MAN UNITED 2, TOTTENHAM 3 Tottenham’s Old Trafford wilderness years ended in, what is sure to be, one of the classic games of the season. It was a Gary Lineker goal which gave Spurs their last league win at Old Trafford in 1989 – one and a half seasons before the inception of the Premiership. […]
Match Report
City overcome Fulham resistance
FULHAM 1, MANCHESTER CITY 2 City got back on track with a 2-1 win at Craven Cottage to end a 4 match streak of winless games. Roberto Mancini had earlier declared that City would retain their Premier League title but they were made to work hard to overcome a hard working and organised Fulham side […]
City supersub strikes again
FULHAM 1, MAN CITY 2 Manchester City arrested their faltering start to the campaign with a hard-earned Barclays Premier League victory at Fulham. A late goal from substitute Edin Dzeko earned a terrific win because Fulham had lost only once in their previous 13 games at Craven Cottage. And City, without a win in their […]
Reds’ fledglings come of age
MAN UNITED 2, NEWCASTLE 1 Manchester United’s fledgling back four came of age in the Capital One Cup, third-round victory against Newcastle United at Old Trafford. The Reds’ well-documented defensive injury troubles prompted Sir Alex Ferguson to field a rookie back line which had three players making their senior debuts. Marnick Vermijl, Michael Keane and […]
Passions run high as City suffer cup KO
MAN CITY 2, ASTON VILLA 3 (after extra time) Don’t believe that Capital One Cup is a competition nobody wants to win after Manchester City suffered a third-round knockout at the hands of Aston Villa. The joyous celebrations of Villa manager Paul Lambert after his side scored its fourth goal to seal victory underlined what […]