Match Report: City the better side in goalless draw
Chelsea 0-0 Manchester City So we end the weekend no longer top of the league, but with a valuable point from arguably one of our two most difficult games of the season. Our unbeaten record is still in tact and our defence is finally starting to gel, it’s a long time since I’ve felt this … Read more
Match Preview: City look to stay top at the Bridge
After seeing our Champions League hopes dashed at the hands of Real Madrid in midweek, Sunday sees a return to Premier League action, and it’s certainly not an easy game to break us back in gently. City head to Stamford Bridge to face a Chelsea side equipped with a new manager in Rafa Benitez following … Read more
Match Report: Mancini begins to learn from past mistakes
Manchester City 1-1 Real Madrid The dream is over for another year. In truth, that dream has probably been a distant one ever since the loss in Holland to Ajax. As they say the most important thing to take from any disappointment is that you learn from your mistakes, and there were signs last night … Read more
Match Report: Villa provide no contest to five star City
Manchester City 5-0 Aston Villa If Roberto Mancini went into this afternoon’s match with Aston Villa in jovial mood with his humorous pre-match press conference, then he will be going home ecstatic with an impressive City performance and a return to the top of the league. In front of a crowd of 47,072 the result … Read more
Match Preview: City look to sweep Villa aside
City return to action against Aston Villa this weekend, rarely with a 3pm Saturday kick-off for the blues. With the Midlands side sitting just one place above the relegation zone this is a game Roberto Mancini will be looking to win comfortably, particularly with Real Madrid to come in the Champions League on Wednesday. In … Read more
Aleksandar Kolarov – Our ‘Plan B’?
This season seems to finally be the time where even the most critical of City fans have grown to love Serbian maestro. Granted he may not be the best of defenders, but we are in an era where attacking influence is often as important as stopping your winger. Kolarov certainly isn’t nicknamed the ‘Serbian Roberto … Read more
Mancini pressure unjustified
It’s just under three years since we waved goodbye to Mark Hughes and said hello to a stylish Italian looking to prove himself in the Premier League. That Italian was of course the ex-Inter boss Roberto Mancini. After a spell of draws and uninspiring performances, particularly away from home, the owners hoped a change of … Read more
Milner the main man as City hit form
When the team was announced just before 12pm yesterday there were a few gasps heard around the Etihad. In a much changed line-up there was no place for skipper Vincent Kompany nor Sergio Aguero up top. In came the lesser seen Micah Richards, James Milner, and Mario Balotelli as Mancini shuffled his pack ahead of … Read more
Premier League becoming a welcome distraction
Going into this season many City fans were torn; retaining the Premier League, or winning the Champions League for the first time. Less than two months into the season we were almost left with no option. If it wasn’t for Joe Hart’s heroics and Mario Balotelli’s coolness from the spot on Wednesday night, we would … Read more
Is the time right for a Dzeko return?
This time last year Edin Dzeko was the main man. As City were blowing away all who came before us, Dzeko was the player banging in the goals. Remember his four at White Hart Lane? Or his injury time brace at Old Trafford? That was the striker Roberto Mancini decided was worth £27m in January … Read more
