EPL - Man City v Man Utd - 5 May
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I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce.Originally posted by ronaldog:I dived big time! Did ya guys see me take the penalty?
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That was fast!! Were u actually there to take the pic, or do UK journalists worked doubly hard?Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:Address to clone Ronaldog:
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I think he's just bitter.Originally posted by sand king:I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce. -
haha yea.Originally posted by SumOne:I think he's just bitter.
Speaking about barbarians... Ball was acting like one during the match... -
Just ignore him lah... He is still in denial...
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Dickov kinda acting like one tooOriginally posted by sand king:haha yea.
Speaking about barbarians... Ball was acting like one during the match... -
Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:Dickov kinda acting like one too
shorty! -
i think those who have watched the game should be cursing the referee's decisions...he was total crap,wasn't making sound decisions.Esepcially on michael ball,he should at least have got a yellow card on his stomp on ronaldo...
well...manutd have 1 hands on the trophy
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What one nail on coffin? Not like they're going to get relegated. Just no EPL title nyah. At most next season try again lor.Originally posted by F.raon.I.R:i think those who have watched the game should be cursing the referee's decisions...he was total crap,wasn't making sound decisions.Esepcially on michael ball,he should at least have got a yellow card on his stomp on ronaldo...
well...manutd have 1 hands on the trophy
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more like one nail in moanrinho's coffinOriginally posted by F.raon.I.R:i think those who have watched the game should be cursing the referee's decisions...he was total crap,wasn't making sound decisions.Esepcially on michael ball,he should at least have got a yellow card on his stomp on ronaldo...
well...manutd have 1 hands on the trophy
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That Ball guy dived but no one seem to say anything...
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Edwin van der Sar saves Darius Vassell's effort as Man Utd go eight points clear. -
i still think man city should win
they worked so hard to fight the inevitable -
Utd closer to title and West Ham move up
LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United took a giant step towards the Premier League title when they beat Manchester City 1-0 in a one-sided local derby on Saturday to open up an eight-point lead over defending champions Chelsea.
United, who won with a 34th minute penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo, have 88 points with two matches to play which means Chelsea, on 80 points with three matches to go, must win at Arsenal on Sunday to keep alive their slim hopes of a third successive championship.
Anything less and United will go to Stamford Bridge to play Chelsea on Wednesday as champions.
At the other end of the table, West Ham United moved out of the relegation zone for the first time since early December with a 3-1 home win over Bolton Wanderers with Argentine midfielder Carlos Tevez scoring twice.
Wigan Athletic though, slipped into the bottom three for the first time this season - and three points adrift - after losing 1-0 at home to Middlesbrough, their eighth successive match without a win. Mark Viduka scored the only goal in the 29th minute.
Fulham moved up to 15th, at least until Aston Villa play Sheffield United later on Saturday, after their 1-0 win over Champions League finalists Liverpool at Craven Cottage with American substitute Clint Dempsey scoring the goal after 69 minutes.
Everton moved up to fifth and effectively secured a place in next season's UEFA Cup with a 3-0 home win over fellow hopefuls Portsmouth while Reading's hopes of a first European place took a knock with a surprise 2-0 home defeat by relegated Watford.
Blackburn Rovers stayed in contention for a UEFA Cup place with a 2-0 win at Newcastle United where fit-again Michael Owen made his first home appearance since December 2005.
DOMINANT UNITED
All the early attention was focused on the lunchtime kickoff at Eastlands in a Manchester derby totally dominated by United but decided by two penalties.
Ronaldo scored his but City's Darius Vassell blew a chance to equalise from the spot when Edwin van der Sar saved his 81st minute effort.
United, recovering from their shattering loss to AC Milan in the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday, dominated from first kick to last and always looked like winning to go within touching distance of their first title since 2003.
"A delighted United manager Alex Ferguson told Sky Sports: "The courage they showed today was fantastic. You saw the real Manchester United today, there was tiredness there and our game wasn't as sharp as normal, but derby games can be like that."
He said a draw between Arsenal and Chelsea on Sunday would "do me fine," but that he would not watch the match on television and was due to go to Spain.
It was the second successive home match in which City had missed a penalty after Joey Barton's failure against Aston Villa last week and meant they ended the season without a goal in eight successive home matches since New Year's Day.
Their season's tally of 10 home league goals is the worst record in the English top tier since league football began in 1888. -
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Stupid scouser. He is a disgrace to the Ball family.
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Man City are just a bunch of thugs... Remember Ben Thatcher's assault on Pedro Mendes... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNCpHGVPJ-w
Then there is Joey Barton and this idiot Ball. -
He's one hell of a sick, dirty and foul BALL!!
Ronaldo has the grace to get over it fast and show him who's the winner by playing football in the end! Kudos to a matured player! -
is that Michael Ball related to Alan Ball?
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I HOPE NOT OMG.Originally posted by sand king:is that Michael Ball related to Alan Ball?
one's a legend, the other's a complete retard! -
yes, with so many cameras, it was not difficult to miss the stamp by ball.
However, have not heard any comments yet.
and the way, he went down to get the penalty... what a dive...
fortunately, justice was served, and it was saved.
yes, the match was a turn-off, no explosive counter-attack.
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hopefully under allardyce city can be as good as bolton.
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confirmed? Big Sam got newcastle right?Originally posted by dragg:hopefully under allardyce city can be as good as bolton.
And it took Bolton a while to get up and Big Sam will needs a season or two, I believe.
