Roberto Mancini, Manchester City Manager
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Manchester City boss, Roberto Mancini won Serie A twice as a player and as a manager took Inter to three titles. Mancini knows how to win.
Mancini has declared that tomorrow's Premier League title decider clash between Man City and QPR is not a personal battle between him and former City boss, Mark Hughes, who was sacked prior to Mancini's arrival at the Etihad Stadium in December 2009. There is speculation that Hughes will be out for revenge against his former club.
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"This is not important. On Sunday we play Manchester City against QPR," said Mancini.
"For me, they are a good team, they don't deserve to stay at the bottom.
"They want to do everything to stay in the Premier League and for this reason I think it will be a tough game.
"I don't know him very well - but it is not Mancini against Hughes or Hughes against Mancini. It is City against QPR.
"One team plays for the title, the other plays to avoid relegation."
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Man City, Man Utd, Spurs, Arsenal FC - Top Four in Premier League
1 Manchester City 66
2 Manchester United 64
3 Tottenham Hotspur 53
4 Arsenal 49
5. Chelsea 46
6 Newcastle United 44
7 Liverpool 39 Points
Manchester City remain on top of the Premier League followed by Manchester United in second only 2 points back in what is turning out to be a fierce fight for the Premiership title and Champions League placement.
Tottenham Hotspur are in third and Arsenal have risen to fourth after a 3-1 victory over stoke on Sunday.
Arsenal’s top goal scorer, Robin Van Persie came through again for manager, Arsene Wenger delivering the win at Emirates Stadium after spending most of the match on the bench. Van Persie leads the league in goals this campaign.
Gervinho scored at twenty seven minuted in the first half, followed by Van Persie who scored a quickfire double only six minutes after coming on as a 66th-minute substitute (73, 82). Van Persie has scored 30 goals in 36 club games in 2011-12. Peter Crouch scored Stoke’s only goal in the first half at 34 minutes. Arsenal has won six of their last seven matches.
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Manchester United at Top of Premier League 2011-2012
Going into the second half of the 2011-12 campaign, superstar Wayne Rooney leads United in goals. Manchester United is tied at the top of the Premiership with their noisy neighbors, Manchester City in the clash of titans for the league title. Manchester United won their 19th English Premiership last season and now they have more Premier League titles than any other English team. Man Utd also finished second in the Champions League last year after losing the final 1-3 to Barcelona at Wembley. Rooney, Bervatov and 'Chicharito' Hernandez had an amazing season with a high number of fantastic goals that helped the Red Devils to obtain their 19th Premiership title.
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MAN UTD TIED ON TOP OF ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP
Manchester United lost the FA Cup Fourth Round match to Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield on January 28, 2012 in Liverpool, England.
Then Man United defeated Stoke 2-0 and Man City lost at Everton, bringing United level on points at the top of the English Premiership with City.
“It’s been a good night,” said Manchester United boss, Sir Alex Ferguson.
“But it’s still only the last day in January. I always see March as the important month and we’ve got City away in April.”
Ferguson added that he thought his depleted team had been “terrific” in defeating Stoke. “We kept our composure and were patient,” he said.
“OK, we won with two penalties, but the manner in which we played our football was the main thing.”
Ferguson remarked he had suffered a “right nightmare” with goalkeepers Anders Lindegaard and David De Gea both being injured in the same training session which led to a league debut for 21-year-old Ben Amos.
“We are hopeful Wayne Rooney and Nani and Ashley Young might be back for Sunday,” he said.
Ferguson has signed 19-year-old defender Frederic Veseli who was at Old Trafford having completed his switch from City.
“United have a long history of younger players coming through and hopefully I can follow and do the same,” he said.
Manchester United clash with rivals FC Chelsea this weekend.
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2011 Manchester Derby: Man Utd 1-6 Man City
In front of a sold-out stadium of fans from around the workd, Manchester City earned a shocking 6-1 defeat of their arch-rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, October 23rd, 2011.
