Man City

The mistake he made is not to have asked the doctor of Man City, 'can I take that or not?

Chatting in the pub before kick-off with a Man City fan we didn't agree on to much, but did accept that it was a game set up for goals.

He's in a new job at a new club and I'm sure Man City fans will get behind him and I wish him the best of luck.

a Christmas party, he found himself in trouble again for stubbing a lit cigar into the eye of Jamie Tandy, a youth team player at Man City.

We have to keep positive with him because he's a terrific player, as he showed in the Man City game.

"Man City are spending a lot of money at the moment but it doesn't always give you the answer, " he said.

Of course he was an important player here and I'm sure he will be for Man City as well.

Meanwhile, Babel is back in training after a foot injury which forced him from the field against Man City two weeks ago.

It looks to me like the big teams with big financial potential like Man City, like Chelsea might go abroad.

Man City have won none of their last five Premier league away games, losing three of these games.

Manchester United could have qualified last night and of course everybody expected Man City to qualify but we are the first team.

Sylvinho joined Man City last summer on a free transfer from Barcelona and is out of contract this summer.

Rafa Benitez today revealed how four of his injured stars could be fit for Man City after flying to Serbia for 'special treatment'.

The Gunners were linked with a new 'keeper throughout the transfer window, particularly Fulham's Mark Schwarzer and Man City's Shay Given.

Yes, Man City can also go on a winning streak and notch up all 15 points, as the game against Spurs will be nothing short of a lottery.

Man City were the latest in a long-line of youth-team heavy weights put to the sword by Bould's boys in the competition this season.

So at the moment they, along with teams like Man City and Chelsea, can take who they want.

We only play Man City twice in a season so whatever they do is up to them.

I'm very, very pleased he's back in football at a club like Man City.

If Man Utd lose at Man City, there is all still to do for them.

Everyone is talking about Manchester United, Man City, Tottenham and Aston Villa, so I think it could be a very open race.

David Silva (Man City): "Barcelona are still one or two points above the rest. "

His commitment to the cause was absolutely fantastic at Man City last week in the Carling Cup.

Kit Man City - light blue shirts with white sleeves , light blue shorts and socks. Chelsea - black shirts, shorts and socks.

I cannot access the situation at Man City when you don't know what's happening inside the club but from outside it looks surprising and sad.

The Man City game was a great start to the season. We had great tempo from the start.

Man City got their game going, they looked more comfortable and after they scored, they sat back and said 'what are you going to do?

MAN CITY V CHELSEA Both clubs suffered surprise exits in the Carling Cup in midweek and will be looking to bounce back strongly.

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney believes neighbours Man City will be firmly in the title race next term.

'All three games we lost against Man City [while I have been manager] we have lost due to counter attacks, ' he says.

He is a young boy coming from Man City with half a dozen caps and no Champions League matches.

Man City will try to do the same on Sunday, they are very dangerous in counter attack and obviously we want to avoid this.

Fans love playing against Man City, but are Liverpool still our biggest rivals?

Our two little magicians Nasri and Fabregas gave the Man City midfield a master class in creativity.

Meanwhile, Tottenham have got Everton and Man City, which are two very hard games.

The result leaves Liverpool one point behind Man City and Tottenham in the race for fourth.

Only Arsenal, Everton, Man City and Chelsea have conceded fewer than Sunderland's 13 league goals.

Their next four opponents are Chelsea, Man City, Man Utd and Arsenal.

His winner against Man City the other week was unbelievable.

We saw the power of Man City in midfield; we lost a lot of possession and were not able to play the football we wanted.

Tottenham are still involved in the Champions League, Man City have been inconsistent of late and we want to keep the pressure on them.

The result means Benitez and co trail Man City by four points having played a game more.

41% of the goals Man City have conceded have been shipped in the final 15 minutes, the highest percentage in the Premier League.

Wenger admits that a build-up of anger may have caused Sagna to lose his customary cool against Man City.

By then, we will have played Man City away, Tottenham away, Chelsea away, Man United away and they all come to the Emirates after Christmas.

Gerrard topped the poll with 22 per cent, with Man City defender Richards in second.

We were much better at Man City, we were much better at Manchester United than we were today that is for sure.

I have not seen Man City this year but I'll go and watch them on Saturday.

But I don't think they will do it, I think it will be again Man United and Chelsea, and of course Man City because they have a great squad.

We played Man City last week and they had a full side out.

You look at teams like Man City and Spurs - they are all coming up now.

I know he has the talent and he has shown against Man City that he is mentally strong and that he can respond.

If we win we can go top again, so we need to keep the pressure on ahead of their match with Man City.

Roberto Mancini has a new haircut and was without his scarf for Man City's season opener against Tottenham. Photograph: Tom Jenkins