MAN UNITED 2, VALENCIA 1 An injury-time goal from Manchester United substitute Marouane Fellaini handed Louis van Gaal victory on his Old Trafford bow. Only seconds remained of the final pre-season workout against Spanish side Valencia remained when Fellaini struck the decisive goal to turn jeers to cheers. Fellaini, introduced with 14 minutes left, was […]
Jason Denayer joins Celtic on a one-year loan
Manchester City defender Jason Denayer, 19, has joined Celtic on a one-year loan. Denayer has joined the Scottish champions at the same time as Aston Villa’s Bulgarian winger Aleksander Tonev, who is believed to have joined on similar terms. The highly-rated Belgian youngster had featured in City’s pre-season tour of America and will now gain […]
David Silva signs new 5-year deal and Eliaquim Mangala signs for City
David Silva signs new five year deal; Eliaquim Mangala becomes the most expensive Premier League defender Manchester City midfielder David Silva has signed a new five year contract to stay at the Etihad until 2019. Silva, 28, has become the third City player to agree a new deal this summer after Samir Nasri, 27, and Aleksandar […]
Manchester City gunned down by Arsenal in Community Shield
ARSENAL 3, MAN CITY 0 It was hard to read too much into Manchester City’s comprehensive defeat by Arsenal at Wembley in The FA Community Shield. The absence of so many of City’s key players clearly had an influence on the outcome as Arsenal lifted the season’s first piece of silverware. The annual curtain-raiser between […]
Jonathan Forte double earns Oldham Athletic opening-day draw
COLCHESTER UNITED 2, OLDHAM ATHLETIC New-boy Jonathan Forte crowned an impressive debut for Oldham Athletic with both goals in the opening-day draw in Sky Bet League 1 at Colchester United. The former Sheffield United striker, hardly renowned a prolific scorer, displayed a cutting edge as the one-time Blade displayed a ruthless touch in front of goal. Despite the efforts […]