It was a dramatic weekend in the Barclays Premier League in which only Liverpool of the top six sides won. Arsenal were held 1-1 by an accomplished Everton side who showed that their midweek victory at Old Trafford was not just a fluke by levelling the scores late on at the Emirates. Arsenal manager Arsene […]
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Misery for Moyes
MAN UTD 0, EVERTON 1 David Moyes suffered a miserable night as former club Everton won at Old Trafford to end Manchester United’s 12 match unbeaten run in all competitions. Left-back Bryan Oviedo struck the late match-winning goal which earned Everton their first victory at United for 21 years. United lacked the cutting edge […]
City bounce back with victory over Everton
MANCHESTER CITY 3, EVERTON 1 Everton were never going to be a pushover at the end of a week when City had been mauled by Bayern Munich but both teams competed in a highly entertaining match with the home side ending Everton’s unbeaten record thanks to goals by Alvaro Negredo, Sergio Aguero and an own […]
Fabregas commits to Barcelona
Manchester United’s hopes of signing Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas were hit when the Spanish midfielder declared his loyalty to his boyhood club and effectively ended David Moyes’ pursuit of the midfielder. Moyes had been considering a third bid for Fabregas which would have broken United’s transfer record of £30.75m for Dimitar Berbatov. Fabregas, 26, said: “Triumphing […]
United £12m bid for Leighton Baines rejected
Manchester United manager David Moyes has had an initial £12m bid for 28 year old left back Leighton Baines rejected by his old club Everton who have been on record as saying that Baines is ‘not for sale’. Moyes will almost certainly increase his offer which could put 32 year old Patrice Evra under pressure […]