Manchester: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini insists his side still have work to do if they are to be crowned Premier League champions for the first time since 1968.
The Blues host QPR on Sunday knowing a win will almost definitely be enough to see them lift the Premier League trophy, due to their eight-goal goal difference superiority over rivals Manchester United. The clubs are level on points, with only one game remaining in the season.
However, despite the clear advantage over Sir Alex Fergusons side going into the last round of fixtures, Mancini is refusing to celebrate just yet, though he does concede there is a buzz around the camp ahead of the decisive clash.
We have two fingers on the trophy, but it is not enough, because we still have one more game and it is a difficult one, the Italian told reporters. My feeling is good after the Newcastle result [2-0 win] and so is the feeling of the players. But we need to play the QPR game in the right mood....
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03:29 PM, May 09, 2012
Manchester: Patrice Evra has declared that, while Manchester United look likely to lose their Premier League crown to rivals Manchester City, talk of a demise and a lowering of standards is somewhat premature. United head into the final day of the season needing QPR to do them a favour at Eastlands, with their cross-city rivals odds-on favourites to lift the trophy on Sunday afternoon. The club currently trail Roberto Mancini's...
11:58 AM, May 08, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has once again insisted the title race is not "finished", despite his side's 2-0 victory over Newcastle United at Sports Direct Arena on Sunday. A second-half double from Yaya Toure ensured the Italian's side remained top of the Premier League going into the final game of the season against QPR next week at the Etihad Stadium. Even with this weekend's 1-0 win over Stoke...
10:04 AM, May 07, 2012
Manchester: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has refused to throw in the towel on the Premier League title race after his side's 2-0 victory over Swansea as they sit behind city rivals Manchester City on goal difference with one game left to play. The club currently trail Roberto Mancini's side on goal difference after they secured a huge victory of their own by beating Newcastle United 2-0 away on Sunday,...
09:45 AM, May 07, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City's visit to in-form Newcastle United on Sunday will be more difficult than last Monday's match against title rivals Manchester United, according to manager Roberto Mancini. The Italian said fifth-placed Newcastle would approach the game against Premier League leaders City in an extremely confident mood after their 2-0 victory at Champions League finalists Chelsea on Wednesday. "Newcastle played a fantastic game at Chelsea and I think this game...
10:01 AM, May 05, 2012
Rome: The Serie A title chase has taken a surprising turn with only two rounds remaining, leaving Juventus with just a one-point lead over AC Milan. Juventus looked set to keep their three-point lead intact until an error from goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon handed 10-man Lecce a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw on Wednesday. "It was like missing a score two metres from the goal," Juventus manager Antonio Conte said....
03:45 PM, May 04, 2012
Manchester: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has admitted rivals Manchester City are in the driving seat to win the Premier League following his side's 1-0 defeat at the Etihad Stadium. Vincent Kompany scored the only goal of the match on Monday evening to help City leapfrog the champions and reach top spot on goal difference with just two games to go. Ferguson conceded that the advantage could prove significant, with...
12:15 AM, May 02, 2012
Madrid: Real Madrid can end a four-year wait for a Spanish league trophy by clinching the domestic title with a victory at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday, regardless of three-time defending champions Barcelona's result against Malaga. Madrid are seven points clear of their top rivals with three games to play, so even a Barcelona loss earlier in the day will award the Spanish leaders their record 32nd domestic crown. Madrid's record...
12:20 AM, May 01, 2012
Barcelona: Barcelona ensured that they suffered no hangover from their week from hell with a resounding 7-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano at the Campo de Futbol de Vallecas on Sunday. It has been a harrowing eight days for the Catalans, who saw their Primera Division and Champions League hopes eliminated by Real Madrid and Chelsea, not to mention the announcement of coach Pep Guardiola's departure at the end of the...
04:03 AM, Apr 30, 2012
Manchester: Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has paid Roberto Mancini a rare compliment ahead of the crucial derby against Manchester City on Monday. Ferguson, who is famous for playing mind games with his title rivals, said City had reached a new level under Mancini's guidance. The Italian was appointed City manager in December 2009 and has established the club as a serious title contenders with the help of multi-million-Pound investment...
