Carlos Tevez, right, celebrates with Samir Nasri during Manchester City's Cup win against Barnsley. Manchester City will embark on a clear-out of players at the end of the season. Carlos Tevez, Gareth Barry, Edin Dzeko and Samir Nasri head a group of 11 whose futures are in doubt, with Roberto Mancini determined not to repeat last summer's mistakes in the transfer market. The manager believe...Full Story »

Birthday treat ... Samir Nasri and Anara Atanes MANCHESTER City ace Samir Nasri is getting over his side’s title woes by dating Victoria’s Secret model Anara Atanes. The French midfielder, 25, was pictured celebrating the British beauty’s 25th birthday — as she planted a kiss on his head at London’s Bulgari Hotel. A source said of Anara, who has also dated player...Full Story »

SAMIR NASRI suffered a barrage of vile abuse from Arsenal yobs as he ran a gauntlet of hate outside the Emirates. Mobile phone clips posted on the internet show the ex-Gunners star being manhandled and pelted with insults. Nasri — who quit the Londoners for Manchester City in a £24million move 18 months ago — was called a “traitor”, “c***”, “w****...Full Story »

Manchester City will be without forward Samir Nasri for their New Year's Day clash against Stoke at the Etihad Stadium after deciding not to appeal against his sending-off at Norwich. The France forward was dismissed in the first half of the champions' 4-3 Barclays Premier League win at Carrow Road for an alleged headbutt at Sebastien Bassong. Manager Roberto Mancini indicated after the game o...Full Story »

HEADACHES ... City midfield star Nasri SAMIR NASRI is battling a severe migraine problem. The condition hits the Manchester City midfielder worst in cold weather — and can leave him bedridden. Nasri, 25, was unable to train for the first three days of this week. He has travelled with the squad to Newcastle but will be assessed this morning before a decision is made on whether he will pl...Full Story »

Manchester City's unbeaten start to the Premier League season came crashing to an end with a 3-2 home defeat at the hands of archrivals Manchester United on Sunday afternoon. The champions looked to have hauled themselves back into the game at 2-2, having initially trailed following Wayne Rooney's first half double, before Robin van Persie's free-kick took a killer deflection off Samir Nasri in...Full Story »

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has challenged Samir Nasri to rediscover his best form. The defending champions paid Arsenal 24 million pounds for the 25-year-old midfielder 15 months ago but Mancini doesn't believe he has seen the best of Nasri in a City shirt. The 48-year-old Italian says he wants to see more consistency from the Frenchman.“In my opinion, we are talking about a...Full Story »

Manchester City were left facing a huge task to revive their Champions League campaign after crashing to a 3-1 defeat at Ajax. Samir Nasri put them on course for victory in their vital Group D game in Amsterdam with an early strike but it came much against the run of play. Ajax responded emphatically to get their first win of the competition - and leave City still looking for theirs - with goa...Full Story »

Manchester City came from behind to beat 10-man Chelsea 2-3 at Villa Park for a historic Community Shield win. Second-half goals from Yaya Toure, Carlos Tevez and Samir Nasri gave the Premier League champions their first Shield triumph since 1972. But it was the succession of niggly tackles, eight yellow cards and a straight red for Branislav Ivanovic that left the biggest impression as Chel...Full Story »

New France coach Didier Deschamps on Wednesday warned players that they risked not being picked if they fell short of standards of behaviour when representing the national side. "I really want everyone to have the right attitude and behave properly," said the former Marseille coach, who took over from Laurent Blanc after the European Championship. "If anyone doesn't do that, they'll be condemn...Full Story »