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"Well I don't feel sorry for them but....." - 20 seconds later: "As I said, I felt a little bit sorry for them".

If I didn't pick that up wrong, another Michael Owen classic.
 
Played well but could see Mkhi was missing in the CAM spot.. Fellaini shambles and Lingard didn't change much!

Rashford keeps on being the super sub tho <3
 
This is exactly what I was hoping Mourinho could offer when he came to United, to instill that winning mentality back we had like under SAF. How many times did we not play very well under Fergie and come away with results when not at our best? That charachteristic is now coming back to us under Mourinho and it feels great to say that. Because under Moyes and LVG, it wasn't there, when we played below par, we often would lose.
 
Be good to have Rooney and Jones back we need as many options as possible with our crazy run in. If we progress in all comps we could play something like 28 games or so in the next 2 and half to 3 months. Nearly a game every 4 days.
 
zzeezzy said:
This is exactly what I was hoping Mourinho could offer when he came to United, to instill that winning mentality back we had like under SAF. How many times did we not play very well under Fergie and come away with results when not at our best? That charachteristic is now coming back to us under Mourinho and it feels great to say that. Because under Moyes and LVG, it wasn't there, when we played below par, we often would lose.
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With LVG, it was more complicated than that. In LVG's first season, i remember that good run of form we went on a 6 game winning run between october and november, beating liverpool, arsenal and southampton but did we really play well in those games? I'll describe how each of those games went

United 3-0 Liverpool:

This scoreline flattered us really. We could've easily shipped 3-4 goals if it weren't for the heroics of de gea. We didn't play well but we were so efficient in front of goal. Liverpool's **** poor defence helped in that regard.

Arsenal 1-2 United

I'm not sure how we won here in truth. Arsenal laid siege on our goal for the first 45 minutes, missing a plethora of chances that would've put them 3, 4-0 up against us but were let down by poor finishing more than de gea heroics. We came out in the 2nd half with a more defined gameplan and took advantage of a mixup between Szcenzny and gibbs, scoring an OG. Bear in mind that we had no shots on target leading up to that point and led with no shots on target (amazing). Arsenal started throwing bodies forward and we picked them on the break with some diagonal passes from the back.

Southampton 2-3 United

We forgot how to pass a ball yet we still won...LMAO. Having fellaini at DM was an absolute disaster plus mcnair had a mare.

Just a handful of games but i'm sure we had more games like these. We got a lot of wins during LVG's first that the performance on the pitch didn't warrant.
 
But too many draws and losses that the performances did warrant, which is almost polar opposite to this season.
 
Good win. St Etienne put in a good account, but ultimately we were the better side. Don't think 3-0 flatters us given some of the excellent saves Ruffier had to make, but it makes it sound like St Etienne were poorer than their performance was.
 
To be honest, I know this will be controversial, but Conte at Chelsea has eptiomised the winning mentality with that squad. The amount of times I've seen them this season and not play (particularly well, only have a few chances) but still win has been a testament to that.
 
Long way to go. But what a season it would be for us and Mourinho if we won the CS, EFL, FA, EL cups and got top 4 #Believe (6)
 
Andreas Periera just had an interesting game. Scored a goal got an assist then got a red card for pushing a player in the chest. The most softest red I've ever seen. Will 100% get recinded.
 
Theatre of dreams said:
Andreas Periera just had an interesting game. Scored a goal got an assist then got a red card for pushing a player in the chest. The most softest red I've ever seen. Will 100% get recinded.
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Difference between the la liga and the epl personified.

In the epl, you wouldn't get a yellow.

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City needing a replay means that the Manchester derby is going to be pushed quite a long way back
 
A few bits of news...

Millen Baars is still waiting for international clearance.

Jean Belehouan, George Broadbent, Sam Allardyce and Keiran Ceesay have all left the club.

Mason Greenwood is back from injury and featured for the U/16's today. Great news!
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
Potentially the last three away games at Arsenal, Tottenham and City.

Good luck with that.
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It will more depend on our position going into them games what really matters, if we have a nice 4/5 point cushion in top 4 by then (which I'm hoping we will) then it will make it a lot more comfortable.
 
No Rooney, Blind, Valencia, Jones tomorrow apparently. Shaw also has travelled with the match day squad for tomorrow game. Think we will line up.

Ddg
TFM-Bailly-Rojo-Shaw
Herrera-Carrick or Schweinstiger
Lingard-Mata-Rashford
Martial

Team vs St Et

Romero
Valencia-Smalling-Rojo-Darmain
Pogba-Fellaini
Lingard-Mata-Rashford
Zlatan

EFL final

DDG
Valencia-Bailly-Smalling-Blind
Herrera-Pogba
Mata-Mky-Martial
Zlatan

sorted ;) lots of rotation despite being strong teams :)
 
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Luke Shaw assured of his Manchester United future despite bit-part role from Mourinho


The parts on Shaw:
“He had a very ugly injury, really, really ugly,” said Mourinho, refuting rumours that Shaw could be sold this summer. “Not just from the physical point of view, but also by the mental impact. So this season he has had a couple of small injuries and he needs to adapt. He knows what I like in a defender, he knows that I like stability, that I don’t like mistakes, that for me it is to trust a player totally and he has to work to get it."

“And when he is on the pitch again he has to try to give me that step by step because he is still only a young player, sometimes people forget he is only a young player with a lot to learn but I like the player and I like the boy. No, he will be here next season for sure, that is out of the question to sell the player.”
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