Robin van Persie ended his Manchester United goal drought as the Premier League leaders bounced back from derby defeat to extend their advantage over Manchester City to 15 points with a win at Stoke. It was a solid, professional if unspectacular job from Sir Alex Fergusons men, who took an early lead from Michael [...]
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Stoke slide continues as United get back on title track
Posted in Football Pick of the Week | Tags: Man Utd, Manchester City, Premier League, Relegation, Stoke
THE END FOR NANI?
When Manchester United signed Nani in 2007 he was the bright young prospect from Portugal. He had all the skills, pace to burn and looked to be a man who would light up the world stage. Six summers on and reports are that Nani is heading for the Old Trafford exit door. Just what will [...]
Posted in Football Opinion Pick of the Week | Tags: Champions League, Football, Internationals, Man Utd, Nani, Portugal, Premier League
Why Di Canio could have impact Sunderland need
Sunderland made the bold move on Saturday night to part company with their manager Martin O’Neill. The immediate reaction to this decision was one of shock, given that there are only seven games left in the Premier League season. A little over 24 hours later, the Black Cats announced Paolo Di Canio was their new [...]
Roberto Mancini has no right to be angry with Vincent Kompany
Roberto Mancini has gone on the attack this week over the fact that his captain Vincent Kompany played for Belgium having missed the last eight weeks for Manchester City. Mancini first criticised Belgium manager Marc Wilmots for playing Kompany. BBC Sport quoted Mancini saying, “I think sometimes some managers of national teams should understand [...]
Posted in Football Opinion | Tags: Belgium, Internationals, Manchester City, Premier League, Roberto Mancini
WHY WENGER MUST NOT BE PUSHED – HE MUST JUMP
Defeat against Blackburn in the FA Cup all but confirmed that Arsenal would go without a trophy for the eighth year in succession. This was a crushing cup upset for the Gunners who followed that with a comprehensive home defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Naturally all focus has been placed firmly on [...]
Posted in Football Opinion Pick of the Week | Tags: Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Bayern Munich, Champions League, FA Cup, Premier League
