Undefeated City take on undefeated Villa in a game that threatens to be overshadowed by the upcoming Champions League and derby fixtures. It shouldn’t be.
To get three points City will need to be at their best against an Alex McLeish side that is likely to prove just as stubborn as David Moyes’ Everton. Patience may once again be required.
Continue Reading →From mancityfans.net: A routine day behind the fencing today with a lot of the work done close up to the fences where the photographers were gathered.
Continue Reading →Good to see that Balotelli should be ok for the Villa game. Carlos Tevez arrived later as he was due to have a session with the fitness coaches.
Continue Reading →If you’re going to be a hardline manager and banish unruly players, then you need to get results. That’s how Fergie gets away with it and Roberto Mancini demonstrated the same trait here.
At half-time it was looking a little different with Aguero having hobbled off and City lacking zip in the final third. If City had failed to make the breakthrough, the whispers would have started as to whether Mancini had done the right thing in banning a player who has won so many games for the blues.
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