Manuel Pellegrini and Manchester City know full well how hard it has been to defend the Premier League title after winning English football’s top prize in 2012 and 2014. And despite their differences in tactics and philosophy over the years Pellegrini has backed his rival manager Jose Mourinho to pull the Chelsea out of their […]
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Manchester United squander late chances as derby against Manchester City ends goalless
MAN UNITED 0, MAN CITY 0 After all the pre-match hype about the £545million clash and the richest game in football came a massive let down at Old Trafford. The 170th Manchester derby certainly did not live up to expectations and was a polar opposite to some of the dramatic spectacles of recent seasons. It […]
Reds bounce back from Arsenal mauling with victory at Everton
EVERTON 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 3 A minute’s applause for former Everton manager Howard Kendall Goals by Morgan Schneiderlin, Ander Herrera and Wayne Rooney as United win at Goodison for the first time in four seasons There was a minute’s applause for former Everton manager Howard Kendall who died today at the age of 69 but United took […]
Sterling work as Raheem scores first senior hat trick of career for Manchester City in 5-1 home won against AFC Bournemouth
MAN CITY 5, AFC BOURNEMOUTH 1 Raheem Sterling scored the first senior hat trick of his career as Manchester City blitzed newly-promoted AFC Bournemouth to stay top of the Barclays Premier League. The striker looked every inch the £49million he cost City in the summer as he found the net three times, his first treble […]
United blown away by early Gunners barrage as Alexis Sanchez scores twice
ARSENAL 3, MANCHESTER UNITED 0 Arsenal score three times in 20 minutes Alexis Sanchez scores twice, either side of a Mesut Ozil strike “Worst performance” under Louis van Gaal as United outplayed Arsenal leapfrog United who fall to third in the Premier League table Arsenal shrugged off their midweek Champions League disappointment with a demolition […]