Manchester City 3 - 1 Qpr

Old money edges out New money in Mancini's 100th 

Premier League game in charge

Carlos Tevez seals all three points for City against a difficult Qpr side

Written by Yani Ourad

Man City maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a far from convincing victory over a team that signed no fewer than twelve players in this summer's transfer window - QPR. It was a rather poor performance from the Champions, especially in front of Jose Mourinho's presence in the stands ahead of his team's meeting with Mancini's side in the Champions League. 

City could have started the game on the backfoot if it was not for Joe Hart's last-ditch save from Jack Rodwell's audacious back pass. That was probably QPR's best chance of the first half. Swiftly, City were ahead in the 16th minute. David Silva, with City's sixth corner, swung the cross in and after Tevez's effort was blocked by Zamora, Yaya Toure was on hand to give City a deserved lead. Man City dominated possession thereafter - 70% in their favour - but were unable to convert anything from it, (lacking the clinical finishing they are used to from Aguero).

Simples - Toure punishes Qpr for sloppy defending

City started the second half as they started the first, on the offensive, Zabaleta this time, after being played through by an impeccable pass from David Silva, his shot could only rattle the bar. A replica of the opening home game against Southampton, Mancini's blues were yet again punished for their wasteful chances in front of goal. Andy Johnson with a deflected shot on goal was brilliantly saved by the England number one Joe Hart, unfortunately for City fans, Zamora leaped to the rebound to head QPR level on the hour mark.

The Bobby Bandage - Zamora heads in an equaliser 

QPR's joy only lasted for two minutes this time as the relentless Carlos Tevez dinked the ball across the face of the goal for Dzeko to rue Rangers' poor defending and give City the lead for the second time with a straightforward header.

QPR had their chances to equalise, twice through their 35-year old defender Ryan Nelsen, who made a mockery of himself with an attempted scissor-kick on goal which went horribly wide and then narrowly missing out on Granero's cross at the far post. Mancini's moment of concern was short lived as Dzeko's miss-hit attempt on goal took a lucky deflection off Carlos Tevez, who deserved his goal nonetheless after yet another credible performance, making it four goals in four games for the Argentinian.

Hand slap Ya Tevez chap - Tevez seals it for City

This result means that the Citizens are yet to have a clean sheet, it's early stages but if this continues, Mancini will have more to worry about than which flavour fruit pastille he desires. Especially with the eagle eyes glaring on from the stands..