Londin, Jan 18 (IANS) Michael Carrick debuted with the best possible result on Saturday as Manchester United beat local rival Manchester City 2-0 at Old Trafford.Bryan Mbeumo finished off a perfect counterattack to put United ahead in the 65th minute, and Matheus Cunha then squared the ball for Patrick Dorgu to double the lead in the 76th minute and seal the points for the home side.City struggled to contain its neighbor’s pace throughout the match, and once again Erling Haaland struggled to mak…
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London, Jan 16 (IANS) Michael Carrick will make his debut as interim coach of former champions Manchester United with one of the toughest games imaginable as his side hosts neighbour and cross-town rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford on Saturday.Carrick was three games in charge at Manchester United at the end of 2021, but will now be holding fort for the rest of the season and takes over after another difficult week following an FA Cup exit at home to Brighton.A win at home to Pep Guardiola’…
London, Jan 7 (IANS) The Premier League’s festive fixture crunch reaches its final stretch this week, with eight matches on Wednesday before leaders Arsenal host Liverpool on Thursday in the fourth round of games in a hectic holiday schedule.Arsenal welcome Liverpool after an impressive run through Christmas and New Year that has opened a six-point lead at the top. Mikel Arteta has also been boosted by the returns of Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Magalhaes, giving him more scope to rotate his squad….
London, Jan 4 (IANS) Declan Rice scored two second-half goals as Arsenal won 3-2 away to Bournemouth to open up a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League.The England midfielder netted both of his goals from near the edge of the Bournemouth penalty area, after assists from Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka in the 54th and 71st minutes respectively.Bournemouth opened the scoring after 10 minutes when a bad mistake from Arsenal’s Gabriel allowed Evanilson to put the home side ahead, but the d…
London, Jan 2 (IANS) Arsenal have the chance to re-open a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League standings on Saturday when Mikel Arteta’s side travels to play Bournemouth in a crucial match.Arsenal’s excellent second-half display saw them put four goals past Aston Villa to strengthen their title claim, while ending Villa’s 11-game run in all competitions. Manchester City’s 0-0 draw at Sunderland on Thursday night saw Pep Guardiola’s side slip behind in what is in danger of being a tw…
London, Dec 31 (IANS) Chelsea and AFC Bournemouth played out an enthralling 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge, with all four goals being scored inside the opening 27 minutes.A draw meant Chelsea missed the chance to leapfrog Liverpool into fourth place, while Bournemouth remain 15th after their winless league run was extended to 10 matches, despite putting in an impressive performance. This was the Cherries’ fourth draw in their last five matches.The action all came in the first 45 minutes during a fi…
London, Dec 31 (IANS) Arsenal ended the year on top of the Premier League table after an outstanding second-half showing saw the Gunners cruise past third-placed Aston Villa 4-1.This was the Gunners’ fourth straight victory as they ended Villa’s 11-match winning run in all competitions.Villa showed enough in the first half to suggest they could achieve a club-record 12th straight win in all competitions, but the Gunners turned on the style to race four goals ahead with a scintillating second-hal…
Manchester, Dec 31 (IANS) Wolverhampton Wanderers halted a run of 11 straight Premier League defeats with a hard-earned 1-1 draw against Manchester United.Ladislav Krejci cancelled out Joshua Zirkzee’s effort as the league’s bottom side left Old Trafford with a deserved share of the spoils.Zirkzee’s first home goal in the top flight for over a year opened the scoring after 27 minutes, with his deflected strike finding the net via Krejci.However, the Wolves defender made amends at the other…
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Premier League leader Arsenal are at home to in-form Aston Villa in the most attractive and decisive of the six matches scheduled for Tuesday as the intense Christmas and New Year schedule continues.Arsenal goes into the game after an unconvincing 2-1 win at home to Brighton, which saw goalkeeper David Raya make a series of fine saves and ended with Declan Rice as an emergency right-back, and coach Mikel Arteta could bring Gabriel Jesus into his starting line-up as he looks…
Nottingham, Dec 27 (IANS) Rayan Cherki struck an 83rd-minute winner to secure a 2-1 victory for Manchester City against Nottingham Forest as Pep Guardiola ended the year 2025 on a perfect note with an eighth successive win in Nottingham on Saturday.After a goalless first half in which neither side had a shot on target, Tijjani Reijnders fired City ahead three minutes after the break when he calmly finished a well-crafted move.It looked like City would be denied a perfect December when Omari Hutc…