Manchester United and Manchester City both blanked their opponents early Thursday (Thailand time) in Uefa Champions League matches at Old Trafford and in Spain.
Manchester United struck early and late to secure an uninspiring 2-0 Champions League win against Otelul Galati.Antonio Valencia opened the scoring in the eighth minute, and Wayne Rooney made the result safe with a deflected effort on 87 minutes that may go down as an own-goal.Those moments bookended an otherwise unremarkable performance enlivened only by the selection of Rooney in central midfield.The Romanian visitors, who are still without a point in the competition, performed creditably with Ionut Neagu particularly impressive in midfield.Manchester City became the first English side to win at Villarreal as Yaya Toure scored twice in a 3-0 victory in Group A action. The victory puts Roberto Mancini's side in second place in the group.Toure opened the scoring against a Villarreal side ravaged by injury with an accomplished finish after 30 minutes before Mario Balotelli won and then converted a somewhat contentious...
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