Wayne Rooney’s international ban for the finals of Euro 2012 has been reduced from three to two games following an appeal in at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland today. The Manchester United striker will still miss England’s opening two group games against France and Sweden but will be available for England’s final group game against co-hosts Ukraine. Rooney […]
Manchester United
We only have ourselves to blame – Ferguson
FC BASEL 2, MAN UNITED 1. Sir Alex Ferguson admitted Manchester United had only themselves to blame for their early exit from the Champions League. The defeat in Switzerland at the hands of FC Basel condemned the Reds to the ignominy of the Europa League and Thursday night football for the first time. It was […]
Manchester derby in FA Cup
The tie of the third round of the FA Cup with Budweiser will take place at the Etihad Stadium on the first weekend of January after Manchester City were paired with their neighbours from Old Trafford. It is a clash of the Premier League’s top-two teams as leaders City tackle their cross-city rivals over the […]
Jones erases own-goal pain
ASTON VILLA 0, MAN UNITED 1. What perfect timing for Phil Jones to open his goalscoring account than with the matchwinner at Aston Villa in a hard fought Barclays Premier League match. After scoring at the wrong end the previous week with an unlucky own goal against Benfica in the Champions League, it was all […]
City v Liverpool in cup semi final
Manchester City play Liverpool and Crystal Palace tackle Cardiff City in the semi finals of the Carling Cup. It means an npower Championship club in guaranteed a Wembley place in the final at the end of February. The most eagerly-awaited semi, however, is the clash of the Barclays Premier League giants, the first leg of which will […]