CHELSEA 5, MANCHESTER CITY 1 (FA CUP 5TH ROUND) Manchester City’s quest for the quadruple came to an end at Stamford Bridge after defeat in the FA Cup when City boss Manuel Pellegrini followed through with his promise to field youngsters from the Elite Development Squad due to fixture congestion. Suffering his third defeat in […]
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Jesse Lingard strikes for Manchester United but Chelsea stall their Champions League target
CHELSEA 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Chelsea salvaged another injury time draw at home when Diego Costa’s 91st minute equaliser cancelled out Jesse Lingard’s goal for Manchester United. The game was played out at Stamford Bridge with the shadow of ex-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho hanging over the away dressing room after recent reports that United had […]
Contrasting draws as Manchester City travel to Chelsea while Manchester United go to Shrewsbury Town in the 5th Round of the FA Cup
Manchester City face their biggest hurdle in the FA Cup so far this season when they travel down to London to face Chelsea after thrashing Aston Villa 4-0 at Villa Park this weekend. It represents a third away trip in a row for City, who also beat Norwich City 3-0 in the Third Round earlier […]
Louis van Gaal comes out fighting for his future as Manchester United manager after goalless draw against Chelsea
MAN UNITED 0, CHELSEA 0 Manchester United ended a run of four straight defeats – their worst run since 1961 – but were unable to post a badly-needed victory against Chelsea at Old Trafford. The Reds’ winless sequence now stretches to eight games – not since 1989/90 have they endured such a barren run – […]
Manuel Pellegrini backs Jose Mourinho to get over Chelsea’s slump
Manuel Pellegrini and Manchester City know full well how hard it has been to defend the Premier League title after winning English football’s top prize in 2012 and 2014. And despite their differences in tactics and philosophy over the years Pellegrini has backed his rival manager Jose Mourinho to pull the Chelsea out of their […]