After a somewhat slow start, Man City took the lead after 22 minutes with a goal from 21-year old Italian Mario Balotelli. The midfielder marked the goal with humor by lifting his outer shirt to reveal another blue shirt saying, “Why Always Me?”
City was ahead 1-0 at half-time.
Mario Balotelli, Manchester City
Star of the match, Balotelli struck twice. Balotelli also won the free-kick which led to a red card for United defender Jonny Evans leaving United with only ten men. Two goals came from late sub Edin Dzeko. And Sergio Aguero and David Silva each added to the tally.
City boss, Roberto Mancini took off Balotelli with 20 minutes remaining and brought in Edin Dzeko.
City upped their tempo and struck three times after the 88th minute cementing their victory that lifted them five points ahead of United at the top of the Premier League table.
Darren Fletcher scored United’s only goal 10 minutes from time.
City delivered United’s first home defeat since April 2010 – and ended United’s run of 19 consecutive home league wins.
Sir Alex Ferguson said later that the stunning defeat to Manchester City was shocking to him.
United played the majority of the second half with ten men after the dismissal of Jonny Evans.
‘It was out worst ever day. It’s the worst result in my history, ever. Even as a player I don’t think I ever lost 6-1’.
‘I thought with the experience we’ve got – Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra – they would defend more but we just kept attacking. Sometimes there has to be common sense about it’.
Roberto Mancini, City manager, also commented after the match.
“This is only one game. I still think United are one yard above us, still,” said Mancini. “I think we can only change this after we win the title in the end.
“After, maybe it will be different, but now United are better than us.”
The 161st derby, a Premier League fixture, took place on 23 October 2011 at Old Trafford. City’s victory equalized the biggest win in the derby’s history, which City also won at Old Trafford in 1926.
Manchester United won the 2010-11 Premier League Championship and Manchester City earned the 2010-11 FA Cup Trophy.
Both clubs qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League.
The Manchester Derby is a historic clash between Manchester City and Manchester United. The local derby centres on the City of Manchester and Greater Manchester. Only four miles separate the clubs with City based in east Manchester at the City of Manchester Stadium and United south west of Manchester at Old Trafford Stadium in Trafford.
To date, Manchester United has recorded the most Derby wins - 67, and Ryan Giggs has played in the most Derbies – 34.
As of 23 October 2011, there have been 161 competitive meetings between the teams. United have won 67 and City 44, the remaining 50 games finishing as draws.
The last meeting, the 161st derby, was a Premier League fixture on 23 October 2011 at Old Trafford. City won 6-1, equalling the biggest win in the derby’s history, which City also won 6-1 at Old Trafford in 1926.
Wayne Rooney Scores Supergoal in Manchester Derby, February 2011
Man United won the previous Manchester Derby with a spectacular goal from Wayne Rooney.
Rooney’s 78th minute winner – a powerful acrobatic effort that flashed past Joe Hart on its way home - was Rooney’s best ever goal in his football career.
“As soon as I hit it, I knew it was in, said Rooney. “It’s definitely the best goal I’ve scored.”
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Sergio Aguero, Manchester City
Manchester City is tied for first place at the top of the Premiership in part due to the skillful play and goal-scoring of Sergio Aguero.
Agüero sustained an injury playing for Manchester City against Blackburn Rovers.
Agüero will miss Manchester City's upcoming clash with Aston Villa on Saturday.
He did not play for Argentina against Venezuela due to the the adductor strain he picked up during City's 4-0 win over Blackburn Rovers.
Mario Balotelli, who has been ruled out of Italy's two Euro 2012 qualifiers with a back injury and will not play this weekend against Villa.
City will Villa with only one formidable striker, Edin Dzeko, on their squad.
Carlos Tevez's two-week club suspension expires on Thursday, however Roberto Mancini stated that the forward is no longer part of his first-team plans.
City's coach David Platt says City will do well even without Balotelli, Agüero and Tevez.
"We have plenty of ways of playing. Yaya Touré, David Silva and Samir Nasri - three who can all work off the striker," he stated.
"Let's just concentrate on what we have available. We know we have a squad of players which means we can put a team out against anyone and make a good game of it."
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