Man Utd thrashed 8-2 by Marseille in charity game
Manchester United were thrashed 8-2 by an Olympique Marseille XI in a charity game last night.
Sir Alex Ferguson managed a team in the fixture, which was organised by former Marseille goalkeeper Pascal Olmeta in aid of the "Un sourire, un espoir pour la vie" (A smile, a hope for life) charity.
Ji-sung Park, Patrice Evra, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Danny Welbeck and Tom Cleverley all started while Paul Pogba came on for the second half. Former keeper Fabien Barthez began in goal for the Reds and there were appearances for the likes of David Ginola and French pop star Matt Pokora.
The match was an even contest in the first period as, after falling 2-0 down, Sir Alex's side hit back with a quickfire double. Cleverley set up Welbeck for a left-footed finish off the far post and the striker then repaid the favour by playing a wall pass for his pal to calmly slot home. The second half became rather one-sided following a raft of changes and Didier Deschamps' team ran away with it to register an 8-2 scoreline in the end.
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Matches
| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun May 13th | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | Arsenal | 2 - 3 | 14:00 |
| Everton | Newcastle United | 3 - 1 | 14:00 |
| Sunderland | Manchester United | - 1 | 14:00 |
| Wigan Athletic | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 - 2 | 14:00 |
| Manchester City | Queens Park Rangers | 3 - 2 | 14:00 |
| Swansea City | Liverpool | 14:00 | |
| Norwich City | Aston Villa | 14:00 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham | 14:00 | |
| Chelsea | Blackburn Rovers | 2 - 1 | 14:00 |
| Stoke City | Bolton Wanderers | 2 - 2 | 14:00 |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 89 |
| Manchester United | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 89 |
| Arsenal | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 70 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 69 |
| Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 65 |
| Chelsea | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 64 |
| Everton | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 56 |
| Liverpool | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
| Fulham | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 52 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 47 |
| Swansea City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 47 |
| Norwich City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | -14 | 47 |
| Sunderland | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 45 |
| Stoke City | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -17 | 45 |
| Wigan Athletic | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | -20 | 43 |
| Aston Villa | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | -16 | 38 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | -23 | 37 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | -31 | 36 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -30 | 31 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -42 | 25 |
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Manutd cheaters who bribe referees like Howard Webb.
It wasn't a Manchester United IX. At one point we had a 50 year old and a pop star playing alongside a few United youngsters. Tribal football = poor showing on this one.
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