I know you said you prefer to play 2 up top with Man City mate but I made a few tactics for them in the 1st season (4-2-3-1,4-4-1-1,4-1-4-1) which seemed to work well, after 20 games I was sitting in 3rd 5 points off Chelsea @ the top and the only signing I made was Huntelaar (17.75m) this was on 8.0.2 btw so if you want to give them a try u can, other than that maybe play 4-2-2-2 short att football @ home and play 4-4-1-1 away with the passing just above short, mentality normal and counter attack, play Elano behind the front man with an arrow pushin upto the ST position and keep it narrow hope this as helped mate. | 
