Mancheter City v Everton: City of Manchester Stadium, 25th February 2008

With both teams so close to each other in the league table this match was going to be an old fashioned 6 pointer. Victory for Everton would leap frog them over Liverpool and back into 4 th . While a win for Manchester City would put them level on points with Everton, Liverpool and Aston Villa. It’s been an amazing first season in charge for new City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson. He has probably done more for City than any other manager in the last 20 years. They are flying high at the right end of the table, and only recently were beaten at home in the league for the first time this season. That defeat to Arsenal was offset by what most City supporters will see as the result of the season, beating their local rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford. But there are signs City are starting to flounder. Their victory over Man Utd was their first league win since the start of January. Everton on the other hand have now gone six league games without losing. With five teams still having a ... (link)