MAN CITY 4, NEWCASTLE 0 Manchester City breezed past Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium to strengthen their hold on second spot in the Barclay’s Premier League. In an embarrassingly one-sided contest, City found little resistance as they powered to an emphatic victory making it seven straight victories against the team from Tyneside. There […]
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Fergie blames fatigue for tired cup display
MAN UNITED 2, CHELSEA 2 Sir Alex Ferguson admitted Manchester United were lucky to still be in the FA Cup with Budweiser following their failure to beat Chelsea in their quarter-final tie at Old Trafford. The Reds’ manager blamed fatigue for their lack-lustre second-half display as Chelsea so nearly snatched victory at the death. […]
Derby prospect for FA Cup Semi-Final
Manchester City could play against Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final if United can beat Chelsea in a replay of their quarter-final game which ended 2-2 today. If Millwall, Blackburn or Wigan can make it to the final they can look forward to an almost certain place in the Europa League as an additional […]
City display championship class
MAN CITY 2, CHELSEA 0. Manchester City produced a display worthy of champions to defeat Chelsea and keep alive their faint hopes of holding on to their Barclays Premier League title. Goals from Yaya Toure and Carlos Tevez reduced United’s advantage from 15 to 12 points on an afternoon when defeat would almost certainly […]
Giggs on 999 alert
QPR 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 Ryan Giggs scored on his 999th senior appearance for club and country as Manchester United extended their lead in the Barclays Premier League to a mountainous 15 points over Manchester City after a 2-0 win at QPR. Sir Alex Ferguson applauded his team for getting through another tough test as […]