Wayne Rooney’s international ban for the finals of Euro 2012 has been reduced from three to two games following an appeal in at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland today. The Manchester United striker will still miss England’s opening two group games against France and Sweden but will be available for England’s final group game against co-hosts Ukraine. Rooney […]
We only have ourselves to blame – Ferguson
FC BASEL 2, MAN UNITED 1. Sir Alex Ferguson admitted Manchester United had only themselves to blame for their early exit from the Champions League. The defeat in Switzerland at the hands of FC Basel condemned the Reds to the ignominy of the Europa League and Thursday night football for the first time. It was […]
Champions League exit for City
MAN CITY 2, BAYERN MUNICH 0. Manchester City had the misfortune of bowing out of the Champions League despite accumulating 10 points which is usually the benchmark for qualification. Goals from David Silva and Yaya Toure ensured City beat a weakened Bayern Munich at the Etihad Stadium as they did what they had to do. […]
Manchester derby in FA Cup
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 […]