Still having issues with his defense this season, more problems occurred for Manchester City as they now will be missing Micah Richards for quite a long time. Latest reports suggested that Richards will be out for up to four months in the sideline after having a surgery in his knee.

Manchester City immediately bounce back from their Champions League disappointment in midweek by grabbing an important win against Swansea City on Saturday. City manager Roberto Mancini was delighted with the result as he believes it's important for his side to beat Swansea on the weekend.

Swansea City boss Michael Laudrup was left disappointed with his team's 1-0 defeat over Manchester City on Sunday as the manager believes that Swansea deserved more in that game. The Denmark tactician felt that Roberto Mancini's team didn't create more chances than Swansea for the entire 90 minutes, so Laudrup felt that a draw would've been an appropriate result.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini received some criticism over the tactical change he deployed against Ajax Amsterdam, in which the Premier League side got beaten 3-1. One of Mancini's defender, Micah Richards reportedly blamed the tactical change as the cause for City's defeat.

This Champions League week turned to be rather disappointing for English sides as from four representatives in the competition, three of them suffered defeats with only Manchester United picking up a win.

Ajax Amsterdam will play host to England champion Manchester City in match day three of the Champions League on Wednesday and both teams are having similar ambition. Both Ajax and City are yet to register any victories in the Champions League this season, so both teams will be looking to grab that massive three points at  Amsterdam Arena.

Theo Walcott's future at Arsenal remains uncertain as he still haven't sign any new contract deal with the Gunners, leading into some attraction from other clubs to acquire his service.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini admitted that he is having a selection headache in deciding his striking partnership for their Champions League tie against Ajax Amsterdam this Wednesday.

Manchester City will be looking to grab their first win in their Champions League campaign this season and their manager, Roberto Mancini, is looking to give their league hero last weekend, Edin Dzeko, a place in the starting line up against Ajax on Wednesday.

West Bromwich Albion manager Steve Clarke was disappointed with his side 2-1 defeat over Manchester City on Saturday as not only they were playing against 10 men for most of the match but WBA were leading up until the last 10 minutes.

Manchester City made another come back win this weekend as they grabbed a 2-1 lead against West Bromwich Albion, despite conceding first and playing a man down since the first half.

Chelsea will try to maintain their unbeaten run when they travel to White Hart Lane and challenge Tottenham Hotspur this Saturday. However, the Blues will have to face Spurs without their skipper, John Terry, who is starting his four match FA bans on that match.