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Man City beat QPR 3-2 to win Premier League crown

May. 14 | LONDON: Manchester City claimed their first English title in 44 years in barely believable circumstances on Sunday as stoppage time goals from Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero snatched a 3-2 home victory over Queens Park Rangers. With Manchester United’s...

Man Utd extend Premier League lead with 2-0 win over QPR

Apr. 8 | MANCHESTER: Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes scored in each half as Manchester United cruised to a 2-0 win against 10-man Queens Park Rangers on Sunday, extending the defending champion’s lead to eight points at the top of the Premier League. United’s...

Title-chasing Rooney eyeing Best’s United tally

Apr. 5 | LONDON: Wayne Rooney will have George Best’s goalscoring tally in his sights when he tries to help Manchester United take a stranglehold on the Premier League title race at home to Queens Park Rangers on Sunday (1230 GMT). The leaders can heap the pressure...

Man Utd destroy Wolves to move four points clear

Mar. 18 | LONDON: Manchester United ruthlessly ripped apart 10-man Wolverhampton Wanderers to stroll to a 5-0 victory on Sunday and move four points clear at the top of the Premier League. The champions scored early through defender Jonny Evans, his first goal...

Rooney scores twice as United down West Brom 2-0

Mar. 12 | MANCHESTER: Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United cruised to a 2-0 win against 10-man West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford on Sunday. Rooney moved to 20 league goals this season after touching in a shot by Javier Hernandez in the 35th minute...

Giggs grabs late winner for United at Norwich

Feb. 26 | NORWICH: Ryan Giggs marked his 900th appearance for Manchester United with an injury-time winner as the champions beat Norwich 2-1 on Sunday to keep in touch with Premier League leader Manchester City in the title race. Giggs scored with a close-range...

Rooney sinks Liverpool with double strike

Feb. 11 | MANCHESTER: Wayne Rooney fired Manchester United to the top of the Premier League on Saturday after they beat Liverpool 2-1 in a match preceded by Luis Suarez’s refusal to shake Patrice Evra’s hand before the kickoff. There were few chances...

United win Cup thriller despite 10-man City’s fightback

Jan. 8 | LONDON: Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United beat FA Cup holders Manchester City 3-2 in a dramatic third round tie at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday in which City played most of the match with 10 men after Vincent Kompany’s early dismissal. Rooney...

Blackburn stun Man Utd 3-2 (Updated)

Blackburn stun Man Utd 3-2 (Updated)

Dec. 31 | MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Manchester United wasted the chance to start the New Year at the top of the Premier League when they suffered a shock 3-2 home defeat by struggling Blackburn Rovers on Saturday. With leaders Manchester City not playing...

FA Cup draw throws up juicy Manchester derby

Dec. 4 |  MANCHESTER: Holders Manchester City will host rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup third round after Sunday’s draw threw up a mouth-watering derby. The Manchester clubs, who are setting the pace in the Premier League, met in last season’s FA Cup...