12:17 AM, Apr 30, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City could win Monday's crunch derby against archrivals Manchester United and still miss out on the Premier League title, manager Roberto Mancini said on Saturday. City can regain top spot on goal difference with two games remaining with a win at the Etihad Stadium. But Mancini, who looked relaxed and joked with reporters at a packed news conference on Saturday, said City have the more difficult run-in and...
12:14 AM, Apr 30, 2012
Madrid: Karim Benzema scored two second-half goals as Spanish leaders Real Madrid closed in on their first league title in four years by strolling to a 3-0 victory over Sevilla on Sunday. The France striker struck twice in quick succession early in the second half as Madrid bounced back from their Champions League semi-final exit to Bayern Munich. Barcelona prevented their arch rivals from seizing the trophy for at least...
05:57 PM, Apr 29, 2012
London: Manchester City have already won one major battle ahead of Monday's Premier League derby - convincing Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson that they are a force to be taken seriously. Ferguson initially dismissed City as "noisy neighbours" following a 2008 takeover by Abu Dhabi investors, but now says that the rivalry is becoming as important as that with their traditional enemy Liverpool. "If we're going to be contesting with...
05:04 PM, Apr 29, 2012
Rome: Juventus are moving closer and closer to their first Italian league title since the 2006 match-fixing scandal, with Antonio Conte's club still undefeated and finding new weapons. With four rounds remaining in Serie A, Juve have a three-point lead over defending champions AC Milan, and also hold the tie-breaker with a win and a draw head-to-head. Both Juve and Milan scraped out 1-0 wins on Wednesday. This weekend, Juve,...
03:39 PM, Apr 27, 2012
Manchester: Roberto Mancini has congratulated Manchester United for winning the Premier League title despite his Manchester City side closing the gap between the two teams to three points with a 2-0 win over Wolves on Sunday. Sergio Aguero opened the scoring for City midway through the first half and Samir Nasri doubled their lead and secured the three points in the second half with a low strike following a neat...
12:05 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Manchester: Manager Alex Ferguson believes the game against Manchester City on April 30 at the Etihad Stadium is now a Premer League "decider" and the most important derby of his career at Manchester United, after the Red Devils dropped two points at home to Everton on Sunday. United let a two-goal lead slip with only seven minutes remaining on the clock, having led 4-2 after a Wayne Rooney double and...
10:01 AM, Apr 23, 2012
Manchester: Manchester City's expensively-assembled squad came back down to earth with a bump on Friday after manager Roberto Mancini said they should be happy finishing second to Manchester United because they are "not on the moon". City cut United's Premier League lead to five points with five games left in midweek after the champions lost 1-0 at lowly Wigan Athletic and Mancini's side thumped West Bromwich Albion 4-0. Afterwards the...
11:07 PM, Apr 13, 2012
Barcelona: Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has played down his side's title hopes, insisting that catching Real Madrid will now be even more difficult than it was when they were 10 points behind their great rivals. After seemingly being out of contention, the second-placed Catalans have come to within four points of Madrid, who have drawn three of their last five games in La Liga, with seven rounds to play. However,...
12:49 PM, Apr 10, 2012
London: Mario Balotelli was sent off for the second time this season as Manchester City's faint Premier League title hopes appeared to end with a 1-0 loss at Arsenal that could spell the end of the petulant striker's career at the club. Arsene Wengers side hit the woodwork on several occasions, with Robin van Persie first denied by Thomas Vermaelen and the bar as his header seemed destined for the...
10:49 PM, Apr 08, 2012
Barcelona: Pep Guardiola still hasn't decided whether he wants to continue coaching Barcelona beyond this season. The 41-year-old Guardiola, who has won 13 out of a possible 16 titles since taking over the European champions nearly four seasons ago, said he would like to have made a decision already but he remains uncertain. "I would have liked to have made my decision earlier but it still isn't clear to me,"...
11:20 PM, Feb 18, 2012
