MAN CITY 4, NEWCASTLE 0 Manchester City breezed past Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium to strengthen their hold on second spot in the Barclay’s Premier League. In an embarrassingly one-sided contest, City found little resistance as they powered to an emphatic victory making it seven straight victories against the team from Tyneside. There […]
United continue march to title
SUNDERLAND 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Manchester United continued their relentless march towards a record 20th league title with a comfortable victory at Sunderland thanks to an own goal by Titus Bramble. Sir Alex Ferguson stated that United would “never forget” the taunts from certain sections of Sunderland fans last May as they beat Sunderland at […]
Never mind the quality…..feel the width
Man Utd 1, Reading 0 Fifteen points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, a better goal difference of 13 and 18 more goals scored….. surely Manchester United can’t blow it this time? Yet this was a performance lacking in conviction, bereft of ideas and barely enough to stagger across the […]
Everton end City title hopes
EVERTON 2, MANCHESTER CITY 0 For the second time in two seasons a superb Everton performance seems to have put paid to the title hopes of a Manchester club. Goals by Leon Osman and Nikica Jelavic fatally ended City’s title dream in a game dominated by strange refereeing decisions by Lee Probert including a controversial […]
Fergie blames fatigue for tired cup display
MAN UNITED 2, CHELSEA 2 Sir Alex Ferguson admitted Manchester United were lucky to still be in the FA Cup with Budweiser following their failure to beat Chelsea in their quarter-final tie at Old Trafford. The Reds’ manager blamed fatigue for their lack-lustre second-half display as Chelsea so nearly snatched victory at the death. […]