Football: Big clubs seek better results

PARIS: Manchester City, Manchester United and Inter Milan are aware that they must step up a gear in their second Champions League outings tonight. City suffered from nerves in their opener against Napoli, but manager Roberto Mancini predicts that the pressure has now subsided as City prepare to face Bayern Munich. Meanwhile, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is pondering his most effective line-up in Wayne Rooney’s absence. Inter will hope for a positive result under coach Claudio Ranieri, with several players set to miss the clash with CSKA Moscow.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 27^th,  2011.