Manchester City today officially opened its £150m football academy complex in east Manchester with legend Tony Book invited to perform the honours.. Around 80 acres of industrial land close to the Etihad Stadium have been the site of intense construction activity over the past two years The land, once home to the Clayton Aniline chemical works, […]
Christmas comes early for Red Devils at Southampton but Chris Smalling facing his own festive break
SOUTHAMPTON 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 Jose Fonte mistake gifts Robin Van Persie the opening goal Chris Smalling limps off; Graziano Pelle equalises. Ander Herrera is Van Gaal’s second first half sub as United struggled to cope Van Persie finishes Rooney’s free kick to hand United David De Gea with two excellent saves to further frustrate […]
Manchester City’s win against Everton came at a price as top scorer Sergio Aguero was injured
MAN CITY 1, EVERTON 0 Manchester City’s victory against Everton, which cut Chelsea’s lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League to three points, was overshadowed by the injury sustained by star striker and talisman Sergio Aguero. The Argentine left the field in tears after being injured in the opening minutes of the hard-earned […]
Paul Dickov’s triumphant return to Oldham Athletic as Doncaster Rovers win through to the third round of the FA Cup
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 0, DONCASTER ROVERS 1 Former manager Paul Dickov made a triumphant return to SportsDirect.com Park as Doncaster Rovers defeated Latics to book their place in the third round of the FA Cup. It was a disappointing afternoon for below-par Latics who missed out on a potentially lucrative repeat of games against Everton and […]
Manchester City have slashed their annual loss by almost £30million
Manchester City have reported a massive fall in annual losses from £51.6m to £22.9m on record revenues of £346.5million. Hailing a “memorable year”, in which City won the Barclays Premier League and Capital One Cup, bought or invested in clubs in the US. Japan and Australia, chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said: “We are performing very strongly off the […]