Carlos Tevez has been named on the bench in the team to face Chelsea tonight. City: Hart, K Toure, Richards (c), Clichy, Zabaleta, Y Toure, De Jong, Silva, Nasri, Aguero, Balotelli Subs: Pantilimon, Savic, Kolarov, Milner, Barry, Dzeko, Tevez Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cole, Luiz, Ramires, Lampard (c), Torres, Mata, Obi Mikel, Meireles, Cahill Subs: Turnbull, Essien, Drogba, […]
United hit five in ‘adequate’ display
WOLVES 0, MAN UNITED 5. MANCHESTER United moved four points clear of their noisy neighbours as the bookmakers suddenly made them favourites for the Barclays Premier League title following their five-goal demolition of Wolves at Molineux. The Reds produced a top-drawer performance and sounded an ominous warning to Manchester City who once held a seven-point […]
Fledglings falter in cup semi-final
Sir Alex Ferguson’s fledglings faltered as Manchester United were beaten 2-1 at Old Trafford by Chelsea in the first leg of their semi final in the FA Youth Cup. In fact the Reds were lucky to still be in with a shout as Chelsea, with better finishing, could have been out of sight with a […]
Euro misery for Reds
ATHLETIC BILBAO 2, MAN UNITED 1. (Bilbao win 5-3 on aggregate) MANCHESTER United’s exit from the Europa League was confirmed in Spain at the hands of Athletic Bilbao. And it brought the curtain down on a miserable European campaign for United, one which saw them lose four games, three of which were in the lesser […]
City’s Euro dream is over
MAN CITY 3, SPORTING LISBON 2 (3-3 on aggregate, Sporting win on away goals) MANCHESTER City’s hopes of landing the European consolation prize of victory in the Europa League was dashed by Sporting Lisbon on a dramatic night at the Etihad Stadium. After their elimination from the Champions League, City had been fancied to go […]