Source: Daily_Mail
Manchester City 1 Fulham 3: Pressure mounts on under-fire Hughes after Robinho gamble backfires
Mark Hughes' bold decision to leave Robinho on the bench backfired as Manchester City were humbled in front of their furious fans by Fulham.
Instead of City applying pressure to West Ham for the final European slot, a second-half double from Clint Dempsey either side of a Dickson Etuhu effort against his old club mean Fulham are now pressing for seventh spot.
City must now attempt to overcome a first-leg deficit against Hamburg on Thursday to reach the UEFA Cup semi-finals and salvage their season.
No-one is suggesting the Blues might go down but the brutal truth is they are just eight points above second-bottom Middlesbrough after a season that promised so much but is turning into one of deep depression.
The vast sums spent on Hughes' squad are not looking like value for money, with the £32.5million lavished on Robinho a major piece of poor judgement.
In recent weeks, Hughes has given the impression of being totally fed up of talking about the Brazilian.
