Coming just two days before Sunday’s Premier League game against Arsenal at Old Trafford, the 5-1 beating of a ring-rusty FC Midtjylland side, Louis van Gaal admitted his side would be spending their time recovering rather than training. Van Gaal spoke of the confidence that his side had gained beating modest opposition in Shrewsbury Town […]
Rested Manchester City take a great stride towards the Champions League quarter finals after beating Dynamo Kiev away
DYNAMO KIEV 1, MANCHESTER CITY 3 (Champions League Round of 16 – 1st Leg) Joe Hart pushes Andriy Yarmolenko’s cross onto the bar after four minutes Sergio Aguero opens the scoring after 15 minutes David Silva caps fine first half performance with 40th minute goal Vitaly Buyalskiy reduces the deficit as Kiev are resurgent in […]
Manchester City’s bright future on display even though kids go down fighting at Chelsea
CHELSEA 5, MANCHESTER CITY 1 (FA CUP 5TH ROUND) Manchester City’s quest for the quadruple came to an end at Stamford Bridge after defeat in the FA Cup when City boss Manuel Pellegrini followed through with his promise to field youngsters from the Elite Development Squad due to fixture congestion. Suffering his third defeat in […]
Ashley Smith-Brown goal secures home derby win over Manchester United U21
MANCHESTER CITY EDS 1, MANCHESTER UNITED U21 0 Manchester City’s EDS side ensured that their United U21 rivals didn’t secure a 10-day double over them with a 1-0 win at the Etihad Stadium after losing by the same scoreline on February 11. Ashley Smith-Brown scored the deserved winner after just 18 minutes of a game which […]
Manchester United lose Europa League first leg in Denmark as FC Midtjylland stun the Reds with late winner
FC MIDTJYLLAND 2, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 David De Gea injures knee in warm up and is replaced by Sergio Romero; Wayne Rooney already out after knee injury against Sunderland Memphis Depay opens the scoring for Man Utd Pione Sisto and Paul Onuachu goals stun the Reds United Fans protest at £71 ticket prices Goals by Pione […]