CRYSTAL PALACE 2, MANCHESTER CITY 1 Manchester City will reflect on a disastrous Easter weekend with a pair of baffling refereeing decisions which ended with Manuel Pellegrini’s side dropping to fourth place in the Premier League behind Arsenal and Manchester United. City might have opened the scoring early on after a strong start, with Sergio […]
Andros Townsend’s equaliser keeps England unbeaten this season after Italy friendly
ITALY 1, ENGLAND 1 Graziano Pelle scores deserved opener for Italy after 29 minutes England toil but substitute Andros Townsend nets equaliser after 79 minutes England’s unbeaten run now eight games this season This was the first serious test of England after their latest victory in an eminently winnable European Championships qualification group and they […]
Steven Gerrard cameo lasts less than a minute after he sees red during Manchester United win at Anfield courtesy of a Juan Mata double
LIVERPOOL 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 Double strike by Juan Mata seals victory for United Rooney penalty miss in added time Manchester United extend lead over Liverpool to five points Half-time sub Steven Gerrard sent off 38 seconds after coming on, apologises to his team-mates and fans afterwards Steven Gerrard’s final appearance for Liverpool in a game […]
Joe Hart head and shoulders above every other Man City player but Barcelona progress to quarter finals of the Champions League
BARCELONA 1, MANCHESTER CITY 0 (Barcelona win 3-1 on aggregate) Joe Hart prevented what would certainly have been a thrashing in the Nou Camp for Manchester City as they lost 1-0 on the night a 3-1 on aggregate against Barcelona in the Champions League. Hart was acclaimed by the Barcelona team and City fans in […]
Ashley Young’s late goal keeps Manchester United in race for Champions League spot
NEWCASTLE UNITED 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Ashley Young’s first goal in over a year sealed a late victory for lucky Manchester United after they toiled for almost 90 minutes without reward at St James’ Park. Young’s last goal came during David Moyes’ short-lived reign at Old Trafford in a 2-0 win at Old Trafford against […]