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Making the most of a defensive realignment forced on Arsenal by the departure of Johan Djourou two minutes into the second half, he advanced on to Samir Nasri's pass into acres of untenanted space on the left of the visitors' penalty area.

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Arsène Wenger has admitted his priority at Arsenal in the summer transfer market is to retain his star players, as he continues to face questions over Samir Nasri's intentions, not to mention those of Cesc Fábregas.

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Nasri's goal guaranteed France their place in Poland and Ukraine next summer, while Bosnia must settle for a place in the play-offs.

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Richards came close to securing the equaliser himself a quarter of an hour into the second half, charging in to meet Samir Nasri's corner with a clean downward header, only for the ball to rebound off Pepe Reina's knee.

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Another flowing move culminated in Samir Nasri's low cross setting up an unmarked Agüero to make it 3-0 from five yards and, after that, it was fortunate for Stoke that their opponents were also trying to conserve energy.

Manchester City 3-0 Stoke City | Premier League match report 2011

After the interval he sent one shot curling on to the frame of Paul Robinson's goal and then finished off Blackburn and Samir Nasri's cross with brutal elegance.

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They had been reluctant to sell a key first-team player to a direct domestic rival – City and Chelsea are also monitoring Nasri's situation – though that stance may now shift.

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You are always concerned of the consequences that a transfer like Nasri's can have but it's not an excuse.

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Mario Balotelli, Blackburn Rovers v Manchester CityThe Italian shows he can be brilliant as well as barmy with this instinctive, karate-kick strike at the near post, beating Scott Dann to Samir Nasri's left-wing cross to secure the second of the visitors' four goals at Ewood Park.3,236 Days between the last two Bolton home goals against Chelsea – Henrik Pedersen's in November 2002, and Cedric Boyata's on Sunday.

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The ball flashes wide of the near post, but Gary Neville will be adding that little bit of "defending" to his half-time highlights reel.8 mins: David Silva's brain is approximately 18% quicker than Samir Nasri's, who fails to predict the Spaniard's little edge-of-area return pass, allowing Wigan to intercept.9 mins: Some delicious tight passing by City earns a corner, from which Savic sends a free header floating over the bar.

Wigan Athletic 0 Manchester City 1 | minute-by-minute report 2012