Wayne Rooney smashed Bobby Charlton’s record and became England’s greatest ever goalscorer with a fine penalty in the 2-0 win over Switzerland at Wembley last night.

Tottenham 1 Fiorentina 1

Fiorentina goalkeeper Neto had a day to forget in the Serie A yesterday.

Manchester City were big movers last night as the Premier League champions made four dedaline day swoops.

Manchester City have announced the signing of teenage Serbia defender Matija Nastasic from Fiorentina for an undisclosed fee.

Manchester City were the main movers on deadline day with the Barclays Premier League champions closing in on further additions to their squad with less than three hours to go until the transfer window slams shut.

Dimitar Berbatov has opted for a move to Fulham over a return to Tottenham while Rafael van der Vaart left White Hart Lane with activity increasing as the closing of the transfer window draws ever nearer.

Nigel de Jong left Manchester City for AC Milan while Scott Sinclair completed his move to the Etihad Stadium as the first big moves of transfer deadline day began to roll in.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed the club are close to completing the signings of Swansea winger Scott Sinclair and veteran goalkeeper Richard Wright.

David Platt has delivered a worrying message to Manchester City’s Premier League rivals — Carlos Tevez is back to his best.

Chelsea 2 Manchester City 3

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini insists his team have not lost the initiative in the title race.

Manchester City 3 Sporting Lisbon 2 (Agg: 3-3, Sporting win on away goals)

Kolo Toure and Stefan Savic were paired at centre-half as Barclays Premier League leaders Manchester City faced Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany was missing with a knee injury as the Blues attempted to consolidate their place at the top of the Premier League by beating Fulham at the Etihad Stadium.

Four managers have come and gone, countless millions has been squandered on players not good enough to wear the shirt and many a tear has been shed.

Liverpool 2 Manchester City 2 (Liverpool win 3-2 on aggregate)

MARIO BALOTELLI — who else? — decided an extraordinary meeting between title contenders Manchester City and Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium yesterday, his 94th-minute penalty earning the Premier League leaders an eight-point cushion over their London rivals.

Manchester City 3 Tottenham 2

IT WAS not pretty and it will certainly not live long in the memory.

MANCHESTER CITY cannot be considered a great side until they have a cabinet full of trophies, Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has claimed.

Manchester City assistant boss David Platt does not believe there will be a change of philosophy from Wigan even though the Latics have been dumped back to the foot of the Barclays Premier League.

Roberto Mancini insisted Glen Johnson’s tackle on Joleon Lescott during last night’s Carling Cup semi-final was worse than the one that landed Vincent Kompany with his four-match ban.

MANCHESTER CITY slumped to their second home defeat in four days as Steven Gerrard’s early penalty moved Liverpool to within 90 minutes of their first Wembley appearance since 1996.

Manchester City 0 Liverpool 1

MANCHESTER CITY boss Roberto Mancini does not believe Liverpool’s Luis Suarez is racist, but feels it was important he apologised for a mistake in the Patrice Evra affair.

Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany will serve a four-match ban after having his appeal against the red card he was shown in Sunday’s FA Cup tie with Manchester United rejected by the Football Association.

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has dismissed Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini’s claim that he influenced the sending off of Vincent Kompany yesterday.

WAYNE ROONEY’S two goals offered a short, sharp response to those pundits who believe he could be on his way out of Old Trafford due to differences with Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.

One could understand Andre Villas-Boas’ delight in sneering at the press after his side’s 3-0 win against Valencia last week, which saw his Chelsea side top their Champions League group.

MANCHESTER CITY boss Roberto Mancini is adamant Chelsea remain serious title rivals.

Manchester City right-back Micah Richards looks set to miss Monday’s Premier League trip to Chelsea.

MANCHESTER CITY’S maiden Champions League campaign came to an end despite a convincing win over an under-strength Bayern Munich last night.

Manchester City 2 Bayern Munich 0

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini plans to change his entire team tonight having been angered by the scheduling of their Carling Cup trip to Arsenal.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is planning wholesale changes for tomorrow’s Carling Cup quarter-final at Arsenal.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany misses tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to QPR as he serves a suspension for his sending off against Wolves.

Wolves 2 Man City 5

TEE-TIME availability depending, it was a nice day for a round of golf or, considering the lack of decent eateries in the area, a traditional Argentinian barbecue with the family.

DAVID PLATT insists that Sergio Aguero’s groin problem does not leave Manchester City short on attacking alternatives with Carlos Tevez suspended.

Blackburn boss Steve Kean insisted he is “100 per cent” committed to fighting on at Ewood Park despite a section of Rovers fans calling for his head during the 4-0 loss to Manchester City.

Blackburn 0 Man City 4

Manchester City defender Kolo Toure hopes to return a new player after completing his ban for failing a drugs test.