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After the embarrassment of losing an FA Cup final to a relegation-threatened side that was assembled for less than half the cost of his own Manchester City transfer fee, Carlos Tevez suffered further indignity when he took an unfortunate trip on the steps at Wembley, straight after having a losers' medal thrust in his face.

Manchester City FA Cup 2011 (Flickr Commons)

Two weeks ago, Carlos Tevez's late goal versus Wigan Athletic in the Premier League helped Manchester City rehearse for the FA Cup final on May 11.

After eliminating Chelsea, City have the opportunity to boast of bringing home a trophy for a third successive season.

The best Sir Alex Ferguson Quotes - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

From the famous (or infamous, depending on where your loyalties lie) knocking Liverpool off their perch to comparing Arsene Wenger with a 15-year-old boy, Sir Alex Ferguson has never shied away from speaking his mind it's a different story that he banned some of the journalists from his press conferences though.

Robin Van Persie of Manchester United (Image via ABC.au)

Five of the Premier League's top-six placed teams were in action in midweek. The games might have been low on season-altering drama, but they were an entertaining step forward in 2012-13's final run-in

Manchester United's misstep at Upton Park might have had more severe repercussions if reigning champions Manchester City were closer in the league.

Manchester City kept their slim chances of catching Manchester United alive as they narrowed the gap by two points to 13 on a night when Chelsea boosted their UEFA Champions League hopes with a win at Fulham.

The leaders elect where in London where they twice had come from behind to draw 2-2 at West Ham.

The near certainty of Manchester United strolling to yet another Premier League title thanks to their cushy lead over reigning champions Man City took a bit of air out of the latest Manchester derby. But this rivalry is about more than silverware and for one of the few times this season, City played up to potential so they could snag a second win at Old Trafford in as many seasons.

Man City: A tepid season for the forgotten champions - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Arguably nothing will ever top the drama, excitement and raw emotion of the final day of last season. Tied on points, with only goal difference separating the two giants from Manchester, the 13th May, 2012 has been seared into the history books.

Gael Clichy of Manchester City (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Manchester City and Barnsley will meet at the Etihad Stadium on March 9, 2013 at 17:30 GMT for a FA Cup quarter-final clash.

With the Premier League trophy slipping out of their hands Manchester City will be looking to field a strong side against Barnsley in this cup game.

Carlos Tevez kept Manchester City's slim hopes of retaining the Premier League title alive as he earned Manchester City a 1-0 victory which left Aston Villa still rooted in the relegation zone on Monday.

Tevez punished Ciaran Clark's calamitous mistake in first-half added time at Villa Park to enable second-placed City to move within 12 points of runaway leaders Manchester United.

Gareth Barry of Manchester City-Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

Roberto Mancini will be without two of his stars when Manchester City host Leeds United in the FA Cup fifth round on Sunday.

Vincent Kompany who has not played since City's last FA Cup match against Stoke City on January 26 after picking up a calf injury will again be missing in Mancini's back four.

Manchester City will make move for Cavani in summer - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Manchester City are looking to make a move for Napoli goal-machine Edinson Cavani in the summer transfer window and would be selling some of their players to balance the books.

Man City is looking to buy Edinson Cavani in the summer

According to reports, City manager Roberto Mancini is determined to bolster the squad and will look to sell at least four players and in place bring in a quality star to give his squad a fresh new look.

The most controversial man in football at the moment, Liverpool's Luis Suarez, has given a spicy interview to Argentinean media. In true Suarez Style, he lambasted the British press (whom he says is controlled by Man United) and of course, the icing on the cake : he admitted to diving for a penalty.

With three matches left to play, Manchester United have already sealed the Premier League title andreceiveda guard of honor from Arsenal. Though they haven't gotten their hands on the trophy yet, they have redecorated Old Trafford to make their latest triumph known.

Along with the champions banners, the club displayed a giant 2013 design that splits the year down the middle to highlight the fact that they have now been champions of England a record 20 times, 13 of which have been Premier League titles.

Driving luxury vehicles without any kind of valid license is all the rage among Premier League players, along with offering paper-thin excuses when they are reprimanded by the legal system.

When Nicklas Bendtner was caught driving an Audi Q7 with no license, insurance or proper plates last year, he told police "I have a friend who sorts that stuff our for me.

Premier League's 11 top long-range goal scorers - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Over the past 10 years the Premier League has been witness to some fantastic goals from outside the box ending up in a goal of the month or goal of the season lists. The bookies are always running goal scorer bets and the following 11 players are always worth a punt being on the score sheet take a look at some football betting tips on a website like thevipgambler.

Regardless of whether then retain their Premier League title this year, it appears that this will be a summer of upheaval at the Etihad Stadium.

According to Sunday's Daily Mail, Carlos Tevez, Edin Dzeko, Samir Nasri, Joleon Lescott, Scott Sinclair, ­Aleksandar Kolarov and Maicon will all be allowed to leave Eastlands this summer.

By Alan Duffy

Manchester City 2-0 Fulham Premier League 19th January 2013

David Silva was the star of the show for Man City on Saturday, with the diminutive Spaniard netting both goals in the Citizens' comfortable victory against a poor Fulham side.

Silva opened the scoring after just two minutes, following up after Mark Schwarzer could only parry an Edin Dzeko effort.

Patrice Evra has reiterated what we all knew, that Robin van Persie made the right decision in leaving Arsenal for United, and he has a league winners medal to prove it.

"People forget what he achieved for Arsenal," said Evra. "But he showed them that he hasn't made the wrong choice.

Edin Dzeko may have opened the scoring against Liverpool last weekend, but his all-round game was disappointing, and it's still difficult to find evidence of a promising partnership between he and Sergio Aguero.

City were lucky to snatch a point against Brendan Rodgers' side, and it was frustrating to see Carlos Tevez left on the bench throughout.

Gareth Bale of Tottenham (Google Creative Commons)

The biggest match of the week saw Chelsea travel north to face Manchester City in a FA Cup semifinal clash between two teams also in the middle of a fight for Champions League qualification in the Premiership standings.

Coming into Sunday's match with home pitch advantage, Manchester City clearly had the upper hand.

Fernando Torres scored twice as Chelsea seized the initiative with a 3-1 win in their UEFA Europa League quarter-final tie with Rubin Kazan.

The much-maligned Chelsea striker now has 19 goals on the season in all competitions. That is more than Demba Ba, Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez, Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero

Torres scored a scrappy opener after 16 minutes and a headed second after 70 minutes, while Victor Moses was also on target for the Blues.

Roberto Mancini comes into the match under pressure. He will be nervous. But I am not. Because interim managers cannot be sacked.

Jack Rodwell plays for Manchester City???

Advice for Frank Lampard: If you take a penalty, Joe Hart won't be expecting a shot he can save.

Demba Ba's face mask.

Last week, Carlos Tevez was arrested for allegedly driving with a suspended license and then went on to score a hat trick against in Man City's 5-0 FA Cup quarterfinal win against Barnsley. Apparently this was enough to get Roberto Mancini thinking that the John Terry effect -- wherein a footballer plays at his highest level when he's in trouble for something -- also applies to Tevez and could be used to help City in their match against Everton on Saturday.