AJAX 3, MANCHESTER CITY 1 Manchester City were stunned in the Amsterdam ArenA and look to be on the brink of another Champions League exit at the group stage as Ajax ran out 3-1 winners. Samir Nasri opened the scoring against the run of play but goals by Siem De Jong, Niklas Moisander, and Christian […]
Samir Nasri
City win Community Shield
City collected the first silverware of the season after an entertaining 3-2 win over a Chelsea side who were reduced to ten men shortly after they went 1-0 up prior to half time. Fernando Torres struck after 40 minutes after Eden Hazard and Ramires bypassed the City defence after a poor clearance by Vincent Kompany. […]
Solid start for England
It finished a well deserved 1-1 for England against France in the opening match of their group in Euro 2012. Manchester-based players were heavily involved in the first half of the England v France match. James Milner could have opened the scoring after running onto a through ball by Ashley Young. He was forced wide […]
Team news for England v France
The BBC reports the teams are as follows: France: Lloris, Debuchy, Rami, Mexes, Evra, Nasri, Cabaye, Diarra, Malouda, Ribery, Benzema. Subs: Mandanda, Giroud, Matuidi, Reveillere, Menez, M’Vila, Martin, Ben Arfa, Valbuena, Clichy, Koscielny, Carrasso. England: Hart, Johnson, Terry, Lescott, Cole, Milner, Gerrard, Parker, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Young, Welbeck. Subs: Green, Walcott, Henderson, Carroll, Baines, Jones, Jagielka, Downing, Defoe, Butland. […]
City send Wolves down and force themselves back into the title race
WOLVES 0, MANCHESTER CITY 2 Goals from Sergio Aguero and Samir Nasri condemned Wolves to relegation and put City firmly back into the title race following a 2-0 win at Molineux and a 4-4 draw at Old Trafford today. It was the ultimate six-pointer at Molineux as Wolves needed nothing less than a win to […]