Wednesday 11 April 2012
City begin a six-game winning run that will take them to the Premier League title.
On the back of a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal, City go into the game eight points behind Manchester United with six games left, but after this game and United’s trip to Wigan Athletic the same evening, everything changes.
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Sergio Aguero scores the first two goals (6 and 54 minutes) against West Brom and Carlos Tevez (61) and David Silva (64) wrap up a 4-0 victory at the Etihad. When news comes in about Wigan’s shock 1-0 win over United, suddenly, City fans begin to believe again…
Sunday 11 April 2010
City thump Birmingham City 5-1 at the Etihad to strengthen the grip on fourth spot and the prospect of Champions League qualification for the first time. Carlos Tevez scores twice before Cameron Jerome pulls one back for the visitors just before the break. But Roberto Mancini’s side reply immediately through Emanuel Adebayor to go in 3-1 up at half-time. Further goals from Nedum Onuoha and Adebayor complete the rout.
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Saturday 11 April 1981
Paul Power scores an extra-time winner against Ipswich to send City into the Centenary FA Cup final. Bizarrely, Power’s goal is scored in the 100th minute of the 100th FA Cup competition and gets all the City fans thinking ‘this must be our year’. John Bond had somehow fashioned a side who had been bottom of the League with no wins in their opening 12 games, to an FA Cup final and a League Cup semi-final. Having signed Gerry Gow, Tommy Hutchison and Bobby McDonald, the Blues transformed into the form team of the First Division, but still went into this game against Bobby Robson’s title-chasing Ipswich as the underdogs. Then, ten minutes into extra time, Power stepped up to curl a delightful free-kick past Paul Cooper to send the City fans wild and the club to Wembley to face Tottenham.
