EVERTON 0, MAN UNITED 1. It appeared as though the previous weekend’s derby disaster had not happened as Manchester United resumed normal service with a hard-earned Barclays Premier League victory at Everton which keeps them in second spot. After the nightmare of the Manchester derby defeat, the match at Goodison Park was always going to be […]
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Boyata out for six weeks
Dedryck Boyata has returned to parent club Manchester City for treatment after sustaining an ankle injury during Bolton Wanderers’ Premier League match against Sunderland last week. The Belgium defender had been on loan at Bolton and under the terms of the loan agreement has reported back to City’s medical team for assessment and treatment. Speaking on […]
Shots in United’s firing line
ALDERSHOT 0, MAN UNITED 3. Manchester United quickly banished the painful memory of their derby drubbing to move into the quarter finals of the Carling Cup. Aldershot, the npower League Two minnows, were hardly in the same bracket as their opponents of two days earlier but it was a win which helped restore a feel-good factor. […]
City six hitters in derby triumph
MAN UNITED 1, MAN CITY 6. Mario Balotelli produced fireworks on the pitch as opposed to off it as Manchester City caused an extraordinary upset with the margin of victory against United. City’s 6-1 win was United’s heaviest derby defeat since January 1926, when it was ironically exactly the same scoreline, and sent out a […]
The Great Tevez shirt swap
Supporters of both Manchester United and Manchester City have been handed the chance to ditch their club shirt with the name Tevez on it and help charity at the same time. Bookmakers Betfair have organised for ‘Trash Your Tevez shirt’ skips to be available at Old Trafford on the morning of the derby game on […]