LIVERPOOL 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Manchester United lost top spot in the Barclays Premier League to their neighbours after being held to a draw at Liverpool in what Sir Alex Ferguson described as the biggest club game in the world. It was a bold claim from the United manager as the pyscholgical mind games had clearly begun in […]
Crisis, what crisis?
BLACKBURN 0, MAN CITY 4 MANCHESTER City’s troubles surrounding Carlos Tevez seem insignificant compared to the crisis enveloping second-bottom Blackburn Rovers, their latest opponents. The 4-0 defeat only served to increase the pressure on manager Steve Kean as fans again called for his sacking and staged a post match sit in. City, meanwhile, shrugged aside […]
Red faces as Swiss snatch shock draw
MAN UNITED 3, FC BASEL 3. Manchester United needed an injury-time equaliser from Ashley Young to prevent an embarrassing home Champions League defeat by Swiss minnows FC Basel. They were heading towards an unexpected loss until Young’s last-gasp intervention helped save faces which would have been as red as their shirts. On an extraordinary night […]
United’s first dropped points
STOKE CITY 1, MAN UNITED 1. All good things must come to an end and Manchester United’s 100-per-cent start to their Premier League campaign did so in the Potteries, though they remain top of the table. Stoke City have a habit of turning over the big clubs and at the Britannia Stadium this evening they […]
Dream City debut for Hargreaves
MANCHESTER CITY 2, BIRMINGHAM CITY 0 Owen Hargreaves, who recently controversially crossed the Manchester footballing divide, made a goalscoring debut for City who defeated Carling Cup holders Birmingham City to claim their last-16 place in the knockout. Midfield man Hargreaves, discarded by United after an injury-ravaged stay at Old Trafford, was handed an unexpected chance […]