MAN UNITED 1, SWANSEA CITY 1 Wayne Rooney was hero turned villain as Manchester United’s hopes of finishing in the Premier League’s top four was dealt a massive setback. After scoring a penalty to give the Reds the lead, the recalled Rooney then conceded the free kick that led to relegation threatened Swansea City’s equaliser […]
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Battle for fourth place wide open after draw in Manchester derby
MAN CITY 0, MAN UNITED 0 The goalless draw in the 173rd Manchester derby leaves the battle for fourth place in the Premier League wide open. It was a game dominated by fourth-placed City – 19 chances to United’s three – but they were again wasteful in front of goal. United, unbeaten in 24 league […]
Top-four finish remains an option after Manchester United beat Burnley at Turf Moor
BURNLEY 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 United without Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo – absent with cruciate knee ligament injuries Anthony Martial scores opening goal – costing United an £8.5m payment on his fee – after 21 minutes Wayne Rooney scores his 251st goal for Manchester United to double the lead after 39 minutes. Goals by […]
Vincent Kompany scores as Manchester City go third after beating Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON 0, MANCHESTER CITY 3 Vincent Kompany starts with John Stones absent due to injury Kompany scores his first Manchester City goal since August 2015 Kevin De Bruyne lays on late goals for Leroy Sane and Sergio Aguero as City counter attack Vincent Kompany scored his first goal in over a year as Manchester City […]
10-man Sunderland crumble as Manchester United re-ignite top-four challenge
SUNDERLAND 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 3 Zlatan Ibrahimovic opens the scoring after 30 minutes Bryan Oviedo goes off injured Seb Larsson harshly sent off for a lunge on Ander Herrera on 42 minutes Henrikh Mkhitaryan doubles that lead 47 seconds into the second half before a Sunderland player could touch the ball Marcus Rashford makes it […]