Not sure thats been true for sometime. Recent form matters more, and that is firmly United's favour.
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Not sure thats been true for sometime. Recent form matters more, and that is firmly United's favour.
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2010-11 Europa League round of 16
2011-12 missed out
2012-13 Europa League Round of 32
2013-14 missed out
2014-15 out of Champions League group stage Europa League Round of 32
2015-16 ???
It is like a council run park good in the 70's and 80's and then a couple of pushy parents renewed interest from 2000-2009 but, now the neds have taken the park over and it looks like this
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Dom't we currently lead the form table?
Exciting this isn't it? Funny how everyone that's completely rubished the Europa League is now all over this tie because it's L'pool- Utd. And I include lads I know who've been scrambling for tickets when they had little to no interest against Bordeaux, Kazan and Sion. Couldn't give spares away the early group games.
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Meh, can't be over greedy.
We took a break to give you a chance to catch up and you still haven't moved more than 1 clear of Nottingham Forest.
What more do you want?
.Assist/goal stats maybe. But if you watch the recent games, he made the pass-before-the-assist for just about every goal you scored last 3 months. You'd be neck deep in **** without him.
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Wait...aren't you a united fan?
And remember he was playing on the right side and still created all our chances.
That form was capped by that cheeky assist to smalling against wolfsburg.
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We weren't lucky all the time...only time i'll admit we were lucky was the one at anfield this year...
The one at old trafford, we were both equally **** in the first half but we were much better in the 2nd...we grabbed a deserved 3-1 win
Going back to Last season, at anfield, we controlled the game waaaay before gerrard's sending off and got the deserved win...
At old trafford, the 3-0 scoreline kinda overstated it but we were still the better side.
In sum, it's not ridiculous luck. LVG, as **** as he is as a manager, has got your number.
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Remember when Januzaj has 2 or so good games and everyone suddenly touted him to play for England......
januzaj is the second coming is he not lol
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Your assertion on the other three I'd agree with (although it's hard to argue either side deserved the victory at Utd earlier this year as both were equally *****. You had three shots on goal and scored them all. We couldn't score for ****. Everything in between doesn't bare talking about); but behave on last year's game at Utd. De Gea was in superman mode (not least from Sterling and Ballotelli), whilst again Jones, who should never of been dumped in, in such a game, let every shot at him in. That game could well of been 6/7- 3 with more composure and no De Gea.
Just making excuses really, Mata has only been good at certain moments this season, he like most of our players have had bad spells where he has virtually been invisible in games. In them kind of games it would of been nice to at least see Pereira a bit more off the bench and see what he can do.
Pereira was one of our brightest players on the pre-season tour and he at least deserves to have more of a look in than he has so far this season. As he is one of our brightest youth players.
Also this whole Januzaj comparison is annoying as ****, he had plenty of games to prove himself, especially under the Moyes era, Pereira hasn't.
Stop making out like Mata has been a world-beater this season, he has had a good spell with a few assists/goals recently (nothing less than I'd expect) like some other players and another decent spell before christmas.
Pereira was one of our brightest players on the pre-season tour and he at least deserves to have more of a look in than he has so far this season. As he is one of our brightest youth players.
Also this whole Januzaj comparison is annoying as ****, he had plenty of games to prove himself, especially under the Moyes era, Pereira hasn't.
Stop making out like Mata has been a world-beater this season, he has had a good spell with a few assists/goals recently (nothing less than I'd expect) like some other players and another decent spell before christmas.
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As we're building up to Thursday, we should all be hoping Chelsea go out to PSG tomorrow if we have aspirations on 4th. If they won the Champions League, the 4th spot the PL would be replaced by their spot as holders. (Doesn't apply to City if they won it. Only if a CL winner finishes outside the top 4 would the 4th spot then be lost/ taken by said CL winner.).
This doesn't apply as regards the Europa League. Just the Champions League. L'pool, United or Tottenham win the Europa, there'd be 5 English Champions League spots (Top 4 PL plus Europa League Winners) if the Europa winner finished outside the top 4. 4 if the EL winner finished in the top 4.
So basically, if you feel Utd have a shot at 4th, you DON'T want Chelsea to win the CL or else you'd lose that 4th qualification place.
Just so folk are aware in case of that scenario happening and an epic backlash of complaining.
This doesn't apply as regards the Europa League. Just the Champions League. L'pool, United or Tottenham win the Europa, there'd be 5 English Champions League spots (Top 4 PL plus Europa League Winners) if the Europa winner finished outside the top 4. 4 if the EL winner finished in the top 4.
So basically, if you feel Utd have a shot at 4th, you DON'T want Chelsea to win the CL or else you'd lose that 4th qualification place.
Just so folk are aware in case of that scenario happening and an epic backlash of complaining.
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You also need to thank Jonny Evans for threading all them through balls to sterling
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No one is making Mata look world beater.
He's been our best player for the past month. He's had good and bad spells this season. Still one of the few players we have that can produce those individual moments that win us games even when he isn't performing.
Think about it. Against watford. Mata was limping before he scored that brilliant free kick that won us the match in the 2nd half. If Mata was subbed off for pereria, do you think we would've scored? Do you think we would've won that game?
And sometimes I feel you fans overrate pereria. He isn't as good as people paint him. I actually think januzaj is better from the much I've seen.
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Again, a lot of talented people never make it in professional football. It doesn't matter how talented you are, you need to be able to take the chance when it comes. You need the right mentality and work ethic to improve. Especially if you're at the club where 43-year old assistant manager who starts to show gray hair, is in better shape than most of the players.
****, just look at Rashford. He has technical ability of a broom stick, muscle mass of a 12-year old, but he has 4 goals in 4 apps, compared to Januzaj having 5 goals in 50 apps.
Januzaj definitely has the talent, but he also quite evidently has attitude problems. All the praise from Moyes days must have gotten to his head, because it's no accident that he doesn't play for United, didn't play for Dortmund, and doesn't really play for Belgium either.
Pereira certainly looks good when he plays, but he's done nothing to earn starting spot over Mata, and rotation isn't necessary either, because Mata has no problem playing 50 games a season. So yeah. Mebbe Pereira gets his chance now after the red card.
****, just look at Rashford. He has technical ability of a broom stick, muscle mass of a 12-year old, but he has 4 goals in 4 apps, compared to Januzaj having 5 goals in 50 apps.
Januzaj definitely has the talent, but he also quite evidently has attitude problems. All the praise from Moyes days must have gotten to his head, because it's no accident that he doesn't play for United, didn't play for Dortmund, and doesn't really play for Belgium either.
Pereira certainly looks good when he plays, but he's done nothing to earn starting spot over Mata, and rotation isn't necessary either, because Mata has no problem playing 50 games a season. So yeah. Mebbe Pereira gets his chance now after the red card.
Never stopped the moaning lot for 20 plus years. It's either luck, conspiracy, refs or FA that stopped them winning games and league titles.
I would spend my life savings to see them managed by Mourinho, so long as they leave me just enough money to buy the 5 kilos of popcorn I'd consume every matchday.
No no that was lovely. The Leeds trophy room should be lovely as it is! (for a Utd fan
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