MANCHESTER CITY 2, FULHAM 0 David Silva’s brace sealed a comfortable victory for City against Fulham but the Spanish International could have taken the match ball home with him if he had completed his hat trick just a minute after scoring his second goal. David Platt, himself a goalscoring midfielder in his time, admitted the […]
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Kompany dismissed as City comfortably beat 10-man Gunners
ARSENAL 0, MANCHESTER CITY 2 A hotly disputed red card just minutes into the game put Arsenal on the back foot as City picked up their first away league win against the Gunners since the 1975 in the race for the title. It was a day when 900 away tickets at £62 each were returned […]
Reds strengthen title challenge
MAN UNITED 2, LIVERPOOL 1. Sir Alex Ferguson admitted at times it wasn’t pretty but the result was more important than the performance as Manchester United strengthened their position at the top of the Barclays Premier League with victory against arch rivals. Goals from Robin van Persie and Nemanja Vidic brought United’s points total […]
United strikers in red-hot form
WIGAN ATHLETIC 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 4 There were no costly slip ups this time as Manchester United cruised to an impressive victory at Wigan Athletic to maintain their seven-point lead at the top of the table. Two goals apiece from Robin van Persie and Javier Hernandez went a long way to erasing the painful […]
Aguero limps off as City beat Stoke
MANCHESTER CITY 3, STOKE CITY 0 City kept the title race going with their fifth successive New Years Day victory at the Etihad – a comfortable 3-0 win against Stoke to end a 10 match unbeaten run for Tony Pulis’ men – but their squad will be sorely tested for their remaining games this month […]