NEWCASTLE UNITED 0, MANCHESTER CITY 2 Samir Nasri could be out for months after potentially injuring his medial ligaments in a horror tackle by Newcastle United defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa. The Frenchman was stretchered off in tears and will undergo a scan on Monday but Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini was adamant that the Magpies should […]
Premier League
Bright skies are back over Old Trafford
MAN UNITED 2, SWANSEA CITY 0 The dark skies over Old Trafford lifted as Manchester United finally registered their first victory of 2014. After three straight defeats, United finally got off the mark with a much-needed win against Swansea City. Goals from Antonio Valencia and Danny Welbeck avoided a fourth successive loss which would have […]
Red-faced United suffer home blues
MAN UNITED 1, TOTTENHAM 2 Manchester United’s recent revival came to a juddering halt following another damaging home defeat. Spurs became the fourth team to leave Old Trafford with a Barclays Premier League victory as United failed to make further inroads into the deficit between them and the top teams. Goals from Emmanuel Adebayor […]
Swans offside goal fails to dent City title charge
SWANSEA CITY 2, MANCHESTER CITY 3 Manuel Pellegrini expected City to be level at the top of the Premier League or at least just three points off on New Year’s Day but after a thrilling 3-2 win at the Liberty Stadium they looked down on the rest of the Barclays Premier League at least until […]
Match winner Danny Welbeck can do better, says David Moyes
NORWICH CITY 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Danny Welbeck may have scored the goal which kept Manchester United’s quiet run of form going but his manager, David Moyes, has insisted the England international can do even better after scoring his fourth goal in the last five games for United. Moyes said: “Danny didn’t score very often […]