NEWCASTLE 3, MAN UTD 0. Manchester United’s Barclays Premier League title was blown off course on a blustery night in the North East as Newcastle inflicted a 3-0 loss. It was the first time in three seasons in which the Reds had suffered back-to-back league defeats which must be a worry to Sir Alex Ferguson. […]
City swagger is back
MAN CITY 3, LIVERPOOL 0. THE swagger returned as Manchester City defeated Liverpool to move three points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League. After an indifferent run of away form – one point from a possible nine – they were more like the classy City which went through 2011 unbeaten at the […]
City suffer travel blues
SUNDERLAND 1, MAN CITY 0 MANCHESTER City were struck down by another bout of travel sickness following their last-gasp Barclays Premier League defeat at Sunderland. Only four seconds of the three minutes of stoppage time remained when substitute Dong-won Ji struck the match-winning goal which prevented City from exploiting the shock defeat by their Mancunian […]
Top teams get title jitters
A completely unforeseen set of results from the games over the New Year period saw points dropped from almost every club challenging for this season Barclays Premier League title.. Only Arsenal picked up maximum points in their win against QPR as United stumbled to a 3-2 defeat at Old Trafford against Blackburn Rovers and City fell […]
Fergie’s birthday blues
Man Utd 2, Blackburn 3 Manchester United’s players gave Sir Alex Ferguson the footballing equivalent of a slap in the face with a wet fish rather than a performance worthy of the Reds manager’s 70th birthday. Relegation-haunted Blackburn must have thought that Christmas had come twice in a week when they followed up a surprise […]