MAN UNITED 2, READING 1 In a season which has provided so many magical stories in the FA Cup with Budweiser, Manchester United’s fifth-round tie with Reading certainly wasn’t one of them. It was a decidedly lukewarm tie at Old Trafford which provided only the occasional flicker of excitement and which was decided by […]
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City lose further ground in title defence
MAN CITY 2, LIVERPOOL 2 Manchester City lost more ground in the defence of their Barclays Premier League title after being held at home by Liverpool. They remain in second spot but are now nine points adrift of their neighbours from the red half of Manchester with 13 league games left. City manager Roberto […]
Easy does it for rampant Reds
MAN UNITED 4, FULHAM 1. Manchester United’s passage to the last 16 of the FA Cup with Budweiser was, if anything, too easy as they cruised to victory against Fulham at Old Trafford. From the moment United were awarded a penalty with little over 60 seconds played, it was an embarrassingly one-sided contest. […]
Fit-again Rooney is Reds’ matchwinner
MAN UNITED 1, WEST HAM 0 Wayne Rooney delivered the knockout blow as Manchester United defeated West Ham in their FA Cup with Budweiser, third-round replay at Old Trafford. It was a case of normal service resuming for Rooney on his return to action after a five match injury lay off through a knee injury. […]
Reds strengthen title challenge
MAN UNITED 2, LIVERPOOL 1. Sir Alex Ferguson admitted at times it wasn’t pretty but the result was more important than the performance as Manchester United strengthened their position at the top of the Barclays Premier League with victory against arch rivals. Goals from Robin van Persie and Nemanja Vidic brought United’s points total […]