Roberto Mancini, the Manchester City manager, insisted on Wednesday his team cannot win the Premier League title because of Manchester United's superior team spirit.

In a bizarre post-match press con

Wayne Rooney kept Manchester United on course for a record 20th title after hitting the winner in a 1-0 win over Fulham at Old Trafford on Monday.

Rooney's 21st top-flight goal of the season, which a

Carlos Tevez made an immediate impact on his return to Manchester City as the Argentine set up the winning goal in his team's crucial 2-1 victory over Chelsea on Wednesday.

A goal from Gary Cahill ha

Carlos Tevez made his first appearance for Manchester City since September when he came on as a substitute against Chelsea on Wednesday.

Tevez had been named on City's bench for the first time since

Manchester City were knocked out of the Europa League on Thursday, losing on the aways goal rule to Sporting Lisbon.

City came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 on the night, with the last-16 tie ending

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini said Wednesday controversial forward Carlos Tevez could make his first-team return in next week's Premier League match against Chelsea.

The Argentina striker h

Mario Balotelli, Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko scored the goals as Manchester City maintained their imperious home form to move five points clear of Manchester United with a 3-0 win over Blackburn.

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Carlos Tevez could play for Manchester City again, according to assistant manager David Platt, after the want-away striker's proposed transfer to AC Milan collapsed on Thursday.

The 27-year-old Argen

Cheeseburger and fries, hold the politicians.

With Republican presidential hopefuls blitzing New Hampshire ahead of its critical January 10 primary, one small eatery in coastal Portsmouth has had it

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been fined the equivalent of a week's wages by the Premier League club for a night out over the Christmas weekend, according to press reports here on Monday