Premier League leaders Manchester City put their recent run of poor form behind them to beat Liverpool 3-0, while Tottenham Hotspur maintained their title push with a 1-0 win at home to West Bromwich Albion.
Sunderland has stunned Manchester City with a stoppage-time winner to beat the Premier League leaders 1-0 as Roberto Mancini's side let the slip-ups of their main title rivals go unpunished.
Goal-happy Manchester City continued where they left off at Manchester United on Sunday as they came from behind to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-2 to march into the quarterfinals of the League Cup.
Striker Carlos Tevez has been fined four weeks' wages by Manchester City after being found guilty of misconduct during last month's Champions League tie at Bayern Munich.
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez will face disciplinary proceedings for alleged breaches of contract, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.
Manchester City's latest big-money signing Samir Nasri's mind was made up about leaving Arsenal once fellow Frenchman Patrick Vieira told him his new club was the "place to be".
Goals from David Silva, Gareth Barry and Edin Dzeko helped Manchester City to an entertaining 3-2 win over Bolton for the big-spending club's second straight victory to start the Premier League season.
Sergio Aguero scored two goals and set up another on his debut to help Manchester City beat newcomer Swansea 4-0 and give the Welsh club a harsh welcome to the Premier League.
Manchester United have beaten Manchester City 3-2 in the Community Shield, rallying behind Nani's two goals in the traditional opener to the English football season.
Argentina striker Sergio Aguero has completed his big-money move to Manchester City, joining the Premier League side on a five-year deal as a potential replacement for compatriot Carlos Tevez.
Carlos Tevez wants to leave Manchester City and move to a country where he can reunite with his wife and daughters.
Manchester City defender Kolo Toure was banned on Thursday for six months, backdated to March when he was provisionally suspended by the English Football Association for a positive doping test.
Manchester City is on the verge of qualifying automatically for the Champions League after beating Stoke 3-0 on Tuesday, three days after defeating the same opponent in the FA Cup final to end a 35-year title drought.
Manchester United fans are no longer laughing quite so hard at Manchester City.
A party that ended up being 35 years in the planning kicked off at Wembley on Saturday as Manchester City finally broke its long trophy drought by lifting the FA Cup after a 1-0 win over Stoke.
Manchester City has qualified for the Champions League for the first time, beating Tottenham 1-0 to deny the London club a second successive season in Europe's elite club competition.
Manchester City remains on course to qualify for the Champions League for the first time despite losing 2-1 at Everton after Tottenham was held to a 1-1 draw by Blackpool.
Manchester City has moved closer to reaching the Champions League for the first time after Edin Dzeko's late goal gave them a 1-0 win at Blackburn to solidify its hold on the final qualifying place.
Andy Carroll scored his first goals for Liverpool since becoming Britain's most expensive player, striking twice in a 3-0 win over Manchester City that keeps alive his team's hopes of European football next season.
Manchester City thrashed Sunderland 5-0 to strengthen its chances of a top-four finish in the Premier League, and Fulham eased its relegation fears with a convincing 3-0 win over Blackpool on Sunday.