Dodgy signings, an unusual break and a fresh outlook leave everything to play for in the final months
Thanks to years of mediocrity, the rich footballing history of the club and its city is often forgotten
Carlos Tevez has returned to the Man City fold and presents a whole new threat to opposing teams as he seems to have not lost his capabilities at all.
Carlos Tevez has revived his side’s Premier League title hopes by setting up the winning goal in Manchester City’s 2-1 comeback win against Chelsea.
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/ 12 February 2012
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini admits unsettled striker Carlos Tevez could still have a role to play in his side.
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/ 30 September 2011
What were the odds of seeing one of the most urbane and sophisticated coaches in world football reduced to impersonating <i>Private Eye</i>’s Ron Knee
Manchester City star Carlos Tévez on Wednesday denied refusing to come off the substitutes bench during his team’s Champions League defeat.
Manchester City have signed France midfielder Samir Nasri from Arsenal on a four-year contract and could play with his new shirt on Sunday.
Manchester City boss wants more control in order to deliver the trophies the club’s big-spending owners crave.
The reaction at Manchester City to their captain’s desire to leave is one of weary disdain and, in some quarters, open contempt.
Mancini has warned Champions League-bound Manchester City not to take the gloss off their European success by messing up in Saturday’s FA Cup final.
Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez is facing Wembley heartache after manager Roberto Mancini revealed the striker has suffered a damaged hamstring.
Carlos Tevez has been nominated for England’s player of the year award, but Dimitar Berbatov was overlooked by his fellow pros.
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/ 21 December 2010
Tim Cahill and Leighton Baines stole the show from Carlos Tevez as 10-man Everton clinched a 2-1 victory over Manchester City.
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/ 12 December 2010
Highflying Premier League side Manchester City rejected on Sunday a written transfer request by disenchanted captain Carlos Tevez.
Carlos Tevez scored twice as Manchester City overpowered Liverpool 3-0 at Eastlands on Monday.
The non-performance of soccer’s titans proves no player is an island, writes <b>Phathisani Moyo</b>.
Diego Maradona named his final squad for the Soccer World Cup on Wednesday, which includes Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez and Juan Sebastian Veron.
Carlos Tevez has told Sir Alex Ferguson that Manchester United would not have lost the Champions League if he had been in the starting line-up.
Manchester United were crowned kings of Europe for the third time on Wednesday when they beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a breathless all-English Champions League final had finished 1-1 after extra time. United’s 37-year-old goalkeeper, Edwin van der Sar, saved the decisive spot kick from substitute Nicolas Anelka.
Manchester United has another English title and Cristiano Ronaldo. Chelsea has a huge, talented squad and the wealth of owner Roman Abramovich. There is no underdog in this Champions League final as two English clubs make history by going head to head in Moscow.
It could hardly be more fitting. Fifty years after the Munich air disaster that killed 23 people and rocked a city, Manchester United stand on the brink of a European
triumph, something that means so much to the local people and to the club itself. Eight United players died in the crash in 1958, wiping out many footballers who experts believed could go on to dominate Europe for many years to come.
Sir Alex Ferguson believes his young Manchester United stars will become Old Trafford legends if they win the Champions League. Ferguson’s side retained the Premier League title on Sunday and now the Scot has turned his attention to the Champions League final against Chelsea, the team they edged out of the title.
Nicklas Bendtner scored with a late header on Sunday to give Arsenal a 1-0 win over Everton in the Premier League, and Liverpool beat Manchester City by the same score. Bendtner jumped to head a cross from Armand Traore past Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard in the 77th minute.
Manchester United took a huge step towards retaining their Premier League title when they beat West Ham United 4-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday after playing more than half the match with 10 men. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice while Carlos Tevez and Michael Carrick both scored against their old club as United moved on to 84 points with one match to play.
Manchester United players have claimed that Chelsea ground staff were reponsible for provoking the row that marred the end of the Premier League showdown between the two teams on Saturday by insulting Patrice Evra. Chelsea won a tense encounter at Stamford Bridge 2-1 with a late penalty strike from Michael Ballack and it was minutes after the final whistle blew when the brawl erupted.
Blackburn Rovers handed Chelsea a shock lifeline in the English Premier League title race by holding leaders Manchester United to a 1-1 draw on Saturday. The champions were heading for defeat but Argentina striker Carlos Tevez rescued a precious point with just two minutes to go.
Manchester United completed a 3-0 aggregate win over AS Roma on Wednesday to join Liverpool and Chelsea in the Champions League semifinals as the three English teams repeated last season’s success. United will be joined by 2006 winners Barcelona, who beat German side Schalke 04 by a single goal at home to secure a 2-0 aggregate victory.
Harry Redknapp pulled off a unique FA Cup hat-trick against Manchester United as Sulley Muntari’s second-half penalty sealed a 1-0 victory that sent Portsmouth through to the semifinals for the first time since 1992. Redknapp, who had previously guided Bournemouth and West Ham to FA Cup wins against United, saw his team win at Old Trafford for the first time in 51 years.
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/ 12 February 2008
English Premiership champions Manchester United will once again square off against Premier Soccer League giants Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs in the 2008 Vodacom Challenge championship. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said on Tuesday he is going to bring the best available squad for the tournament.
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/ 27 January 2008
Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals on Sunday to help Manchester United beat Tottenham 3-1 in the fourth round of the FA Cup, and United celebrated some more when neighbour Manchester City was ousted by Sheffield United 2-1. Robbie Keane gave Spurs a 24th-minute lead at Old Trafford, but Carlos Tevez equalised in the 38th.
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/ 20 January 2008
A Wayne Rooney-inspired late show enabled Manchester United finally to overcome Reading and hold on to pole position in the English Premier League title battle on Saturday. At St James’ Park, Kevin Keegan’s second stint as Newcastle manager got under way with a subdued performance that ended in a goalless draw with Bolton.