Nigeria’s duo of Victor Moses and Osaze Odemwingie were in scintilating form as Stoke City upset Premier League Champions, Manchester City, by a lone goal to earn their first ever victory at the Etihad Stadium.
While Moses was involved for 79 minutes of the game, his Nigerian compatriot, Odemwingie was introduced at half time for Charlie Adams.
Moses went close to grabbing his first goal for the Potters but he was unable to get a touch to Odemwingie’s cross in the 62nd minute of the tie.
Meanwhile, Mame Diouf, a former Manchester United player, who failed to make the grade at Old Trafford, but he returned to Manchester in style, netting Stoke’s first goal at City in seven visits in the Premier League era, to give Potters boss, Mark Hughes, a sweet victory over the club that sacked him in 2009.
The 26-year-old, brought to England by Alex Ferguson in 2009, but limited to a handful of substitute appearances in his time with United, collected a headed clearance from a corner midway inside his own half and set off towards the City goal.
Showing eye-catching pace, Diouf proved too quick for Aleksandar Kolarov and easily beat Fernandinho’s mistimed challenge before arriving in the area and hitting the ball, low and right-footed, through the legs of Hart, who will feel he could have done much better with his attempted save.
Frustrated by an excellent game-plan implemented by Hughes and the visitors’ committed concentration and defending, the champions created few openings as their 100 per cent winning start came to an unexpected end.
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