Soccer Limey in America

At the same venue, the two rivals met again. There was no Torres and Ivanovic, but Mikel and Juan Mata, the centre of attention currently, remained on the team sheet. Chelsea’s second string looked fairly competitive, while Manchester United required the experience of Ryan Giggs and Darren Fletcher to protect the young backline formed by [...]

Saturday’s Premier League clash between Chelsea and Man Utd threatened to be a defining moment in one, if not both, of these clubs’ seasons and so it proved. Chelsea completely dominated the home side at Old Trafford in a way that I hadn’t seen since before Sir Alex Ferguson took over the reins at the [...]