Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas says victory over Manchester United means more to him than anything else in the club game. The Gunners face Red Devils tomorrow at Emirates stadium.
Fabregas said : “Match with United surpasses all the other matches for me. As a player it is the one game I really look forward to playing in every season. Chelsea is really good, Tottenham too and Liverpool is special, particularly for the fans who get really excited. But if you have to pick one game from 38 then playing against Manchester United is the game. For me it is definitely the most special game to play in the Premier league.” Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Man Utd vs Man City highlights
Carling Cup semi-final
Man Utd 3-1 Man City
Wed, 27 Jan 2010
City beat United en route to winning the 1976 and 1970 League Cup finals.
United’s only League Cup victory over City came in the third round of the 1974/75 competition.
LAST MEETING
Man City 2-1 Man Utd (19 January 2010)
Man City: Tevez 42 pen, 65
Man Utd: Giggs 17.
See Manchester City beat Man Utd in Carling Cup video (Available to UK users only)
Carlos Tevez scores two goals against his former club as Manchester City beat Manchester United 2-1 in their Carling Cup semi-final first leg at Eastlands.
Goal scorers:
52′ [1 : 0] Paul Scholes
71′ [2 : 0] Michael Carrick
76′ [2 : 1] Carlos Tevez Cards:
52′ [1 : 0] Paul Scholes
71′ [2 : 0] Michael Carrick
76′ [2 : 1] Carlos Tevez
90′ [3 : 1] Wayne Rooney
51:05 GOAL – Paul Scholes:Man Utd 1 – 0 Man City Paul Scholes grabs a goal from just outside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal.
70:24 GOAL – Michael Carrick:Man Utd 2 – 0 Man City Michael Carrick finds the net with a goal from inside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal.
75:32 GOAL – Carlos Tevez:Man Utd 2 – 1 Man City Carlos Tevez gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal.
90:00+1:13 GOAL – Wayne Rooney:Man Utd 3 – 1 Man City Wayne Rooney grabs a headed goal from inside the box.
The referee brings the game to a close. Man Utd 3 (4)-(3) 1 Man City Continue reading
Arsene Wenger : How to build a Footballer
When a manager of the calibre of Arsene Wenger takes time to tell you the key to becoming a truly great player like Cesc Fabregas, you listen. See what the great man had to say on commitment and the desire to improve.
Man Utd vs Leeds highlights
The FA Cup
Man Utd 0 – 1 Leeds
Sun, 3 Jan 2010
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
squads
Man Utd: Kuszczak, Neville, Vidic, Jonathan Evans,
Fabio Da Silva, Welbeck, Gibson, Anderson, Obertan, Berbatov, Rooney.
Subs: Amos, Brown, Owen, Giggs, Tosic, Carrick,
Rafael Da Silva.
Leeds: Ankergren, Crowe, Naylor, Kisnorbo, Hughes, Howson, Kilkenny, Doyle, Johnson, Beckford, Becchio.
Subs: David Martin, Prutton, Grella, Michalik, Snodgrass, Capaldi, White.
Goal scorers:
19′ [0 : 1] Jermaine Beckford Cards:
Old Trafford was in a state of shock as Leeds United’s Jermaine Beckford stole the show with a stunning goal to give his side the 1-0 win.
Video highlights: Continue reading