Manchester City has moved up to the second position in the Premier League table following a 2-0 win over Hull City away at the KC Stadium on Saturday, despite seeing captain Vincent Kompany dismissed by a red card.
Kompany was penalized for tussling with Hull's Nikica Jelavic as the Croat ran towards goal inside 10 minutes.
According to the BBC, however, David Silva's superb strike, within five minutes of Kompany's red card, settled the nerves and gave the visitors a boost, following which Edin Dzeko slotted past Allan McGregor after some excellent build-up play to seal the win late on with a cool low finish.
Up until the dismissal, the hosts had looked the brighter side, despite being on a miserable run which had seen them lose four and win just one of their last seven top-flight matches at the KC Stadium, the report added.
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