MAN UNITED 2, EVERTON 0 Manchester United took another giant step towards wrestling the Barclays Premier League title back from neighbours City. The win against Everton, coupled with City’s surprise defeat at Southampton the previous day, saw the Reds extend their lead at the top to an impressive 12 points. Goals from Ryan Giggs […]
Rooney, Hart silence Brazilian samba
ENGLAND 2, BRAZIL 1 England’s Mancunian contingent played a starring role helping England make the perfect start to the Football Association’s 150th anniversary celebrations with victory against five times World Cup winners Brazil at Wembley. It was a night to remember for England, who have a series of prestigious friendlies lined up in 2013, as this […]
City lose further ground in title defence
MAN CITY 2, LIVERPOOL 2 Manchester City lost more ground in the defence of their Barclays Premier League title after being held at home by Liverpool. They remain in second spot but are now nine points adrift of their neighbours from the red half of Manchester with 13 league games left. City manager Roberto […]
Rooney is Reds’ saint
MAN UNITED 2, SOUTHAMPTON 1 Manchester United continued to make life hard for themselves on the night when victory against Southampton at Old Trafford stretched their lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League to seven points. It has become an all-too-familiar scenario of the Reds having to come from behind to pick up […]
Easy does it for rampant Reds
MAN UNITED 4, FULHAM 1. Manchester United’s passage to the last 16 of the FA Cup with Budweiser was, if anything, too easy as they cruised to victory against Fulham at Old Trafford. From the moment United were awarded a penalty with little over 60 seconds played, it was an embarrassingly one-sided contest. […]