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‘One’chester ‘Nil’ited

Let me be clear first that I am a Red Devils fan and do not want to make a fun of the recent run of form of United.

However, I have been left impressed with the resolute defending and passion of the players to hang on to the win while only a goal up against the opposition.

ManUtdOneNil I am sure that luck can favour once, twice but not so many times in a row and this is more to do with the skills of our players, resolve and mentality of ‘not to lose’ the games. This is a significant improvement from the last year when we had conceded few easy goals in some matches and won the games only because we had scored more.

I am quite sure that we would come back in form to destroy few teams in next few matches. I think the ‘start’ has happened to our main scorers of last season and almost all important players have had a goals in recent past and are hopefully ready to kick in few more each week. 

I am enjoying the new found resolve in the team, but admit we must start scoring and get rid of 1-0 score line now. Who knows, it might come to the goal difference this year, as it was nearly there last year?

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Liverpool’s victory and United’s title surge ..

Let me make it clear first thing, I am a Manchester United fan.

Now back to the post ! Yesterday I saw the match between Liverpool & Chelsea and for some reason I was cheering up for Liverpool win. Seems strange for a united fan to support Liverpool FC, but that’s what I did yesterday.

The simple reason for me to do so was the fact that Chelsea can still come back and challenge United for the championship.. they could do that as they are a very strong team.  However, with regards to Liverpool, they are a team whose performance is as unpredictable as the English weather!  On the other side, the record breaking United side has gone on to set up a new English league record for not conceding a goal in the league for longest time :-) So for teams playing with United, forget winning, they can not even score !

Liverpool would play Portsmouth (A), Manchester City (H) & Middlesbrough (A) up next in the three matches in Premier league and I am backing them to lose points on at least one of the matches. While Manchester United play West ham (A) , Fulham (H) & Blackburn (H) in next three and I expect them to win all of them.

United are two points ahead of Liverpool as of now and with a game in hand at home.

Squeaky bum time is surely ahead .. watch out :-)

 

 

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