Manchester City has slashed its annual operating losses by more than a half from £104.1m to £50.6m on the back of record turnover of £271m. Despite growth in wages and salaries from £201.7m to £233.1m in the year to May 31 last year, the club, bankrolled by Abu Dhabi-based Sheikh Mansour, said it was nearing breakeven. […]
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Van’s the man on night Mata makes United debut
MAN UNITED 2, CARDIFF CITY 0 Robin van Persie upstaged new record signing Juan Mata as Manchester United defeated Cardiff City to make legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Old Trafford return a miserable one. Dutchman van Persie, back after a 12-match injury lay off, took less than six minutes to put the Reds on the road […]
Aguero hat trick spares City from FA Cup heartbreak
MAN CITY 4, WATFORD 2 Sergio Aguero’s deadly second-half hat trick spared Manchester City from the embarrassment of losing to Championship club Watford in the FA Cup. The striker, who has now amassed 25 goals for the season, came to City’s rescue almost single handedly on an afternoon when a giantkilling act looked a distinct […]
United’s Wembley dream dashed by Black Cats
MAN UNITED 2, SUNDERLAND 1 (3-3 on aggregate after extra time, Sunderland won 2-1 on penalties) Manchester United’s miserable season plumbed new depths as they failed to reach the final of the Capital One Cup. A dramatic second leg of the semi-final was settled by a penalty shootout which Sunderland won to book their […]
City hotshots smash 100-goal barrier
MAN CITY 4, CARDIFF CITY 2 Manchester City broke through the 100-goal barrier for the season as they maintained their 100-per-cent record in the Premier League with victory against Cardiff City. Edin Dzeko scored the landmark goal, City’s first of another fruitful afternoon as they produced another excellent attacking display to make it 11 […]