Man Utd Thread:

[Boycey]

Ah comes around goes around, Utd fans taking it the way it should be with a couple of renditions of 'Park the bus' themselves in the 1st half.

[Cunny Funt]

Valencias hamstring gone, he will be another big loss for a busy festive period.

[Captain Obvious]

Another error on a set piece costs a goal. Rojo on for Valencia with that mistake.

[StGallsGAA]

Ground out the win. Time to bring Jonny home?

[Milltown Row2]

Hanging on to the coat tails of City, second is as good as fourth unfortunately! City would need to collapse or not turn up for anyone to get close

[stiffler]

Young fortunate to get away with a foul on McClean in the box, a hard fought victory for Utd.

[StGallsGAA]

Hanging on to the coat tails of City, second is as good as fourth unfortunately! City would need to collapse or not turn up for anyone to get close

Never has been, never will be.

[BennyCake]

Ground out the win. Time to bring Jonny home?

Aye, but only if he comes marching home.

[never kickt a ball]

Ground out the win. Time to bring Jonny home?

Aye, but only if he comes marching home.

Hurrah!

[Boycey]

Hanging on to the coat tails of City, second is as good as fourth unfortunately! City would need to collapse or not turn up for anyone to get close

A couple of weeks ago you thought the best we'd do was a battle for 4th now there's a chance of 2nd, progress indeed 

[Milltown Row2]

Hanging on to the coat tails of City, second is as good as fourth unfortunately! City would need to collapse or not turn up for anyone to get close

A couple of weeks ago you thought the best we'd do was a battle for 4th now there's a chance of 2nd, progress indeed 

It's progress in that I suppose since Ferguson Utd hasn't been looking this good

[seafoid]

It's all.about money spent now

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/dec/17/manchester-united-chasing-west-bromwich-albion-city

Title contenders have been dropping like flies in recent weeks, Manchester City's apparent impregnability at the top of the table acting like one of those light blue insect zappers you sometimes find in chip shops, and the difficulty for everyone else now is how hard to chase when the race already seems won.

Antonio Conte admitted defeat some time ago and one can sympathise with the Chelsea coach's complaint that no one is watching his team any longer, even though they are in a good vein of form and have won eight of their past 10 games.



Jürgen Klopp spoke at the weekend of Liverpool wanting to prove themselves the best of the rest, which is a legitimate ambition on Merseyside but would not hold as much appeal for Manchester United. Neither José Mourinho nor his players could take much pride in finishing second if it turns out Pep Guardiola and City are streets ahead in first. United are actually on a decent run of their own, with only one defeat in seven league games since they lost at Chelsea on Bonfire night, though there are no prizes for guessing the identity of the side that inflicted the most recent wound.

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United keep coming second-best to their neighbours and even though this victory narrowed the gap to 11 points rather than 14 at the top, that is still rather an ominous gap before the halfway point of the season has been reached. United have a perfectly respectable number of points for this stage of the season but City have already passed the half‑century. United have scored 39 goals, at an average better than two a game, yet City are averaging better than three.

[blewuporstuffed]

Young fortunate to get away with a foul on McClean in the box, a hard fought victory for Utd.

Yeah, a cert penalty.

[Keyser soze]

Man city are on an incredible run but people, including plenty who should know better, are getting completely carried away with themselves, handing out league titles in December, talking about invincibles, proclaiming them as the greatest team ever. A wee bit of perspective needed.

Utd have had a more than decent start to the season, only City's record breaking run is making them look shabby atm.

[gallsman]

Man city are on an incredible run but people, including plenty who should know better, are getting completely carried away with themselves, handing out league titles in December, talking about invincibles, proclaiming them as the greatest team ever. A wee bit of perspective needed.

Utd have had a more than decent start to the season, only City's record breaking run is making them look shabby atm.

United are doing rightly, yes, but the league is over.