Original sentence: Dickov came on as a substitute in Manchester City's first game of the 2006-07 season against Chelsea, a 3-0 defeat.Dickov made nine starts and seven substitute appearances in 2006–7, but failed to score a single goal.He then started the next three matches, including a 1–0 win over his former club Arsenal.In May 2007 he announced his interest in pursuing a coaching role when he retires.Over the course of the season Dickov suffered several injuries, including a back problem, a knee injury and a toe injury, the latter sidelining him for four months
Edited sentence: Dickov came on as a substitute in Manchester City's first game of the 2006-07 season against Chelsea which the team lost 3-0 and then started the teams first home game of the season against Portsmouth a match which ended 0-0.However after undergoing the appropriate medical treatment he returned to action  and was part of the team that helped Manchester City defeat Middlesbrough 1-0.However, Cole left for Portsmouth on 31 August 2006, before they had the chance to renew their partnership.However, there has been speculation recently that he will be let go by manager Stuart Pearce at the end of the 2006-07 season.In City's third game of the season he put in a man of the match performance against his old team Arsenal and City won 1-0 after Joey Barton converted a penalty awarded after Trevor Sinclair was brought down in the penalty area.In October 2006 it was revealed that Dickov had been suffering from a back problem and had been playing when this was not quite right.There he joined Andy Cole who he had known as a trialist at Arsenal and  at Blackburn Rovers for a short period of time