The Wembley Cup came to an end yesterday and Tony Mowbray’s Celtic side won the tournament after a fairly straightforward victory over Spurs. Two noteworthy asides. Great goal by Georgios Samaras and the repeated booing of Alan Hutton for being a former Rangers man.
Rafa’s men complete their Far East tour with a convincing win against the Singapore National team. Krisztián Németh netted a couple and Dirk Kuyt performed well throughout.
As some cliche-ridden commentators repeatedly state “you can only beat what’s in front of you” and that’s what Sir Alex’s men did in this one. Some quality goals amongst the 8 scored by Man United including two more for Michael Owen and a second half hat-trick for Ryan Giggs.
See below what happens when Man City’s front line are in dazzling form, albeit in a FIFA 09 match-up rather than in their friendly match up, which they in fact lost 1-0, video of that is below this crushing virtual encounter.
After some unconvincing pre-season displays Harry Redknapp’s side managed to hold Champions League winners Barcelona to an entertaining draw. Watch out for Yaya Toure’s excellent 40 yard run before Bojan’s opening goal.
Chelsea continue to impress in pre-season action by following up victory over Inter Milan by edging past fellow San Siro outfit Ac Milan 2-1, watch out for a great Didier Drogba long range finish.
Things lurch from bad to worse for the barcodes and if the club’s annhilation at the hands of League One side Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road is indicative of the way their Championship campaign will unfold then the St James’ Park outfit could find themselves in for a tough season.