MANCHESTER UNITED 3, STOKE CITY 2 Goals by Robin Van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez secured victory for a United side who were second best for the large majority of the game at Old Trafford against a committed Stoke side who looked like deserved winners with 12 minutes to go. With nothing to lose, […]
Premier League
City banish away-day blues
WEST HAM 1, MAN CITY 3 Manchester City finally banished their away-day blues with a Barclays Premier League victory at West Ham. It was City’s first league win of the season on the road as they finally came good on their travels. Though City have a 100-per-cent home record in the league, it has been […]
United held by battling Saints
MANCHESTER UNITED 1, SOUTHAMPTON 1 Battling Southampton made United pay for their profligacy in front of goal when they scored a late equaliser through Dejan Lovran at Old Trafford. Robin Van Persie’s first half goal was deserved but United should have made the game safe long before the end after missing a succession of chances […]
Januzaj repays Moyes faith with match-winning double at Sunderland
David Moyes gave a first start to exciting Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj at Sunderland and was rewarded with three points when it seemed like the home side would inflict another blow on United’s troubled start to the season. “I remember giving Wayne Rooney and Ross Barkley their debuts and Adnan is certainly in that […]
City bounce back with victory over Everton
MANCHESTER CITY 3, EVERTON 1 Everton were never going to be a pushover at the end of a week when City had been mauled by Bayern Munich but both teams competed in a highly entertaining match with the home side ending Everton’s unbeaten record thanks to goals by Alvaro Negredo, Sergio Aguero and an own […]