Manchester City seized control of the English Premier League title race here on Monday after Vincent Kompany's first-half header powered them to a 1-0 win over bitter rivals Manchester United.

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Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has said that Manchester United had paid for their lack of ambition with defeat, in the game which may shift the balance of power in British football following

English Premier League title contenders Manchester City will play a friendly match against a Malaysia XI in Kuala Lumpur in July, promoters of the event said on Wednesday.

It will be City's first fix

The Premier League title race took another dramatic twist on Sunday when leaders Manchester United blew a two-goal lead to draw 4-4 with Everton and Manchester City beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 to

Manchester City's challenge for the Premier League title suffered a setback as they were forced to stage a late fightback just to salvage a 3-3 draw against Sunderland at Eastlands on Saturday.

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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

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.

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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

Robin van Persie struck an injury-time winner as Arsenal dealt Liverpool's hopes of Champions League qualification a shattering blow with a 2-1 victory at Anfield on Saturday.

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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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