Sunday, October 18, 2009
Wigan 1-1 Manchester City: Held draw
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Manchester City settled for a 1-1 draw at Wigan Athletic, missing the chance to finally move into the big four of the English Premier League.
The pressure was on manager Mark Hughes as Martin Petrov's equaliser one minute into the second half earned City a point which kept them in the leading pack, but their hopes of victory were dashed by the sending-off of Argentine right back Pablo Zabaleta.
City remained in fifth spot with 17 points from eight matches, five behind champions Manchester United who top the table having played one more game.
For all of big-spending Manchester City's A-list signings they were outplayed in a dull first half and seemed to be heading for their second defeat of the season when they fell behind on the stroke of half-time.
gallo/getty
The pressure was on manager Mark Hughes as Martin Petrov's equaliser one minute into the second half earned City a point which kept them in the leading pack, but their hopes of victory were dashed by the sending-off of Argentine right back Pablo Zabaleta.
City remained in fifth spot with 17 points from eight matches, five behind champions Manchester United who top the table having played one more game.
For all of big-spending Manchester City's A-list signings they were outplayed in a dull first half and seemed to be heading for their second defeat of the season when they fell behind on the stroke of half-time.
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