It finished 1-1 at both Manchester United and Barcelona, as Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid both left with crucial away goals in a pair of enthralling Champions League quarter-final first-legs. Unlike Arsenal, United will travel to Germany with their Champions League hopes still alive after holding the much-vaunted Bayern Munich at Old Trafford despite being […]
Premier League
Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League for the first time since Christmas with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur on a day when Everton heaped more misery on Fulham. The last four teams who led the league at Christmas went on to win the title but, after back-to-back defeats immediately dropped […]
Premier League leaders Chelsea suffered a major setback in the English title race after John Terry’s second-half own goal sent them crashing to a 1-0 defeat in the London derby at Crystal Palace. Chelsea’s brief going into the derby at Selhurst Park had been to extend their one-point advantage over second-placed Liverpool– home to Tottenham […]
Liverpool kept their Premier League title hopes alive with a 2-1 win over Sunderland at Anfield, the Reds’ seventh consecutive win in the league. Victory means Brendan Rodgers’ side are back in second place, one point behind leaders Chelsea. Manchester City are a further two points off the pace, although they have two games in […]
When Robin van Persie went down late in the game against Olympiakos on Wednesday, the initial indication was that the injury was not serious, despite him being stretched off the pitch. Well on further review that is not the case as the Manchester United striker has been ruled out for 4-6 weeks with a knee […]
According to ESPNFC, the prospect of firing manager David Moyes has been raised in the Manchester United boardroom for the first time. The Glazers reportedly are not happy with what Moyes has done to a team that won the championship last season are are becoming more open to the idea of a change of manager. […]
Two really big wins for Liverpool and Arsenal on Sunday, away from home, and against bitter rivals. Liverpool heaped more pressure on David Moyes with a convincing 3-0 win at Old Trafford while Arsenal increased the pressure on Tim Sherwood with a 1-0 win at White Hart Lane. With the win, both club moved to […]
The title race in England was blown open on Saturday as Manchester City overcame an early red card to captain Vincent Kompany to beat Hull City 1-0 while 9 man Chelsea lost 1-0 at Villa Park. After two consecutive cup defeats Manchester City were under a lot of pressure when Kompany was sent off 10 […]