MAN UNITED 1, GALATASARAY 0 Manchester United made a less than convincing start to their Champions League campaign, even though they defeated Turkey’s Galatasaray at Old Trafford to record their 100th victory in the Europe’s premier club competition. It was a laboured display by the Reds who can count themselves lucky to have picked […]
Reds count cost of failure
As Manchester United tonight kick off their 2012/13 Champions League campaign against Galatasaray, the price of last season’s early elimination has been laid bare in the club’s latest financial figures. The Reds saw profits for the last financial year fall 16.5 per-cent to £91.6million. And much of that decrease was caused by a 11.3 per-cent drop […]
Aguero set to boost Euro hopes
Manchester City could have star striker Sergio Aguero back to give their Euro hopes a lift. Manager Roberto Mancini has revealed that the Argentine could return after injury in Tuesday’s opening Champions League fixture away to Real Madrid. Aguero has been missing since damaging his hamstring in the opening Premier League game of the season […]
Ouch as Crouch upsets City
STOKE CITY 1, MAN CITY 1 It wasn’t so much the hand of God, but the arm of Peter Crouch which cost Manchester City two Barclays Premier League points as they were held at Stoke City. City manager Roberto Mancini had every right to be aggrieved describing it as basketball rather than football. And even Potters’ manager Tony Pulis […]
Fergie 1,000 not out
SOUTHAMPTON 2, MAN UNITED 3. New-boy Robin van Persie’s brilliant hat trick ensured Sir Alex Ferguson’s 1,000th league game as manager of Manchester United was a winning one. The Reds’ manager reached the landmark, which spans a remarkable 26 years at Old Trafford, came at St Mary’s where they snatched victory in stoppage time […]