Manchester City: February 2009 Archives

Jurgen Klinsmann insists he is focused on being a success at Bayern Munich despite being 'flattered' with links to Manchester City.

Man City midfielder Nigel de Jong is set to return against West Ham on Sunday after being ineligible for the UEFA Cup.

Man City boss Mark Hughes has praised Craig Bellamy after his two goals against FC Copenhagen came despite the death of a cousin.

Man City boss Mark Hughes insists the club is "right on track" after the Blues booked their place in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup.

Bryan Gunn has admitted that he could attempt to take Manchester City striker Ched Evans back to Norwich for another loan spell.

Man City keeper Shay Given has set his sights on winning the UEFA Cup and feels the Blues have the "hunger" to do it.

Man City star Shaun Wright-Phillips should shake off a minor ankle injury for the UEFA Cup clash with FC Copenhagen.

Mark Hughes has heaped praise on new signing Craig Bellamy, claiming the forward adds a new dimension to Manchester City.

Manchester City have completed the signing of Faroe Islands international goalkeeper Gunnar Nielsen on a free transfer.

Joe Hart has promised to work harder than ever to force his way back into the Manchester City first team and the England squad.

AC Milan have denied entering talks with City's owners, the Abu Dhabi United Group, to buy a 40 per cent stake in the Serie A club.

Mark Hughes has hit back at 'laughable' claims of dressing-room unrest at City and says the club are on track for a top ten finish.

Mark Hughes has picked out Robinho and Nigel de Jong as City's star men in the 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield.

Liverpool conceded more ground in the title race as Man City battled to come away from Anfield with a valuable point.

New Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given has urged the club to stick with boss Mark Hughes.

Man City captain Richard Dunne is available for the trip to Liverpool on Sunday after a four-game domestic suspension.

Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Man City could fight it out for Carlos Tevez this summer after Man Utd failed to make his loan permanent.

Robinho is fit to face Danish side FC Copenhagen, despite limping off with a thigh strain at Fratton Park last Saturday.

Manchester City face an uphill struggle if they are to sign Argentine Sergio Aguero and Brazilian Diego.

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has urged star-striker Robinhio to improve his form away from Eastlands.

Manchester City have been boosted after striker Valeri Bojinov came through 65 minutes of the reserves' 2-1 defeat to Hull on Tuesday.

The agent of Valencia star David Villa has scotched talk of the player moving to England and hinted that he has already snubbed City.

FC Copenhagen coach Stale Solbakken says Manchester City have lost touch with reality and are helping to 'destroy football'.

Luiz Felipe Scolari's spokesman has insisted the former Cheslea boss has not spoken to Manchester City about taking over at Eastlands.

Man City boss Mark Hughes is confident Robinho will shake off a minor thigh injury for the UEFA Cup trip to FC Copenhagen.

England captain John Terry has told Man City they have no hope of signing him because he wants to end his career at Chelsea.

Man City boss Mark Hughes has admitted his struggling side were simply not up to it in the 2-0 defeat at Portsmouth on Saturday.

Portsmouth recorded their first win in 10 games thanks to two goals in five second-half minutes against a poor Manchester City side.

Man City boss Mark Hughes admits the club is "not even close" to agreeing a new deal with highly-rated striker Daniel Sturridge.

Key Man City duo Shaun Wright-Phillips and Richard Dunne are both suspended for the trip to Portsmouth in the Premier League.

Man City schemer Elano has no intention of quitting Eastlands in search of first-team football and claims Mark Hughes "believes in him"

Everton look set to make a summer move to try and land Brazilian striker Jo for half the £18m Manchester City paid for him.

Hamburg's Piotr Trochowski and Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery have both revealed that Man City want to sign them in the summer.

Manchester City duo Robinho and Elano were praised by Brazil coach Dunga after their goals sealed a 2-0 friendly win against Italy.

Mark Hughes believes Shaun Wright-Phillips has been "really hard done by" by the FA and does not deserve the same ban as Rory Delap.

Man City star Shaun Wright-Phillips will miss three Premier League games after being found guilty of violent conduct against Stoke.

Stoke star Rory Delap is urging the FA not to ban Shaun Wright-Phillips for kicking him nine days ago in the 1-0 Britannia Stadium win.

Man City flop Jo has warned Mark Hughes that he needs to engineer better team spirit at Eastlands to succeed in the long term.

Shay Given has told fellow goalkeepers Joe Hart and Kasper Schmeichel not to quit Manchester City as he will help them improve.

A second-half strike from Craig Bellamy proved enough for City to take the points, although Boro will feel unlucky to have been beaten.

Manchester City are set to hand a debut to Shay Given when they entertain Middlesbrough on Saturday.

Mark Hughes has told the Manchester City fans it could be next season before they start to see the full impact of his new signings.

Shay Given is looking forward winning silverware with Man City after slamming Newcastle for the way they handled his move to Eastlands.

Man City have given their full support to Micah Richards after the defender was arrested over an alleged nightclub incident.

Robinho has reiterated that he made the right choice in joining Man City and claims he can become the world's best player at Eastlands.

Mark Hughes is pleased with the key areas of his City squad he has strengthened, but was disappointed to miss out on Roque Santa Cruz.

Manchester City say their desire to keep their best homegrown talent prompted them to snub Newcastle's £8m bid for Michael Johnson.

Jo has pledged to rediscover his goalscoring form after joining Everton on loan but there are no plans to make the deal permanent.

Newcastle have failed with an £8million bid for Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson.

Everton have completed the signing of Brazilian striker Jo, who has signed on loan for the rest of the season from Manchester City.

Sunderland have sealed a loan deal for Manchester City's Tal Ben-Haim ahead of the transfer deadline on Monday.

Man City boss Mark Hughes has hailed the signing of Shay Given from Newcastle United as important to the development of Joe Hart.

Everton are in talks with Manchester City about signing Brazilian striker Jo on loan for the rest of the season.

Manchester City are being tipped with a move for Chelsea star Didier Drogba in the summer - with Robinho going the other way.

Jurgen Klinsmann insists he is focused on being a success at Bayern Munich despite being 'flattered' with links to Manchester City.

Man City midfielder Nigel de Jong is set to return against West Ham on Sunday after being ineligible for the UEFA Cup.

Man City boss Mark Hughes has praised Craig Bellamy after his two goals against FC Copenhagen came despite the death of a cousin.

Man City boss Mark Hughes insists the club is "right on track" after the Blues booked their place in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup.

Bryan Gunn has admitted that he could attempt to take Manchester City striker Ched Evans back to Norwich for another loan spell.

Man City keeper Shay Given has set his sights on winning the UEFA Cup and feels the Blues have the "hunger" to do it.

Man City star Shaun Wright-Phillips should shake off a minor ankle injury for the UEFA Cup clash with FC Copenhagen.

Mark Hughes has heaped praise on new signing Craig Bellamy, claiming the forward adds a new dimension to Manchester City.

Manchester City have completed the signing of Faroe Islands international goalkeeper Gunnar Nielsen on a free transfer.

Joe Hart has promised to work harder than ever to force his way back into the Manchester City first team and the England squad.

AC Milan have denied entering talks with City's owners, the Abu Dhabi United Group, to buy a 40 per cent stake in the Serie A club.

Mark Hughes has hit back at 'laughable' claims of dressing-room unrest at City and says the club are on track for a top ten finish.

Mark Hughes has picked out Robinho and Nigel de Jong as City's star men in the 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield.

Liverpool conceded more ground in the title race as Man City battled to come away from Anfield with a valuable point.