Can Inter be caught? Just before Christmas when they beat Milan there were few who thought so, but a 0-0 draw against Udinese yesterday cut their lead to five points, providing a glimmer of hope for the chasing group, above all Roma.

Manchester City defender Micah Richards is out of Sunday’s FA Cup fourth-round tie at Sheffield United with a knee injury.

Rolando Bianchi has joined Lazio on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move.

West Ham have been dealt a blow ahead of today’s Premier League clash at Manchester City after striker Dean Ashton was ruled out due to a back injury.

Man City 1 West Ham 0

Everton 1 Manchester City 0

Man City 0 Liverpool 0

Star man Elano was back for Manchester City but there was no place in Sven-Goran Eriksson’s starting line-up for Rolando Bianchi as the Blues tackle Liverpool at Eastlands looking to jump above their visitors into fourth.

Manchester City 2 Blackburn 2

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson is more confident the Blues can secure a European berth this term than he was in August.

RANDY LERNER’S Cleveland Browns are heading for the NFL play-offs, so Martin O’Neill is hoping Villa’s American owner is in cash-flashing form as the manager bids to mount an assault on a UEFA Cup place via the January sales.

Sven-Goran Eriksson believes Manchester City will start to win away from Eastlands sooner rather than later if they reproduce the resilience shown during the 1-1 draw at Aston Villa.

Aston Villa 1 Manchester City 1

An electric start from Liverpool has ensured they go into the break 2-0 up against Portsmouth in this afternoon's Premier League games.

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart will have his family fan club behind him tonight as he aims to secure the number one jersey on a permanent basis.

PERHAPS it is a result of living next door to football’s equivalent of the neighbours from hell that Manchester City and their supporters are so prone to hyperbole.

SHOULD Ireland ever be drawn in a qualifying group with England then the FA would do well to use White Hart Lane as a venue.

Tottenham 2 Manchester City 1

Wigan 1 Manchester City 1

Steve Bruce will mark his first game as Wigan manager today by handing Emile Heskey a starting berth against Manchester City at the JJB Stadium.

Sven-Goran Eriksson is hopeful a quartet of unwanted injuries will clear up ahead of Manchester City's Barclays Premier League trip to Wigan on Saturday.

Striker Rolando Bianchi is out of Manchester City’s home clash with Reading.

Man City 1 Sunderland 0

Darius Vassell is desperate to make his mark at Manchester City.

Michael Johnson’s burgeoning reputation has led to the 19-year-old being compared with some of the greats from Manchester City’s past – but the midfielder insists it is too soon for him to be put in that category.

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson will check Elano is not suffering from jetlag before including the Brazilian in his squad to face Birmingham tomorrow.

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has welcomed Rolando Bianchi’s return to training and claimed he understands why the Italian striker is frustrated by his lack of first-team opportunities.

Rolando Bianchi insists he will consider his future at Manchester City in December after admitting his disappointment at his lack of playing time for the Blues so far.

Manchester City striker Rolando Bianchi is not fit to return for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Middlesbrough.

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson believes his summer recruits have already increased in value less than two months into the season.

Rolando Bianchi is out of Manchester City’s home encounter with Newcastle.

Georgios Samaras is determined to win over Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson.

Man City 1 Norwich City 0

MANCHESTER CITY maintained their 100% home record under Sven-Goran Eriksson with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa at Eastlands today.

Manchester City 1 Aston Villa 0

Bristol City 1 Man City 2

Kasper Schmeichel has been told he will remain Manchester City's first-choice goalkeeper even though experienced Andreas Isaksson is back in full training.

Italian striker Rolando Bianchi is expected to earn an instant recall as Manchester City look to record their first away win over Arsenal since 1975.

Owen Hargreaves was handed his Manchester United debut as Alex Ferguson’s men looked to record their first win of the season against local rivals Manchester City at Eastlands.

Man City 1 Derby 0

West Ham 0 Manchester City 2

Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce made a stunning return to his old club Bolton as his team opened up a 3-0 lead at half-time in their opening Premier League match.

CROATIA defender Vedran Corluka insists he had no qualms about sacrificing Champions League football to join Manchester City.

Manchester City have signed their third player of the day with the £8m capture of Brazilian midfielder Elano Blumer from Shakhtar Donetsk.