ARSENAL 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Robin Van Persie braved the taunts at the Emirates Stadium to level the scores with his 29th goal of the season from the penalty spot and earn United a point away at Arsenal on his return to the North London club that had been his home for eight years. The […]
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United crowned champions
MAN UNITED 3, ASTON VILLA 0 Manchester United produced a performance worthy of champions on the night they secured the Barclays Premier League title. And it was summer signing Robin van Persie, a massively influential figure in the Reds’ 20th championship, who fittingly had the final say in the destiny of the title as […]
United stumble towards the title
WEST HAM 2, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 The Hammers put United’s title celebrations on hold for a further week after they forced the Reds to secure a battling and controversial point from behind at Upton Park, ending a run of eight straight defeats against United. Robin van Persie’s late equaliser seemed to be offside but was […]
United push Stoke towards relegation dogfight
STOKE CITY 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 2 United need just seven points from six games to wrest the Barclays Premier League crown from Manchester City’s grasp after they eased to a 2-0 win at Stoke to leave the out-of-form Potters looking over their shoulders at the relegation dogfight immediately beneath them. Michael Carrick scored in the fourth […]
United continue march to title
SUNDERLAND 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 Manchester United continued their relentless march towards a record 20th league title with a comfortable victory at Sunderland thanks to an own goal by Titus Bramble. Sir Alex Ferguson stated that United would “never forget” the taunts from certain sections of Sunderland fans last May as they beat Sunderland at […]