MAN UNITED 2, SUNDERLAND 0 Wayne Rooney’s double finally saw off spirited Sunderland as Manchester United put in another indifferent performance. It was a game which will be remembered not for the football, though, but for a refereeing blunder by Roger East. The match official wrongly sent off Wes Brown in a case of mistaken […]
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Honeymoon over for Manchester United manager Giggs
MAN UNITED 0, SUNDERLAND 1 It was the briefest of honeymoons for Ryan Giggs, Manchester United’s interim manager. After the euphoria of the emphatic win against Norwich City on his managerial debut, Giggs saw his side slump to defeat at Old Trafford against Sunderland, a side battling relegation. Sebastian Larsson’s first-half goal piled on more […]
Manchester City overcome stutter to win Capital One Cup
MAN CITY 3, SUNDERLAND 1 Manchester City completed the first leg of a potential domestic treble as they lifted the Capital One Cup. It was far from a straightforward victory, however, as they struggled to overcome spirited Sunderland at Wembley. It took a magical one minute 45 second spell, in which Yaya Toure and Samir […]