MANCHESTER CITY 3, SUNDERLAND 0 Possibly more important than the goals and emphatic victory against Sunderland was the performance of the under-fire back line as this was Manchester City’s first clean sheet of the season. It was a new -look defence with captain Vincent Kompany ruled out though injury and Micah Richards back after a […]
Premier League
Tottenham earn their Premier League spurs
MAN UNITED 2, TOTTENHAM 3 Tottenham’s Old Trafford wilderness years ended in, what is sure to be, one of the classic games of the season. It was a Gary Lineker goal which gave Spurs their last league win at Old Trafford in 1989 – one and a half seasons before the inception of the Premiership. […]
City overcome Fulham resistance
FULHAM 1, MANCHESTER CITY 2 City got back on track with a 2-1 win at Craven Cottage to end a 4 match streak of winless games. Roberto Mancini had earlier declared that City would retain their Premier League title but they were made to work hard to overcome a hard working and organised Fulham side […]
City supersub strikes again
FULHAM 1, MAN CITY 2 Manchester City arrested their faltering start to the campaign with a hard-earned Barclays Premier League victory at Fulham. A late goal from substitute Edin Dzeko earned a terrific win because Fulham had lost only once in their previous 13 games at Craven Cottage. And City, without a win in their […]
Hillsborough victims remembered
LIVERPOOL 1, MAN UNITED 2. It was an afternoon to set aside differences and forget the often bitter and tribal rivalry, which often borders on hatred, which exists between a faction of Manchester United and Liverpool fans. Most behaved impeccably as football remembered the 96 victims of the Hillsborough tragedy on an emotional day at […]