SOUTHAMPTON 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Romelu Lukaku’s 20th minute goal was enough to secure victory for Manchester United at Southampton but the Reds had to fight hard to prevent a Saints fightback in the second half as their good first half performance gave way to a tense second period that fell below their usual high standards. […]
Match Report
Heavy Rotherham United defeat end of the road for Oldham Athletic manager John Sheridan
ROTHERHAM 5, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1 Oldham Athletic suffered a dramatic late collapse in their Sky Bet League One defeat at Rotherham United that proved to be manager John Sheridan’s death knell. Latics, who looked set to pick up a valuable point at the New York Stadium, went down after conceding four goals in the last […]
Goals are food and drink for table-topping Manchester City as Crystal Palace are swept aside
MAN CITY 5, CRYSTAL PALACE 0 Manchester City’s unquenchable thirst for goals saw them thrash Crystal Palace to claim outright hold of top spot in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola’s side, that had been joint first with their Old Trafford neighbours, has now found the net 27 times in eight competitive games as they remain […]
Carabao Cup draw made as Ilkay Gundogan goes off injured during victory over West Brom
Leroy Sane scored twice as Manchester City saw off a West Brom resurgence to secure a place in the Carabao Cup Fourth Round with a late winner. Sane had given City a third minute lead but Claudio Yacob’s 72nd minute equaliser looked set to cause City boss Pep Guardiola problems before the German popped up […]
Marcus Rashford double sets Manchester United on way to Carabao Cup victory over Burton
MANCHESTER UNITED 4, BURTON ALBION 1 Mobile phone lights briefly lit up Old Trafford with 20 minutes to go but Manchester United youngsters Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial had already lit a fire under Burton Albion’s chances in this entirely one-sided Carabao Cup tie. Rashford scored an early brace – his fourth in […]