STOKE CITY 1, MAN CITY 4 Manchester City’s joy at banishing their Stoke City hoodoo was tempered by Chelsea’s late winner against Everton. Just when City, emphatic victors at the Britannia Stadium, looked set to cut Chelsea’s lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League to five points, came news of Willian’s late winner […]
Manuel Pellegrini
Pellegrini expects more from strikers; says City can still catch Chelsea
City can still catch Chelsea, says the Chilean, and they can wait for Yaya Toure and Wilfried Bony to return from the African Cup of Nations After a frustrating month for Manchester City in which they stumbled from level with Chelsea to seven points behind, it would be easy to suggest that the team was […]
Manchester City lose more ground in title race after being held at home by lowly Hull City
MAN CITY 1, HULL CITY 1 Yaya Toure’s return from the African Cup of Nations cannot come quickly enough on the evidence of Manchester City’s wretched display at home to Barclays Premier League strugglers Hull City. City, held at home by the Tigers, have failed to win in any of the six games Toure has […]
Stevan Jovetic will remain professional after Champions League snub, says Manuel Pellegrini
No injury worries ahead of the Hull City game Stevan Jovetic left out of European Champions League squad due to FFP Ivory Coast players won’t be ready to play at Stoke but may return for Newcastle United game Bony will give City options but isn’t guaranteed a start Pellegrini boosted by positive City at Chelsea […]
Diego Costa ruled out of Chelsea’s clash with Man City, Pellegrini promises to attack
Manchester City will go into tomorrow’s crunch match at Stamford Bridge with a chance to close the gap in the Barclays Premier League to two points with Chelsea missing at least one of their two new recruits this season. Chelsea’s Cesc Fabregas is nursing a hamstring injury and Diego Costa was handed a three match […]