OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1, LEYTON ORIENT 0. Oldham Athletic posted victory through the letter box against Leyton Orient in the first round of the FA Cup. Manager Lee Johnson described the theory which brought about Mike Jones’ match-winning free kick. Jones lifted a 25-yard free kick over the defensive wall leaving keeper Gary […]
What’s Mata as Manchester United climb to sixth in the Premier League
MAN UNITED 1, CRYSTAL PALACE 0 Substitute Juan Mata, squeezed out of Manchester United’s starting line up in recent weeks, spared the blushes as the Spanish midfield man scored their match-winning goal against Crystal Palace. It looked as though Palace would pinch a point at Old Trafford until Mata, last season’s £37.8million capture from Chelsea,, struck midway through […]
Kompany out as City bid to regain momentum
Manchester City will have to start their post-CSKA recovery without Vincent Kompany as their Belgian captain suffered a calf injury in the 2-1 Bonfire Night defeat to the Russian side in the Champions League. Kompany’s place in the team will probably be taken up by England’s most expensive defender at £32m in Eliaquim Mangala, who […]
Nine-man Manchester City beaten by CSKA Moscow as Champions League elimination looms
MAN CITY 1, CSKA MOSCOW 2 Manchester City’s hopes of reaching the knockout phase of the Champions League all but fizzled out on Bonfire Night following their home defeat to CSKA Moscow. Two goals from Ivory Coast international Seydou Doumbia inflicted a painful loss which leaves City bottom of group E with two points from […]
Sergio Aguero is Manchester City derby matchwinner as United are hit by Chris Smalling’s red card
MAN CITY 1, MAN UNITED 0 Manchester City ended a run of three straight defeats with a hard-earned victory in the derby at the Etihad Stadium. While there was joy for the blue half of Manchester, the Reds’ defeat confirmed their worst start to a season for 28 years, even though their starting line up […]