To quote John Lennon – the dream is over, what can I say? Although it saddens me to be writing about another cup exit, games like this always require perspective. Sure, a proper cup run would be magical but tonight’s team was a far cry from the one which matched Man United on Saturday, with […]
Man Utd 1 Wolves 1
Josè Mourinho had been waxing lyrical about Wolves in the buildup to this game, and rightfully so. It must be incredibly gratifying for a manager to see one of his old players doing such fine work in the top flight. But United’s infamously cantankerous manager was a little misguided in his post-match comments, in which […]
Wolves 2 Everton 2
I used to see the opening game as an anomaly. After all, what can you really learn about a team from one match? However, last season’s curtain raiser against Middlesbrough showed that you can in fact learn plenty about a team over 90 minutes – the impressive win setting the tone for a title winning […]
