MAN UNITED 4, ASTON VILLA 1 On the day the critics of David Moyes took to the sky above Old Trafford to call for his removal, Manchester United produced one of their best displays of the season. Two goals from Wayne Rooney and one apiece from Juan Mata and Javier Hernandez helped the Reds overcome […]
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United return to winning ways at Villa Park as Darren Fletcher makes his comeback
ASTON VILLA 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 3 Danny Welbeck scored his first Premier League goals since the opening day of the season after snatching a double at Villa Park after being handed a central striking role for United with Robin Van Persie injured. United have always enjoyed a good record at Villa Park and put their […]
City fall to Lambert master-plan
ASTON VILLA 3, MANCHESTER CITY 2 “We played really well but it’s incredible the way we lost this game.” said Manuel Pellegrini of City’s bizarre defeat at Villa Park today in which Aston Villa clawed back a City lead twice and then won it with a third goal. It would have been easy to predict […]
Tevez strike keeps City challenge alive
ASTON VILLA 0, MANCHESTER CITY 1 City reduced the gap at the top of the Premier League to 12 points behind United with 10 games to play as they eased past Aston Villa with a Carlos Tevez goal deep into added time at the end of the first half. “The Championship is not over.” insisted […]
City’s spirit back as they demolish Villa
MANCHESTER CITY 5, ASTON VILLA 0 The saying is that revenge tastes sweet and that was the case for Manchester City as they returned to the top of the Barclays Premier League for the first time since they were crowned champions. The victory which took them to the summit came against a Villa side which […]