Given – Clearly under instructions to try and play the ball out to defenders, and not to be concerned about initiating attacks with a quick throw. The result was a few a sloppy clearances from the normally reliable Shay. 6
Zabaleta – A big improvement on his performance at Hull, where the broken nose must have affected his preparation. Very strong defensively and needed to be against Wilshere. 7
Continue Reading →City fans are set to see full debuts for Adam Johnson and Patrick Vieira as Roberto Mancini rings the changes following the disastrous showing at Hull. A win is essential to get our bid for a Champions League place back on track.
Continue Reading →City crashed horribly on Humberside, paying the price for a weak first half performance and allowing a competitive Hull to go two goals ahead before Adebayor gave City a lifeline. It wasn’t enough as the third defeat of Mancini’s reign was undoubtedly the worst.
Continue Reading →Given – No chance with the goals and the Irishman looked rightly furious with what was going on in front of him. 6
Bridge – Not the return we were hoping for. Wayne wasn’t up to speed aside from a shot at the end of the first half. 5
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