depleted City lose their way
MAN CITY 0, LIVERPOOL 1. Roberto Mancini admitted the absence of key players contributed to Manchester City’s defeat by Liverpool in the first leg of the Carling Cup, semi-final. The City manager was without the hugely influential Vincent Kompany, Yaya Toure and David Silva who usually provide the spine to the side. “It is clear […]
Ferguson blasts winning Reds
MAN CITY 2, MAN UTD 3. FA Cup 3rd Round. Sir Alex Ferguson was unhappy even though Manchester United defeated their neighbours to book their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup. The Reds’ manager was concerned by his side’s “careless” second-half performance as they almost slipped up against 10-man City. United, who […]