MANCHESTER CITY 5, BARNSLEY 0 – FA Cup Quarter Final A trio of first half goals ensured that City enjoyed a comfortable route into the FA Cup semi-finals with Carlos Tevez enjoying a starring role after a controversial end to his week. As with Leeds, City brushed aside their Championship opposition with ease and can […]
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Tevez strike keeps City challenge alive
ASTON VILLA 0, MANCHESTER CITY 1 City reduced the gap at the top of the Premier League to 12 points behind United with 10 games to play as they eased past Aston Villa with a Carlos Tevez goal deep into added time at the end of the first half. “The Championship is not over.” insisted […]
City display championship class
MAN CITY 2, CHELSEA 0. Manchester City produced a display worthy of champions to defeat Chelsea and keep alive their faint hopes of holding on to their Barclays Premier League title. Goals from Yaya Toure and Carlos Tevez reduced United’s advantage from 15 to 12 points on an afternoon when defeat would almost certainly […]
Slick City avoid cup upset
MAN CITY 4, LEEDS UNITED 0. On another weekend of shocks in the FA Cup with Budweiser, Manchester City had no difficulty defeating npower Championship club Leeds United. It was a routine fifth-round victory for the Premier League giants, one which was secured in the opening quarter of an hour. Goals from Yaya Toure […]
City clangers bury their title hopes
SOUTHAMPTON 3, MANCHESTER CITY 1 City may well look back on this match as the game where their season ultimately fell apart, with the title now ready to be reclaimed by United who snatched Roberto Mancini’s number 1 target in the summer: Robin Van Persie. United could find themselves a massive 12 points ahead of […]