Things looking up for Manchester City, United need signings, Reading on the rise and Carter has a big job at Birmingham
Manchester City’s dominant 5-0 defeat of Aston Villa was their third win in eight league games. After suffering a tough 4-0 loss to Chelsea at the Academy Stadium and then a League Cup defeat to Manchester United on Wednesday night, the second-half goal-fest against Villa could be the start of a turnaround in the club’s fortunes. However, the biggest wins for Gareth Taylor’s under-pressure side this weekend came elsewhere. The defeats suffered by Brighton, Tottenham and Manchester United mean last season’s runners-up sit just five points off third and only two behind their derby rivals. Suddenly Champions League football seems tantalisingly close. If City can come back from the international break fired up by having closed the gap on the teams just above them, and hang in there until even a couple of their injured stars return to action, then claiming third is a real possibility. SW
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