SUNDERLAND 2, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 (Capital One Cup Semi Final 1st Leg) Sunderland held out for a famous victory over Manchester United, their first in 13 years, as David Moyes’ side stumbled from one failure to another. United were just the latest high profile scalp that the Black Cats have seized at The Stadium of […]
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City suffer Black Cats hoodoo
SUNDERLAND 1, MANCHESTER CITY 0 Sunderland took to take a leaf out of North East rivals Newcastle United’s book earlier in the day against Spurs by taking an early lead through ex-Manchester United defender Phil Bardsley and then subsequently heroically defending it, inflicting a fourth league defeat of the season on City before the end […]
Januzaj repays Moyes faith with match-winning double at Sunderland
David Moyes gave a first start to exciting Manchester United winger Adnan Januzaj at Sunderland and was rewarded with three points when it seemed like the home side would inflict another blow on United’s troubled start to the season. “I remember giving Wayne Rooney and Ross Barkley their debuts and Adnan is certainly in that […]
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 […]
Johnson goal haunts profligate City
SUNDERLAND 1, MANCHESTER CITY 0 Roberto Mancini wasn’t overly concerned by Manchester City’s defeat to a hardworking Sunderland side who have caused him problems ever since he arrived in England “It’s the same story for us at Sunderland every year. We didn’t win here last season either but we won the league.” said City’s manager who […]