Swansea are flying high in fifth place, just three points behind City, and they head to the Etihad looking to better the 3-0 defeat they suffered there last season.

Marcos Lopes was voted the Rising Star at this year’s North West Football Awards and has a ‘great talent’ according to his captain.

MM have teamed up with Manchester City to offer one lucky fan and their friend the opportunity to watch the clash against Bayern Munich on Tuesday November 25 at 7:45pm.

While City are still a long way off matching the big dogs Real Madrid, Barcelona and rivals Manchester United, they have certainly announced themselves on the global scene.

MCFC Forum won the judges’ vote for ‘Best Football Forum’ at this year’s Football Blogging Awards hosted at the National Football Museum, the third annual event of its kind which aims to reward and recognise football bloggers for their dedication to the sport.

Premier League champions Manchester City’s six nominations is the most of any club, with Manuel Pellegrini and Yaya Toure contending for the manager and Premier League player awards respectively.

Sergio Aguero’s brace couldn’t save Manchester City from another disappointing result as they drew 2-2 to Queen’s Park Rangers at Loftus Road.

Manchester City have suffered a stuttering start to Manuel Pellegrini’s second season in charge but MM believe he has to be given the time to turn the club’s fortunes around in the Premier and Champions Leagues.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has refuted claims that Yaya Toure would be leaving the club in his press conference ahead of Saturday’s encounter with QPR.

Louis van Gaal is growing increasingly frustrated as Manchester United’s injury problems show no sign of subsiding ahead of their fixture with Crystal Palace on Saturday.

‘You don’t become a good or bad coach overnight’, said the MCFC Supporters Club spokesman to MM as he stands up for manager Manuel Pellegrini to stay with the club.