MAN UNITED 3, ASTON VILLA 0 Manchester United produced a performance worthy of champions on the night they secured the Barclays Premier League title. And it was summer signing Robin van Persie, a massively influential figure in the Reds’ 20th championship, who fittingly had the final say in the destiny of the title as […]
Spurs late surge sinks coasting City
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3, MANCHESTER CITY 1 A fifth minute goal by Samir Nasri – his sixth in six games against Spurs – gave Manchester City the lead at Tottenham, but Spurs hit back with three late goals in seven second half minutes to boost their Champions League hopes and present Manchester United with the chance […]
Mancini blames fatigue for poor City show
MAN CITY 1, WIGAN ATHLETIC 0. Carlos Tevez ended the brave resistance of Wigan Athletic with a late match-winning goal for Manchester City. The striker struck the only goal of the game in the 83rd minute to end a frustrating night in what was a dress rehearsal for next month’s final of the FA […]
United stumble towards the title
WEST HAM 2, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 The Hammers put United’s title celebrations on hold for a further week after they forced the Reds to secure a battling and controversial point from behind at Upton Park, ending a run of eight straight defeats against United. Robin van Persie’s late equaliser seemed to be offside but was […]
United push Stoke towards relegation dogfight
STOKE CITY 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 United need just seven points from six games to wrest the Barclays Premier League crown from Manchester City’s grasp after they eased to a 2-0 win at Stoke to leave the out-of-form Potters looking over their shoulders at the relegation dogfight immediately beneath them. Michael Carrick scored in the fourth […]