On a night of chronic under performance and frustration, two massive bonuses emerged for Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Having played second fiddle to an adventurous Wigan Athletic for the majority of 94 minutes, a cracking Carlos Tevez strike saw City snatch an expected, but undeserved win. More significantly in the context of this campaign, Roberto Mancini’s men were served notice that the FA Cup Final will be anything […]

Manchester City’s meteoric rise in the domestic game has seen them neutralize many a nemesis, en-route to the pinnacle of the Premier League. Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal are all regularly put to the sword nowadays…not so Everton. Roberto Mancini’s men have shown themselves more than capable of taking down their top four rivals, so why is a trip down the East Lancs Road  always greeted with a sense […]

Ahead of Manchester City’s vital 4th Round FA Cup tie at Stoke, #ReadbutNeverRed catches up with City Manager, Roberto Mancini as he reflects on just over three years in Manchester…which all began with a 2-0 victory…over Stoke Taking the easy route to success has never been an option for Roberto Mancini either as a player or as a manager. As the boss of Manchester City – reputed to be the […]