SWANSEA CITY 0, MAN UNITED 1 Javier Hernandez may have been Manchester United’s matchwinner at the Liberty Stadium, but their improved form of late has been built on solid foundations. Since the debacle in the Manchester derby, when neighbours City hit them for six, they have kept five successive clean sheets. And it is that […]
Premier League
Newcastle swept away as City march on
MAN CITY 3, NEWCASTLE UTD 1 Penalties from Mario Balotelli and Sergio Aguero, plus a goal by Micah Richards ended Newcastle United’s unbeaten record as Manchester City continued their own march towards the Barclays Premier League title. With four changes from the side which beat Wolves before the international break, City manager Roberto Mancini was careful to rotate his […]
Brown’s golden touch for Reds on Fergie’s silver day
MAN UNITED 1, SUNDERLAND 0. IT was the supreme irony that the victory which marked Sir Alex Ferguson’s 25th anniversary as Manchester United manager was secured by a face from the club’s past. Stemming from a corner by a man of the United present, helped on by a rising star of the future and executed […]
City dig deep to extinguish QPR fireworks
QPR 2, MANCHESTER CITY 3 They say titles are won when teams win despite a poor performance. Manchester City certainly needed to dig deep after after they conceded the lead for the first time in the Barclays Premier League game at Loftus Road against Queens Park Rangers but preserved their unbeaten start as they overpowered […]
United get back to basics
EVERTON 0, MAN UNITED 1. It appeared as though the previous weekend’s derby disaster had not happened as Manchester United resumed normal service with a hard-earned Barclays Premier League victory at Everton which keeps them in second spot. After the nightmare of the Manchester derby defeat, the match at Goodison Park was always going to be […]