Manchester City 5 CSKA Moscow 2

Manchester City 5 CSKA Moscow 2

When David Moyes arrived at Manchester United his first impression of Wayne Rooney was that he had “gone soft”.

Wayne Rooney has attempted to get under the skin of noisy neighbours Manchester City ahead of tomorrow’s big match at the Etihad by insisting games against Liverpool are still the real derby for Manchester United.

Patrice Evra knew from the moment Robin van Persie said sorry at Southampton that Manchester United had signed a class act.

Has there ever been a more aptly named footballer than George Best?

Players union boss Gordon Taylor has warned his members that blatant diving and playacting cannot be tolerated in the game.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich celebrates their second goal.

VICTORY was a moment to savour for Roberto Mancini and his players but £650 million (€746m) of recent investment means time is not allowed to stand still at Manchester City and thoughts turned immediately to the future once Vincent Kompany, the last man up, lifted the FA Cup.

MANCHESTER CITY and Carlos Tevez have become embroiled in tit-for-tat threats to reveal who said what over the possibility of the South American extending his stay at Eastlands.

WELCOME to my third Irish Examiner article in four days. The Sex Pistols used to call it ‘cash from chaos’…

TODAY Ireland, tomorrow the world. Sunderland’s attempt to crack the Irish market begins with the first of three friendlies against Bohemians on Saturday, but the Republic is just the first step in a campaign to establish the club as a player on the global market, according to Niall Quinn.

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is closing in on completing a takeover of Manchester City, where he hopes to install Sven-Goran Eriksson as manager.

Thaksin Shinawatra hopes to have a new Manchester City manager in place inside the next week - and admits he has spoken to Sven-Goran Eriksson.

Manchester City's board has announced to the London Stock Exchange that it is in "preliminary discussions" with potential investors that may lead to an offer for the club.

Manchester City have announced to the Stock Exchange they are in “preliminary discussions” with potential investors that may lead to an offer for the club.

LIKE Howard Beale in Network, he’s mad as hell and he’s not going to take it any more.

Former Manchester City and England striker Francis Lee was arrested following an argument with a police officer, it was revealed today.

SOME would hail him as a modern-day Dr Faustus, the man who sold his soul to the Devil for 24 years of satanic indulgence.

MANCHESTER CITY’S famous Maine Road stadium went under the hammer yesterday in a seven-hour auction that saw everything go from turnstiles to the boardroom table.

This was the day – Manchester City’s last at Maine Road after 80 years and 1,700 games – when the match took second place to the history and the tears.