Mario Balotelli faces a 4 match ban after he was charged with violent conduct by the FA following footage of him apparently kicking Spurs midfielder Scott Parker as he lay prone on the pitch towards the end of Sunday’s Barclays Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium. Harry Redknapp, the Spurs manager, had already condemned […]
Balotelli stamp sours City win
MAN CITY 3, TOTTENHAM 2 Leaders Manchester City snatched the most dramatic victory imaginable against Barclays Premier League title rivals Tottenham. Only eight seconds of the four minutes of injury time remained when City substitute Mario Balotelli won the penalty which he scored to give City victory in what could prove a pivotal moment in […]
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 […]
Scholes sparks Wanderers woe
Man Utd 3, Bolton 0 Golden oldie Paul Scholes may yet prove to be Manchester United’s not so secret weapon in the fight for honours on three fronts this season. The 37-year-old former England midfielder, called out of retirement last week and registered to play for the rest of the season, scored the first of […]
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 […]