How did it come to this? Barely three weeks ago Roberto Mancini’s Manchester City side was “cracking up” and Manchester United had opened up an eight point Premier League lead. United’s superb form in 2012 had brought 12 wins and a draw since defeat to Newcastle United at St. James’, and the title was the [...]
Friday, April 27, 2012
To whet your appetite ahead of Monday night’s pivotal 163rd Manchester derby here are some modern classics matches between the sides. Forget Dennis Law’s back-heal, or the five goals scored by Manchester City at Maine Road in 1989; consign them to history – this is no time for negativity! Think instead about Manchester United’s five [...]
Friday, April 27, 2012
The only stat that Roberto Mancini or Sir Alex Ferguson will care about on Monday night is which team scores the most goals. But we couldn’t leave it there, so here’s another 25 data points for your visual pleasure…
Friday, April 27, 2012
On this week’s goalgasmic Rant Cast regular presenters Ed and Paul look back at Manchester United’s disastrous 4-4 draw with Everton at Old Trafford last weekend – was this the weekend the title race turned? We talk Player of the Year Awards, Paul Scholes, Jonny Evans, Michael Owen and the Champions League semi-finals. We also [...]
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Monday’s title deciding Manchester derby is not the first time Reds and Blues have faced off for England’s top honour. Indeed, 43 years on many still remember the 1967-68 race between the two clubs – won by City on the last day of the season after United lost to Sunderland at Old Trafford. Watching closely that [...]
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Few, bar BSkyB one suspects, hope that the officials play a key role in next Monday’s crunch derby at Eastlands when the 2011/12 Premier League title will surely be decided in favour of either Manchester City or Manchester United. So it is with some suspicion, and no little surprise, that Andre Marriner has been appointed [...]
Monday, April 23, 2012
Following Manchester United’s draw with Everton on Sunday – and Manchester City’s victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers – the Reds’ Premier League lead is now just three points. With just a trio of games to go in the Premier League season the title race could well come down to next Monday’s derby at Eastlands. Indeed, victory [...]
Sunday, April 22, 2012
“A man’s work is in danger of deteriorating,” said the eminent American playwright Eugene O’Neill, “when he thinks he has found the one best formula for doing it.” There are, perhaps, no more apt words for a Manchester United side that believed it had set upon the canon of victory at Old Trafford on Sunday. [...]
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Three former Reds will grace Old Trafford on Sunday, with Manchester United desperate to send them home disappointed. Phil Neville, Tim Howard and Darron Gibson should all start at their former home, but with United chasing an eight point Premier League lead Sir Alex Ferguson’s men are unlikely to be in charitable mood. United play [...]
Friday, April 20, 2012
On this week’s packed Rant Cast regular presenters Ed and Paul look back at Manchester United’s comfortable victory over Aston Villa at Old Trafford and the controversy surrounding another Ashley Young dive. We talk youth – a victory for the stiffs in the Premier Reserve League North, but FA Youth Cup defeat for the Academy [...]
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
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