MANCHESTER CITY 2, FULHAM 0 David Silva’s brace sealed a comfortable victory for City against Fulham but the Spanish International could have taken the match ball home with him if he had completed his hat trick just a minute after scoring his second goal. David Platt, himself a goalscoring midfielder in his time, admitted the […]
Fit-again Rooney is Reds’ matchwinner
MAN UNITED 1, WEST HAM 0 Wayne Rooney delivered the knockout blow as Manchester United defeated West Ham in their FA Cup with Budweiser, third-round replay at Old Trafford. It was a case of normal service resuming for Rooney on his return to action after a five match injury lay off through a knee injury. […]
Kompany dismissed as City comfortably beat 10-man Gunners
ARSENAL 0, MANCHESTER CITY 2 A hotly disputed red card just minutes into the game put Arsenal on the back foot as City picked up their first away league win against the Gunners since the 1975 in the race for the title. It was a day when 900 away tickets at £62 each were returned […]
Reds strengthen title challenge
MAN UNITED 2, LIVERPOOL 1. Sir Alex Ferguson admitted at times it wasn’t pretty but the result was more important than the performance as Manchester United strengthened their position at the top of the Barclays Premier League with victory against arch rivals. Goals from Robin van Persie and Nemanja Vidic brought United’s points total […]
United’s saviour
Manchester United are today arguably the biggest name in football – successful and renowned across the world. United, though, have had their financial struggles, none more-so than in 1931. It is down to one man that United still exist to this day. When all seemed lost, and the banks had called time on the club, a […]