Man Utd 4, Everton 4 Call it a pundits’ paradise, a title showdown or the most important ever Manchester derby, but there is no disguising the significance of next Monday’s clash between City and United at the Etihad Stadium. Instead of closing in on their 20th top flight championship, Manchester United tossed the initiative back […]
Reds eye twenty-twenty title vision
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 […]
Rooney at the double
Man Utd 2, West Brom 0 Super Sunday gave way to significant Sunday on a day which could prove the most pivotal yet as to the final resting place for this season’s Premier League crown. Manchester United went back to the top of the table for the first time in five months. Two goals by […]
Red sore that won’t heal
Man Utd 2, Liverpool 1 On a day when the more unseemly side of football again reared its ugly head, Wayne Rooney showed that there is still something to admire about the ‘beautiful’ game. Rooney’s double strike in the opening five minutes of the second half gave United three deserved points and put them back […]
Scholes sparks Wanderers woe
Man Utd 3, Bolton 0 Golden oldie Paul Scholes may yet prove to be Manchester United’s not so secret weapon in the fight for honours on three fronts this season. The 37-year-old former England midfielder, called out of retirement last week and registered to play for the rest of the season, scored the first of […]