MAN UNITED 1, ARSENAL 2 Louis van Gaal’s hopes of winning silverware in his debut season at Manchester United disappeared following his side’s FA Cup, quarter-final defeat to Arsenal. And to add insult to injury it was former Reds’ player Danny Welbeck who provided the perfect storyline as he scored the decisive goal for the […]
Oldham Athletic’s woes against strugglers continue following defeat at Yeovil Town
YEOVIL TOWN 2, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1 Oldham Athletic’s woeful record against bottom-four side in Sky Bet League One continued with a last-gasp defeat at last-placed Yeovil Town. Substitute James Hayter, a striker who has haunted them previously, struck deep into stoppage time to give the Glovers a much-needed victory against managerless Latics. It was a […]
Ashley Young’s late goal keeps Manchester United in race for Champions League spot
NEWCASTLE UNITED 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Ashley Young’s first goal in over a year sealed a late victory for lucky Manchester United after they toiled for almost 90 minutes without reward at St James’ Park. Young’s last goal came during David Moyes’ short-lived reign at Old Trafford in a 2-0 win at Old Trafford against […]
Manchester City beat bottom club Leicester City, but poor finishing makes it harder than expected
MAN CITY 2, LEICESTER CITY 0 Manchester City made hard work of defeating Leicester City, the Barclays Premier League’s bottom club. It took a late goal from substitute James Milner to finally see off the spirited Foxes who could easily have pulled off a shock. Leicester, who fell behind to a first half stoppage time […]
Pellegrini will stick to his principles even under pressure
Pellegrini’s style will win more trophies for City; denies that there is a ‘fixed system’ Under pressure Manuel Pellegrini was on the defensive today after Manchester City’s defeat to Liverpool at Anfield to two ‘beautiful goals’ on Sunday but he was insistant that his way was the best way to win more trophies and seemed […]