ASTON VILLA 2, MAN UNITED 3 Manchester United are perfecting the art of great escapes after conjuring yet another at Aston Villa. The Reds were 2-0 down just short of the hour mark after being comprehensively outplayed on a ground where they last lost 17 years ago. An inspired half-time substitution helped transform United’s fortunes […]
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Lights shine brightly for Reds
BRAGA 1, MAN UNITED 3 THE lights are still shining brightly for Manchester United in Europe despite a floodlight failure at the Estadio Municipal de Braga. The Reds’ victory at Braga, which suffered a 10-minute delay, clinched their place in the knockout phase with two matches still to play. United, with a 100-per-cent record from […]
Wootton’s Halloween horror show
CHELSEA 5, MAN UNITED 4 (after extra time) Two unfortunate mistakes from young defender Scott Wootton provided a Halloween horror show for Manchester Unitedl as they lost a Capital One Cup, fourth-round tie at Chelsea which will live long in the memory. Wootton conceded the penalty after three minutes of stoppage time which enabled Eden […]
United hit five in ‘adequate’ display
WOLVES 0, MAN UNITED 5. MANCHESTER United moved four points clear of their noisy neighbours as the bookmakers suddenly made them favourites for the Barclays Premier League title following their five-goal demolition of Wolves at Molineux. The Reds produced a top-drawer performance and sounded an ominous warning to Manchester City who once held a seven-point […]
Blame me – Ferguson on Euro blip
MAN UTD 1, AJAX 2 (United win 3-2 on aggregate) Sir Alex Ferguson shouldered the blame as faltering Manchester United scraped through to the last 16 of the Europa League. The Reds’ manager admitted he got it wrong with his team selection as Dutch side Ajax triumphed at Old Trafford but lost on aggregate over […]