Man Utd 1, Newcastle 1 In a week where the argument for technology as the ultimate objective arbiter has been shouted from football stand roofs all over the country, the need was illustrated yet again at Old Trafford. Manchester United should have cut neighbours City’s lead at the top of the Premier League to two […]
Red faces as United slip up
MAN UNITED 2, BENFICA 2 Manchester United are making hard work of their qualification to the knockout phase of the Champions League. Their fate won’t be decided until the final game of Group C when they travel to Switzerland needing a draw to guarantee a top-two spot. United tossed away the chance to claim their […]
City’s Euro hopes hanging by a thread
NAPOLI 2, MANCHESTER CITY 1 Over-cautious Manchester City’s progress in the Champions League campaign may end sooner than they hoped after two goals by Napoli dangerman Edinson Cavani condemned them to defeat it Italy, The loss leaves City, who were playing in the shadow of Vesuvius, with a mountain to climb – a point behind Napoli in the […]
Fergie’s mean machine
SWANSEA CITY 0, MAN UNITED 1 Javier Hernandez may have been Manchester United’s matchwinner at the Liberty Stadium, but their improved form of late has been built on solid foundations. Since the debacle in the Manchester derby, when neighbours City hit them for six, they have kept five successive clean sheets. And it is that […]
Newcastle swept away as City march on
MAN CITY 3, NEWCASTLE UTD 1 Penalties from Mario Balotelli and Sergio Aguero, plus a goal by Micah Richards ended Newcastle United’s unbeaten record as Manchester City continued their own march towards the Barclays Premier League title. With four changes from the side which beat Wolves before the international break, City manager Roberto Mancini was careful to rotate his […]