MIDDLESBROUGH 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 3 Goals by Marouane Fellaini and Jesse Lingard put United in control Rudy Gestede’s late goal gives Middlesbrough hope Gestede in the middle of controversy after a set-to with Eric Bailly Victor Valdes slip in injury time allows Antonio Valencia to kill off Boro United started the day in seventh and […]
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Swiss and French go through after Xherdan Shaqiri hat trick, Antonio Valencia sent off
ECUADOR 0, FRANCE 0 (WORLD CUP GROUP E) HONDURAS 0, SWITZERLAND 3 (WORLD CUP GROUP E) XHERDAN SHAQIRI HAT TRICK SENDS SWISS THROUGH, FRANCE KEEP TEN MAN ECUADOR AT BAY AFTER ANTONIO VALENCIA IS SENT OFF For large tracts of their final Group E game, both France and Ecuador cancelled each other out. The French didn’t […]
Sterling sees red and Oxlade-Chamberlain limps off as England are held by Ecuador
ENGLAND 2, ECUADOR 2 (FRIENDLY AT MIAMI SUN LIFE STADIUM) In the energy sapping Miami heat, England got a good work out against Ecuador in their penultimate World Cup warm-up match but were far from convincing with their makeshift side as both teams finished with ten men. Enner Valencia opened the scoring after just eight […]
Van’s the man on night Mata makes United debut
MAN UNITED 2, CARDIFF CITY 0 Robin van Persie upstaged new record signing Juan Mata as Manchester United defeated Cardiff City to make legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Old Trafford return a miserable one. Dutchman van Persie, back after a 12-match injury lay off, took less than six minutes to put the Reds on the road […]
Bright skies are back over Old Trafford
MAN UNITED 2, SWANSEA CITY 0 The dark skies over Old Trafford lifted as Manchester United finally registered their first victory of 2014. After three straight defeats, United finally got off the mark with a much-needed win against Swansea City. Goals from Antonio Valencia and Danny Welbeck avoided a fourth successive loss which would have […]