Manchester United were handed a kind home draw against npower Championship club Crystal Palace while Manchester City will have to travel to London to play against Arsenal in the last eight of the Carling Cup after the draw was made this morning. The Full Draw Arsenal v Manchester City Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers Chelsea v […]
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Shots in United’s firing line
ALDERSHOT 0, MAN UNITED 3. Manchester United quickly banished the painful memory of their derby drubbing to move into the quarter finals of the Carling Cup. Aldershot, the npower League Two minnows, were hardly in the same bracket as their opponents of two days earlier but it was a win which helped restore a feel-good factor. […]
City six hitters in derby triumph
MAN UNITED 1, MAN CITY 6. Mario Balotelli produced fireworks on the pitch as opposed to off it as Manchester City caused an extraordinary upset with the margin of victory against United. City’s 6-1 win was United’s heaviest derby defeat since January 1926, when it was ironically exactly the same scoreline, and sent out a […]
The Great Tevez shirt swap
Supporters of both Manchester United and Manchester City have been handed the chance to ditch their club shirt with the name Tevez on it and help charity at the same time. Bookmakers Betfair have organised for ‘Trash Your Tevez shirt’ skips to be available at Old Trafford on the morning of the derby game on […]
Rooney spot on for Reds
OTELUL GALATI 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 2. Wayne Rooney finally ignited Manchester United’s faltering Champions League campaign in Romania against Otelul Galati. The striker scored two second-half penalties as the Reds recorded their first win in the group stage to prevent them making their worst-ever start in the competition. Suddenly thanks to Rooney’s double, United are in […]