Man. United, Boosted by Ferdinand, Defeats Liverpool
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Mikael Silvestre headed two goals as Manchester United, boosted by the return of defender Rio Ferdinand, beat Liverpool 2-1 in English soccer&#39;s Premiership.
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Wayne Rooney demonstrated his uncanny knack for rising to the big occasion when he marked his return to Merseyside with the only goal of the game to maintain Manchester United's title challenge and overshadow Fernando Morientes' Liverpool debut.
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Wayne Rooney scores a brilliant hat-trick as Man Utd beat Fenerbahce in the Champions League.
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Man Utd have Paul Scholes sent off but move towards the title thanks to John O'Shea's injury time winner at Liverpool.
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Peerless in Britain, unfulfilled in Europe: it was not the epithet Sir Alex Ferguson had in mind as he celebrated his 1000th game in charge of Manchester United last night with victory over the French champions Lyon and a place in the knockout stage of
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Manchester United reinforced their superiority over Arsenal with a hard-fought 1-0 victory in the Carling Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford.
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Sport: Premier League: Louis Saha leapt from the bench to steal three points for a lacklustre United.
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John O'Shea's injury time strike gave Manchester United a 1-0 victory at third place Liverpool on Saturday, and the Red Devils stayed nine points ahead in the Premier League. The Irish star drove the ball into the roof of the net after Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina failed to hold onto a powerful free kick from Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Liverpool&#39;s defeat at home to Graz AK last night provided a timely reminder to Manchester United that this qualifying tie &#39;ain&#39;t over, til it&#39;s over!
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ALL eyes were on Rio Ferdinand as he returned to Old Trafford yesterday after an eight-match ban for missing a drugs test. However it was his central defensive partner Mikael Silvestre who stole the show with
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Late Dirk Kuyt and Steven Gerrard goals earn Liverpool victory over Inter Milan and ease the pressure on manager Rafael Benitez.
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Cristiano Ronaldo delivered yet another display of brilliance to lift Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League with both goals in a 2-0 win against Portsmouth at Old Trafford here Wednesday.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores a dramatic late winner as Man Utd move nine points clear at the top of the Premiership.
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Manchester United snatched a vital 1-0 Champions League last 16 first leg victory in controversial circumstances against French side Lille.
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United who fielded effectively a reserve side, overcame Crystal Palace with first half goals from Louis Saha and Kieran Richardson.
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Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said Rio Ferdinand had a calming influence on the team during yesterday&#39;s 2-1 victory over archrival Liverpool, the defender&#39;s first match after a drug ban.
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DIVIDED down the years by the rawest rivalry in English football, Manchester United and Liverpool found their histories converging at the weekend as both clubs braced themselves for imminent takeover.