CRYSTAL PALACE 0, MANCHESTER CITY 2 Yaya Toure returned from injury to power Manchester City back to Pole Position for the Barclays Premier League with just three games to go. The ebbing and flowing title race took another turn when City took to the pitch on Sunaday afternoon knowing that wily master tactician Jose Mourinho […]
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Manchester United’s swagger back for Giggs’ managerial bow
MAN UNITED 4, NORWICH CITY 0 The swagger of old was back as Ryan Giggs made a winning start as Manchester United’s interim manager. Two goals apiece from Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata made it a night to remember as the Reds marked the start of the post David Moyes era in style with an […]
Argentines keep Manchester City’s title hopes alive with West Brom win
MAN CITY 3, WEST BROM 1 There was no repeat of last week’s costly slip against Sunderland as Manchester City kept alive their Barclays Premier League title hopes following their home victory against struggling West Brom. It was a night when City created two pieces of history as they became the highest-scoring in a season […]
Sunderland dent Manchester City’s title hopes
MAN CITY 2, SUNDERLAND 2 On the day when it was revealed Manchester City have the most expensively-paid team in world sport, they hardly performed like world beaters as they were surprisingly held at home by bottom-club Sunderland. And the unexpected loss of two points against the Black Cats was a massive dent to City’s […]
Juan Mata fills in for missing Wayne Rooney as United sink Magpies
NEWCASTLE UNTED 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 4 A much-changed Manchester United side continued their exemplary away record with their forth win in a row away from Old Trafford. A brace of goals by Juan Mata either side of the break was followed by second half strikes by Javier Hernandez (who had hit the woodwork in the […]