MAN CITY 4, WATFORD 2 Sergio Aguero’s deadly second-half hat trick spared Manchester City from the embarrassment of losing to Championship club Watford in the FA Cup. The striker, who has now amassed 25 goals for the season, came to City’s rescue almost single handedly on an afternoon when a giantkilling act looked a distinct […]
Aleksandar Kolarov
Swans offside goal fails to dent City title charge
SWANSEA CITY 2, MANCHESTER CITY 3 Manuel Pellegrini expected City to be level at the top of the Premier League or at least just three points off on New Year’s Day but after a thrilling 3-2 win at the Liberty Stadium they looked down on the rest of the Barclays Premier League at least until […]
Victory at Leicester but City lose Zabaleta
LEICESTER CITY 1, MANCHESTER CITY 3 Manchester City strolled to a morale boosting rare away victory in the Capital One Cup as they smashed the Foxes 3-0 to earn themselves a place in the Semi Finals. Aleksandar Kolarov’s free kick and two Edin Dzeko goals saw off a Leicester side looking to earn promotion from […]
Tevez drives 5-star City into the FA Cup Semi Finals with hat trick
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 […]
City overcome defensive blues
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 […]