Fulham pounce on Robinho-less Manchester City
Mark Hughes defended his decision to rest a weary Robinho as the fatigue factor and Fulham conspired to increase the pressure on the Manchester City manager.
wo second-half goals from Clint Dempsey, either side of Dickson Etuhu’s long-range strike, overturned Stephen Ireland’s first-half goal and consigned City to a fifth defeat in six games.
Robinho’s relegation to the substitutes’ bench and City’s dismal performance prompted chants of displeasure from sections of the home supporters, but with the club’s season now seemingly resting the outcome of Thursday’s Uefa Cup second-leg at home to Hamburg, who City trail 3-1, Hughes insisted that he had no option but to gamble on his team selection against Roy Hodgson’s team.telegraph.co.uk
