Rival Watch

Our which set of central defenders you prefer for that match?
smalling/jones-rojo or the kids combo of mcnair-blackett ??

you can play fergie and LVG at CB and i highly doubt we will score more than 1 lol

Rojo out for 6 weeks to 3 months.


Looks like Fergie-LVG is an increasing possibility.

They'll both have worldies and keep a magnificent clean sheet.

Relevant reminder that United once beat us with a midfield four of Fabio - Gibson - O'shea - Rafael (and a midfield trio of O'Shea - Rafael - Gibson in the second half) so I don't think it matters who plays in that fixture

For once I hope we just completely dominate United and beat them convincingly. Would be so sweeeeet.

Btw, why are we obsessed with these guys, lol. We still got some games before we get them. Haha

Because they were our most recent rival to play and now they're our next one to face.

Not that there's any excuse for our Anderlecht display - that fault is purely the Arsenal's - but the results of other English teams in the CL at least gives perspective.

Nobody's doing that well at the moment. Chelsea are a big step ahead of every other English club but even they falter when in Europe.

James Milner the striker? Manuel Pellegrini says he may deploy Manchester City's Mr Versatile in No 9 role to solve injury crisis

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini will trial James Milner as a deep-lying centre forward in training this week as he attempts to solve his club’s chronic injury crisis.

City face three matches this month without a fit striker after Edin Dzeko injured his calf before kick-off at Leicester and joined Sergio Aguero and Stevan Jovetic on the casualty list.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2873827/James-Milner-striker-Manuel-Pellegrini-says-deploy-Manchester-City-s-Mr-Versatile-No-9-role-solve-injury-crisis.html


wow was just reading that

who would have thought!!
but Milner
hope we get him for free

inb4Milner20goalsaseasonfalse9

City, Spurs, Southampton and West Ham all win

Man United draw

Chelsea are away to Stoke on Monday

A win tomorrow puts us 6th, behind Southampton on goal difference and within 3 points of United in 3rd.

Shame we won't win

But atleast we'll be one more point away from United rather than 3

why do you guys think you wont win...Although we are home, I would put that 30-70 to us. Everyone knows we are so so shit, specially with that 3-4-2-1 thing. I am damn sure we are going to concede, so it will be matter if Sterling and company can finish few 1-2 chances and get us to match the number of goals you guys are going to score.

because we never win in big matches.

haha, I had forgotten that, although it is not entirely true !!! But that certainly gives me some hope

We are still a big team

Win tomorrow takes us two clear of Spurs who lost to Palace.

Soton and United playing gives us a shot at gaining ground on one of them.

MJ wrote:
Soton and United playing gives us a shot at gaining ground on one of them.

Or both. But in all likelyhood, I expect the home team to win comfortably.

hearing Schneiderlin had a great game vs utd
hope someone make match comp!

it was a good performance by him, bossed it in there.. No way we are getting him

With 21 games played...

1. Chelsea - 49
2. Man City - 47
3. Southampton - 39
4. Man Utd - 37
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5. Arsenal - 36
6. Spurs - 35
7. West Ham - 34
8. Liverpool - 32

Looking like there'll be at least four teams going for the Champions spots. A couple will probably drop out, as usual. Let's hope it's not us.

Next week's games:

Manchester City vs Arsenal
Aston Villa vs Liverpool
QPR vs Man Utd
Spurs vs Sunderland
Newcastle vs Southampton
West Ham vs Hull

There is a very realistic possibility that we don't have CL football next season.

There always is.

Everyone's got a price but with the way he just played in such a memorable win and Southampton going strong in the top 4 with 21 games gone they're not going to be feeling like they need to sell key players if they have a chance at CL football.

Pete O'Rourke @SportsPeteO

Samir Nasri claims he turned down a move to Man Utd because Sir Alex Ferguson told him to go to war with Arsene Wenger. #MCFC #MUFC

The MUFC interest in Nasri that summer was well documented.

Looks like RVP followed SAF's advice later though.

Bygones. We're better off now.

What a petty thing to ask of someone whose career was made by the man. Even pettier of the one who followed that advice.