Manchester City Blog

Fulham 1:2 Manchester City: Mancini’s Road Warriors Take All Three

Even the most ardent supporter of Mark Hughes must admit that Roberto Mancini has had a positive impact on the club's results. Under Hughes, City was inept away from home. On the current three game Premier League road trip, the Blues went undefeated and picked up seven points, continuing a ...

Fulham Preview

Roy Hodgson is the type of Manager that Manchester City's high priced squad would excel under. An English tactical maestro, who has lots of continental football management experience, Hodgson is as good as an English manager gets. City, however have chosen a manager who as recently as 2007 downplayed the role ...

Chelsea 2:4 Manchester City: Team Bridge Puts on a Counter Atatcking Clinic

Manchester City's roller coaster week ended on high with a shocking victory at Stamford Bridge. After a frustrating home draw versus Liverpool and a disappointing FA Cup exit in midweek, City appeared to be on the back foot for the first forty minutes. The Citizens record at Stamford Bridge is ...

Manchester City 0:0 Liverpool: It Never Comes Easy

In typical City fashion, Sunday represented a missed opportunity. But unlike City of yesteryear, the opposition did not leave Eastlands or Maine Road feeling as if they had gotten the best of the critical tie. The battle for fourth is very much alive after Liverpool failed to take three points ...

The Most Important Point?

If the Blues somehow manage to finish 4th in the Premier League this season, chances are we will look back on Garreth Barry's late equalizer as the most important goal City has scored since promotion back to the Premier League. The City performance while visibly poor, and perhaps aided by some ...

City Struggles

Saturday's uneven and un-inspirational FA Cup performance versus Stoke confirms many of the fears supporters had about playing without either Carlos Tevez or Craig Bellamy. Both will be unavailable for tomorrow's league clash with the same Potters, but cup tied Adam Johnson will be available. Without Johnson in the lineup, City ...

Manchester City 2:0 Bolton: Derby Victory for the Blues

I was tied up with a major press announcement of a new NASL team in Edmonton and did not get to focus as closely on the match as I would have liked. I will re watch the match Wednesday and have some more complete thoughts.

Hull Thoughts

One of the worst first halves since the Stuart Pearce era for City gave way to an equally frustrating second half even if the level of football was more acceptable. Wayne Bridge who has had to deal with so much this week was the lone bright spot among players who ...

Hull City Preview

For all the laughter Phil Brown elicits, Hull City's side has been remarkably competitive the past two months. Beginning with a 2-1 win at home to Stoke, and then continuing through the Jimmy Bullard goal celebration at Eastlands, Hull has gone from seemingly dead and buried to having a real ...

Transfer Window Thoughts

The decision to loan Benjani to Sunderland will no doubt provide a bit of a shock to the supporters base that has been concerned about a lack of scoring punch beyond Carlos Tevez recently. Benjani scored the only goal in City's 1-0 victory over Boro in the FA Cup Third ...