Think top 4 will be tough, Man U are in great form and getting results, whilst we've beaten the smaller teams on the whole we've struggled against top sides, Europa Leaugue is still our best hope.
Think top 4 will be tough, Man U are in great form and getting results, whilst we've beaten the smaller teams on the whole we've struggled against top sides, Europa Leaugue is still our best hope.
We have more points against the top teams than Man Utd have accrued.
Whilst that may be true, their upturn has come since Solkjaer has come in so it's not an accurate reflection of things as they stand, they also beat us at home in the cup comfortably.
very true, but I fancy us to put up a better show in the PL, you only have to look at the contrasting efforts against spuds in the PL and league cup to know which competition our players know is more importantOriginally Posted by Özim
Time will tell, but at best we'll get a draw I reckon.
It's irrelevant whether it's a fair reflection or not, the matches have already been played.
Your stat about us getting more points than them was also somewhat irrelevant, it doesn't paint an accurate picture of the current reality, that being Man U are are playing like much better team at the moment than they were earlier in the season (under a different manager).
If you want something more reprensentative, then the fact they beat us when we were at home in the cup is more apt.
How is it irrelevant, you said we struggled against the top sides, we are above two others on points earned so far.
Man Utd matched our result to Liverpool at home under Solskjaer the great.
Using the FA Cup as indicator for the league is an interesting concept.
It is because we have and I never mentioned Man U, but the point is Man U under their new manager can't be compared to Man U under Mourinho where they struggled and we're miles behind us.
Yes they did but having lost 3 key players on the day a draw was a pretty good result, moreover last time we played Liverpool hammered us.
Man U are a completely different team now under Solkjaer, because the players are playing for him, they weren't for Mourinho, they also have a better team overall.
It's pretty relevant given it was fairly recently and a game under Solkjaer, they beat us 3-1 at the Emirates, yes we've now won a couple games, but Man U haven't lost (other than against PSG) under Solkjaer and have won most of their games.
As I said a draw is probably the best we can hope for, we lack the quality to go toe to toe with them, a couple games isn't going to change that, until recently we were playing really poorly.
I think when things are going well, it's much better to point out the negatives.
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