BARCELONA 4, MANCHESTER CITY 0 Lionel Messi scores his 37th hat trick, his second in the Champions League this season, and his 50th Champions League goal in his 50th Champions League appearance at home for Barcelona (89th in all) Man City’s fourth red card in five Champions League games against Barcelona after Claudio Bravo’s handball […]
Lowly Oldham Athletic display Iron to shoot down Sky Bet League One leaders Scunthorpe United
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2, SCUNTHORPE UNITED 0 Lowly Oldham Athletic turned the Sky Bet League One form book upside down with a surprise win against leaders Scunthorpe United. It was certainly against the odds as Latics were without a home win while the Iron had a mightily impressive away record. But Latics emerged deserved winners thanks […]
Jose Mourinho gets tactics spot on as Manchester United gain draw in goalless game at high-flying Liverpool
LIVERPOOL 0, MAN UNITED 0 Jose Mourinho pulled off yet another tactical masterclass in Manchester United’s goalless draw at Liverpool. After an uninspiring start to the season by United, the heat was on Mourinho for the eagerly-awaited meeting at Anfield. And though it was not a meeting for the purveyors of fine football, it was […]
Zac Clough’s double earns Bolton Wanderers derby victory against Oldham Athletic
BOLTON WANDERERS 2, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0 Oldham Athletic’s first-ever visit to the Macron Stadium was a losing one as defeat to Bolton Wanderers left them entrenched in Sky Bet League One’s relegation places. The return of the early-awaited derby – they last met in the league in 1995/96 at their former Burnden Park home – […]
Manchester City are held at home by Everton in the battle of former Barcelona team mates Pep Guardiola and Ronald Koeman
MAN CITY 1, EVERTON 1 Ronald Koeman was the happier in the battle of the former Barcelona team mates as Everton drew at Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. In an enthralling first ever managerial contest involving two of legend Johann Cryuff’s disciples, Koeman managed to stifle City who endured a frustrating afternoon. And after the draw […]