Pablo Zabaleta’s diving header and a disallowed Sergio Aguero goal were as close as Roberto Mancini’s side came to breaking the deadlock, leaving the Premier League champions cursing a missed opportunity to keep pace with Manchester United
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According to Forbes, United are comfortably ahead of the world’s second-most-valuable sports team, the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, worth $2.1billion
Tottenham’s quest for a Champions League spot will be put to test at the White Hart Lane when Reading visit
At the Emirates Stadium, Theo Walcott scored three goals and set up two more as Arsenal overcame Newcastle in a 10-goal thriller and climbed to fifth in the Premier League
The match at Old Trafford had the fans of United on the edge of their seats for most part of the game as the home team had to struggle for survival
On the back of the breathtaking 8-0 win against Aston Villa, Rafael Benitez takes his third-placed Chelsea side to Norwich, safe in the knowledge that he possesses an excellent Boxing Day record as a Premier League manager of five wins from six games
Despite the second-half rally, United were held to a first league draw of the season by a stubborn Swansea
The three successful sides will join Porto, Paris St Germain, Schalke, Arsenal, Malaga, AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Valencia, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Manchester United in the draw for the Round of 16
The Dutchman struck his 12th goal in all competitions with an effort that deflected in after just 32 seconds
The Red Devils came from behind to add to the woes of the Rangers that are rooted to the bottom of the log
In what could be better described as a hasty decision, Chelsea announced the sacking of Roberto Di Matteo on Wednesday after eight months in charge.
Former Liverpool boss, Rafael Benitez, has since stepped in
The visit of the Manchester United coaches is one of the benefits of the Glo-Manchester United partnership, which the two world-class organisations entered into in 2010
The draw prevented Chelsea from climbing back into second place as they recorded their third league game without a win to lie three points behind Manchester United
Win for the likes of FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United will confirm their passage to the next stage, with anything short of an outright win for the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea could spell doom
The suspension is coming just as the Scotland Yard launched investigation into the same allegation for which Clattenburg was suspended by the FA: inappropriate language
This encounter, billed for Wednesday at the Stamford Bridge, provides another opportunity to the reigning European Champions to avenge Sunday’s 2-3 loss to Manchester United
Chelsea made a formal complaint against referee Mark Clattenburg after accusing him of using “inappropriate language” to two of their players in the defeat by Manchester United
The defeat, Roberto Di Matteo’s first in the Champions League, means English teams have now failed to win in Donetsk in four attempts and leaves Chelsea with a less than straightforward path to the last 16