Manchester City 3-0 Wigan Athletic: Winger Shaun Wright-Phillips looks to send in a cross for Carlos Tevez as the hosts hunt for an early goal against the Latics
Having scored Wigan's winner in their previous game against Burnley, Hugo Rodallega attempts to cause problems for City's defence in the opening stages
A striker struggling for goals, only nine this season, Emmanuel Adebayor tries to impose himself on Wigan's back four in his efforts to repay his �25m transfer fee
Wigan have the better of the half but it is Tevez who has arguably the best chance but he finds goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic in top form as he repels his close range effort
Needing to win to stay in the race for a Champions League place, Mancini opts to swap Wright-Phillips for Craig Bellamy just before the second half gets under way
The first major talking point of the match arrives in the 56th minute when referee Stuart Attwell decides a strong tackle by Latics defender Gary Caldwell on Tevez is worthy of a straight red card
Roberto Martinez's side battle on for 15 minutes with 10 men before an error by Stojkovic allows Tevez to tap in a simple goal to break the deadlock
The Argentine forward has another two minutes later when he gets on the end of Vincent Kompany's cross to put the game beyond the visitors
He gets on the scoresheet again before the end to complete his second hat-trick of the season as Manchester City move up to fifth, while defeat leaves Wigan in 16th just four points above the relegation zone
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