City look slick for winning start

Aug. 18 | MANCHESTER City start the new season as defending champions for the first time since 1968, and what a glorious feeling it is. The optimism that is flowing from the Etihad Stadium has been heightened by the outstanding comeback victory over European champions...

Let’s paint the town blue, boys

Apr. 28 | THERE is a growing notion that Manchester City will win Monday’s derby and then go on to win the League. This, no doubt, is how the Citizens would want it to be. Of course, those at Old Trafford will be wishing for the opposite – with their club winning...

City just have to keep on winning

Apr. 21 | WITH just four games to go, all Manchester City can do to maintain their fading hopes of a first league title since 1968 is to win their remaining fixtures and hope and pray that their cross-town rivals and Premiership leaders Manchester United slip up...

Another tough call for City

Apr. 7 | ROBERTO Mancini conceded last weekend that should his Manchester City side lose on their visit to Arsenal tomorrow, then it’s curtains so far as the League title is concerned. The Italian, of course, was spot-on in his appraisal of the situation. But...

City need to treat the Black Cats with respect

Mar. 31 | THE overtures from Old Trafford have been concentrated on title rivals Manchester City being under all sorts of pressure and, truth of the matter is, Roberto Mancini and his squad are indeed under the gun. City let slip a lead at the top of the standings...

Stoke will be hard to beat

Mar. 24 | MANCHESTER City’s clash with Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium today is set to be a cracker, certainly the one to watch despite the early kick-off at Stamford Bridge where fifth-placed Chelsea play fourth-on-the-log Tottenham. City put in one of their...

Mancini has his work cut out for him

Mar. 17 | MANCHESTER City crashed out of the Europa League on Thursday, but it is not something to be ashamed of. The Citizens put on a superb second-half performance in the second leg of the last-16 encounter with Sporting Lisbon that will surely have given heart...

Swansea face City backlash

Mar. 10 | MANCHESTER City crashed to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in midweek and, in many ways, it was what they deserved. Simply put, this performance was lacklustre, something of a rare showing...

Citizens will feast on the Trotters

Mar. 3 | BOLTON are up next for Manchester City as they resume their campaign for a first league title since 1968. The Citizens enjoy a two-point advantage at the top of the standings over their Manchester rivals United and know that they cannot afford too many...

Villa in for another hiding

Feb. 11 | MANCHESTER City’s clash with Aston Villa tomorrow is one that they should win with relative ease. That is how it appears on face value at least.  However, it is a different story in reality and Roberto Mancini knows well enough that teams from the...