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Mancini happy with 'deserved' Villa victory
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Carlos Tevez: No feud with Lionel Messi
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Agent: Tevez & Mancini almost came to blows
Bayern confirm interest in Guidetti
Bayern confirm interest in Guidetti
Tevez to return to Manchester City on Tuesday
Tevez to return to Manchester City on Tuesday
How CL makes or breaks clubs
How CL makes or breaks clubs
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The Goal.com team/player ratings system is the product of the work of hundreds of local experts worldwide. Our ratings are subjective, based on the expertise of these correspondents, rather than on raw data or algorithms.
Standard Formation
 
 
Squad
12 Stuart Taylor Goalkeeper 11 Adam Johnson Midfielder
25 Joe Hart Goalkeeper 15 Stefan Savic Midfielder
30 Costel Pantilimon Goalkeeper 18 Gareth Barry Midfielder
- Gunnar Nielsen Goalkeeper 19 Samir Nasri Midfielder
2 Micah Richards Defender 20 Owen Hargreaves Midfielder
4 Vincent Kompany Defender 21 David Silva Midfielder
5 Pablo Zabaleta Defender 34 Nigel De Jong Midfielder
6 Joleon Lescott Defender 36 Denis Suárez Midfielder
13 Aleksandar Kolarov Defender 42 Yaya Touré Midfielder
22 Gael Clichy Defender 10 Edin Dzeko Striker
28 Kolo Toure Defender 16 Kun Agüero Striker
44 Karim Rekik Defender 32 Carlos Tevez Striker
62 Abdul Razak Defender 45 Mario Balotelli Striker
7 James Milner Midfielder - Roberto Mancini Manager/Coach
8 David Pizarro Midfielder      
Teams
 
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Top Scorers
Player Goals Penalties
Kun Agüero Kun Agüero
Striker
Manchester City 		18 2
Edin Dzeko Edin Dzeko
Striker
Manchester City 		17 0
Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli
Striker
Manchester City 		14 4
Adam Johnson Adam Johnson
Midfielder
Manchester City 		8 0
David Silva David Silva
Midfielder
Manchester City 		6 0