LEICESTER CITY 0, MANCHESTER CITY 1 Frank Lampard strike keeps City ticking over in the title race with 7th straight win Edin Dzeko injured in the warm-up, Vincent Kompany limps off with another hamstring injury First start for teenage striker Jose Angel Pozo It was another costly victory for Manchester City as they lost Edin […]
Vincent Kompany
Nine man City close the gap on Chelsea with battling show at Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON 0, MANCHESTER CITY 3 Aguero booked for diving despite replays showing a clear penalty Yaya Toure, Frank Lampard, and Gael Clichy secure points in the second half Red card for Eliaquim Mangala and late hamstring injury for Vincent Kompany as City finish with 9 men Second half strikes by Yaya Toure, Frank Lampard and […]
Kompany out as City bid to regain momentum
Manchester City will have to start their post-CSKA recovery without Vincent Kompany as their Belgian captain suffered a calf injury in the 2-1 Bonfire Night defeat to the Russian side in the Champions League. Kompany’s place in the team will probably be taken up by England’s most expensive defender at £32m in Eliaquim Mangala, who […]
Javi Garcia leaves City to join Russian side in £13m deal
Javi Garcia departs; City tie up captain and star striker on long term contracts Manchester City midfielder Javi Garcia has left to join Russian side Zenit St Petersburg, who are currently managed by ex-Chelsea and Spurs boss Andre Villas Boas, for a fee of £13m on a five year deal. The Spanish defensive midfielder left two […]
Pellegrini engineers Manchester City Premier League title success
MAN CITY 2, WEST HAM 0 Manuel Pellegrini has a thirst for more silverware after he clinched his first Barclays Premier League title as manager of Manchester City. After City were crowned champions on the last day for the second time in three seasons, Pellegrini, who is known as ‘The Engineer,’ said: “Big teams cannot be […]