MAN UTD 1, CRYSTAL PALACE 2 Sir Alex Ferguson apologised to Manchester United fans following their embarrassing Carling Cup, quarter-final exit at the hands of npower Championship club Crystal Palace. The Reds manager offered no excuses for the defeat as he admitted his side got what they deserved – nothing. They lost to goals from […]
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Fergie’s mean machine
SWANSEA CITY 0, MAN UNITED 1 Javier Hernandez may have been Manchester United’s matchwinner at the Liberty Stadium, but their improved form of late has been built on solid foundations. Since the debacle in the Manchester derby, when neighbours City hit them for six, they have kept five successive clean sheets. And it is that […]
Rooney dropped from England squad
Wayne Rooney has been dropped from Fabio Capello’s squad to play in friendly games against Spain and Sweden. England coach Fabio Capello revealed that he had explained that he was looking towards other options in the build-up to the Euro 2012 group games next year as Rooney is currently banned from the opening 3 games […]
Brown’s golden touch for Reds on Fergie’s silver day
MAN UNITED 1, SUNDERLAND 0. IT was the supreme irony that the victory which marked Sir Alex Ferguson’s 25th anniversary as Manchester United manager was secured by a face from the club’s past. Stemming from a corner by a man of the United present, helped on by a rising star of the future and executed […]
City dig deep to extinguish QPR fireworks
QPR 2, MANCHESTER CITY 3 They say titles are won when teams win despite a poor performance. Manchester City certainly needed to dig deep after after they conceded the lead for the first time in the Barclays Premier League game at Loftus Road against Queens Park Rangers but preserved their unbeaten start as they overpowered […]