FULHAM 2, MAN CITY 2 Manchester City suffered an unexpected slip on a banana skin as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Fulham, the bottom club in the Barclays Premier League. Manager Roberto Mancini was left baffled and bemused as his side carelessly surrendered a two-goal lead and their first points of the […]
Ferguson praise for new generation
MAN UNITED 3, CHELSEA 1 Manchester United’s new generation showed precisely why Sir Alex Ferguson paid such a lavish tribute to them in his programme notes following the club’s best start to a season for 26 years. Chelsea provided their sternest challenge to date, but United triumphed through goals from Chris Smalling, Nani and Wayne […]
City’s NextGen on view
MAN CITY 1, BARCELONA 2 As Manchester City tonight played host to Barcelona in their first game in the NextGen Series, who knows what future stars were on view. May be there was a future Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas or Gerard Pique, all renowned graduates of the famed Barcelona Academy, on view. The under-19s tournament, […]
Giggs rolls back the years
BENFICA 1, MAN UNITED 1 ON a night when almost half Manchester United’s team had to shake off ring rust, the evergreen Ryan Giggs once again showed there is no substitute for the golden glow of experience. Giggs, who will be 38 in two and a half months, scored United’s equaliser 18 minutes after Oscar Cardoza […]
City’s first-night nerves
MAN CITY 1. NAPOLI 1 Manchester City’s Champions League debut provided a steep learning curve to their aspirations to conquer Europe. Despite the remarkable progress they have made in recent seasons, they are still lacking the guile and expertise to overcome Europe’s elite as Italians Napoli, also making their bow in the competition, threatened to cause […]