3 Things We Learned From Manchester City's 5-0 FA Cup Win Over Blackburn

Manchester City eased to a 5-0 win at home to Championship side Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup last night - here are three things we learned from the tie.

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Why Alvaro Negredo Is So Important To Manchester City

There is no doubt in my mind that Manchester City will break the record for most goals scored in a Premier League season this year. They are simply unstoppable going forward and the attacking options they posses mean that any team in the league will struggle to hold them to less than three goals. Of course, they have been prolific in seasons gone by but never have they been quite so overpowering. 

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3 players to fire Manchester City to the title

After City’s defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, the blue side of Manchester are in seventh, six points off the top of the table. But which players can breathe some life into their title challenge and fire them to the top?

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3 things to look out for during this weekend's Premier League action

After the midweek exertions of European football (FC Sheriff anybody?) we return to domestic matters as Arsenal travel to south London as they try to maintain their lead atop the Premier League table.

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Toffees' Run Comes To A Sticky End At Manchester City

Everton’s reign as the only undefeated team in the Premier League so far this term came to an abrupt end at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

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3 Big Money Strikers Trying To Make Their Name In The Premier League

It is hard enough to get going in the Premier League without someone paying millions of pounds to acquire your services.  Such fees automatically raise expectations, and there have been many examples of players who have found it hard to shake off the pressure that a huge price tag can bring.  This is especially true of strikers, who are judged primarily on how many times they find the net.

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Do Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures At Arsenal?

Six minutes into the Premier League season and Arsene Wenger would have been feeling fairly good about his team. Olivier Giroud had put the Gunners ahead in their tie against Aston Villa, and most fans in the stadium would have been expecting more goals to come. The following 20 minutes did see further reasons for encouragement, but the ball didn't end up in the back of the Villa net.

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Have Manchester City got it right this time?

It is fair to say that despite the pots of cash at their disposal Manchester City have not exactly spent the money particularly well – with last summer’s well documented failures being the most notable example of this. The criticisms have often revolved around transfer moves being ill thought out, with many of the players brought in failing to improve the squad.

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Is this it for Edin Dzeko at Manchester City?

As Stevan Jovetic's arrived at Manchester City alongside Alvaro Negredo, I think my heart may have sunk the same time Edin Dzeko's did. What now for the big Bosnian? 

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Man City quietly emerging as new favourites for the Premier League

Whilst all eyes were focussed on the Wayne Rooney hullabaloo, David Moyes succeeding some famous manager, Jose Mourinho returning to London and Arsenal almost spending more than a fiver on a player, Manchester City have, under the radar almost, been strengthening their squad very impressively this summer.

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Where do Manchester City signings leave Sergio Aguero?

With Manchester City completing the signings of two new strikers, where does this leave title-clinching hero Sergio Aguero?

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La Liga forward no closer to Premier League move after big money bid turned down (Video)

Spanish side Sevilla have turned down a £14.5m offer from West Ham for Alvaro Negredo on the same day that they almost concluded the £17m deal to sell Jesus Navas to Manchester City. Was this just a case of the Hammers being unlucky, as the Andalucians had already agreed to part with one of their star players and therefore didn't want to lose another so quickly, or were they aiming too high by even attempting to capture such a player?

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Alvaro Negredo: Interest in the Spaniard comes as no surprise (Video)

While Spain often heavily rely upon the exploits of their diminutive stars to pull victory out of the bag, there are times when the physical presence of a burly frontman comes in vital.

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Alv Him (Video)

Liverpool fans might remember Rafael Benitez’s reign at Anfield for a comeback in the Champions League final but it was also when the Spanish invaded

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