PORTSMOUTH 1, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2 Eoin Doyle’s red-hot scoring streak continued as he scored both goals for Oldham Athletic in a fabulous win at Portsmouth. Yet the on-loan striker was not down to play in a move by caretaker manager Richie Wellens to hoodwink the opposition. Wellens told the pre-match press conference Doyle had picked […]
Stuart Mathieson bows out after 22 years reporting Manchester United
Stuart Mathieson penned his last Manchester United match report in today’s Premier League win against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford. Mathieson is taking early retirement from his post covering the Reds for the Manchester Evening News for the past 22 years. It was back in 1995 that Mathieson succeeded the legendary David Meek who began […]
Manchester United maintain 100-per-cent home record after beating bottom club Crystal Palace
MAN UNITED 4, CRYSTAL PALACE 0 It was a measure of how bad Crystal Palace were that Manchester United never needed to hit top gear in registering a comprehensive victory. Embed from Getty Images And the match was a microcosm of the season of both clubs with United looking championship contenders and Palace a side […]
Posh performance as Oldham Athletic caretaker manager Richie Wellens makes winning start
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 3, PETERBOROUGH UNITED 2 Fortune favoured the brave as bold caretaker manager Richie Wellens was rewarded for ringing the changes for his first game in charge as bottom-club Oldham Athletic beat high-flying Peterborough United to secure a first home win of the season. Wellens had clearly identified the shortcomings as his new-look side […]
Pep Guardiola’s praises Manchester City’s ‘maturity’ after Champions League win against Shakhtar Donetsk
MAN CITY 2, SHAKHTAR DONETSK 0 Pep Guardiola praised his side’s “maturity” as Manchester City maintained their 100-per-cent Champions League record, though they were given a tough examination by Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk. City’s second game in group F was far from a formality at the Etihad where Shakhtar produced an impressive display in the goalless […]