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Wales international midfielder GARETH BARRY, who was signed by Manchester City from Aston Villa for a transfer fee of 12.0 million English pounds in June of 2009, shoots past Newcastle United’s Dutch goalkeeper TIM KRUL to score the opening goal of the Boxing Day match at St. James’ Park in Newcastle upon Tyne. (Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)
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MANCHESTER CITY
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League
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GK : Hart 26/26
DF : Kompany 26/26, K. Toure 21/20, Zabaleta 17/12, Boateng 15/13, Kolarov 14/12, Richards 13/11, Lescott 10/8, * Bridge 3/1, Boyata 2/2
MF : Barry 25/23, Silva 24/20, Y. Toure 23/23, Milner 23/17, De Jong 22/22, Johnson 22/8, Vieira 8/2, Wright-Phillips 4/2
ST : Tevez 23/23, Jo 11/3, Balotelli 9/4, * Adebayor 8/2, Dzeko 4/3, * Santa Cruz 1/0
goals —— Tevez 18, Balotelli 5, Y. Toure 4, Johnson 3, Barry 2, * Adebayor 1, Kolarov 1, Lescott 1, Richards 1, Silva 1, K. Toure 1, Vieira 1, Zabaleta 1
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The fitness of Italy international striker MARIO BALOTELLI, a summer purchase of 24.0 million English pounds from defending Serie A and UEFA Champions League titlists Inter Milan, is a huge question mark for Manchester City and Italian manager ROBERTO MANCINI heading into the 157th Derby with cross-town, intra-city rival Manchester United on Saturday at Old Trafford. (Graham Stuart/AFP/Getty Images)
