MAN UNITED 1, SUNDERLAND 0. IT was the supreme irony that the victory which marked Sir Alex Ferguson’s 25th anniversary as Manchester United manager was secured by a face from the club’s past. Stemming from a corner by a man of the United present, helped on by a rising star of the future and executed […]
City dig deep to extinguish QPR fireworks
QPR 2, MANCHESTER CITY 3 They say titles are won when teams win despite a poor performance. Manchester City certainly needed to dig deep after after they conceded the lead for the first time in the Barclays Premier League game at Loftus Road against Queens Park Rangers but preserved their unbeaten start as they overpowered […]
FA will appeal Rooney’s England ban
The FA have revealed that they will be appealing against Wayne Rooney’s 3 match ban for England which would put him out of all of England’s group games at Euro 2012 next year. They now have 6 days to put together a case to UEFA. Rooney’s case has been supported with a written statement by […]
City step closer to knockout stage with away victory at Villarreal
VILLARREAL 0, MANCHESTER CITY 3 City are just one more win away from qualifying for the Champions League group phase after two goals by Yaya Toure and one by Mario Balotelli saw off early resistance from a makeshift Villarreal side to became the first English side to win at El Madrigal. It became an easy […]
United close in on knockout place
MAN UNITED 2, FC OTELUL GALATI 0. Manchester United inched ever closer to a place in the knockout phase of the Champions League following an unconvincing win over Romanian champions FC Otelul Galati. Antonio Valencia’s early strike and a late own goal from Cristian Sarghi set the Reds on the road to victory at Old […]