MAN UNITED 1, STOKE CITY 1 Manchester United endured a hugely frustrating afternoon as they were held at home by bottom-club Stoke City. Apart from a failure to convert more of the chances they created – they had 24 goal attempts – there was little wrong with the performance. United played some delightful football and […]
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Perfect 10 for Manchester City as Pep Guardiola racks up 10th straight win
SWANSEA CITY 1, MANCHESTER CITY 3 Sergio Aguero returns from suspension and scores his 10th and 11th goals of the season in just six appearances. Fernando Llorente’s half volley between Aguero’s strikes levels it for Swansea Raheem Sterling puts away City’s third goal late on to secure victory Pep Guardiola wins a record equalling sixth […]
Manchester United outfox champions Leicester City to snap losing run
MAN UNITED 4, LEICESTER CITY 1 After three straight defeats, this was the perfect riposte from Manchester United as they recorded an emphatic victory against reigning Premier League champions Leicester City at Old Trafford. If the pressure was on the Reds, it didn’t show as they made an electrifying start in which they scored all […]
Records fall again as Watford inflict third defeat in a week on Manchester United
WATFORD 3, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Etienne Capoue opens the scoring for Watford in 34 minutes Anthony Martial injured and dispossessed in the build-up to Watford opener Paul Pogba hits the crossbar Marcus Rashford levels the game in the 62nd minute Substitute Juan Zuniga puts Watford back into the lead after 83 minutes – 53 seconds after […]
Another complete performance as Manchester City beat AFC Bournemouth 4-0
MAN CITY 4, AFC BOURNEMOUTH 0 Four goals, four different goalscorers underlined another complete performance Pep Guardiola made it eight wins out of eight as Manchester City manager as the club made it their best-ever start to a season. While it proved another routine win, there was nothing routine about the football as City again […]