| Eriksson pleased with Leicester's win in Thailand • Leicester City beat Bryan Robson's side 2-0 in tour match• Eriksson says he hopes to stay at club 'for many years'Sven-Goran Eriksson's first match in charge of Leicester ended in a 2-0 win over the Thai national team at the conclusion of their unusual mid-season tour.Eriksson, appointed by the club's new Thailand-based owners, was making his second trip to the country with an English team, having taken Manchester City there during Thaksin Shinawatra's spell as owner.With the Thai Premier League coming to a conclusion, the game was played at a sedentary pace, but the Thailand manager Bryan Robson fielded his strongest available side. First-half goals from Martyn Waghorn and Paul Gallacher were enough to give Leicester a well-deserved victory.Eriksson was pleased with his side's performance but also acknowledged that there is much work to do on a side currently in the Championship relegation zone. "We did a lot of good things but other things we must be better on. It was good for me to see the team. They made a lot of effort to be disciplined and keep their shape. I am happy with the performance and happy with the result," he said.After an unhappy spell as manager of Notts County, Eriksson is looking to salvage his managerial reputation, but was anxious to downplay expectations. "At no point have I ever said we have to play Premier League football next season. It is very clear from the owners that they want to be in the Premier League, but whether it will take one year or more I don't know."Eriksson confirmed that he was looking to bring in some new faces. "There will probably be new players arriving. I am in a good situation because I spoke to the owner and said 'How much money is on the table?' and the answer was 'You tell me what you need,' so that is good. I will wait until Monday when we are back in Leicester to talk about that."Eriksson added that he expected to be at Leicester for the long term. "I walked out of Notts County because they were fake people and there was no money. I hope to stay here for many years. I have done some research into the Leicester City owners and I have no concerns about working for them."Sven-Göran ErikssonLeicester Cityguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
England v Montenegro: visitors come to Wembley without pressure as they seek miracle Europe takes note of minnows' three wins as they aim for first Euro finals. telegraph.co.uk |
Manchester City 0-3 Arsenal Arsenal took full advantage of the red card for Manchester City's young defender Dedryck Boyata in the fifth minute. The 3-0 victory that ensued, with goals from Samir Nasri, Alex Song and the substitute Nicklas Bendtner, who looked off-side, compensates for the sort of harm done when they were beaten by West Bromwich at home. Arsène Wenger's side now stand second behind Chelsea in the table, ahead of Manchester United and City on goal difference.The sprightly start by the hosts came to a sudden halt with the dismissal of Boyata. He seemed to suffer a lapse in concentration and Marouane Chamakh was free to take a Cesc Fábregas pass before the defender brought down the Morocco striker. It was a routine decision for the referee Mark Clattenburg to send off the City defender. Arsenal's exploitation of the numerical advantage was also to be expected.With 21 minutes gone Nasri exchanged passes with Andrey Arshavin to put the visitors ahead. City had been pondering how to reshape the side after the red card. Initially, Yaya TourĂ© took up a post in the centre of the back four, but the need to have him in midfield was then deemed even greater. JĂ©rĂ´me Boateng then stepped into the core of the defence while Gareth Barry assumed the left-back duties.Arsenal might have capitalised on City's period of turmoil after Vincent Kompany had brought down Fábregas five minutes before half-time. The captain took the penalty himself but the effort rose slightly and was not accurate enough. Joe Hart confirmed that by leaping to his left to save. It would have encouraged the City manager that this contest had not, in effect, been ended at that moment.Roberto Mancini continued delving for answers. TourĂ© was removed at the interval, so Wayne Bridge could take over left-back duties, while Barry reverted to midfield. He was even to withdraw Carlos Tevez so that a lone striker with fresh legs, in the shape of the former Arsenal man Emmanuel Adebayor, could take up the duties.City had hope and even periods of momentum, with the much-maligned Lukasz Fabianski doing well to tip an effort from David Silva round a post. The goalkeeper's save left Arsenal in a position of strength which they exploited with the second goal after 66 minutes. Fábregas's attempted pass to Chamakh from the right was deflected into the path of Song, who sent a fine shot high past Hart.Premier LeagueManchester CityArsenalKevin McCarraguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Roy Hodgson comes out fighting and pours scorn on mooted 'rival' Frank Rijkaard Even after the best week of his Anfield tenure, the Liverpool manager still finds himself on the defensive. telegraph.co.uk |
Villa Lose Captain Petrov For At Least Two Months LONDON (Reuters) - Aston Villa captain Stilian Petrov will be out for at least two months after the midfielder injured his knee in Saturday's Premier League defeat at Sunderland. feeds.nytimes.com |