There shades of Richard Dunne in Moscow last week as Kompany performed a heroic, barely possible clearance off the line after Zuniga has stood a ball up at the back post and Hamsik rocketed a low volley past Hart! Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli contested the Serie A, the UEFA Champions League (for the first time) and won the 2011–12 Coppa Italia during the 2011–12 season. 11 min: Napoli's defending from corner has been well ropy so far: they've jsut allowede Dzeko to meet a corner unmolested. It came from a fast attack down the left by Nasri, who crossed hard and low. 46 min: We have resumption. Taking a historical perspective, however, perhaps it is in their interests for City to do well: because almost every City success has been a catalyst for bigger success by United and/or a City collpase. 1 min: As the game gets under way, let us pay our respects to Napoli manager Walter Mazzarri, who has arrived for the occasion clad in a shiny blue faux-leather suit that wouldn't look out of place in an episode of Starsky & Hutch. 4-0 Manchester City. "I hope that City swish one in the net soon. 22 min: Zabaleta booked for a foul in the box! The match will be played at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, September 14, kicking off at 7:45 PM BST (2:45 PM EST; 11:45 AM PST). Elsewhere, Maarten Kranendonk is swishing it up: "Drinking Baobab juice in a Bantaba in Kololi, The Gambia. Paolo Cannavaro was easily beaten by Roberto Guana for the Seahorses' goal, and the squad had a tendency to fall apart during set pieces. The Ivorian stroms all the way down the other end and threads it through to Aguerro, who puts two defenders on their arses and then rolls back into the path of Touré. I went back to my hotel room – formica topped surfaces, cigarettes stained candlewick bedspread - and shed many a manly tear for dear old Glasgow!". Wed 14 Sep 2011 16.39 EDT Napoli spent the summer shoring up their squad with quality reinforcements, although Miguel Britos, an upgrade on Salvatore Aronica, was injured in a preseason match against Barcelona and could miss up to two months. Captain hasn't granted us shore leaves cause last time he did half the crew came back with chlamydia. Manchester City v Napoli – as it happened A Kolarov goal from a freekick cancels out Cavani's opener in entertaining game Paul Doyle @Paul_Doyle ... 2011: City … Johnson made an instant impact, scuttling down the right and then supplying Dzeko, who spun and shot from eight yards ... it goes wide, much to the annoyance of Silva, who was waiting for a simple lay-off that would have given him a free shot into an almost empty goal. Most impressively, the azzurri brought in Swiss duo Blerim Dzemaili and Gokhan Inler, strengthening the central midfield, which was unquestionably the weakest area for Napoli last season. Nasri steps up to deliver again ... and again he plays it short to Kolarov, but Napoli read that and closed it down quickly. Another soft Johnny Foreigner, then .... 78 min: That should have been the lead for City! "Cocktails in Milan? City could do with making a chance themselves, as they're starting to run out of ideas. Dzeko gets too far under the ball, sending an innocuous header looping into the keeper's arms. Manchester City, as everyone knows, are one of the richest clubs in the world, featuring over 600 million worth of players. Manchester City City v QPR 3-2 2011-2012 Manchester City City v QPR Premier League 3-2 Manchester City City 3-2 QPR Premier League They are a legitimate contender for the scudetto. Inler feels compelled to bring him down, conceding a freekick about 25 yards out, a tad to the right. Meanwhile, although Philippa Booth doesn't disclose here setting, it sounds like she's having a hell of a time. 13 min: Ooooh! 90+2 min: Both sides going for it. "Enjoying the game from the dodgy part of Norwich," groans George Ankers. Intensity and tempo high. The perfect counter-attack. 56 min: A Dzeko snapshot from 25 yards fizzes into De Sanctis's midriff. 88 min: Napoli change: Hamsik off, Santana on. Compare form, standings position and many match statistics. 83 min: After Touré bangs a shot high and wide, Napoli make a change: Cavani off, Pandev on. Available for everyone, funded by readers. The result is a souvenir ball for someone in Row X. "This is to Ed Bottomly in rusty Wixom – he is in luxury!" The ball pops out to Nasri, who fires off a crisp snapshot that whizzes just past the post from 16 yards. It's hot as balls and we're all getting rather fed up with each other. booms John Thompson. 1968: City win the English title for the last time ... but everyone forgets about it because United win the European Cup for the first time, beating Benfica, who, funnily enough, they are also playing tonight. Compare Manchester City and Napoli. Splendid play by Dzeko. 2011: City win the FA Cup. Againt the first decent opponents they've faced this season City have not been able to create anywhere near as many chances as they have made in each Premier League game. 3 min: Silva pings it in to Dzeko, who is immedaitely surrounded by three defenders. 43 min: Yewt again a napoli player (Aronica) is booked for bringing down Aguerro near the left-hand corner of the box. In other words, Napoli are...screwed. Half-time 0 - … 70 min: I said earlier in the preamble that this was City's first proper test of the season (not counting the Community Shield because, although they were outplayed, they weren not at full strength) and they're not passing it at the moment: after beginning brightly they have lost fluency and appeared short of ideas.