It’s Champions’ League week and all of the English clubs participating fielded teams drawing from their ample squads for the Barclays Premier League teams in the run-up to games against the likes of Bayer Leverkusen, Viktoria Plzen, FC Basel and Marseille. Manchester United and Arsenal’s victories this weekend were tinged with refereeing controversy while Chelsea […]
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United push Stoke towards relegation dogfight
STOKE CITY 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 United need just seven points from six games to wrest the Barclays Premier League crown from Manchester City’s grasp after they eased to a 2-0 win at Stoke to leave the out-of-form Potters looking over their shoulders at the relegation dogfight immediately beneath them. Michael Carrick scored in the fourth […]
Aguero limps off as City beat Stoke
MANCHESTER CITY 3, STOKE CITY 0 City kept the title race going with their fifth successive New Years Day victory at the Etihad – a comfortable 3-0 win against Stoke to end a 10 match unbeaten run for Tony Pulis’ men – but their squad will be sorely tested for their remaining games this month […]
Jaded City lose last lifeline
STOKE CITY 1, MANCHESTER CITY 1 In the straight line race to the Premier League finish line City suffered another stumble at the Britannia Stadium after they first went behind to a world class Peter Crouch goal and then had to make do with a Yaya Toure equaliser instead of another dramatic win. City returned […]