BLACKBURN ROVERS 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 2. Manchester United took a gigantic step towards defending their Barclays Premier League title on the ground where they last season secured their record-breaking 19th championship. The Reds overcame a tricky obstacle at Blackburn Rovers, where they had won on only two previous visits to Ewood Park, to open what […]
City title blow despite fightback to win a point
MAN CITY 3, SUNDERLAND 3 Eighty six minutes of tension followed by eight minutes of noise ended 3-3 as City had to come from 3-1 down to win a point against Sunderland. The Mackems ended City’s 20 game winning streak at home and might have ended their title hopes too but for late goals by […]
Manchester City team to play Sunderland
Hart, Kompany, K Toure, Richards, Kolarov, Y Toure, De Jong, Milner, Silva, Dzeko, Balotelli Subs: Pantilimon, Clichy, Pizarro, Barry, A Johnson, Tevez, Zabaleta Sergio Aguero misses out due to a mystery foot injury which manager Roberto Mancini described as “stupid” and has had City fans speculating as the Italian refused to go into detail. Mario […]
Table-topping United enjoy stroke of good fortune
MAN UNITED 1, FULHAM 0. If Manchester United fend off the challenge from their noisy neighbours and successfully defend their Barclays Premier League title, they may well look back on the scruffy home victory against Fulham as the defining moment of their campaign. The Reds certainly had a stroke of good fortune on the night […]
Jaded City lose last lifeline
STOKE CITY 1, MANCHESTER CITY 1 In the straight line race to the Premier League finish line City suffered another stumble at the Britannia Stadium after they first went behind to a world class Peter Crouch goal and then had to make do with a Yaya Toure equaliser instead of another dramatic win. City returned […]