Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Smalling shatters Manchester United's derby dreams

Manchester United slipped to their fourth consecutive derby defeat on Sunday after losing 1-0 to champions City at the Etihad Stadium.

Defender Chris Smalling was the villain for the visitors, after being sent off in the first half after picking up a second yellow card, a booking manager Louis van Gaal later branded as "stupid".

With an extra man, City went on to win the game with Sergio Aguero, scoring the only goal on 63 minutes to close the gap on leaders Chelsea and move seven points ahead of their city rivals.
Monday, November 3, 2014 11:40

Monday, November 3, 2014

Van Gaal relaxed ahead of Manchester derby

Suddenly the tables turned as David Silva hobbled out of Manchester City's League Cup loss to Newcastle on Wednesday.

Louis van Gaal sounded relaxed about the prospect of facing the Premier League champions on Sunday in the first Manchester derby of the season, while it is panic stations for Manuel Pellegrini with his mounting injury problems.
Sunday, November 2, 2014 18:31