Manchester City have another tough draw as they face Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid, Ajax, and Borussia Dortmund in Group D of the UEFA Champions League this season. United have the easier task in Group H, with Braga, Galatasaray and CFR Cluj but both sides will remember their group stage exits in last season’s competition and […]
Mancini looks for reinforcements
LIVERPOOL 2, MAN CITY 2 Roberto Mancini is looking for reinforcements as Manchester City are discovering that a successful defence of their Barclays Premier League title may not be the formality many believe it will be. After edging an unconvincing victory against newly-promoted Southampton at home one week earlier, City also found new-look Liverpool equally […]
Reds new boys strike gold
Man Utd 3, Fulham 2 Usain Bolt may have displayed his winning Olympic medals on the pitch before the game, but it was Manchester United new boys Robin van Persie and Shinji Kagawa who struck gold on it. In a game which was truly one of two distinctive halves, United move effortlessly from the sublime […]
Rooney out for a month after bad gash in United win
A nasty collision with Fulham’s Hugo Rodallega left Wayne Rooney nursing a deep gash in his knee and gave England manager Roy Hodgson an injury headache he didn’t need ahead of World Cup qualifying games against Moldova and Ukraine on September 7th and 11th respectively. Rooney, who had only come off the substitutes bench in […]
City move for Scott Sinclair after selling Adam Johnson to Sunderland
City have moved to replace like-for-like after an offer for Swansea midfielder Scott Sinclair was accepted today. The news follows Adam Johnson’s departure back to his home town club Sunderland yesterday for a fee believed to be in the region of £10m. Sinclair had been left out of the Swans’ game against West Ham today […]