http://www.thesoccerpitch.com A Football Blog Wed, 13 May 2009 13:04:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Manchester United got back to the top of the table and one more step closer to title after beating Manchester City 2 – 0 in the Manchester Derby. Cristiano Ronaldo and Tevez were on score sheet for United as City failed to show any serious threat. Before ... http://www.thesoccerpitch.com/2009/05/13/manchester-united-get-closer-to-title-after-beating-manchester-city/ Manchester United reached the final of the champions league second time in a row after beating Arsenal 3 – 1 at the emirates. United had a slender 1 – 0 lead from the first leg and Arsene Wenger was almost certain that Arsenal will play magnificently and reach the Champions ... http://www.thesoccerpitch.com/2009/05/06/manchester-united-reach-champions-league-final-in-style/ Manchester United have almost a hand on the Premiership title after they beat Middlesbrough convincingly and are now now six points ahead of Liverpool with 4 games left for both the teams. This puts the pressure on Liverpool who play there match on Sunday against Newcastle. A defeat or a ... http://www.thesoccerpitch.com/2009/05/02/middlesbrough-0-2-manchester-united/ The game was not a typical Manchester United – Arsenal game that we have come to expect from the both teams. It was a rather quiet game with Manchester United edging out the win thanks to a goal from the unsung hero John O Shea. Before the game, Sir Alex ... http://www.thesoccerpitch.com/2009/04/29/manchester-united-edge-arsenal-in-champions-league-semifinal-first-leg/ After watching two amazing games during the previous Tuesday Night’s which finished at 4 – 4, i was also having some high expectation from this game. It was a bit of a shock to see this game finish without any goals. With the quality of players Barcelona have, i was ... http://www.thesoccerpitch.com/2009/04/29/barcelona-and-chelsea-play-a-stalemate/ Ryan Giggs has won the Professional Footballer’s Association Player of the Year Award. It may seem surprising but this is the first time he has won the award in his illustrious career. Most of the contenders for the award were his United team mates including Cristiano Roanldo, Nemanja Vidic, Van ... http://www.thesoccerpitch.com/2009/04/27/ryan-giggs-get-pfa-player-of-the-year-award/ A resurgent second half performance from Manchester United saw them come back from two goals down and beat Tottenham Spurs 5 – 2 to stay on top of the table and continue there pursuit of the Premiership Title. In the earlier kick off, Liverpool kept the pressure on Manchester United ... http://www.thesoccerpitch.com/2009/04/25/rampant-manchester-united-defeat-tottenham-after-amazing-comeback/ An early goal from Rooney and a late goal from Carrick was enough for United to get a victory over Portsmouth and send them to the top of the table. United had a host of chances after the Rooney goal but they were let down in there finishing. A late ... http://www.thesoccerpitch.com/2009/04/22/manchester-united-go-back-on-top-of-epl-after-beating-portsmouth/ If you have any doubts why Premier League is the  best league in the world, then all those doubts would have been gone if you have checked out this match. The match had all the ingredients of a classic and till the final whistle, you couldn't tell which team will ... http://www.thesoccerpitch.com/2009/04/22/liverpool-4-4-arsenal-premiership-classic/ The goal was enough to see Manchester United through to the next stage of the competition. Here is the goal http://www.thesoccerpitch.com/2009/04/16/cristiano-ronaldos-stunning-goal-against-porto/