After suffering shock loss against
Cardiff City, Man City again struggled for a hard fought 2-0 victory against Hull City.
Manchester City struggled initially as Hull had better of them as they had goal ruled offside of Danny Gragam and Robert Koren had a good shot saved, but a header from substitute Alvaro Negredo and superb free-kick from Yaya Toure sealed the three points.
City saw plenty of the ball in the first half but failed to convert the dominance into goals, so Pellegrini threw on Negredo at the break.
Negredo came close to making an instant impact but headed wide after being picked out superbly by David Silva. Having served notice of his aerial threat, Negredo duly grabbed his second Premier League goal of the season by nodding home Pablo Zabaleta’s cross on 64 minutes.
Hart was forced to make saves from Graham and Stephen Quinn as Hull went in search of a leveler, but their challenge was snuffed out in the final minute when Toure curled home a brilliant free-kick from the edge of the box.
Stats
Shots: Manchester City 12-7 Hull City
Corners: Manchester City 7-4 Hull City
Possession: Manchester City 58.2 percent-41.8 percent Hull City
Passes Completed: Manchester City 427-272 Hull City
Fouls Committed: Manchester City 15-14 Hull City
Manchester City struggled initially as Hull had better of them as they had goal ruled offside of Danny Gragam and Robert Koren had a good shot saved, but a header from substitute Alvaro Negredo and superb free-kick from Yaya Toure sealed the three points.
City saw plenty of the ball in the first half but failed to convert the dominance into goals, so Pellegrini threw on Negredo at the break.Negredo came close to making an instant impact but headed wide after being picked out superbly by David Silva. Having served notice of his aerial threat, Negredo duly grabbed his second Premier League goal of the season by nodding home Pablo Zabaleta’s cross on 64 minutes.
Hart was forced to make saves from Graham and Stephen Quinn as Hull went in search of a leveler, but their challenge was snuffed out in the final minute when Toure curled home a brilliant free-kick from the edge of the box.
Stats
Shots: Manchester City 12-7 Hull City
Corners: Manchester City 7-4 Hull City
Possession: Manchester City 58.2 percent-41.8 percent Hull City
Passes Completed: Manchester City 427-272 Hull City
Fouls Committed: Manchester City 15-14 Hull City
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