Manchester City dominated the first half, but some clever substitutions from Andre Villas-Boas meant Tottenham had a storming final 20 minutes.
Villas-Boas was able to select Gareth Bale from the start, although Aaron Lennon is still unavailable. Emmanuel Adebayor was favoured over Jermain Defoe.
Roberto Mancini was without David Silva and Sergio Aguero wasn’t 100% fit,...
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Manchester City won a surprisingly attack-minded game at Wembley.
Roberto Mancini was without David Silva, so started Sergio Aguero after his excellent goal at Old Trafford on Monday. Costel Pantilimon continued as City’s dedicated FA Cup goalkeeper.
Rafael Benitez used his three creators behind Demba Ba – Frank Lampard and John Terry continue to be left...
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Manchester City produced a fine performance to record a rare victory at Old Trafford.
Sir Alex Ferguson played two attack-minded wide players, with Ryan Giggs in the centre and Tom Cleverley only on the bench. Phil Jones continued alongside Rio Ferdinand in the centre of defence.
Roberto Mancini left out Sergio Aguero, favouring Carlos Tevez as...
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Chelsea played negatively, and afforded City too many goalscoring opportunities.
Roberto Mancini surprisingly played Yaya Toure behind Sergio Aguero, a combination he’s rarely used this season. Jack Rodwell started alongside Javi Garcia, while Vincent Kompany wasn’t fit, so Kolo Toure started at the back.
Rafael Benitez used Demba Ba instead of Fernando Torres. John Terry was...
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Bolivia took the lead at the start of the second half, but Sergio Aguero’s thumping volley rescued a draw for the hosts in the opening Copa America game.
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