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 […]
Marcus Rashford has dream debut scoring twice in Manchester United’s Europa League win against FC Midtjylland
MAN UNITED 5, FC MIDTJYLLAND 1 (6-3 on aggregate) Marcus Rashford was an unlikely hero for injury-hit Manchester United in their Europa League triumph against FC Midtjylland at Old Trafford. The 18-year-old striker scored twice on his debut, despite not being down to play against the Danes. It was only an injury to Anthony Martial […]
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 […]
Oldham Athletic produce posh performance to win at Peterborough United
PETERBOROUGH UNITED 1, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2 Oldham Athletic are starting to believe that miracles might happen and they may yet pull off the great escape from Sky Bet League One. The win at Peterborough United extended the unbeaten run to five games and, with 11 points from those games, suddenly safety is nowhere as distance […]
Manchester United tame Shrews-bury to reach last eight of the FA Cup
SHREWSBURY TOWN 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 3. Manchester United tamed the shrews and avoided a potential banana skin as they won at Sky Bet League One side Shrewsbury Town to claim a quarter-final place in the Emirates FA Cup. The Reds made sure they didn’t come victims of a giantkilling act against opponents 60 places below […]