Hart eyes on job as City look to tip the balance

THEY all submitted 25-man squads back in August but Brian Kidd was not far off last week when he said he would not swap Manchester City’s for anyone else’s.

Alex Ferguson took it as a psychological ploy but it was not. Another issue for City’s fellow challengers is that squad will get even stronger this month, with the Eastlands’ club’s relentless renewal and turnover.

Wolfsburg’s prolific striker Edin Dzeko will effectively arrive as a replacement for Roque Santa Cruz or Emmanuel Adebayor and Benfica’s David Luiz, a defender who is also wanted by Chelsea, is another target who would allow Wayne Bridge to move on.