That certainly wont go down as one of the greatest City performances of all time. I got a rather uneasy feeling just before kick off and it proved to be quite a nervy game all round as, I think it's fair to say, City scrapped away to get a 1-0 victory in a half empty DW Stadium.
Of course you could look at the result and the performance and be thinking that City should have flattened Wigan without much trouble but the Premier League often produces a surprise or two throughout the season. We've seen several good results for teams lower down the league, or bad results for those higher up depending on which way you want to look at it. 
A good indication of how City's evening was going was when Aguero got himself within 7 yards of the Wigan goal but instead of pulling the trigger with his left foot he weaved his way across the face of the goal expertly avoiding the Wigan defenders only for Edin Dzeko to put in a perfectly timed tackle, prodding the ball into Al-Habsi's hands.
Despite Wigan's performance in the 2nd half, Joe Hart only had to make 2 saves all game. Partly due to Wigan's appalling final ball, and the battling defensive display from City. Gareth Barry and James Milner both put in a good shift and Sergio Aguero made himself a pest when Wigan had the ball in their own half. Stefan Savic and Joleon Lescott both put in a decent performance at the back too.
As is becoming the norm in City games of late there was yet another contentious decision by the referee. This time Wigan's Figueroa blatantly cut out a lofted pass forward with his hand at the half way line. The pass would have seen Aguero have a free run on goal with no other defenders within 20 yards of him.
Surely this was a clear goal scoring opportunity despite the distance from goal as there were no other defenders near Aguero. But no, Martin Atkinson gave a yellow card for what should have been a straight red, much to Mancini's growing and justified annoyance with the inconsistency of officials in the Premier League.
The international distraction is over and we can get back to business in the Premier League, and this weekend City host Wigan in the 4th game of the season. It shapes up to be Wigan's first big test and they will certainly be up against it with the kind of form City find themselves in.
City have been imperious so far and this was most present against Spurs as they thumped them 5-1 at White Hart lane. Edin Dzeko stole the show by running riot in Tottenham, bagging himself 4 brilliantly taken goals before walking off the match ball. I'll stop the riot puns there before I run away with myself....
Gareth Barry has perhaps been in the best form of his career this season. A ridiculously unsung hero last term and he appears to have upped his game again, looking fitter and sharper for both club and country. While De Jong is out he is undoubtedly the main man for holding the midfield together with the aid of Milner and Yaya. 
So far this season Martinez has opted for Franco Di Santo as his first choice up front. Early signs suggest that Martinez was right to put his faith in the 22 year old Argentinean because he has been rewarded with 2 goals in 3 games, both of which were scored against QPR in their first game. This doubled Franco's tally from last year as he only scored once in 25 Premier League games. In fact it's matched his goals 'haul' from the last 2 seasons in the Premiership. Di Santo also assisted Wigan's only other goal so far in the 1-1 draw at home to Swansea.
Of course you could look at the result and the performance and be thinking that City should have flattened Wigan without much trouble but the Premier League often produces a surprise or two throughout the season. We've seen several good results for teams lower down the league, or bad results for those higher up depending on which way you want to look at it. 
A good indication of how City's evening was going was when Aguero got himself within 7 yards of the Wigan goal but instead of pulling the trigger with his left foot he weaved his way across the face of the goal expertly avoiding the Wigan defenders only for Edin Dzeko to put in a perfectly timed tackle, prodding the ball into Al-Habsi's hands. 
Surely this was a clear goal scoring opportunity despite the distance from goal as there were no other defenders near Aguero. But no, Martin Atkinson gave a yellow card for what should have been a straight red, much to Mancini's growing and justified annoyance with the inconsistency of officials in the Premier League. 
