Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was delighted as his side's 2-0 win at home to Stoke
was complimented by former United midfielder Darren Gibson's maiden goal in Everton's 1-0 win over
league leaders Manchester City.
The result brings United level on top with the Citizens, leaving Fergie with no option but to
praise the resolve of his injury-plagued side while also joking that the sequence of events
surrounding Gibson's recent transfer to Goodison Park was planned out by him.
Former Manchester United midfielder Darren Gibson blows the title wide open as Everton beat
Manchseter City 1-0 at Goodison Park.
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Ludovic Obraniak was a Lille player until yesterday when he signed a three-and-a-half year
contract with Bordeaux.
All of our further research regarding his career, life and propensity towards nudity was
abandoned as soon as we laid eyes on his.
Carlos Tevez is not headed to Milan.
Talks between Manchester City and AC Milan suddenly broke down after Alexander Pato refused a
move to Paris-St. Germain. Milan needed the 20-25 million pound transfer fee from the Brazilian
international's move to have any chance of raising the necessary cash.
Manchester United could be without 8 senior players for their Champions League clash
with Basle Wednesday night at Old Trafford.
Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez are definitely out, Rooney with a hamstring injury and
Hernandez with a dead leg picked up in United's 1-1 draw with Stoke at the week-end.
By FRANCO PANIZO
The Philadelphia Union bolstered its attacking options with the signing of Serbian forward
Veljko Paunovic on Monday.
Paunovic joins the Union having previously played for Partizan FK of the Serbian SuperLiga and
in Spain's La Liga.
Stoke boss Tony Pulis is thought to be considering a double move for Liverpool pair David Ngog and
Christian Poulsen.
The duo are believed to be surplus to requirements at Anfield as Reds manager Kenny Dalglish looks
to remodel his squad after being handed the reins at Anfield on a permanent basis.
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Leo Messi lights up a nasty Champions League semi-final, one that had been darkened by Jose
Mourinho, while Darren Gibson decides that twitter is not for him.
As United rumbled their way to the title number 19, most fans consoled themselves with the fact
that this was not one of Sir Alex Ferguson's vintage sides, more a cheap bottle of plonk with just
enough fizz to see of their rather flat rivals.
The midfield is too slow and would be outclassed by the best sides in Europe.
Mario exacts his revenge.
- It'll never end. (Studs Up)
- Sweden and Cyprus. (The Best Eleven)
- Those sneaky Spanish ballboys. (ESPN)
- EPL Blog awards. (EPL Talk)
- People are mean, dgibbo28 edition. (Guardian)
- Relegation is childish. (Umbro Twitter)
- What can you do for me.
Manchester United lead 1-0 at half-time against non league side Crawley, Darren Gibson's
brilliantly flighted ball was headed in by centre half Wes Brown who's not known
for his scoring.
The Rep. of Ireland got their inaugural Carling Home Nations
off to the best possible start to-night as they thumped Wales 3-0 at the Aviva Stadium.
After a drape scoreless first-half the game came to life mid-way through the second half with 3
unanswered Irish goals from Darren Gibson, Damien Duff and Sub Keith Fahey who replaced the
disappointing Seamus Coleman.
