Venue: St James'Park, NE1 Date: 5th February 2012 Kick Off: 1.30pm Referee: Mark Halsey I never
used to bother much about Aston Villa. They were just one of those "middle of the road" clubs who
chug along season after season with reasonable-sized crowds but nothing particular to shout about.
I got a bit annoyed at [.
Manchester city headed 3 points clear as they recorded a win over Wigan although the match
certainly won't go down as one of the greatest City performances of all time. I got a rather uneasy
feeling just before kick-off and it proved to be quite a nervy game all round as, I think it's fair
to say, City scrapped away to get a 1-0 victory in a half empty DW Stadium.
By Chris Wright
Given the current penchant for the two-footed Exocet-style challenge as favoured by Glen Johnson
among others, here is Pies' pick of the XI worst, shin-splintering, sinew-shredding,
ligament-twanging, bone-flaking tackles to ever take place on a Premier League pitch (that we could
find corresponding videos for).
Steven Gerrard gives Liverpool the edge at 13mins
Liverpool will go to the second leg of the Carling Cup Semi Final with a 1 goal advantage. A
penalty given away by Stefan Savic's foul on Daniel Agger, appearing to be slight accidental
contact, however there was no questioning the decision.
Roberto, ditch Sheikh Mansour for Mitt Romney. He's got cash to give away.
The Italian is complaining that he's down to two central midfielders and one striker. James
Milner and Nigel De Jong will start in the middle and Sergio Aguero patrols up front.
The Ivory Coast has refused his demand to release Yaya and Kolo Toure till after the Man Utd FA
Cup showdown for their ACN campaign.
By Alan Duffy
With so many gifted African players now plying their trade in the Premier League, the African
Cup of Nations has become something of an issue for managers in the top division, particularly as
it is held slap bang in the middle of the season.
Big blow for manchester City ahead of this weekend's FA Cup tie with Manchester United after
Ivory Coast coach Francois Zahoui rejected their request to play Yaya and Kolo Toure in Sunday's
Manchester derby.
"Clubs know the rules," Zahoui told BBC Africa. "I'm expecting them [the Toures] for the Fifa
deadline.
Normal service was resumed for 10-man Manchester City as they once again put daylight between
themselves and rivals Manchester United at the top of the Barclays Premier League table with
victory over Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.
After just one point and no goals from two matches, they were given an easy ride on their way to
opening up a three-point cushion over their neighbours, who will try to reduce the gap again at
Newcastle.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish called on his team to be more clinical after they were defeated
3-0 by Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
The visitors enjoyed a large share of possession but again failed to make it count, which has been
their Achilles heel for most of the season.
It was Liverpool's first game without Luis Suarez after the club decided against appealing his
eight-game ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra.
Manchester City moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League as first-half goals
from Sergio Agüero and Yaya Touré paved the way for a comfortable home victory against
Liverpool.
Roberto Mancini Talking After The Match
Roberto Mancini's side were in a mini-slump after taken only one point from their two away
previous games, but they are a different side at home, dropping only two points at home in the
league in all of 2011.
Interviews with Roberto Mancini and James Milner and Tuesday's 3-0 victory over Liverpool
Roberto Mancini
James Milner
Manchester City moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League as first-half goals
from Sergio Agüero and Yaya Touré paved the way for a comfortable home victory against
Liverpool.
Roberto Mancini's side were in a mini-slump after taken only one point from their two away
previous games, but they are a different side at home, dropping only two points at home in the
league in all of 2011.
Manchester City's Roberto Mancini apologises for red-card gesture
• City manager says reaction to penalty-area foul was 'a mistake' • Mancini signalled for
Liverpool's Martin Skrtel to be sent off Roberto Mancini issued a public apology after admitting he
had made "a mistake" by brandishing an imaginary red card during the 3-0 defeat of Liverpool that
put Manchester City three points clear at the top of the Premier League table.
Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool | Premier League match report
Manchester City returned to authoritative ways. This may not have been a rout, but it was an
efficient win. When Gareth Barry was sent off in the 75th minute after a second bookable offence,
for fouling Liverpool's Daniel Agger, the side reacted almost immediately.
Manchester City 3 Liverpool 0: Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure and James Milner
score
Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League after bouncing
back to winning ways with a convincing victory over Liverpool.
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Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool: Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure & James Milner strikes secure
comfortable win for 10-man hosts
Despite the second-half sending off of Gareth Barry, the Citizens dominated Kenny Dalglish's
side to gain a three-point cushion at the top of the Premier League
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Pundits had been queuing up to say that Manchester City were at the top of a downward spiral.
The suggestion was that after going out of the UEFA Champions League, courtesy of Napoli and Bayern
Munich, and then losing to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, the wheels were starting to come off the
great Manchester City roller coaster of 2011.
Kenny Dalglish satisfied that Stewart Downing is proving his worth
The £20m winger returns to Villa Park still waiting for his first Liverpool goal or assist but
his manager is not concerned The focus on Andy Carroll irritates Kenny Dalglish immensely but it
will not appease the Liverpool manager that questions about value for money at Anfield go further
than the £35m signing from Newcastle United.
While Manchester City are in one of the toughest Champions League groups in recent memory, their
performances have shown that while money may be able to buy domestic success, European pedigree is
a priceless commodity.
Just ask Roman Abramovich. He and Jose Mourinho brought Premier League titles and FA Cups to
Stamford Bridge almost immediately after the Russian oligarch pumped many millions into the club,
but the Champions League title remains elusive to this day.
One of the bigger talking points has been the return of Ashley Young. James Milner showed class
by not celebrating at Eastlands recently, expect Ashley Young to do exactly the same today, but
preferably because he hasn't scored.
Either way, it's a tough game ahead and I suspect there will be a bigger interest in the manner
we McLeish approaches the game than any real expectation in getting much from it.
The Carling Cup quarterfinals were full of entertainment and although four teams saw their
chances of going to Wembley brought to an end, the remaining four shall offer plenty more in the
semis.
For now, here is a look at five lessons learned, in no particular order, from the
quarterfinals:
1.
Why Villa fans must get off McLeish's back
De Gea must bulk up and wise up if he's to be United's No.1 Blame Mancini for City's Champions
League flop Alex McLeish is a good manager, a pragmatist and will get it right at Aston Villa.
Trouble is, what is the definition of getting it right?
James Milner says Manchester City will be looking to make up for their last performance at
Liverpool, when they travel to Anfield on Sunday.
The Etihad Stadium team was walloped 3-0 in front of the Kop last season, and Milner says Roberto
Mancini's side want to put it right this time.
It will be no easy task, however, as Kenny Dalglish's team are now joint with City and Newcastle in
having the meanest defensive record in the league.
Manchester City midfielder James Milner wants Liverpool win to bounce back from
‘massive disappointment' of Napoli loss
Succumbing 2-1 in Italy on Tuesday night was a blow to the Etihad Stadium outfit's Champions
League hopes, but the England man targets a swift recovery at Anfield on Sunday
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Manchester City midfielder James Milner wants Liverpool win to bounce back from
‘massive disappointment' of Napoli loss
Succumbing 2-1 in Italy on Tuesday night was a blow to the Etihad Stadium outfit's Champions
League hopes, but the England man targets a swift recovery at Anfield on Sunday
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Manchester City midfielder James Milner wants Liverpool win to bounce back from
‘massive disappointment' of Napoli loss
Succumbing 2-1 in Italy on Tuesday night was a blow to the Etihad Stadium outfit's Champions
League hopes, but the England man targets a swift recovery at Anfield on Sunday
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Manchester City midfielder James Milner wants Liverpool win to bounce back from
‘massive disappointment' of Napoli loss
Succumbing 2-1 in Italy on Tuesday night was a blow to the Etihad Stadium outfit's Champions
League hopes, but the England man targets a swift recovery at Anfield on Sunday
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Here is the full match report of Newcastle's loss to Manchester City today, which we compiled as
the game was being played. The game kicked off and Sammy Ameobi got involved well down the right
wing. It was obvious the Newcastle were going to press Man City players when they god the ball.
