SOUTHAMPTON 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Romelu Lukaku’s 20th minute goal was enough to secure victory for Manchester United at Southampton but the Reds had to fight hard to prevent a Saints fightback in the second half as their good first half performance gave way to a tense second period that fell below their usual high standards. […]
Premier League
Goals are food and drink for table-topping Manchester City as Crystal Palace are swept aside
MAN CITY 5, CRYSTAL PALACE 0 Manchester City’s unquenchable thirst for goals saw them thrash Crystal Palace to claim outright hold of top spot in the Premier League. Pep Guardiola’s side, that had been joint first with their Old Trafford neighbours, has now found the net 27 times in eight competitive games as they remain […]
Wayne Rooney’s losing return to Old Trafford as Manchester United beat Everton
MAN UTD 4, EVERTON 0 Three late goals gave Manchester United a flattering margin of victory over Everton on the day Wayne Rooney returned to Old Trafford. It looked as though Antonio Valencia’s wonder early strike would be all that separated two evenly-matched teams. But once Henrikh Mkhitaryan added a second goal the floodgates opened […]
Sergio Aguero hits hat trick as Manchester City rout Watford to go top
WATFORD 0, MANCHESTER CITY 6 Manchester City have scored 15 goals in just three games over the space of a week after thrashing Watford 6-0 today with Sergio Aguero hitting a hat trick while notching up his 200th club goal in Europe and closing to within two goals of Eric Brook’s all time scoring record […]
Huddersfield Town denied victory by offside flag against Leicester
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1, LEICESTER CITY 1 Dominant Huddersfield Town scored first but were pegged back by the visitors in a second half which saw chances arrive for both sides in an open second half which both sides played a big part. Laurent Depoitre’s first goal for Town at the start of the second half, on […]