Wayne Rooney made an impressive start to his career at Old Trafford, scoring a hat-trick on his debut on this day back in 2004.The 18 year old joined from Everton for £30 million and made an immediate impact in a 6-2 win over Turkish side Fenerbahce. Rooney could, and perhaps should have scored early on, […]
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Football’s Greatest Goals No.30
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from the great George Best. It came in a 2-0 win for Best’s Manchester Unite side at home to Sheffield United in a First Division match on 2nd October 1971. Sheffield United were top of the old First Division at this point, having won eight and drawing two of their first ten […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.28
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from the trusty right boot of Wayne Rooney. It came in the Manchester Derby at Old Trafford and is shown over and over again on Sky Sports adverts for Premier League football.The goal was a spectacular acrobatic effort came in a 2-1 victory over their bitter rivals Manchester City on 12th February 2011. […]
On This Day – 28th August
It is nine years ago to the day that Arsenal suffered one of their most humiliating defeats, losing 8-2 to Manchester United. I never saw the game, so I’m still in denial that it ever happened! A fierce rivalry had started up between Arsene Wenger and United manager Alex Ferguson when the Frenchman took over […]
On This Day – 18th August
Entrepreneur Michael Knighton was unveiled to Manchester United fans as their new owner latest ahead of the opening match of the 1989/90 season on this day back in 1989. The businessman headed out onto the famous Old Trafford turf dressed in a full United kit and tracksuit ahead of their match against reigning champions Arsenal. […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.48
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the 1967 Charity Shield between champions Manchester United and FA Cup winners Tottenham Hotspur.The match was played at United’s home ground Old Trafford as it was another seven years before the season’s curtain-raiser was played at Wembley. Pat Jennings scored the second goal of the game with a drop […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.42
Denis Law and team mate Mike Summerbee, immediately after Law’s goal The week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the penultimate weekend of the 1973/74 season in a Manchester Derby at Old Trafford.Yes, I am of course referring to the game where Denis Law, the man that the United fans called ‘The King’, backheeled a goal to […]
On This Day – 3rd June
Peter Crouch performs the ‘Robot Dance’ with team-mate Joe Cole watching on England played their last game on this day back in 2006 before jetting off to the World Cup in Germany.Their opponents were Jamaica and England beat them comfortably 6-0 with charismatic striker Peter Crouch scoring a hat-trick. Wembley was still almost a year […]
On This Day – 29th April
It was on this day 50 years ago that Chelsea and Leeds United played out one of the dirtiest matches in English footballing history. The two were contesting the FA Cup Final Replay which Chelsea won 2-1 in extra-time to lift the FA Cup for the first time in their history. The game is mainly […]