Despite being down to ten men, Manchester City slammed three goals in the second-half of their EPL match against Southampton.

Manchester City defender Gael Clichy signed a new four-year contract with the Premier League club on Sunday.

The North London club have sold Robin van Persie, Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri over the past few years, and have failed to recruit any notable world-class talents.

France fullback Gael Clichy said on Saturday his transfer to Manchester City from Arsenal last year had transformed him.

France on Friday dashed Ukraine's hopes of a surprise second straight win in Group D and possible qualification for Euro 2012's knock-out phase, as they beat the tournament co-hosts 2-0 in rain-soaked Donetsk.

The Ukraine v France Euro 2012 Group D match resumed at 1700GMT after a 57 minute suspension because of torrential rain here on Friday.

Laurent Blanc made two changes to his France line-up for their second game against Ukraine at Euro 2012, with Gael Clichy and Jeremy Menez both coming into the team for the Group D match.

Laurent Blanc has urged France to avoid the mistakes they made against England by starting strongly against co-hosts Ukraine in their second Euro 2012 outing in Donetsk on Friday.

A partisan home crowd isn't the only thing France has to keep quiet when it plays Ukraine at the European Championship on Friday.

Having missed an opportunity to beat England in their European Championship opener, France is under more pressure than it perhaps expected heading into Friday's match against a revitalized Ukraine.