United Cup-letely Outclassed Liverpool
The FA Cup is a competition that allows clubs to forget their form, but class always seems to show through, which is exactly what propelled Manchester The FA Cup often allows clubs the chance to forget their poor form, but their class always seems to show through, which is exactly what propelled Manchester United to the victory over Liverpool. In terms of trophies won, United has not been up to their own very high standard in the FA Cup lately, but that could all change following their latest confidence-boosting triumph over their hated-rival, which should not only rekindle their love for this competition, but spur them on in their other competitions.
United 1 Liverpool 0: Red Devils Pile On The Misery
The FA Cup always offers up great matches that are filled with contention, and Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Liverpool in the Third Round was no different. A lot of pundits will criticize the two contentious decisions from Howard Webb by claiming that they dictated the outcome – he awarded United a soft penalty, which was expertly converted by Ryan Giggs, but the referee also brandished a straight red card to Steven Gerrard for a harsh tackle on Michael Carrick.
Roy Hodgson Leaves Liverpool ‘By Mutual Consent’
Liverpool have posted an update on their official website to confirm that Roy Hodgson has left the club ‘by mutual consent’ and that Kenny Dalglish has been put in temporary…
The Round-Up: Which Sevilla Striker Will Liverpool ‘Break The Bank’ For?
Morning all. Throughout January, Soccerlens are going to be bringing you a daily round-up of the morning’s various goings-on. Be it juicy morsels of spurious transfer gossip or real, actual…
Don't Count Our Chickens Just Yet
Manchester United has enjoyed the best part of the last month at the summit of the Barclays Premier League standings, but that could all change in a blink of an eye. With no real surprise, a lot of the United supporters were left beaming after how the results have unfolded after the turn of the New Year, but, like the players, we must remain level headed until the Reds has maneuvered through their tough schedule and secured that elusive 19th English top flight title.
Premier League, Half-Time!
Soccerlens looks forward to the second-half of the Premier League season as we survey the contenders for the title, Europe and relegation based on current form. Title: Manchester United enters…
Fergie Time: Would You Shake Hands With Sepp Blatter?
Welcome to Fergie Time, a roundup/newsletter type deal that delivers news, opinion and links directly to your screen. As the name suggests, there will be some exaggeration, nsfw moments, canceled…
Liverpool Preview: Magnify Their Misery
Manchester United battles their long-standing, bitter rival, Liverpool, in the FA Cup at Old Trafford, and it should the tie of the Third Round. After a week of good results in the Barclays Premier League, United now shifts gears to focus on the FA Cup, which has been the one bogey competition for the Red Devils over the past couple of years, and what better way to turn around those misfortunes then against your most-hated rival.
Roy Hodgson’s Liverpool Future Hangs In The Balance
As touched on in this morning’s news round up, the general consensus emanating from the nation’s press circle this morning was that Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is now surviving on…
The Round-Up: Edin Dzeko Stranded At Heathrow, Arsenal Target Porto Goal Machine
Morning all. Throughout January Soccerlens are going to be bringing you a daily round-up of the morning’s various goings-on. Be it juicy morsels of spurious transfer gossip or real, actual…
Why Jay should stay at Cardiff
If the papers are to be believed, Jay Bothroyd could choose to go to Fulham, Birmingham or even Chelsea. He would be best off staying put. 1. It’s not much…
Is Ferguson Pondering A Facelift For United?
After some very favorable, but yet remarkable results, the press has, almost unsurprisingly, incited rumors that Manchester United’s squad is about to be completely restructured. Sir Alex Ferguson, who has been infamously known to influence matches with his mind games, must have pulled out his magical wand yesterday, because all of United’s title – including their most-hated – rivals either lost or drew their respective matches, which sees the Reds sitting very pretty on top of the Barclays Premier League standings all by themselves.
What A Difference A Year Makes
Based on a performance that happened almost a year ago to date, a lot of critics would never have been able to pick the Manchester United line-up that faced Stoke…
United Is Top Of The Lot To Delight Boss
Sir Alex Ferguson said that if Manchester United was still on top of the Barclays Premier League standings by on January 4th, the Reds would have a very good chance of winning the title. To appease the manager, United has weathered a grueling four-game stretch with three wins over Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City, and a very unfortunate draw against Birmingham City, but the results have seen the Reds collect a massive 10 points in as many days.
United 2 Stoke 1: Reds Stoke Their Title Charge
Manchester United earned a well-deserved 2-1 victory over Stoke City at Old Trafford to extend their unbeaten run in the Barclays Premier League to 25 matches. Javier Hernandez scored his third goal in two matches against Stoke with a very clever finish in the opening half, however, that was canceled out by Dean Whitehead’s header within minutes of the restart, but Nani scored another left-footed winner on his return from injury.
