WEEKEND PREVIEW: CLASHES AT THE TOP

WEEKEND PREVIEW: CLASHES AT THE TOP

THIS weeks Weekend Preview focusses on those setting the pace at the top of the table, expected or otherwise.  Rob Gutmann is joined by Melissa Reddy, John Gibbons and Paul Senior to talk about top of the league Manchester City at Spurs, 4th place flyers Leicester...
WEEKEND PREVIEW: MOURINHO IN A MESS?

WEEKEND PREVIEW: MOURINHO IN A MESS?

A SHOW hosted by Rob Gutmann looking at games this weekend at Chelsea, Swansea, Southampton. Mourinho under pressure, Swansea suffering their first bad result and Southampton not yet looking like last year’s side. And what of Arsenal, Everton and Manchester...

MATCH REVIEW: MANCHESTER UNITED 3 LIVERPOOL 1

YOU go to Old Trafford. You don’t play well. They don’t play well. They win. I think I’ve seen this film before. I’ve seen games decided by set pieces. I’ve seen blunt sides overwhelmed by the occasion. I’ve seen vaguely...

MATCH RATINGS: MANCHESTER UNITED v LIVERPOOL

A REAL strange game. Where we create more but still look toothless. Where we are part unlucky but mostly clueless. Where things could have been much different, but you still wonder what the plan is. At both ends. Tough month for the manager ahead. Simon Mignolet 5...

MANCHESTER UNITED v LIVERPOOL: A FIXTURE LIKE NO OTHER

TO this day, the most piercing single roar I’ve heard at a football match came when Frank Stapleton sent the Stretford End into raptures with a 52nd-minute winner against Liverpool in September 1983. It was my first visit to Old Trafford and is a memory I always...
LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER UNITED: US VERSUS THEM

LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER UNITED: US VERSUS THEM

ARRIVING together wearing tattered boots and faded shorts, two talented siblings immediately draw the eye. They are sporting football shirts which are in complete contrast to the rest of their gear — crisp and clean, while also being in complete contrast with...