Soccer: City snap 14-game winless streak

Leicester 1 Man City 3

With last night's replay against Leicester heading for extra time and City's winless streak looking as though it would be extended to 15 matches, Anelka chased down a Michael Tarnat throw-in that Frank Sinclair was trying to let run back to goalkeeper Ian Walker, nicked in and toed the ball into an empty net to set up the visitors' 3-1 triumph.

The goal came only hours after the controversial former Real Madrid star had been forced to deny accusations that he wished to leave the Eastlands outfit and the unveiling of a shirt dedicated to newly retired keeper David Seaman suggested a unity most pundits thought did not exist.