HULL CITY 2-4 MAN CITY

Two goals from Edin Dzeko ensured champions

Manchester City overcame a resilient Hull City.

The visitors had taken a two-goal lead after Sergio Aguero’s volley and a Dzeko strike from long range.

But Eliaquim Mangala headed into his own net, then conceded a penalty, from which Abel Hernandez made it 2-2.

However, Dzeko struck again from close range, then substitute Frank Lampard hit his fourth goal in a week to secure the win.
Sergio Aguero was back for City after
missing Wednesday’s Capital One Cup
win over Sheffield Wednesday

Last season at the KC Stadium, City overcame the early sending off of Vincent Kompany to record a defiant 2-0 victory.

They made a much better start this time, taking the lead after just seven minutes with a goal made in Argentina.

Pablo Zabaleta, back from a one-game suspension, did well to direct a header toward compatriot Aguero, who swivelled before firing a clinical volley past an exposed McGregor.

With the Tigers struggling to get out of their own half, Dzeko made it two when he picked up David Silva’s pass, cut inside and curled a fine effort into
the far corner from the edge of the box.

However, with the visitors appearing to be strolling to victory, Bruce’s men found a way back in with a goal from nowhere when Mangala unwittingly powered Liam Rosenior’s cross past a stunned Willy Caballero, who was making his first Premier League start in place of the benched Joe Hart.

Hull City manager Steve Bruce: “They nearly blew us away in the first 10 minutes. Maybe we showed them too much respect. We were brave or
stupid to play two up top. I thought ‘we’re at home let’s give it a go’.
“We’ve conceded four and not done that badly.
Sometimes you have to hold your hand up and say you have been beaten by the better team. We were brave and it nearly came off.”

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini:
“We were very unlucky with two individual mistakes. These things can happen. He [Mangala] was very unlucky with the own goal and after that he arrived late for penalty but we continue to trust him because he is a very good player who had very bad luck.
“It was very important to win three points here because we cannot allow to drop any more points on Chelsea.”

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