MAN UNITED 2, CHELSEA 2 Sir Alex Ferguson admitted Manchester United were lucky to still be in the FA Cup with Budweiser following their failure to beat Chelsea in their quarter-final tie at Old Trafford. The Reds’ manager blamed fatigue for their lack-lustre second-half display as Chelsea so nearly snatched victory at the death. […]
Fergie lost for words over Champions League exit
MAN UNITED 1, REAL MADRID 2 (Real Madrid win 3-2 on aggregate) Sir Alex Ferguson was so devastated by Manchester United’s controversial Champions League exit that he was lost for words and unable to attend the post match press conference. “We have a distraught dressing room and distraught manager which is why I am […]
City display championship class
MAN CITY 2, CHELSEA 0. Manchester City produced a display worthy of champions to defeat Chelsea and keep alive their faint hopes of holding on to their Barclays Premier League title. Goals from Yaya Toure and Carlos Tevez reduced United’s advantage from 15 to 12 points on an afternoon when defeat would almost certainly […]
Gill to stand down as Reds’ CEO
David Gill is stepping down as Manchester United’s chief executive in the summer and will be replaced by executive director Edward Woodward. The 55-year-old will end a 16-year association with the club on June 30. Gill joined the board in February 1997 as finance director and has been its chief executive since September 2003, after Peter […]
Substitute Nani sparks Reds’ cup victory
MAN UNITED 2, READING 1 In a season which has provided so many magical stories in the FA Cup with Budweiser, Manchester United’s fifth-round tie with Reading certainly wasn’t one of them. It was a decidedly lukewarm tie at Old Trafford which provided only the occasional flicker of excitement and which was decided by […]