MANCHESTER CITY 2, WEST HAM UNITED 1 Goals by Sergio Aguero and Yaya Toure meant City comfortably beat the Hammers 2-1 without ever getting out of second gear despite an injury time consolation goal for Andy Carroll. The title was back at Old Trafford and the early kick off, arranged well before the race for […]
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Everton end City title hopes
EVERTON 2, MANCHESTER CITY 0 For the second time in two seasons a superb Everton performance seems to have put paid to the title hopes of a Manchester club. Goals by Leon Osman and Nikica Jelavic fatally ended City’s title dream in a game dominated by strange refereeing decisions by Lee Probert including a controversial […]
Silva brace sees off Fulham
MANCHESTER CITY 2, FULHAM 0 David Silva’s brace sealed a comfortable victory for City against Fulham but the Spanish International could have taken the match ball home with him if he had completed his hat trick just a minute after scoring his second goal. David Platt, himself a goalscoring midfielder in his time, admitted the […]
Teenager scores on debut for City
MANCHESTER CITY 3, WATFORD 0 Roberto Mancini’s team selection for the FA Cup 3rd Round tie against Watford showed that he meant business in the competition this season and was rewarded with a 3-0 win with a debut and goal for 17-year-old Marcos Lopes. Early exits in the Carling Cup and Champions League have pushed […]
Aguero limps off as City beat Stoke
MANCHESTER CITY 3, STOKE CITY 0 City kept the title race going with their fifth successive New Years Day victory at the Etihad – a comfortable 3-0 win against Stoke to end a 10 match unbeaten run for Tony Pulis’ men – but their squad will be sorely tested for their remaining games this month […]