MAN UNITED 0, SOUTHAMPTON 1 Manchester United’s woes continued following their fifth defeat in 10 games as they were beaten at home by Southampton. The battle of the Dutch managers saw Ronald Koeman heap more pressure on under-fire Louis van Gaal as Saints won at Old Trafford for the second successive season. And there was […]
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Hot-shot Wayne Rooney is Manchester United’s matchwinner at Liverpool
LIVERPOOL 0, MAN UNITED 1 Wayne Rooney continued his rich recent goalscoring vein with Manchester United’s winner at Liverpool. The striker’s fifth goal in four games earned the Reds a Barclays Premier League double over Liverpool for the second successive season. Rooney’s 12th goal of the season was also his 241st for the Reds as […]
Paul Scholes on the attack, but not Manchester United as they limp past League One Sheffield United in the FA Cup
MANCHESTER UNITED 1, SHEFFIELD UNITED 0. Wayne Rooney came to Manchester United’s rescue and spared their blushes with an injury-time winner against League One side Sheffield United in the third round of the Emirates FA Cup. It took a 93rd minute penalty from the Reds’ captain to finally see of a spirited Blades’ side and […]
Wayne Rooney passes Denis Law’s goalscoring record as Manchester United win for the first time in nine games at home to Swansea City
MAN UNITED 2, SWANSEA CITY 1 Manchester United halted their worst run for 26 years as they returned to winning ways against Swansea City at Old Trafford. After eight games without a victory in all competitions, this was certainly a much-needed success as the Reds climbed to fifth place in the Barclays Premier League. Second-half […]
Louis van Gaal comes out fighting for his future as Manchester United manager after goalless draw against Chelsea
MAN UNITED 0, CHELSEA 0 Manchester United ended a run of four straight defeats – their worst run since 1961 – but were unable to post a badly-needed victory against Chelsea at Old Trafford. The Reds’ winless sequence now stretches to eight games – not since 1989/90 have they endured such a barren run – […]