Seven months after winning the Premier League with Manchester City, Adam Johnson inflicted a blow to his former club's title defence by clinching a 1-0 victory for Sunderland on Wednesday. ...
11:05 PM, Dec 26, 2012
United has managed to keep just three clean sheets this season, though one came in a 3-0 victory at Newcastle in October. ...
05:32 PM, Dec 25, 2012
Dutch striker Van Persie has scored 15 goals since signing from Arsenal. ...
07:42 PM, Dec 24, 2012
A disappointing 1-1 draw at Swansea City on Sunday saw United's lead at the top cut to four points over Manchester City. ...
02:11 PM, Dec 24, 2012
Elimination in King's Cup would leave the Champions League as the only Real can realistically hope to win this term. ...
11:55 AM, Dec 24, 2012
Ferguson called for defender Williams to receive a long ban following the second-half incident. ...
10:53 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Defeat at Malaga on Saturday has surely dashed any lingering hopes Real Madrid had of defending their La Liga title and they urgently need to find some form before Manchester United's Champions League visit on February 12 ...
07:36 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Real Madrid urgently need to find some form before Manchester United's Champions League visit on February 12. ...
07:10 PM, Dec 23, 2012
The red-devils were held to 1-1 on Sunday by Swansea. Now, they are only four points ahead of City. ...
06:37 PM, Dec 23, 2012
Barry's header broke Reading's resistance and moved City to 39 points, three behind United. ...
10:52 PM, Dec 22, 2012
London: Jonny Evans is fit to return to Manchester United's defence this weekend, manager Alex Ferguson said on Friday as the club confirmed the Northern Ireland international had signed a new contract at Old Trafford. Evans, who has agreed a contract until to 2016, suffered a groin injury in the 3-2 win at Manchester City on December 9 and will return for the trip to Swansea City on Sunday. The...
09:07 PM, Dec 21, 2012
London: When Roberto Mancini was named Manchester City manager three years ago even the most optimistic of the club's supporters would have struggled to believe that Manchester United could be knocked off their pedestal so quickly. Decades of disappointment and false dawns meant the key to the City trophy cabinet had been redundant since a 1976 League Cup triumph, after which a succession of managers tried and failed to drag...
08:51 PM, Dec 21, 2012
London: Manchester City will give volatile Italian striker Mario Balotelli another chance, manager Roberto Mancini said on Friday. The relationship between the 22-year-old and the Premier League champions appeared to be at breaking point this week after he took the club to a tribunal over their decision to dock him 340,000 pounds in wages for misdemeanours last season. Balotelli, who missed 11 games last season due to suspensions, has since...
08:37 PM, Dec 21, 2012
Accra: Manchester City's Yaya Toure won the African Footballer of the Year award for a second successive time on Thursday, holding off a strong challenge from compatriot and Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba. The 29-year-old midfielder topped the annual poll of African national team coaches and technical directors to add to the award he won in 2011. Toure played a pivotal role for both club and country, helping Ivory Coast...
08:17 AM, Dec 21, 2012
English Premier League's Manchester United were drawn with Spainish champions Real Madrid in the Group of 16 of the 2012 Champions League tournament. The draw means that Cristiano Ronaldo will face his former club with Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson set to lock horns once again. Other English side Arsenal, meanwhile, face last season's beaten finalists Bayern Munich who are currently nine points clear at the top of the...
04:23 PM, Dec 20, 2012
London: Mario Balotelli has accepted a fine of two weeks' wages from Manchester City after withdrawing his appeal against disciplinary action taken against him by the Premier League champions, the club said on Wednesday. The Italian striker, who was fined by City after a series of well-documented misdemeanours on and off the pitch last season, had been due to have his case heard by a Premier League panel on Wednesday...
06:51 PM, Dec 19, 2012
London: Controversial Italy striker Mario Balotelli is taking Manchester City to a Premier League tribunal this week, reportedly in a bid to overturn a heavy fine imposed by the English champions last season. Balotelli missed 11 games because of suspension in the 2011-12 campaign, causing City to hand him a fine believed to be 340,000 pounds ($550,000). British media report Monday that Balotelli has failed in an internal appeal against...
06:21 PM, Dec 17, 2012
Manchester: Manchester United brushed aside an overmatched Sunderland in a routine 3-1 victory at Old Trafford on Saturday to ensure Alex Ferguson's side will be top of the English Premier League at Christmas. Robin van Persie opened the scoring when he fired into the top left corner in the 16th minute after being set up by Ashley Young, and Tom Cleverley doubled the advantage by turning in a pass from...
10:55 PM, Dec 15, 2012
