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 […]
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Fergie says sorry after cup defeat
MAN UTD 1, CRYSTAL PALACE 2 Sir Alex Ferguson apologised to Manchester United fans following their embarrassing Carling Cup, quarter-final exit at the hands of npower Championship club Crystal Palace. The Reds manager offered no excuses for the defeat as he admitted his side got what they deserved – nothing. They lost to goals from […]
Fuming Fergie flays Flynn
Man Utd 1, Newcastle 1 In a week where the argument for technology as the ultimate objective arbiter has been shouted from football stand roofs all over the country, the need was illustrated yet again at Old Trafford. Manchester United should have cut neighbours City’s lead at the top of the Premier League to two […]
Red faces as United slip up
MAN UNITED 2, BENFICA 2 Manchester United are making hard work of their qualification to the knockout phase of the Champions League. Their fate won’t be decided until the final game of Group C when they travel to Switzerland needing a draw to guarantee a top-two spot. United tossed away the chance to claim their […]
Fergie’s mean machine
SWANSEA CITY 0, MAN UNITED 1 Javier Hernandez may have been Manchester United’s matchwinner at the Liberty Stadium, but their improved form of late has been built on solid foundations. Since the debacle in the Manchester derby, when neighbours City hit them for six, they have kept five successive clean sheets. And it is that […]