Manchester City 3-0 Stoke City: Tevez Hits Stunning Free Kick As Mancini’s Side Leapfrog Arsenal Into Automatic Champions League Spot

A show of sheer brilliance from Carlos Tevez piled extra pain on Stoke City as Manchester City tightened their hold on third place in the Premier League after a guaranteed and comfortable display at the City of Manchester Stadium on Tuesday.

Pending after the Sky Blues' triumph in the FA Cup on Saturday, Roberto Mancini's side set Stoke to the sword and make sure that their final home game of the period gave the followers more to have fun.

Tevez's two goals were two of his greatest this time and showed the class Mancini has at his removal. The opportunity of Tevez is still in doubt and after this; Mancini will be distracted to retain his captain.

Chelsea Boss Carlo Ancelotti Pondering Over Dropping Didier Drogba Against Blackburn - Report

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is supposed to be pondering over the scene of leaving Didier Drogba out of the preliminary line-up in the forthcoming game against Blackburn.
The Ivorian lately maintain that he is still battling for strength after having had to deal with malaria for a considerable amount of time, and has scored only one goal in his last five starts in the Premier League.

At the present The Mirror reports that Daniel Sturridge's presentation in the 7-0 victory more than Ipswich Town - in the FA Cup - has got the boss philosophy about giving the 21-year-old a look in, with Drogba thinking to be in line to warm the worktable.

Real Madrid Manager Jose Mourinho Warns Chelsea Counterpart Carlo Ancelotti Not To Overstay His Welcome At Stamford Bridge

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has fired a concern shot to Carlo Ancelotti, asking him not to stay longer than he is receiving at Chelsea.
The Portuguese diplomat spent three years at Stamford Bridge, charming two Premier League titles, two League Cups, an FA Cup and a Community Shield. Except he unexpectedly left his location by common consent in 2007, amid information of a series of disagreement with owner Roman Abramovich.

The ex- Porto boss claims that at one point he turned down an offer from his current employers to hang back at the west London club, only to be uncommitted a few months later.

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