Roberto Mancini can look forward to Manchester City’s debut in the Champions League against Napoli with no new injury worries and anxious Gareth Barry can return to full fitness after sustaining an injury on England duty. The City manager explained: “I hope that Gareth can recover for Wednesday – I don’t know if it will be possible. The […]
Rooney revels in record-breaking start
BOLTON WANDERERS 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 5 It is proving difficult to find new superlatives to describe Manchester United’s record-breaking start to their Premier League campaign. The Reds recorded their fourth successive victory as they maintained their 100-per-cent start to the season in the most emphatic manner. Many of the Premier League big guns have slipped […]
Hat-trick hero Aguero upstages Tevez
MAN CITY 3, WIGAN ATHLETIC 0 Carlos Tevez made his first City start of the season after a much publicised summer transfer saga, but the Argentine was eclipsed on the pitch by his strike partner and fellow countryman Sergio Aguero whose hat trick saw off a Wigan side which was clearly in awe of their hosts. Aguero mesmerised Wigan as […]
Young England Wembley winner
ENGLAND 1, WALES 0. Ashley Young inched England to within touching distance of a place in the finals of Euro 2012 with the goal which proved the catalyst for their Wembley win against Wales. The Manchester United striker scored only his third international goal, but it was one of huge importance as it unlocked the […]
The End of the Golden Generation?
Can it really be nine years since neither Steven Gerrard nor Frank Lampard appeared in the England midfield during a competitive game? The lynchpins of the England side of the last decade, the absence of both of them for the qualifier against Bulgaria in Sofia along with injuries to Rio Ferdinand, Darren Bent and Glen […]