MAN CITY 5, FULHAM 0 Yaya Toure’s first hat trick for Manchester City and first of his career helped propel Manuel Pellegrini’s side into second spot in the Barclays Premier League. The midfield man from the Ivory Coast almost single handedly orchestrated the victory which strengthened City’s title challenge as they disposed of the Cottagers […]
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Van Persie hat trick seals great United fightback
MAN UNITED 3, OLYMPIACOS 0 (United won 3-2 on aggregate) Robin van Persie’s brilliant hat trick helped Manchester United stage a great recovery and claim a place in the quarter finals of the Champions League. The Dutchman almost single handedly destroyed Olympiacos on a night when they overturned a two-goal deficit from the first leg in […]
City young guns shot down by Benfica
MAN CITY 1, BENFICA 2 Manchester City under-19’s were the architects of their own downfall as they lost to Benfica in the quarter finals of the UEFA Youth League. City took an early lead at Hyde in front of a 4,014 crowd and looked on course for a semi-final showdown against Real Madrid until the […]
United’s penalty bother as Liverpool are spot on
MAN UNITED 0, LIVERPOOL 3 Manchester United can rarely have suffered such an embarrassing defeat against arch-rivals Liverpool. They were fortunate not to lose by an even larger margin as their hopes of securing Champions League football next season surely disappeared. United were comprehensively beaten to remain seventh in the table and 11 points adrift […]
David Silva powers City to Hull victory after Vincent Kompany red card
HULL CITY 0, MANCHESTER CITY 2 David Silva put a smile back on City faces with a magical performance to ensure that Manchester City ended a difficult week with three points and their Premier League destiny still in their own hands despite the sending off of captain Vincent Kompany in the tenth minute. Goals by […]