That fine run of form belied the internal upheaval that had surrounded the club since captain Carlos Tevez controversially slapped a transfer request on to manager Roberto Mancini's desk.
For example, sometimes when a senior manager makes a request, it causes a cascade of activity that is far beyond what she intended.
Several years ago, an executive vice president of a cell-phone refurbishment firm rejected a department manager's request for an executive post because he doubted her claim that the promotion would benefit the business.
Hastily convened at the request of the new Bangladesh manager, Lodewijk de Kruif, up to 40 amateur and semi-pro players from the UK's Bangladeshi community have taken part in a trial match to find talent for the national side.
In just over two hours, the manager accepted the friend request of the profile that was cloned by Novaes.
Last Thursday the Premier League rejected Newcastle's request for dispensation to appoint Roeder as manager.
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Cambridge City Manager Robert Healy urged the Tsarnaev family not to make a request.
Meanwhile United skipper Albert Watson appears set to stay at Ballymena after talks with manager Roy Walker, having previously handed in a written transfer request.
Meanwhile Shawn Spott, manager of corporate intelligence and research at RBC Wealth Management, responded to a request for better insight into sales and market performance by taking a couple of years to think about what information executives needed and how complex data could be presented simply.
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The vegetarian request was on the "rider" when the concert dates were being booked, one venue manager said.
Once on the train, the manager told the officer Mr Osborne would have to pay an upgrade fare, a request which Mr Osborne's aide initially refused, according to Virgin Trains.
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