Manchester City v Sunderland 6th October

Manchester City v Sunderland: 

This was one of our favourite three picks of the weekend and Manchester City fans will have been pleased to have spent the weekend talking about their return to form.  It was a good game to watch and Manchester City played very well as a team with long spell of possession and fluent play – but a cloud does still loom overhead for the champions: their players all expect to be played and publically vent their frustrations when they are asked make way for a teammate.  Samir Nasri has just been dropped by France, which should put the shivers up most of the squad; Dzeko, who is having the best spell of form of his career has made it clear he expects games; Tevez is not known for liking the woody taste of bench and Mario Ballotelli is, well, Mario Ballotelli.  There are several players in the team who could make things interesting in their dressing room if they don’t get their way – and if they don’t get out of their group in the Champions League (we’re not sure they will) there will be less game-time to go around and that should be a big worry for fans.