Carlos Tevez's hat-trick helped Manchester City romp to a 6-1 win over Norwich to cut the lead at the top of the table to two points.
Sergio Aguero also scored a brace in the comprehensive victory where City went into half time with a 2-0 lead with a goal each from Aguero and Tevez.
Norwich turned up the pressure in the second half and grabbed a goal back via Andrew Surman six minutes after the break but were eventually overwhelmed by City, whose Argentine duo scored three goals in seven minutes to put the result beyond doubt.
Adam Johnson then turned in a late goal to pile on Norwich's misery as the Canaries continued on the hunt for a goal.
Manchester City
Joe Hart - 5.5
Hart look rattled by Wilbraham and Holt's presence and wasn't as assured as his usual self when tested. It was his poor clearance that led to Norwich's goal and he was lucky to escape an earlier goal when he couldn't get past Wilbraham, needing Lescott to clear Holt's header off the line.
Pablo Zabaleta - 7
Zabaleta won the battle down the right flank after managing to hold down Pilkington and Hoolahan after that.
Vincent Kompany - 7
Stood steady in defence and prevented Holt from having an impact on the game
Joleon Lescott - 7.5
Lescott cut out several threatening Norwich attacks and had a crucial goal-line clearance to head away Holt's certain goal.
Gael Clichy - 6.5
Clichy was under pressure but stood to the test well and kept his flank tidy.
Nigel De Jong - 7
De Jong was immaculate in the tackle and accurate while distributing the ball. Certainly one of the better performances from him in a City shirt.
Gareth Barry - 6.5
A neat display from Barry in the middle to make sure Yaya Toure could be rested. However, his passing was still suspect on occasion and can be improved upon.
David Silva - 7.5
Silva played an important part in the two first half goals and was always trying to open up the defence by poking passes through. He looked much like his old self and is certainly one of the main reasons for City's comfortable win.
Samir Nasri - 6
A rather muted display from Nasri after a string of shining performances and was outshone by the other -players up front.
Sergio Aguero - 8
Aguero was always running in between and at defenders, taking them on and challenging them on and was always looked like scoring going forward. He was rewarded by two very well taken goals and was unlucky to not claim a hat trick.
Carlos Tevez - 8.5 A hardworking and brilliant performance frome Tevez left many of us wondering what could have been if he was still at City for the past months. His labour and brilliance was rewarded with a deserved hat trick and he was clearly City's best player on the field.
Substitutes
Yaya Toure (On 63') - 7
City came alive and kicked into and extra gear when Yaya Toure came on, which is the best sign of how important the Ivorian is to them. Adam Johnson (On 76') - N/A
Micah Richards (On 81') - N/A
sian AJ tak dapat tempat di hati mancini padahal main bagus dari nasri
ahmad_fazill Post at 14-4-2012 23:58
adam johnson hebat menggelecek suka masuk dalam kotak penalti dan dia punya sepakan pun mantap...
nasri kelebihan dia tak mudah hilang bola tapi macam takut nak rembat bola dan tak lincah macam adam johnson..aku lebih suka johnson dari nasri...
Carlos Tevez - 8.5
A hardworking and brilliant performance frome Tevez left many of us wondering what could have been if he was still at City for the past months. His labour and brilliance was rewarded with a deserved hat trick and he was clearly City's best player on the field.
aguero nampak macam berat sikit tak macam tevez lincah ke hulu ke hilir...kalau awal2 letak aguero-tevez kan mantop...
nazrey11 Post at 10-3-2012 01:10
Manchester City prepare £16m bid for Athletic Bilbao star Ander Herrera
Brian Marwood and Spain scout Rob Newman watched the 22-year-old in action against Granada on Wednesday as they look for a central midfielder to bolster Roberto Mancini's squad
By Greg Stobart | Northern Correspondent
Manchester City are preparing a £16 million summer bid for Athletic Bilbao midfielder Ander Herrera.
City’s football administration officer Brian Marwood was joined by the club’s Spanish scout Rob Newman on Wednesday night to run the rule over Herrera as he played for 61 minutes in Athletic’s 2-2 draw with Granada.
The 22-year-old has been tracked for months by City and also caught the eye of rivals Manchester United during their Europa League matches against the Basque club.
But City are acting swiftly in order to take pole position in the battle to sign the Spain under-21 international, who only moved to the San Mames from Real Zaragoza last summer.
Herrera is one of a number of Athletic Bilbao players to be interesting Premier League clubs, alongside the likes of striker Fernando Llorente and versatile defensive midfielder Javi Martinez.
A powerful box-to-box midfielder, Herrera has drawn comparisons with Steven Gerrard and City have promoted him to the top of their wish-list as they look for players who will adapt to the demands of English football.
City are in the market for a central midfielder in the summer to add attacking quality to Roberto Mancini’s squad. Owen Hargreaves will leave after an injury-plagued year at the Etihad Stadium, while the club do not plan to make David Pizarro’s loan move from Roma a permanent one.
Herrera played a key role in Spain’s European under-21 triumph last summer, scoring a controversial handball against England before netting in the final.
[quote]bila masa pulak pakcik tak cayo..pakcik kata tevez lebih hebak ketika bersama mansiti berbanding ...
ahmad_fazill Post at 16-4-2012 10:09 [/
pkcik kalo tevez x hebak masa main kt old trafford x dela manciteh beli die..hehe..jgn mare..
pakcik kata tevez lagi hebak kat mansiti berbanding kat mengyu..tak caya tengok nih..
Manches ...
ahmad_fazill Post at 16-4-2012 11:56
ermm yerla bl da main kt city die lg perform la kn..dl2 bkn tevez je jd scorer..ada CR, runi,giggs, pas2 mai lak berba..biler da blah dr man u die la watak utama..smp la die wat kes hihi...pas2 lak season ni byk lg world player msk..
p/s:pndapat saya x seberapa
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