MAN UTD 1, CRYSTAL PALACE 2 Sir Alex Ferguson apologised to Manchester United fans following their embarrassing Carling Cup, quarter-final exit at the hands of npower Championship club Crystal Palace. The Reds manager offered no excuses for the defeat as he admitted his side got what they deserved – nothing. They lost to goals from […]
Red faces as United slip up
MAN UNITED 2, BENFICA 2 Manchester United are making hard work of their qualification to the knockout phase of the Champions League. Their fate won’t be decided until the final game of Group C when they travel to Switzerland needing a draw to guarantee a top-two spot. United tossed away the chance to claim their […]
Fergie’s mean machine
SWANSEA CITY 0, MAN UNITED 1 Javier Hernandez may have been Manchester United’s matchwinner at the Liberty Stadium, but their improved form of late has been built on solid foundations. Since the debacle in the Manchester derby, when neighbours City hit them for six, they have kept five successive clean sheets. And it is that […]
England finally bash Swedes
ENGLAND 1, SWEDEN 0 England’s 43-year wait for victory against Sweden is finally over after their win in an international friendly at Wembley. Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry initially claimed the matchwinner, which was also a milestone goal for England as it was their 2,000th at full international level, but it was later debited as an […]
United close in on knockout place
MAN UNITED 2, FC OTELUL GALATI 0. Manchester United inched ever closer to a place in the knockout phase of the Champions League following an unconvincing win over Romanian champions FC Otelul Galati. Antonio Valencia’s early strike and a late own goal from Cristian Sarghi set the Reds on the road to victory at Old […]