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Joe Hart: 45 games, 18 clean sheets – After hitting such consistently impressive heights last season, this was, by his standards, a disappointing campaign. For the third successive year, he picked up the Golden Glove for most clean sheets but he’ll have been frustrated with the way in which he made a number of blips [...]

A disappointing end to a disappointing season. With no pressure on either side, the opportunity was there for this to be an enthralling encounter, released from the shackles of fighting for positions, sweeping forward time after time in a show of attacking intent. Instead, it was a pitiful defensive showing from City and Norwich’s effervescence secured [...]

Hart – Wins the Golden Glove award for keeping the most clean sheets over the course of the season but he’ll have been disappointed to concede three yesterday. Offered no protection by the defenders in front of him – 6 Zabaleta – Milner’s tendency to offer a more direct threat on the outside, rather than [...]

Brian Kidd must be tempted to give a couple of youngsters a chance in this final match of the season, and with the pressure off both teams, it could be an enthralling encounter. Kolo Touré is out with injury but Pablo Zabaleta should return after missing the Reading game through suspension. Captain Vincent Kompany could also [...]

He’s gone. The manager who took an underperforming squad, turned it into FA Cup winners in his first full season and then unforgettably lifted the Premier League trophy in his next has gone. And, on balance, I think it’s the right decision. Although Roberto Mancini’s sacking came as no surprise bearing in mind the fervour of speculation [...]