MAN UNITED 0, CHELSEA 0 Manchester United ended a run of four straight defeats – their worst run since 1961 – but were unable to post a badly-needed victory against Chelsea at Old Trafford. The Reds’ winless sequence now stretches to eight games – not since 1989/90 have they endured such a barren run – […]
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Manchester City blitz Sunderland after the Black Cats are hit by early whirlwind
MAN CITY 4, SUNDERLAND 1 Manchester City will be slightly disappointed to have scored only four goals in their home Premier League victory against Sunderland. They could easily have doubled their total after creating 19 goal attempts, nine of which were on target. It was one-way traffic for City who made a whirlwind start and […]
Pressure mounts on Louis van Gaal after Manchester United lose at home to Norwich City
MAN UNITED 1, NORWICH CITY 2 The pressure intensified on manager Louis van Gaal after Manchester United were beaten at home by Norwich City. It was another depressing afternoon as the Canaries left Old Trafford singing after their first win at the ground since 1989. United are without a win in their last six games […]
Howe’s that as Manchester United are humbled by minnows Bournemouth
AFC BOURNEMOUTH 2, MAN UNITED 1 Not for the first time, Manchester United came to grief at Bournemouth. The latest loss was just as seismic as back in 1984 when the Cherries knocked Ron Atkinson’s Reds out of the FA Cup in one of the biggest upsets of modern times. This time the newly-promoted Cherries […]
Kelechi Iheanacho scores injury-time winner for Manchester City against managerless Swansea City
MAN CITY 2, SWANSEA CITY 1 Manchester City went from despair to delirium in a dramatic finale to their home Premier League game against Swansea City. It looked as though City had blown victory when Swans’ substitute Bafe Gomis equalised in the 90th minute, a just reward for their efforts. But in the second of […]