LEICESTER CITY 4, MAN CITY 2 Manchester City looked far from Barclays Premier League title contenders following their shambolic defeat at lowly Leicester City who dramatically rediscovered last season’s championship form. And City’s honeymoon under Pep Guardiola is well and truly over as they are in the midst of a desperately poor run of form. […]
United beat Zorya deep freeze to qualify for knockout phase of Europa League
FC ZORYA LUHANSK 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 Manchester United qualify for the final 32 in second place in Group A Eric Bailly has his first start since a knee injury in October Henrikh Mkhitaryan scores his first goal for United on his 11th appearance Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes sure of victory with a late second for […]
Manchester City loan player Patrick Roberts catches the eye scoring for Celtic against his parent club in 1-1 draw at the Etihad
MAN CITY 1, CELTIC 1 Manchester City will be happy to have said good riddance to Champions League opponents Celtic. Their season was going swimmingly well when they arrived in Glasgow having won 10 games on the spin at the start of the season. But since that meeting, when City were held to a 3-3 […]
Oldham Athletic lose at Lincoln City in FA Cup giantkilling act
LINCOLN CITY 3, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2 It was one of the darkest days in Oldham Athletic’s recent history as they lost at non-league Lincoln City in the second round of the Emirates FA Cup. After beating Liverpool and holding Everton in the not-too-distant past, this was a humiliating reverse, especially as Lincoln built a 3-0 […]
Manchester clubs discover their third round opponents as FA Cup draw is made
The draw for the third round of the Emirates FA Cup has been made and both Manchester clubs face tricky ties. Ex Manchester United defender Jaap Stam will be returning to Old Trafford as Reading manager for an intriguing FA Cup tie against holders United while Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola’s first taste of FA Cup […]