This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from 29th August 2009. It involved a sending off – but it wasn’t a player that received their marching orders! Arsenal travelled to Old Trafford to face old foes Manchester United in a league match. The host were leading 2-1 going into stoppage time at the end of the game […]
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On This Day – 14th March
Liverpool put in a hugely impressive display at Old Trafford on this day in 2009. They visited league leaders Manchester United and came away with a resounding 4-1 victory. It was United who took the lead midway through the first half. Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina came rushing out of his goal and dragged United’s Ji-Sung […]
On This Day – 16th February
Guus Hiddink became Chelsea manager on this day back in 2009, replacing Luis Felipe Scolari in the Stamford Bridge hot seat.The Dutchman stayed in charge until the end of the season, acting as an interim manager until a permanent manager could be found. Hiddink had a very successful time at the club, losing only one […]
On This Day – 30th December
There was a Premier League first on this day back in 2009 in the match played between Portsmouth and Arsenal. It was the first time ever that a game was played in the top flight where both starting line-ups hadn’t got a single Englishman! In all, seven French players started the match and there were […]
On This Day – 20th December
Roberto Mancini became Manchester City manager on this day back in 2009. The Italian was the first Manchester City manager since the management team of Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison won the league title back in 1968. He won his first four matches in charge at the Ethiad Stadium. In his first transfer window, Mancini […]
On This Day – 10th October
Eight months before his clanger against USA in the 2010, Robert Green made history by becoming the first England goalkeeper to be sent off.The red card came on this day back in 2009 in a qualifier away to Ukraine. England had already qualified for the World Cup in South Africa before the match had even […]