WEST BROM 5, MANCHESTER UNITED 5 Sir Alex Ferguson’s 1500th and final Premier League match ended in the first 5-5 draw in the history of the Premier League as West Brom came back from 5-2 down with eight minutes to go to snatch a late draw. There was to be no winning goal during the […]
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Fergie’s fairytale finish
MAN UNITED 2, SWANSEA CITY 1. A late goal from Rio Ferdinand helped deliver the Manchester United victory against Swansea City which gave Sir Alex Ferguson a winning send off as he bid an emotional farewell in his final Old Trafford appearance before retirement, It was the perfect ending to Ferguson’s 26-year reign as […]
Fergie blames fatigue for tired cup display
MAN UNITED 2, CHELSEA 2 Sir Alex Ferguson admitted Manchester United were lucky to still be in the FA Cup with Budweiser following their failure to beat Chelsea in their quarter-final tie at Old Trafford. The Reds’ manager blamed fatigue for their lack-lustre second-half display as Chelsea so nearly snatched victory at the death. […]
Substitute Nani sparks Reds’ cup victory
MAN UNITED 2, READING 1 In a season which has provided so many magical stories in the FA Cup with Budweiser, Manchester United’s fifth-round tie with Reading certainly wasn’t one of them. It was a decidedly lukewarm tie at Old Trafford which provided only the occasional flicker of excitement and which was decided by […]
Easy does it for rampant Reds
MAN UNITED 4, FULHAM 1. Manchester United’s passage to the last 16 of the FA Cup with Budweiser was, if anything, too easy as they cruised to victory against Fulham at Old Trafford. From the moment United were awarded a penalty with little over 60 seconds played, it was an embarrassingly one-sided contest. […]