MAN UNITED 1, SUNDERLAND 0. IT was the supreme irony that the victory which marked Sir Alex Ferguson’s 25th anniversary as Manchester United manager was secured by a face from the club’s past. Stemming from a corner by a man of the United present, helped on by a rising star of the future and executed […]
Premier League
City dig deep to extinguish QPR fireworks
QPR 2, MANCHESTER CITY 3 They say titles are won when teams win despite a poor performance. Manchester City certainly needed to dig deep after after they conceded the lead for the first time in the Barclays Premier League game at Loftus Road against Queens Park Rangers but preserved their unbeaten start as they overpowered […]
United get back to basics
EVERTON 0, MAN UNITED 1. It appeared as though the previous weekend’s derby disaster had not happened as Manchester United resumed normal service with a hard-earned Barclays Premier League victory at Everton which keeps them in second spot. After the nightmare of the Manchester derby defeat, the match at Goodison Park was always going to be […]
City six hitters in derby triumph
MAN UNITED 1, MAN CITY 6. Mario Balotelli produced fireworks on the pitch as opposed to off it as Manchester City caused an extraordinary upset with the margin of victory against United. City’s 6-1 win was United’s heaviest derby defeat since January 1926, when it was ironically exactly the same scoreline, and sent out a […]
The Great Tevez shirt swap
Supporters of both Manchester United and Manchester City have been handed the chance to ditch their club shirt with the name Tevez on it and help charity at the same time. Bookmakers Betfair have organised for ‘Trash Your Tevez shirt’ skips to be available at Old Trafford on the morning of the derby game on […]