OLDHAM ATHLETIC 4, LEICESTER CITY U21 2 Oldham Athletic moved to within two steps away from Wembley after beating Leicester City U21s in the Checkatrade Trophy. Latics set up a quarter-final tie with Shrewsbury Town after a double strike from Craig Davies and further goals by Anthony Gerrard and Tope Obadeyi sparked a remarkable second-half […]
Match Report
Refreshed Manchester United beat struggling Stoke City on night when talk was rife of Alexis Sanchez move to Old Trafford
MAN UNITED 3, STOKE CITY 0
Jose Mourinho spoke about the mid-season break in Dubai as a time for Manchester United to “refresh and refocus”.
And that certainly looked the case as the Reds brushed past relegation-threatened Stoke City at Old Trafford.
Goals from Antonio Valencia, Anthony Martial and Romelu Lukaku cut Manchester City’s advantage at the top of the table from 15 to 12 points.
And with Alexis Sanchez’ imminent arrival from Arsenal, United’s manager will have extra firepower to call upon as they attempt to make further inroads into City’s seemingly unassailable lead.
Manchester City no longer invincibles after first league defeat of season at Liverpool
LIVERPOOL 4, MAN CITY 3
Manchester City won’t be invincibles after suffering their first Premier League defeat of the season at Liverpool.
But Pep Guardiola’s side almost pulled off a remarkable recovery as, 4-1 down with six minutes left, they appeared down and out.
Late goals from substitute Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan set up a pulsating finish in which Sergio Aguero so nearly scored an equaliser at the death on the ground where they have won only once since 1981.
This was City’s first domestic defeat since April when they lost at Chelsea while for Liverpool they are now unbeaten in 18 games in all competitions, their best run since Jurgen Klopp took charge.
Stalybridge Celtic blow 2-0 interval lead at Buxton as lengthy wait for away win goes on
BUXTON 2, STALYBRIDGE CELTIC 2 Stalybridge Celtic’s lengthy wait for a first away victory of the season goes on after they threw away a two-goal lead at Buxton. “It feels like a loss after we were so much on top in the game,” explained Celtic manager Steve Burr. “If we continue to give that effort […]
Seven is lucky number for Rotherham United, but not for Oldham Athletic
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1, ROTHERHAM UNITED 1 Oldham Athletic were held at home by Rotherham United in a Sky Bet League One clash involving teams with contrasting fortunes. Lowly Latics are now without a win in seven league games while the Millers extended their unbeaten run to the same number of matches. But with only three […]