MANCHESTER CITY 3, SUNDERLAND 0 Possibly more important than the goals and emphatic victory against Sunderland was the performance of the under-fire back line as this was Manchester City’s first clean sheet of the season. It was a new -look defence with captain Vincent Kompany ruled out though injury and Micah Richards back after a […]
Match Report
Hart’s heroics saves City
MAN CITY 1, BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1 A late penalty from substitute Mario Balotelli earned Manchester City an important first point of their Champions League campaign at home to Borussia Dortmund. But with only one point from a possible six, City have an enormous amount to do in their four remaining games if they are […]
Van Persie double helps Reds avoid horror show
CFR CLUJ 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 Robin van Persie helped Manchester United avoid a Transylvanian horror story as they triumphed in Romania against CFR Cluj. The Dutchman’s double made it seven goals in seven starts for the Reds who maintained their 100-per-cent record in their Champions League group. And significantly this was the first time […]
Tottenham earn their Premier League spurs
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. […]
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 […]