January Transfer business

-Liverpool in Zabaleta enquiry and offer 8.75m (Reject)

-Aston Villa have made an offer of 6.5m for Elano
as Tottenham offer 21-year-old Lennon and 7.75m. (Reject)

-Benjani requests transfer as Man City accept his request

-Michael Ball completed his 625k move to Reading.

-Gelson Fernandex moved to Lyon for 8m.

-Central defender Glauber move to Stade Rennais football club for 850k.

-Elano is unhappy at not being allowed to move clubs to Aston Villa.

-Robinho told media that he owes it to himself to look seriously at
moving to a bigger club. He is unsettled and request to move away.

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In a FA cup encounter in Reading, Man City field in a strong side.
But they lose two key midfielders during the game.

Swiss Fernandes was sold.
Nigel de Jong is injured as well as Michael Johnson.

In central three-man midfield, I can only choose from
Elano
Stephen Ireland
Dietmar Hamann (Short of fitness and we do not renew his contract)
Zabaleta (Probably make-shift midfielder)
Vincent Kompany

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They now will play the 4th, Everton in a last Champion league spot race. But they missed their key Montenegro midfielder, Simon Vukcevic about 3 to 4 months after undergoing his treatment for a torn calf muscle. It is a crucial fixtures ahead. The Citizens will face Everton (Away), Chelsea (Away) and unbeaten Man Utd (Home) during the Christmas period.
Then they will play Reading in FA cup in the new year opener.

On the other hand, the league cup semi finalists are confirmed. They are Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham. In the league, Chelsea firstly taste the victory against Tottenham Hot Spur.

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Mulder expresses regret over league cup collapse

Manchester City must apologize for its “lamentable” league cup quarter-final exit at the hands of Arsenal earlier this December, according to Mulder Lam ming yip.

In his Man City interview, the City great said on Saturday: “We are still recovering from what happened in Emirates Stadium. At least I am.

“Our performance was lamentable. It was a very tough loss for us.”

The Citizen quickly conceded both goal in each half earlier at the Emirates stadium, but then came back 2-1 in the last ten minutes.

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Unbeaten Arsenal face the Blue Moon in the new era

Arsenal who are now the top of the table will face Man City in the last match of November. They create 26 goals and only concede five in those 14 league matches without a single lose.

However, the tense pressure from Man City is imminent. The Lam’s side who are now not defeated in their last seven games in all competitions. The gunner hopes they can extend their record to meet the invincible’ s record.

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9 November 2008 Sunderland Home Premier Division TV
12 November 2008 Q.P.R. Home League Cup 4th Round
15 November 2008 Middlesbrough Away Premier Division
22 November 2008 Aston Villa Home Premier Division
27 November 2008 Sevilla Home Euro Cup Group B
30 November 2008 Arsenal Away Premier Division

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Rarely, I have players who are named in Team of the week for the first time of the season, They are Joe Hart, Wayne Bridge and Marek Jankulovski.

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