Pablo Zabaleta feels the Manchester derby defeat last season was the catalyst for City's title charge. Manuel Pellegrini was on the brink of the sack after his side were beaten 4-2 by United in April at the Etihad Stadium, but following the painful defeat, City battled back to win a club-record 11 successive league matches. The Chilean coach has since signed a contract extension and has lift...Full Story »

Manchester City will be targeting a fourth consecutive victory when newly-promoted Watford make the trip to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The Citizens currently occupy top spot in the Premier League standings following wins against Everton, Chelsea and West Brom, scoring eight and conceding none. Watford, meanwhile, are still unbeaten, thanks to three draws in their opening three fixtures....Full Story »

Pablo Zabaleta said Manchester City need Sergio Aguero to return to form, after the striker has endured five goalless games since injury. Aguero's layoff to a knee problem saw him lose momentum in a season in which he produced 16 goals in 14 games.Simultaneously, City's title challenge has weakened - the champions falling seven points behind leaders Chelsea with 14 games to play. Aguero thre...Full Story »

Pablo Zabaleta believes Yaya Toure will soon rediscover last season's sparkling form. Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta is “100 per cent” convinced Yaya Toure will soon get back to his best. Toure, the driving force for City's Premier League title triumph last season, has been below par - and criticised - in the opening two months of the new campaign. However, the midfielder...Full Story »

Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta is confident he will be fit for Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. The Argentina full-back limped off during the team's 4-2 friendly win over Germany last week following a challenge from Gunners forward Lukas Podolski. Zabaleta told City's official website on Thursday: "It was a hard tackle and I still have s...Full Story »

PABLO ZABALETA believes his leg could easily have been broken by Danny Welbeck's ugly tackle in the Manchester derby. NOT HAPPY: Pablo Zabaleta was not pleseed with Danny Welbeck's tackle on him in the Manchester derby United forward Welbeck appeared to lose his footing as he hurtled towards the Argentina star and took him out on Tuesday night. But replays suggested that there may have been m...Full Story »

Pablo Zabaleta claims Manchester City can have no excuse if they do not reclaim the Premier League crown this season. City have 10 games remaining and know their title destiny is in their own hands. Manuel Pellegrini's men climbed to third in the table by thrashing Fulham 5-0 on Saturday. They still trail leaders Chelsea by six points but have three games in hand on the Londoners. They have a...Full Story »

Defender Pablo Zabaleta is convinced Manchester City will win the Barclays Premier League if they replicate their performance in Barcelona consistently. City bowed out of the Champions League at the Nou Camp on Wednesday as a 2-1 defeat to the Spanish champions condemned them to a 4-1 aggregate loss in the last-16 tie. But in terms of performance, Zabaleta felt the team did themselves proud ...Full Story »

Manchester City defender Pablo Zabaleta still harbors hopes of reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League despite needing to overturn a 2-0 deficit against Barcelona at Camp Nou. Martin Demichelis' red card proved costly as Lionel Messi scored the resulting penalty – which City felt should have been a free kick just outside the area – and Dani Alves rubbed salt into the woun...Full Story »

PABLO ZABALETA will give pal Lionel Messi a warm welcome if he ever comes to the Premier League – by buying him a bag of fish and chips. COME TO CITY: Pablo Zabaleta has urged his Argentina team-mate Lionel Messi to join Barcelona The Manchester City star has been a big mate of Messi’s since their early days together in Argentina’s Under-20s squad. And in Zabaleta’s th...Full Story »