Tevez Off the Mark As Palace Succumb ; Carling Cup 2nd Round Crystal Palace .................... 0 Manchester City ................. 2

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CARLOS Tevez opened his Manchester City goal account last night, after the Barclays Premier League stars were given a Carling Cup fright by Crystal Palace before securing a 2-0 secondround win at Selhurst Park.

Joleon Lescott made his debut in a City side packed with Pounds 200 million worth of talent, with boss Mark Hughes signalling his intent to justify the club's lavish spending with a trophy this season. But owner Sheikh Mansour could have been forgiven for checking some of his receipts at half-time, with Neil Warnock's no- nonsense Palace side well on top.

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Tevez Off the Mark As Palace Succumb ; Carling Cup 2nd Round Crystal Palace .................... 0 Manchester City ................. 2

City's all-star forward line of Tevez, Emmanuel Adebayor and Robinho were not relishing the experience as th...

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