MAN CITY 3, WEST BROM 0 Manchester City’s home win against West Brom was even more of a formality than expected. Gareth McAuley’s second-minute sending off, following yet another case of mistaken identity, made a case of Mission Improbable becoming Mission Impossible for the Baggies. And City hardly had to break sweat as they cut […]
Premier League
Manchester United boost top-four hopes with victory against Tottenham
MAN UNITED 3, TOTTENHAM 0 Manchester United rolled back the years with a vintage display to beat Tottenham and strengthen their hold on fourth place in the Premier League. The Reds’ first-half display, in which they scored all three of their goals, was breathtaking as Spurs could not live with their incisive attacking moves. And […]
Manchester City’s title hopes were dealt a massive blow after a shock defeat at lowly Burnley
BURNLEY 1, MAN CITY 0 It was a match Manchester City could not afford to lose if they are to remain challengers for the Barclays Premier League title. But bottom-three side Burnley caused a seismic shock with their victory against the reigning champions at Turf Moor. George Boyd’s second-half strike, worthy of winning any match, […]
Ashley Young’s late goal keeps Manchester United in race for Champions League spot
NEWCASTLE UNITED 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Ashley Young’s first goal in over a year sealed a late victory for lucky Manchester United after they toiled for almost 90 minutes without reward at St James’ Park. Young’s last goal came during David Moyes’ short-lived reign at Old Trafford in a 2-0 win at Old Trafford against […]
Manchester City beat bottom club Leicester City, but poor finishing makes it harder than expected
MAN CITY 2, LEICESTER CITY 0 Manchester City made hard work of defeating Leicester City, the Barclays Premier League’s bottom club. It took a late goal from substitute James Milner to finally see off the spirited Foxes who could easily have pulled off a shock. Leicester, who fell behind to a first half stoppage time […]