James Milner had [.
England's narrow 1-0 victory over Spain proved that Fabio Capello's Italian influence can force
England to play without the cavalier tendencies that cause them to be knocked out of every major
tournament.
Rather than arrogantly attacking the World and European champions at Wembley, England played
with rare discipline and composure.
By Alan Duffy
Fabio Capello, with poppies at his feet, is disgusted by James Milner's poppy-less
arms.
Just when we thought we'd heard the last of the bizarre poppy furore (at least until next year),
The Sun are kind enough to give us one more poppy-based new story.
On a day when England manager Fabio Capello missed his son's wedding to be on the touchline for
the visit of World Champions Spain, Frank Lampard rose to the occasion and scored the decisive goal
to guide the Lions to a famous 1-0 win.
It was a hard-fought match at Wembley, with both teams playing with a lot of energy over the
course of the 90 minutes.
Este próximo Sábado 12 de Noviembre en Wembley se enfrentarán Ingleses y Españoles en un
amistoso que echará chispas, los equipos representantes de las 2 mejores ligas del mundo.
Horario del partido Mexico - 11:15 a.mPeru, Ecuador, Colombia y Estados Unidos - 12:15
p.mVenezuela - 12:45 p.
I was just catching up on the news from the last few days and I came across Tottenham's Benoît
Assou-Ekotto issuing a plea for his club to do whatever it takes to hang on to their top stars and
bringing in new ones... or risk becoming another Aston Villa.
Ouch!
The way things stand at the moment, it's not hard to at least partially agree with him and his
message will definitely resonate with a fair number of Villa fans disgruntled by the recent
austerity measures.
Changing Future Roles In Response To The Silva Footballing Age - originally posted on
Soccerlens.com
If there was a certain area in which Manchester City beat Manchester United so assuredly last
weekend, in one of the massive premier league results of recent times, it was the wings.
Where Ashley Young and Nani played the typical winger role, taking on Manchester City's
fullbacks, trying to win those one on one battles, Manchester City's wingers, James Milner and
David Silva, made a point of winning the game elsewhere certainly their involvement in the vital
goals that pushed the Sky Blues clear of United was a mastery of movement rather then setting out
to burn fullbacks.
Despite feeling joyful after picking up a big win against their city rival on the weekend,
Manchester City's midfielder, James Milner ordered his teammates to not exaggerating their victory
against Manchester United.
Milner ordered his colleagues to keep their feet on the ground and don't lose their
concentration in the upcoming matches since the famous win over United only gives them three points
in the table and the title didn't end after that match.
Halloween came early to Old Trafford
City fans would like nothing more than Sunday's humiliation of Utd to signal a shift in the
balance of power. Pundits are already debating its merits. 6-1 is a historic statement and the
margin could have been even larger if Edin Dzeko had been on target in his first few attempts.
By IAN HOLLIDAY
It took Manchester City until the 60th minute to score its second goal at Old Trafford Sunday,
but once Mario Balotelli had tapped home James Milner's cross for his and the team's second of the
match, the metaphorical floodgates opened.
Sergio Aguero struck in the 69th and Edin Dzeko added a brace of his own in the last minute plus
stoppage time as the visitors hammered their derby rivals 6-1.
Well, none of us expected that and, such was the imperiousness of Manchester City's performance
at Old Trafford this afternoon the thesauruses have already been wrung dry as the internet groans
under the weight of the superlatives being thrown at Roberto Mancini's team. This was a performance
for the ages, one which will come to eclipse some of the club's most famous performances against
Manchester United, such as their 5-1 win at Maine Road in 1989 or their win at Old Trafford on the
last day of the 1973/74 season.
Mario Balotelli gets his second of the game after some great play from David Silva to set up
James Milner for the assist as City look like ending their 37 game winless streak at Old Trafford
against 10 man United.
