Much more of this and Manchester City supporters are going to have to adopt a new anthem.
The words to "Blue Moon" resound as an aria for the Barclays Premier League club before their home matches, a song born from the phrase which refers to the sort of incidents which occur only rarely. A 6-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur yesterday could more accurately be described as the norm for City, though, with the club having now scored 26 league goals at home this season.
There have been 12 at the Etihad Stadium this month alone if you count the five put past CSKA Moscow in a Champions League group match. Fans have grown accustomed to their side being so in tune on their own patch and they might have been given to hum contentedly after Jesus Navas scored the first after just 14 seconds.
City's other goals then followed rhythmically; Sandro scored an own goal after Alvaro had aimed an acrobatic volley at goal; Sergio Aguero scored either side of the break; Negredo curled in another goal and Navas pushed his second shot past Hugo Lloris in the final moments. It was an encore which supporters could not get enough of.
"It was really good and we showed once again that against the big squads we always respond at home," said Samir Nasri, the City midfielder. "It's a great result, 6-0, that you don't see that often. We maintained our great run at home."
His side are able to sit proudly in fourth place in the league, masters of all they survey. That has not always applied to stadiums which are under the jurisdiction others, though, since City's form on the road has not been quite so impressive - the side losing four of their first six matches away from home.
One of those came in Cardiff. It was no more accommodating a town for their city rivals United yesterday as David Moyes' side surrendered a lead in the final moments. It was a draw punctuated by a goal from Kim Bo-Kyung but which also had a point of exclamation - Wayne Rooney kicking out at Cardiff midfielder Jordon Mutch after just eight minutes. The United forward was only booked.
It would prove contentious, not least since Rooney opened the scoring for his side minutes later, although Ben Turner was not inclined to hit out afterwards. "I didn't want him sent off really because it's becoming less and less of a physical game and I think we need to keep some of that in the game for the enjoyment of the fans," said the Cardiff captain.
His manager, Malky Mackay, was less amused by an incident involving his midfielder Gary Medel and United's Marouane Fellaini as the pair jostled in the penalty area. "[Medel] could [have been sent off] but then I also look at Fellaini doing what he does normally and putting his head on someone else's face. That is a sending off."
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