Man Utd 4, Norwich 0 Ryan Giggs was supposed to be top of the bill, but it was Shinji Kagawa who ended up stealing the show. Kagawa’s hat-trick was the first by an Asian player in the Premier League as it started with a fortunate flick, continued with a sublime stroke and was completed by […]
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Rooney, Hart silence Brazilian samba
ENGLAND 2, BRAZIL 1 England’s Mancunian contingent played a starring role helping England make the perfect start to the Football Association’s 150th anniversary celebrations with victory against five times World Cup winners Brazil at Wembley. It was a night to remember for England, who have a series of prestigious friendlies lined up in 2013, as this […]
Late Rooney goal knocks Fulham’s lights out
FULHAM 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 It took a late route one Wayne Rooney goal to beat a feisty Fulham side at Craven Cottage in a match that was interrupted by a floodlight failure. The result put United 10 points clear of City who host Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium tomorrow. Rooney underlined the importance of […]
Rooney is Reds’ saint
MAN UNITED 2, SOUTHAMPTON 1 Manchester United continued to make life hard for themselves on the night when victory against Southampton at Old Trafford stretched their lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League to seven points. It has become an all-too-familiar scenario of the Reds having to come from behind to pick up […]
Easy does it for rampant Reds
MAN UNITED 4, FULHAM 1. Manchester United’s passage to the last 16 of the FA Cup with Budweiser was, if anything, too easy as they cruised to victory against Fulham at Old Trafford. From the moment United were awarded a penalty with little over 60 seconds played, it was an embarrassingly one-sided contest. […]