Man Utd 2, QPR 0 As the finishing line to their 20th top flight title gets nearer and nearer, so Manchester United’s performances resemble more a day at the office than a mighty chore. Wayne Rooney’s first-half penalty and Paul Scholes’ second-half piledriver put the Reds eight points clear of neighbours City at the top […]
Match Report
Gunners shoot down City’s title hopes
ARSENAL 1, MANCHESTER CITY 0 Manchester United have one hand on the Barclays Premier League trophy this season after they won 2-0 at Old Trafford against QPR and City fell 1-0 to a late Mikel Arteta strike at the Emirates. United now have an 8 point lead in the title race, a gap that had […]
United turn up the title heat
BLACKBURN ROVERS 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 2. Manchester United took a gigantic step towards defending their Barclays Premier League title on the ground where they last season secured their record-breaking 19th championship. The Reds overcame a tricky obstacle at Blackburn Rovers, where they had won on only two previous visits to Ewood Park, to open what […]
City title blow despite fightback to win a point
MAN CITY 3, SUNDERLAND 3 Eighty six minutes of tension followed by eight minutes of noise ended 3-3 as City had to come from 3-1 down to win a point against Sunderland. The Mackems ended City’s 20 game winning streak at home and might have ended their title hopes too but for late goals by […]
Table-topping United enjoy stroke of good fortune
MAN UNITED 1, FULHAM 0. If Manchester United fend off the challenge from their noisy neighbours and successfully defend their Barclays Premier League title, they may well look back on the scruffy home victory against Fulham as the defining moment of their campaign. The Reds certainly had a stroke of good fortune on the night […]