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Manchester Is Blue

The first match-up between the two Manchester clubs results in a thrilling 1-2 victory for Manchester City on Sunday evening. Despite playing at Old Trafford, Mourinho's men failed to stop their super in-form rivals, leaving United trailing the league leaders by an 11-point gap. Pep Guardiola's men out-played the Red Devils with their magnificent 'tiki-taka' style of play, just as they've done with every team in the league they've faced this season. This makes it 14 straight wins in the Premier League, just one away from breaking Arsenal's 2004 record. Some might even say that this victory may have City heading to an early coronation.  This result comes as no surprise. Manchester City have been the top dogs this season for quite a while now. They've scored a massive 52 goals in 17 games, only conceding 11 in the process. When comparing it to Manchester United's total 37 goals it's not very hard to predict the outcome of this match-up. Gua...

'Big Sam' Appointed Everton Manager After 4-0 Victory

Sam Allardyce (better known as 'Big Sam') has been appointed Everton manager today in hopes of saving what's left of the club's season. This was announced just one day after Everton's 4-0 thrashing of bottom-side West Ham , which Big Sam watched from the stands. The 63-year-old has signed a deal until the end of June 2019. Everton are on the worst run of form since 1984 this season. They've been abysmal since the  sacking of former manager Ronald Koeman more than 5 weeks ago, failing to get any points in both the domestic and European scenes. Considering the team they have mustered over the summer, spending a total of fifty four million pounds, and signing the likes of Gylfi Sigurdsson, Jordan Pickford, and Wayne Rooney, the bottom quarter of the table is the last place you would expect Everton to place this season.   Although claiming to have 'no interest' in managing another club, Allardyce will take over from temporary caretaker David Unswor...