MAN UNITED 1, CRYSTAL PALACE 0 Substitute Juan Mata, squeezed out of Manchester United’s starting line up in recent weeks, spared the blushes as the Spanish midfield man scored their match-winning goal against Crystal Palace. It looked as though Palace would pinch a point at Old Trafford until Mata, last season’s £37.8million capture from Chelsea,, struck midway through […]
Nine-man Manchester City beaten by CSKA Moscow as Champions League elimination looms
MAN CITY 1, CSKA MOSCOW 2 Manchester City’s hopes of reaching the knockout phase of the Champions League all but fizzled out on Bonfire Night following their home defeat to CSKA Moscow. Two goals from Ivory Coast international Seydou Doumbia inflicted a painful loss which leaves City bottom of group E with two points from […]
Sergio Aguero is Manchester City derby matchwinner as United are hit by Chris Smalling’s red card
MAN CITY 1, MAN UNITED 0 Manchester City ended a run of three straight defeats with a hard-earned victory in the derby at the Etihad Stadium. While there was joy for the blue half of Manchester, the Reds’ defeat confirmed their worst start to a season for 28 years, even though their starting line up […]
Oldham Athletic’s long unbeaten run comes to an end at Bristol City
BRISTOL CITY 1, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0. They say all good things come must come to an end and Latics’ long unbeaten run did so following their Sky Bet League One defeat at leaders Bristol City. Kieran Agard’s second half strike was enough to give the Robins victory as Latics suffered their first loss in 14 […]
Manchester United sign major sponsorship deal with Nigerian drinks firm Chi
Manchester United has signed a major sponsorship deal with soft drinks firm Chi. The company has agreed a deal with the Reds to become its official soft drinks partner in Nigeria. Chi, which is Nigeria’s market leader in fruit juices, will be allowed to use the Manchester United crest and club imagery on a range of […]