MAN UTD 2, NORWICH 0 Goals from Anderson and Danny Welbeck finally broke a stubborn Norwich side which could have gone home celebrating after Anthony Pilkington spurned two gilt-edged chances to score at Old Trafford. Many clubs will come to Old Trafford this season and hope to steal a point. After draws at the Britannia Stadium […]
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Tevez will not apologise
As the furore over the Tevez incident continued to dominate news headlines this week several Premier League managers including Harry Redknapp and Sir Alex Ferguson backed City manager Roberto Mancini over the incident. It has been rumoured that Tevez refuses to apologise to Mancini like his fellow striker Edin Dzeko did this week and believes […]
Scholes sympathy for Tevez
The BBC reports that former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes expressed his sympathy for Carlos Tevez’ situation with Manchester City following his recent apparent ‘refusal’ to warm up in their Champions League game against Bayern Munich. He revealed that he himself had refused to play in a weakened team that Sir Alex Ferguson had selected […]
Red faces as Swiss snatch shock draw
MAN UNITED 3, FC BASEL 3. Manchester United needed an injury-time equaliser from Ashley Young to prevent an embarrassing home Champions League defeat by Swiss minnows FC Basel. They were heading towards an unexpected loss until Young’s last-gasp intervention helped save faces which would have been as red as their shirts. On an extraordinary night […]
United’s first dropped points
STOKE CITY 1, MAN UNITED 1. All good things must come to an end and Manchester United’s 100-per-cent start to their Premier League campaign did so in the Potteries, though they remain top of the table. Stoke City have a habit of turning over the big clubs and at the Britannia Stadium this evening they […]