MANCHESTER UNITED 3, BURNLEY 1 PHIL JONES AND DALEY BLIND OFF AFTER FIRST HALF INJURIES WHISTLES FROM CROWD DURING POOR FIRST HALF SUBSTITUTE CHRIS SMALLING SCORES TWICE WITH HIS HEAD DANNY INGS SCORES FOR BURNLEY ROBIN VAN PERSIE SEALS VICTORY WITH LATE PENALTY, UNITED’S FIRST OF THE SEASON Early substitute Chris Smalling scored a brace […]
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Manchester United shares leap after new record television deal is announced
Shares in Manchester United leapt 5% as investors welcomed the sale of Premier League television rights for a record £5.136bn, a rise of 71% on the last deal. Amid widespread surprise at the size of the deal, even among football industry experts, Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore pledged money raised from the auction for rights […]
Daley Blind’s injury time equaliser denies West Ham
WEST HAM 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Daley Blind’s injury time equaliser secured a draw for Manchester United at West Ham after Sam Allardyce’s side had taken a the lead early in the second half of an attritional game. Yesterday’s 1-1 draw at the Etihad between Manchester City and Hull City meant that United could have closed the […]
Manchester United beat Cambridge United to book last 16 place in the FA Cup
MAN UNITED 3, CAMBRIDGE UNITED 0 Manchester United booked their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup and a trip to Preston North End, but Cambridge United also left Old Trafford as winners. The fourth-round tie and replay against the Reds has earned the League Two minnows a cool £1.5million, which was akin to coming […]
Manchester United outfox Leicester City to climb to third in the Premier League
MAN UNITED 3, LEICESTER CITY 1 Manchester United disposed of bottom-of-the-table Leicester City with comparative ease to strengthen climb into third place in the Barclays Premier League. First-half goals from Robin van Persie, Radamel Falcao and Wes Morgan, who found his own net, sealed victory which keeps the team on track for a return to […]