England
Chelsea took charge with a commanding start to the game, then held on in the second half.
Rafael Benitez was without Victor Moses and Jon Obi Mikel because of the Africa Cup of Nations, and David Luiz was injured. This meant Ramires and Frank Lampard was the only possible midfield duo, with three creators ahead....
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Manchester United dominated the first hour, then hung on in the final stages.
Sir Alex Ferguson named Danny Welbeck in his starting XI, with the out-of-form Antonio Valencia on the bench. Jonny Evans was out injured, so Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic played at the back.
Brendan Rodgers kept Daniel Sturridge on the bench, preferring Stewart...
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Harry Redknapp and his successor at Tottenham, Andre Villas-Boas, settled for a point apiece.
Redknapp reverted to the system he used in the surprise 1-0 win at Chelsea, although Shaun Wright-Phillips started rather than Junior Hoilett, and Park Ji-Sung played in the centre of midfield instead of Esteban Granero.
Villas-Boas went for his 4-4-2, the same...
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Inter leapfrogged Napoli and into second place in Serie A.
Andrea Stramaccioni was without Walter Samuel, so moved Esteban Cambiasso into the centre of defence.
Walter Mazzarri brought Christian Maggio back into the starting line-up, but otherwise named an unchanged side.
This was a good, open game of football – Inter stormed into a 2-0 lead and...
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Manchester United stormed into a 0-2 lead, City got it back to 2-2, then United pinched the win very late on.
Roberto Mancini went with Mario Balotelli upfront rather than Carlos Tevez – the rest of his side was as expected.
Antonio Valencia was surprisingly declared fit, so Sir Alex Ferguson chose the same XI he...
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