MAN CITY 4, WEST BROM 0. In another dramatic night of Barclays Premier League football, Manchester City kept alive their flickering title hopes. City’s walloping of West Brom, coupled with United’s surprise defeat at Wigan Athletic, added a new twist to the two-way battle at the top of the table. Suddenly United, who held an […]
Balotelli escapes further ban
Mario Balotelli escaped a possible further six match ban after City’s eventful game at the Emirates Stadium after referee Martin Atkinson confirmed in his match report that he had seen Balotelli’s foul on Arsenal’s Alex Song but took no action during the game. City manager Roberto Mancini admitted he was at the end of his […]
Reds eye twenty-twenty title vision
Man Utd 2, QPR 0 As the finishing line to their 20th top flight title gets nearer and nearer, so Manchester United’s performances resemble more a day at the office than a mighty chore. Wayne Rooney’s first-half penalty and Paul Scholes’ second-half piledriver put the Reds eight points clear of neighbours City at the top […]
Gunners shoot down City’s title hopes
ARSENAL 1, MANCHESTER CITY 0 Manchester United have one hand on the Barclays Premier League trophy this season after they won 2-0 at Old Trafford against QPR and City fell 1-0 to a late Mikel Arteta strike at the Emirates. United now have an 8 point lead in the title race, a gap that had […]
United turn up the title heat
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 […]