MANCHESTER CITY 3, SUNDERLAND 0 Possibly more important than the goals and emphatic victory against Sunderland was the performance of the under-fire back line as this was Manchester City’s first clean sheet of the season. It was a new -look defence with captain Vincent Kompany ruled out though injury and Micah Richards back after a […]
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City title blow despite fightback to win a point
MAN CITY 3, SUNDERLAND 3 Eighty six minutes of tension followed by eight minutes of noise ended 3-3 as City had to come from 3-1 down to win a point against Sunderland. The Mackems ended City’s 20 game winning streak at home and might have ended their title hopes too but for late goals by […]
Manchester City team to play Sunderland
Hart, Kompany, K Toure, Richards, Kolarov, Y Toure, De Jong, Milner, Silva, Dzeko, Balotelli Subs: Pantilimon, Clichy, Pizarro, Barry, A Johnson, Tevez, Zabaleta Sergio Aguero misses out due to a mystery foot injury which manager Roberto Mancini described as “stupid” and has had City fans speculating as the Italian refused to go into detail. Mario […]
Brown’s golden touch for Reds on Fergie’s silver day
MAN UNITED 1, SUNDERLAND 0. IT was the supreme irony that the victory which marked Sir Alex Ferguson’s 25th anniversary as Manchester United manager was secured by a face from the club’s past. Stemming from a corner by a man of the United present, helped on by a rising star of the future and executed […]
Boyata out for six weeks
Dedryck Boyata has returned to parent club Manchester City for treatment after sustaining an ankle injury during Bolton Wanderers’ Premier League match against Sunderland last week. The Belgium defender had been on loan at Bolton and under the terms of the loan agreement has reported back to City’s medical team for assessment and treatment. Speaking on […]