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Manchester City fans have been forced to listen to neutrals criticising their team all season for failing to deliver the entertainment value demanded of a club that has spent so much money to enhance their playing staff over the last few years, sometimes with justification but often unfairly.
It's also true that on most of the occasions where Roberto Mancini's side have been required to turn it on in an attacking sense, they have delivered impressive results. For example, they responded to FA Cup draws at Leicester and Notts County by sticking a combined nine past the duo at Eastlands.
A similarly prolific display is required if the Citizens are to reach the Europa League quarter-finals after they lost the first leg of their round-of-16 clash 2-0 away to Dynamo Kiev, meaning that they must either win by three clear goals or score four or more to progress past the Ukrainian giants.
The former Europa League favourites are [3.6] to go through despite being [1.52] to triumph on the night, the reason being that while most expect them to gain a measure of revenge, there are doubts over whether Mancini's men can resoundingly beat a good team that are dangerous on the break.
Given Manchester City's need to score - something they have managed nine times in their last three Europa League home games - and Dynamo Kiev's fine record in front of goal since Yuri Semin's return, striking 14 times in five outings this year, over 2.5 goals has to be fancied at [1.92].
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Manchester City v Dynamo Kiev
Kick-off: 6pm
Live on ESPN
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Published: 17 Mar 2011
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