So it’s au revoir Samir and hola Sergio as the revolving door to Manchester City’s medical facilities continues spinning…and the Sky Blues just keep on winning. It’s now 13 wins and just two draws from the last 15 games since City last suffered a reversal more than two months ago. If that fabulous run of form wasn’t impressive enough it needs to be put into context. The undefeated, overwhelmingly victorious […]

The lifelong Tottenham fan had never been to the Etihad before. He was there for the first time at the last minute instigation of the Manchester City fanatic with whom he’d forged a friendship on Twitter. Meeting for the first time, the courteous Spurs supporter predicted his team would be roundly stuffed…6-0 was the prediction. His ‘hosts’ – thinking the visitor was simply being polite or, at best, covering his […]

The result suggests a narrow hard fought win for the outgoing Champions of England. The reality is there should have been a yawning chasm between these two sides in a contest that symbolized much of Manchester City’s season. Roberto Mancini’s side were worthy winners and should have won by half-a-dozen, but a certain profligacy in front of goal meant they never put their East London opponents ‘away’ until the final […]