MAN CITY 5, BLACKBURN ROVERS 0 Alvaro Negredo fired Manchester City into the fourth round of the FA Cup with Budweiser with victory against plucky Championship club Blackburn Rovers. The Spaniard struck either side of half time to set City on the road to another impressive victory. Edin Dzeko also netted a brace and […]
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Bright skies are back over Old Trafford
MAN UNITED 2, SWANSEA CITY 0 The dark skies over Old Trafford lifted as Manchester United finally registered their first victory of 2014. After three straight defeats, United finally got off the mark with a much-needed win against Swansea City. Goals from Antonio Valencia and Danny Welbeck avoided a fourth successive loss which would have […]
City six-hitters have Wembley in sights
MAN CITY 6, WEST HAM 0 Alvaro Negredo’s second hat trick of the season has almost certainly guaranteed Manchester City a place at Wembley as they chase their first piece of silverware under new manager Manuel Pellegrini. It will take the mother of all comebacks from West Ham to overturn this hefty deficit in […]
FA Cup shock for Moyes’ men
MAN UNITED 1, SWANSEA CITY 2 Manchester United’s troubled start to 2014 continued as they lost to Swansea City at Old Trafford in the third round of the FA Cup with Budweiser. After the New Year’s Day home defeat against Tottenham, this was another hugely disappointing display from the Reds who exited at this stage […]
Cup shock as City are held by battling Blackburn
BLACKBURN ROVERS 1, MAN CITY 1 Manchester City’s FA Cup campaign made a stuttering start as they were held at Championship club Blackburn Rovers. It was a frustrating afternoon for City as Blackburn achieved what the likes of Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Liverpool have recently failed to do. City went into the game on […]