The tie of the third round of the FA Cup with Budweiser will take place at the Etihad Stadium on the first weekend of January after Manchester City were paired with their neighbours from Old Trafford. It is a clash of the Premier League’s top-two teams as leaders City tackle their cross-city rivals over the […]
Jones erases own-goal pain
ASTON VILLA 0, MAN UNITED 1. What perfect timing for Phil Jones to open his goalscoring account than with the matchwinner at Aston Villa in a hard fought Barclays Premier League match. After scoring at the wrong end the previous week with an unlucky own goal against Benfica in the Champions League, it was all […]
Five-star City power past Canaries
MANCHESTER CITY 5, NORWICH CITY 1 Goals by Sergio Aguero, Samir Nasri, Yaya Toure, Mario Balotelli and Adam Johnson kept up City’s title charge as they capitalised on their lion’s share of the possession at the Etihad Stadium against a Norwich City side that disintegrated in the second half as the rain came down. City […]
City v Liverpool in cup semi final
Manchester City play Liverpool and Crystal Palace tackle Cardiff City in the semi finals of the Carling Cup. It means an npower Championship club in guaranteed a Wembley place in the final at the end of February. The most eagerly-awaited semi, however, is the clash of the Barclays Premier League giants, the first leg of which will […]
Fergie says sorry after cup defeat
MAN UTD 1, CRYSTAL PALACE 2 Sir Alex Ferguson apologised to Manchester United fans following their embarrassing Carling Cup, quarter-final exit at the hands of npower Championship club Crystal Palace. The Reds manager offered no excuses for the defeat as he admitted his side got what they deserved – nothing. They lost to goals from […]