MAN CITY 2, SUNDERLAND 2 On the day when it was revealed Manchester City have the most expensively-paid team in world sport, they hardly performed like world beaters as they were surprisingly held at home by bottom-club Sunderland. And the unexpected loss of two points against the Black Cats was a massive dent to City’s […]
Match Report
Manchester City lose control of title destiny
LIVERPOOL 3 MAN CITY 2 It was the day Manchester City lost control of their own title destiny in the Barclays Premier League following a dramatic defeat at Anfield. Suddenly Liverpool find themselves in pole position as they will be crowned champions for the first time since 1990 if they win their four remaining games. […]
Manchester United’s Euro dream over
BAYERN MUNICH 3, MAN UNITED 1 (Bayern won 4-2 on aggregate) For a few brief seconds Manchester United dared to dream of causing a major Champions League upset. When Patrice Evra put the Reds ahead in the Allianz Arena, it looked for a moment as though the Reds might pull off the unthinkable and knockout […]
Juan Mata fills in for missing Wayne Rooney as United sink Magpies
NEWCASTLE UNTED 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 4 A much-changed Manchester United side continued their exemplary away record with their forth win in a row away from Old Trafford. A brace of goals by Juan Mata either side of the break was followed by second half strikes by Javier Hernandez (who had hit the woodwork in the […]
Manchester City march on against Saints
MAN CITY 4, SOUTHAMPTON 1 Manchester City’s remarkable goalscoring exploits continued as they took another step towards regaining the Barclays League title. City scored four or more goals in a league fixture for the tenth time as they swept aside the Saints after surviving an awkward opening. It took two goals in first half stoppage […]