By Tony Jimenez LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United finally produced a swashbuckling display worthy of their great name in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Newcastle United on Tuesday, former Old Trafford favourites Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand said. “Boring, boring United” suddenly became “scoring, scoring, United” as Louis van Gaal’s men threw caution to the […]
Former England and Manchester United midfielder, Paul Scholes, offered a few rare words of praise for his former team after their tie against Newcastle.
LONDON (Reuters) – Newcastle United have signed England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey from Premier League rivals Swansea City on a five-and-a-half-year deal. “I drove up through the night to be here so it’s been a manic 24 hours but it’s all been worth it to come here and play for this great club,” Shelvey told United’s […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Newcastle United have signed England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey from Swansea City on a five-and-a-half-year deal, the Premier League clubs said on Tuesday. The transfer fee was undisclosed but media reports said Newcastle had agreed to pay 12 million pounds ($17.31 million)for the 23-year-old. “I drove up through the night to be here […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Newcastle United have signed Senegal midfielder Henri Saivet on a five-and-a-half year deal from Ligue 1 side Bordeaux, the relegation-threatened Premier League club said on Monday. The 25-year-old, Newcastle’s first signing of the January transfer window, has made 178 appearances and scored 23 goals for the French club in all competitions. While […]
By Mike Collett LONDON (Reuters) – Two of the unhappiest sets of supporters in the country will be hoping to alleviate at least some of their shared misery when Newcastle United and Manchester United meet at St James’ Park in the Premier League on Tuesday. Manchester United produced another tedious performance and needed a stoppage-time […]
By Jamie McGeever LONDON (Reuters) – West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic hailed Andy Carroll as the “cherry on the pie” after the injury-prone striker headed his side to a convincing 2-0 victory over Liverpool on Saturday. The result stretched West Ham’s unbeaten run to seven games, and marked the team’s first league double over […]
REUTERS – Newcastle United manager Steve McClaren has challenged his team to recover fast from Saturday’s last-gasp 1-0 defeat by Everton to meet the demand of playing their second Premier League game in three days against West Bromwich Albion later on Monday. Tom Cleverley’s 93rd minute header dealt a cruel blow at St. James’ Park […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Leicester City were given a reality check when the unlikely leaders lost 1-0 at Liverpool on Saturday while Manchester United slumped to a third straight Premier League defeat to pile the pressure on Louis van Gaal. Arsenal wasted a Boxing Day opportunity to knock Leicester off the top of the table when […]
