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David Silva is Just Enough (Manchester City vs Arsenal)
David Silva was all Manchester City need to keep Arsenal out of the title race, as the Spanish wiz scored the winner in the 53rd minute to give City a 1-0 win and regain the lead over Manchester United (two points) as we enter the hectic Christmas period.
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Frank Lampard Super Sub (Chelsea vs Manchester City)
Frank Lampard came off the bench to score Chelsea’s winner over Manchester City, beating the league leaders for the first time in the Premier League this season 2-1. Mario Balotelli scored the opener after 60 seconds, Raul Meireles, later substituted by Lampard, equalized for Chelsea.
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Doctor Joe Hart and Mister Mario Balotelli (Liverpool vs Manchester City)
Joe Hart was superman on the goal-line as Liverpool, with Luis Suarez and a fantastic Lucas throwing everything they had at him. A 1-1 draw came as a good result for Manchester City, especially after losing Mario Balotelli to a foolish red card.
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Real Madrid Romp and Champions League Bits
Real Madrid’s easy 6-2 win over Dinamo Zagreb speaks little about Real’s true ability and volumes about how bad some of the teams in the Champions League really are. Meanwhile, Napoli’s win over Manchester City was the best show this season in the tournament.
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Manchester City Brush Off Newcastle While Mario Balotelli Earns More Haters
Manchester City needed two penalty kicks (Mario Balotelli and Sergio Aguero) and a huge Ryan Taylor mistake (Micah Richards goal) to remain undefeated, on top of the Premier League after another win, 3-1 over a tough but lacking Newcastle.
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Premier League Big Wins Don’t Mean Nothing
Life Goes on, even after 8-2 losses, as Robin Van Persie’s hat trick at Stamford Bridge in the 5-3 Arsenal win over Chelsea proved, or Chicharito’s sting for Manchester United, beating Everton 1-0, six days after their 6-1 loss at home to Manchester City.
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Alex Ferguson’s Worst Defeat (Manchester City vs Manchester United)
Manchester City tied their biggest ever win over Manchester United, a humiliating 6-1 drubbing at Old Trafford with a sublime David Silva performance, getting Alex Ferguson to call this his worst defeat ever.
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What to do With Carlos Tevez?
Carlos Tevez is suspended and can’t even train for the club after refusing to come on as a substitute against Bayern Munich, driving his already sour relationship with Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini out of existence. Only question left is what to do with the troubled and troubling striker?
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Playing to Win Pays Off (Manchester City vs Everton)
Roberto Mancini got his two goals from the substitutes, Mario Balotelli and James Milner, putting City through a very tough afternoon against Everton, coming away with a 2-0 win, putting them back on the right, maybe title-bound, track.
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Roberto Mancini Gets to Choose Whether Nasri Plays or Not?
It’s all Arsene Wenger’s fault. What a mess. Waiting all summer long to somehow convince Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri to stay while not showing any sign of really making a push in the transfer market for some well known and proven name. Roberto Mancini does have more resources to make such moves, and the Nasri deal, on the verge of being signed, has him in a position to suggest Wenger with who to play against Udinese.