Gareth Bale scored twice in a match that started slowly, but turned into an exciting contest.
Andre Villas-Boas handed a first start to Lewis Holtby – Jermain Defoe was injured, so Clint Dempsey played upfront.
Alan Pardew named an unchanged XI from the side that beat Chelsea 3-2 last weekend.
This was a relatively unexciting game tactically,...
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Manchester United won the game primarily because of a dominant opening 15 minutes.
Alan Pardew selected a 4-4-2 from the start. James Perch was at centre-back, Davide Santon on the right, and Shane Ferguson at left-back.
Sir Alex Ferguson continued with the diamond he played against Cluj in midweek. Danny Welbeck replaced Javier Hernandez, while Tom...
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Newcastle started their 2012/13 campaign with a hard-fought victory over Tottenham.
Fabricio Coloccini wasn’t fit to start for Newcastle, so Alan Pardew used James Perch at centre-back. New signing Vernon Anita was on the bench.
Andre Villas-Boas left Jan Vertonghen and Rafael van der Vaart on the bench. Jermain Defoe, Tottenham’s only senior striker, played upfront.
This...
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Newcastle gave an excellent performance to overpower Manchester United, and inflict their second straight defeat.
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The scoreline makes it look convincing, but Chelsea had to work extremely hard to get the three points.
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