The BBC reports that former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes expressed his sympathy for Carlos Tevez’ situation with Manchester City following his recent apparent ‘refusal’ to warm up in their Champions League game against Bayern Munich. He revealed that he himself had refused to play in a weakened team that Sir Alex Ferguson had selected […]
Manchester United
Red faces as Swiss snatch shock draw
MAN UNITED 3, FC BASEL 3. Manchester United needed an injury-time equaliser from Ashley Young to prevent an embarrassing home Champions League defeat by Swiss minnows FC Basel. They were heading towards an unexpected loss until Young’s last-gasp intervention helped save faces which would have been as red as their shirts. On an extraordinary night […]
United’s first dropped points
STOKE CITY 1, MAN UNITED 1. All good things must come to an end and Manchester United’s 100-per-cent start to their Premier League campaign did so in the Potteries, though they remain top of the table. Stoke City have a habit of turning over the big clubs and at the Britannia Stadium this evening they […]
Carling Cup fourth- round draw
Manchester United have been drawn away to npower League Two minnows Aldershot in the fourth round of the Carling Cup. There will be an all-Premier League match at Molineux where Wolves will host Manchester City. Full Draw Wolves v Manchester City Cardiff City v Burnley Blackburn v Newcastle Arsenal v Bolton Stoke v Liverpool Aldershot […]
In from the cold Owen blows hot
LEEDS UNITED 0, MAN UNITED 3. Michael Owen sent a timely reminder that he does not intend to be Manchester United’s forgotten man as he helped steer his side into the last 16 of the Carling Cup. It hardly seemed striker Owen had been away – this was his first appearance of the season 37 […]