Leroy Sane scored twice as Manchester City saw off a West Brom resurgence to secure a place in the Carabao Cup Fourth Round with a late winner. Sane had given City a third minute lead but Claudio Yacob’s 72nd minute equaliser looked set to cause City boss Pep Guardiola problems before the German popped up […]
Marcus Rashford double sets Manchester United on way to Carabao Cup victory over Burton
MANCHESTER UNITED 4, BURTON ALBION 1 Mobile phone lights briefly lit up Old Trafford with 20 minutes to go but Manchester United youngsters Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial had already lit a fire under Burton Albion’s chances in this entirely one-sided Carabao Cup tie. Rashford scored an early brace – his fourth in […]
Wayne Rooney’s losing return to Old Trafford as Manchester United beat Everton
MAN UTD 4, EVERTON 0 Three late goals gave Manchester United a flattering margin of victory over Everton on the day Wayne Rooney returned to Old Trafford. It looked as though Antonio Valencia’s wonder early strike would be all that separated two evenly-matched teams. But once Henrikh Mkhitaryan added a second goal the floodgates opened […]
Sergio Aguero hits hat trick as Manchester City rout Watford to go top
WATFORD 0, MANCHESTER CITY 6 Manchester City have scored 15 goals in just three games over the space of a week after thrashing Watford 6-0 today with Sergio Aguero hitting a hat trick while notching up his 200th club goal in Europe and closing to within two goals of Eric Brook’s all time scoring record […]
Oldham Athletic fail to tame Shrews as they slip to bottom spot
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1, SHREWSBURY TOWN 2 Oldham Athletic were unable to halt the impressive start to the season by Sky Bet League One leaders Shrewsbury Town as they crashed to a fourth straight home league loss. Yet it was a spirited display by Latics and again showed the fine margins between top and bottom […]