Manchester City face a £50m fine and having to limit their Champions League squad to just 21 players next season, instead of the normal 25, after breaching UEFA Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, Sky News understands. Under sanctions which the club are contesting, City will also have to cap their spending on Champions League players […]
Honeymoon over for Manchester United manager Giggs
MAN UNITED 0, SUNDERLAND 1 It was the briefest of honeymoons for Ryan Giggs, Manchester United’s interim manager. After the euphoria of the emphatic win against Norwich City on his managerial debut, Giggs saw his side slump to defeat at Old Trafford against Sunderland, a side battling relegation. Sebastian Larsson’s first-half goal piled on more […]
Manchester United’s swagger back for Giggs’ managerial bow
MAN UNITED 4, NORWICH CITY 0 The swagger of old was back as Ryan Giggs made a winning start as Manchester United’s interim manager. Two goals apiece from Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata made it a night to remember as the Reds marked the start of the post David Moyes era in style with an […]
Malaise at Manchester United – Supporters Trust
In response to the dismissal today of Manchester United manager David Moyes, MUST – the Manchester United Supporters Trust released this statement through Chief Executive, Duncan Drasdo: He said: “We all understand football’s a results based business and clearly the results were not good so it was no surprise that the manager paid the price […]
Argentines keep Manchester City’s title hopes alive with West Brom win
MAN CITY 3, WEST BROM 1 There was no repeat of last week’s costly slip against Sunderland as Manchester City kept alive their Barclays Premier League title hopes following their home victory against struggling West Brom. It was a night when City created two pieces of history as they became the highest-scoring in a season […]