MAN UTD 1, AJAX 2 (United win 3-2 on aggregate) Sir Alex Ferguson shouldered the blame as faltering Manchester United scraped through to the last 16 of the Europa League. The Reds’ manager admitted he got it wrong with his team selection as Dutch side Ajax triumphed at Old Trafford but lost on aggregate over […]
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Europa joy for United
AJAX 0, MAN UNITED 2 Manchester United made a winning debut in the Europa League following a hard-earned victory in Holland against Ajax Two of the giants of European football found themselves in the competition which is the poor relations compared with the glitz of the Champion League. After a rare failure to progress from the group […]
Liverpool FC, Kenny Dalglish, Luis Suarez, issue apologies following handshake incident at Old Trafford
It’s been a day of apologies following yesterday’s controversies over the race rows at Old Trafford. Luis Suarez and Kenny Dalglish issued apologies today over their part in the so-called ‘handshake incident’ yesterday. Liverpool Managing Director Ian Ayre had already made a statement over the matter: “We are extremely disappointed Luis Suarez did not shake […]
Red sore that won’t heal
Man Utd 2, Liverpool 1 On a day when the more unseemly side of football again reared its ugly head, Wayne Rooney showed that there is still something to admire about the ‘beautiful’ game. Rooney’s double strike in the opening five minutes of the second half gave United three deserved points and put them back […]
Fergie sees red over Suarez snub
Sir Alex Ferguson described Luis Suarez as a “disgrace to Liverpool Football Club” suggesting he ought never to play for the club again after refusing to shake hands with Manchester United’s Patrice Evra before today’s Barclays Premier League match at Old Trafford. The eyes of the world were focused on the pre-match handshake as it […]