QPR 2, MANCHESTER CITY 2 Charlie Austin and Martin Demichelis own goal put QPR into the lead Sergio Aguero scores twice; Edin Dzeko goes off injured leaving City with two fit strikers A double strike by Sergio Aguero ensured that Manchester City avoided another damaging defeat in the Barclays Premier League but a 2-2 draw […]
Oldham Athletic post FA Cup win through the letter box against Leyton Orient
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 […]