Dzeko Sends Manchester City Top, United Win

[Folami David]

Manchester City ground out a 1-0 win over struggling Crystal Palace to go top of the Premier League and champions Manchester United continued their recent revival with a 1-0 victory at Norwich City on Saturday.
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With leaders Arsenal not playing until Sunday, Edin Dzeko's 66th-minute goal earned the points for City who maintained their perfect home record this season but showed none of their usual free-scoring swagger at the Etihad Stadium.
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"I think the team that wants to win the title must have different faces," City manager Manuel Pellegrini told the BBC.
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"We usually score lots of goals at home, but after 45 minutes we knew it would not be like that."
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Mid-table Hull City hammered relegation-threatened Fulham 6-0, Aston Villa struggled again in a 1-1 home draw with Swansea City and West Ham United were held 3-3 by West Bromwich Albion in a thrilling early kickoff at Upton Park.
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In the day's final match, managerless Cardiff City threw away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with bottom club Sunderland in their first game since Malky Mackay was sacked.
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Pellegrini made six changes to the side that overcame Liverpool 2-1 on Thursday and Palace unexpectedly took the game to their hosts with England goalkeeper Joe Hart, who suffered a gashed face in a first-half clash with striker Jerome Cameron, making a string of fine saves.
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Pellegrini made a double substitution, bringing on French forward Samir Nasri and Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo shortly before Dzeko struck.
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Jesus Navas made room and crossed from the right for Bosnian Dzeko to turn and shoot into the roof of the net from 15 metres.

[femifemzy3]

Dzeko and Welbeck, brilliant goals from u guys. More players are needed in this teams in January

[Nifemi Donald]

Manchester City and Manchester United were always going to win that game because their opponent did nt take their chances