Tag: Lee Savery
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Match Report: Real Sociedad 0-0 Manchester United
By Lee Savery. Manchester United secured a point in a bore draw in Spain but remain top of group A. After a first half with hardly any openings for either side, the away side finally started to create some opportunities. The first of these fell to Javier Hernandez when he smashed over Shinji Kagawa’s cross…
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Match Report: Manchester United 3-2 Stoke City
By Lee Savery. Javier Hernandez scored the winner as United came from 2-1 down to beat Stoke City at Old Trafford. The visitors had taken the lead after just four minutes when Erik Pieters surged forward from left back with ease before crossing to Peter Crouch. His header was saved by David de Gea before…
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Match Report: Manchester United 1-1 Southampton
By Lee Savery. Southampton scored a late equaliser to stun Old Trafford and earn a deserved point for the visitors. The home side had taken the lead on 26 minutes when wonderkid Adnan Januzaj, who earlier signed a new five year contract to stay at United, played a superb through ball to Wayne Rooney whose…
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Match Report: Man City 4-1 Manchester United
By Lee Savery. Manchester United produced a dismal display as they were outclassed by Manchester City in the derby. Sergio Aguero scored twice with Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri adding one each in what was an easy win for the blue half of Manchester. A late consolation goal from Wayne Rooney put the away side…
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Match Report: Manchester United 4-2 Bayer Leverkusen
By Lee Savery. Manchester United comfortably beat an average Bayer Leverkusen side to record their first win of this season’s Champions League. Wayne Rooney continued his excellent form as he stabbed home an Evra cross, on 22 minutes, which had two offsides that were missed in the move itself. Evra was marginally off when he…
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Match Report: Manchester United 2-0 Crystal Palace
By Lee Savery. David Moyes recorded his first home win as Manchester United manager as they beat Crystal Palace at Old Trafford. Robin van Persie converted a controversial penalty which saw Palace’s Dikgacoi sent off for his foul on Ashley Young which looked outside of the penalty box. The Dutchman made no mistake in placing…
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Match Report: Liverpool 1-0 Man United
By Lee Savery. Daniel Sturridge scored the only goal of the game as Liverpool beat Manchester United at Anfield. The England international’s goal came after just four minutes when Steven Gerrard’s in-swinging corner found Daniel Agger whose header towards goal was nodded into the net by Sturridge. It was the perfect start for the home…
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Manchester United draw Shakhtar, Leverkusen & Real Sociedad
By Lee Savery. Manchester United have been drawn in Group A alongside Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayer Leverkusen and Real Sociedad in the Champions League group stage for 2013/14 season. The draw is a favourable group, in terms of worst possible scenarios, for David Moyes in his first experience of managing a team at the pinnacle of…