MANCHESTER CITY 0, STOKE CITY 1 Former Manchester City manager Mark Hughes made a triumphant return to the Etihad Stadium as Stoke City snatched a shock 1-0 victory. It was certainly a coupon buster and appeared a home banker bearing in mind City had lost only once in their previous 70 home Premier League games. […]
Manchester City drawn against Bayern Munich in the Champions League again
Manchester City will face Bayern Munich in the Champions League for the third time in four seasons. They will also face CSKA Moscow for the second season in succession while Serie A runners-up AS Roma complete Group E in what looks like another tough group stage for the Barclays Premier League champions. Last season, City […]
Wayne Rooney named as the new England captain
WAYNE ROONEY NAMED CAPTAIN AFTER RETIREMENTS OF STEVEN GERRARD AND FRANK LAMPARD; ENGLAND SQUAD HAS FOUR UNCAPPED PLAYERS Wayne Rooney was today named as England’s new captain following the retirements of Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard and New York City’s Frank Lampard, who is currently on loan at Manchester City. The 28 year old had already been […]
United dumped out of the Capital One Cup by rampant MK Dons
MK DONS 4, MANCHESTER UNITED 0 (CAPITAL ONE CUP, ROUND TWO) UNITED MAKE TEN CHANGES; DE GEA, ANDERSON, EVANS, KAGAWA, HERNANDEZ AND WELBECK START; LOUIS VAN GAAL ‘NOT SHOCKED’ AT RESULT MK Dons took full advantage of a weakened Manchester United side to thrash them at the first attempt and dump them out of the Capital One […]
Manchester United shatter British transfer record to land Angel Di Maria
Manchester United is delighted to announce that Ángel Di María has completed his transfer for a British record fee of £59.7m on a five-year contract. Di María, 26, began his career at one of the most prolific youth academies in Argentine football, Rosario Central. In 2007 he moved to Europe to play for Portuguese club, […]