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The season started with a new owner in Thaksin Shinawatra and his newly appointed manager, Sven-Göran Eriksson.After spending three of the four previous Premier League seasons finishing in low mid-table positions (i.e., two to four places above the relegation zone), the Manchester City team was badly in need of an influx of new blood if it was to avoid a similar fate, or worse, in the ...
The 2007–08 derby games were both won by Manchester City, 1–0 at the City of Manchester Stadium on 19 August 2007, and 2–1 at Old Trafford on 10 February 2008 (four days after the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster; a well-observed one-minute silence preceded the match).
Arsenal 5–0 Derby County (22 September 2007) [5] Derby County 2–6 Arsenal (28 April 2008) [40] This is the first time in the Premier League that any player has scored a hat-trick against the same team twice in one season. Most goals by one team in a match: 8. Middlesbrough 8–1 Manchester City (11 May 2008) [41] Most goals in one half by ...
5 May 2007 – Manchester United come out on top in the Manchester derby beating Manchester City 1–0. In doing so United extend their lead at the top of the Premiership to 8 points. In doing so United extend their lead at the top of the Premiership to 8 points.
Derby's season began with a 2–2 draw against Portsmouth on the opening day of the season, followed by a narrow 1–0 defeat away to Sven-Göran Eriksson's Manchester City (the only two games which Derby spent outside the bottom three), but then conceded a total of 12 goals in three successive defeats.
With both sides in disarray, Sunday's Manchester derby is one of the most unusual meetings between the two for decades, writes Simon Stone. 'Uncertainty, problems & change - a compelling ...
City lost for the eighth time in 11 matches despite taking the lead into the 88th minute of their home Manchester derby at the Etihad, as Amad Diallo inspired a dramatic comeback for the visitors.
Manchester City are also continuing their push for European qualification and stand in third, although they are facing pressure from Chelsea, Blackburn, Liverpool and Portsmouth. The relegation zone is unchanged from the end of September, although only three points separate 14th-placed Fulham from 20th-placed Derby.