Man Utd eye chance to tighten title grip

Tom Williams MANCHESTER UNITED will aim to put more daylight between themselves and Manchester City when they host West Bromwich Albion in the English Premier League.

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Goals galore for City, Arsenal as United win again

Tom Williams Goals rained down on the Premier League on Saturday, with Arsenal beating Newcastle United 7-3 and champions Manchester City edging Norwich City 4-3 to keep pace with leaders Manchester United.

City's Mancini rages at ref after Nasri send-off

NORWICH: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini claims his team is being victimised by officials after Samir Nasri was sent off for a headbutt in the champion's 4-3 win at Norwich.

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Van Persie sends United to top as Chelsea and City stumble

Julian Guyer Robin van Persie piled on the misery for former club Arsenal as Manchester United went top of the Premier League with a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford on Saturday.

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Hernandez to the rescue as United move clear

Tom Williams Half-time substitute Javier Hernandez scored twice and made another as Manchester United came from two goals down to win 3-2 at Aston Villa on Saturday and pull four points clear in the Premier...

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England bundled out of Euros as penalty curse continues

Alessandro Diamanti scored the decisive penalty kick on Sunday to give Italy a 4-2 shootout win over England and a spot in the European Championship semi-finals.

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England baffled by shootout's mental mystery

You either have it in you to be a penalty taker or you don't according to England manager Roy Hodgson.

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Ronaldo's date with mates

Alberto Bravo Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will find himself in the unenviable position tomorrow morning of having to confront both his closest rivals and some of his best friends.

Manchester United flying high on top as City falters

Steve Griffiths Wayne Rooney fired Manchester United to the top of the English Premier League as the champion defeated 10-man West Bromwich Albion 2-0 to take full advantage of Manchester City's 1-0 loss at Swansea...

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Rooney keeps United on target with winner

Neil Johnson Wayne Rooney kept Manchester United on course for a record 20th title after hitting the winner in a 1-0 win over Fulham at Old Trafford on Monday.

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A city disunited for heavyweights' title fight

In the first Manchester derby, with the clubs in nascent form back in 1881, Newton Heath were helped on their way to victory when the ball ''was put through the West Gorton goal by one of their own...

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Ferdinand out of England Euro squad

Veteran defender Rio Ferdinand was the highest-profile casualty on Wednesday as England manager Roy Hodgson unveiled his squad for the European Championships.