There is a saying that Rugby is a hooligan’s game played by gentlemen and Football is a gentleman’s game played by hooligans, now I don’t know who said that but seeing football over the past few years certainly has provided a lot of awful instances when it seemed that the players were more willing to … Read more
#457719816 / gettyimages.com The sale of Luis Suarez was always going to have a big impact for Liverpool as they looked to build from last season’s success. So far, things haven’t gone according to plans at all. Their 3-1 loss to Crystal Palace was their sixth League defeat this season and has left them looking … Read more
#457835420 / gettyimages.com In the end it was the 3 points which mattered most after a tough trip away to Anderlecht on Wednesday. With Sunderland being dealt a major blow in confidence last weekend when the Saints put 8 past them, the North East club were always likely to be jittery. However Arsenal looked like … Read more
#457772842 / gettyimages.com With Sunderland coming off the back of a eight goal thrashing, if it was any other time other than this we could comfortably say that Arsenal are the favourites. However given Arsenal’s own wobbly form at the moment, having taken two very late goals to rescue the 3 points at Anderlecht, there … Read more
#457587046 / gettyimages.com With just one victory in their last 7 matches, Arsenal has got off to a start that they would not really be proud of. Even with issues of injuries Arsenal would be disappointed that they have not got off to a good start and have only themselves to blame. Only once in … Read more
#454079992 / gettyimages.com Louis Van Gaal was left searching for his first League victory once again as the Red Devils failed to hold onto a first-half lead given by Juan Mata. Although United scored, it was totally against the run of play and the home side deservedly got back on level terms after Jack Rodwell … Read more
#454076988 / gettyimages.com The unconvincing story of Louis van Gaal continues as Manchester United labored to a 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light against a Sunderland side which looked the more fluid going forward and more assured defensively. Juan Mata’s tap-in was canceled out by Jack Rodwell’s header as United lacked that cutting edge … Read more
Sunderland vs Manchester United Preview Louis van Gaal enters his second competitive match as Manchester United manager after the opening day disappointment at the hands of Swansea at Old Trafford. The team showed similar signs with what David Moyes was struggling with last season as they were poor at home and registered another loss. The … Read more
Following on from the same feature last year, this team will select those outstanding players not at a club in the top 7. (For clarity: that means players from Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Everton, Spurs and Man Utd are all ineligible for selection). Some prerequisites: the players selected will adhere to a functional, tactically balanced … Read more
Manchester United’s season hit another low yesterday when they lost their match to Sunderland at Old Trafford, via a Sebastian Larsson strike. This was Ryan Giggs’ second match in charge of United and luck did not favour him like the previous match against Norwich. But this was a massive win for Sunderland and now they … Read more