Man City 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1: James Milner re-emphasises his worth and more talking points Milner re-emphasises importance He can negotiate with other clubs now but James Milner’s commitment to City couldn’t be questioned with a matchwinning performance against Wednesday. Moved up front by Manuel Pellegrini in the second-half, the midfielder’s positional sense benefited City greatly, despite a spirited showing from Stevan Jovetic in the role for the first 45 minutes. Although his goals looked simple, Milner’s movement complemented the incision of David Silva and Samir Nasri to help City avoid humiliation. An intelligent footballer. Pellegrini atones for another selection error City’s manager has a tendency to make amends for dubious teams and he did so once more on Sunday. Despite the presence of a recognised striker, City were blunt up front and looked like they preferred the strikerless system they adopted in late December. Frank Lampard and Yaya Toure were sluggish and it seemed ill-advised to waste both Silva and Nasri’s craft. Ultimately, the playmaking duo combined to assist Milner’s equaliser. VIEW GALLERY Boyata fails to convince again Martin Demichelis was never going to be risked for Wednesday’s visit and Dedryck Boyata still looks like a defender struggling to make it at City. Atdhe Nuhiu will trouble many more defenders and he was [...] manchesterinnews/man-city-2-sheffield-wednesday-1-james-milner-re-emphasises-his-worth-and-more-talking-points/
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