Manchester City 4 – Porto 0 (Agg. 6-1) (Europa League, February 22, 2012) (Alternative highlights & Longer highlights.) Eastlands were up on their feet inside 18 seconds as a terrible ball out of the Porto defence by Otamendi was cut out by Yaya Toure, he released Sergio Aguero and the Argentine fired City 3-1 up on aggregate. The goal relaxed Roberto Mancini on the City bench, who was spotted handing out chewing gum to his backroom staff. Porto were forced into a change midway trough the second half when Maicon kicked  teammate Nicolas Otamendi in the eye. After Sergio Aguero had hit the bar and flashed a shot wide earlier in the second half, it was game over for Porto in the 76th minute as Kun turned provider for sub Edin Dzeko, who applied a calm first time finish to put City into the last 16. Immediately after the goal Rolando was sent off for Porto for wrongfully protesting Dzeko’s goal. Porto was ripped to shreds in the final ten minutes beginning with sub David Pizarro teeing up David Silva for Man City’s 92nd goal of the season, while minutes later David Pizarro swelling City’s tally to 93 goals for the season as he prodded home his maiden strike in Manchester.

Post match interviews: Vincent Kompany & Yaya Toure, David Pizarro (spot the werewolf), Roberto Mancini’s presser & talking to MCFC TV.

Related link: Roberto Mancini – ‘I will meet with Tevez tomorrow’