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 […]
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 […]