BRADFORD CITY 0, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1 It was all change as Oldham Athletic won at Bradford City to book their place in the third round of the Checkatade Trophy. Manager Richie Wellens shook up his side making six alterations to the one that lost at Southend United in the league three days earlier. And it […]
Manchester United stretch unbeaten home run to 40 games with victory against CSKA Moscow in Champions League
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Manchester United extended their unbeaten home record to a remarkable 40 games to equal a 51-year-old club record with victory against CSKA Moscow.
The win ensured the Reds go into the knockout phase of the Champions League as group A winners, though manager Jose Mourinho played down its significance.
“I am not playing for records – the record I wanted was to win the Europa League for the first time.There are more important things than that, though it is nice,” he said.
Goals from Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford in a deadly 66-second spell ensured United headed the section with 15 points from a possible 18.
Another late show as Manchester City see off spirited strugglers West Ham
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Manchester City’s form has dipped, but they keep on winning as they stumbled past struggling West Ham at the Etihad.
In the past week City’s displays against Huddersfield, Southampton and West Ham have failed to hit the dizzy heights of early season.
What would ordinarily have been three comfortable wins turned out to be three nail-biters with victory only secured through late goals.
Oldham Athletic fire third straight blank in defeat at Southend United
SOUTHEND UNITED 2, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0 Manager Richie Wellens made no excuses as Oldham Athletic lost at Southend United in Sky Bet League One. “We didn’t deserve anything as Southend were the better side,” conceded Wellens who added it was the first time in 13 games in charge that his side didn’t deserve anything as […]
Raheem Sterling stars in another late, late show for Manchester City in big win against Southampton
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Titles are won and lost on moments like this as Raheem Sterling’s 95th minute goal gave Premier League leaders Manchester City a massive three points at home to Southampton.
And Pep Guardiola’s joyous and almost uncontrollable celebrations, in which he sprinted on to the field, revealed precisely what it meant to City’s manager as his side ground out a valuable victory.
The late goals by Sterling against Huddersfield on Sunday and Saints see City preserve an eight-point lead at the top whereas it could conceivably had been four but for his priceless strikes in both matches.