City crash to defeat in US

Manchester City slumped to a 2-0 defeat in their pre-season tour game against Sporting Lisbon at New York’s Red Bull Arena.

Sat, 24 Jul, 2010 - 10:25

Manchester City slumped to a 2-0 defeat in their pre-season tour game against Sporting Lisbon at New York’s Red Bull Arena.

Roberto Mancini’s side was shorn of the likes of Shay Given, Emmanuel Adebayor, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Gareth Barry, Yaya Toure and Kolo Toure, and had no answer as two first-half goals by Yannick Djalo sealed victory for the Portuguese outfit.

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Courts Soccer Manchester City FC Place: New York Place: Red Bull Arena Person: Roberto Mancini Person: Shay Given Person: Emmanuel Adebayor Person: Shaun Wright-Phillips Person: Gareth Barry Person: Yaya Toure Person: Kolo Toure Person: Yannick Djalo Event: Barclays New York Challenge Organisation: City Organisation: US Manchester City Organisation: Sporting Lisbon Organisation: Manchester City Organisation: Red Bulls

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