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I reckon the whole purpose of that article is so that they can make a point of not including United.

Heh heh someone is making a point with almost Biggusian like subtlety.

4 days later

haha nice one, tony.

don't look now, but united is only 3pts behind the pack. top four at the end of the season is def going to be arsenal, chelsea and the two manchester clubs.

that sounds logical, Kami
and after our string of games with the Manchester clubs, i expect things will be a little more bunched up again at the top. i think a good haul for those two games would be 3 points, preferably from United so we start to eliminate them from the conversation. that said, i'd also happily take two points from those games.

Basic goal for a trip to Old Trafford is just to outplay them and scare the shit out of them. Three points would be a bonus but I'd like to worry them.

I don't know, we've done that in the past and usually get comments about how we play well but can't get the result. Need to win if we want to assert our dominance.

problem is United are actually back to playing like the team that won the league last season - useless build-up play but deadly incisiveness in the final third. their movement and passing against Fulham was top class, although it didn't hurt that they had Senderos running in circles like a dog chasing its tail.

speaking of which: i saw Senderos' matador defense and Chamakh heading crosses backward this weekend and just sat in horror thinking that these were key assets once upon a time. the less said about Almunia's goal, the better.

Think this photo confirms that his life's taken a turn for the worst.

He's aging badly, looks about 40 there.

Claudius wrote:

problem is United are actually back to playing like the team that won the league last season - useless build-up play but deadly incisiveness in the final third. their movement and passing against Fulham was top class, although it didn't hurt that they had Senderos running in circles like a dog chasing its tail.

speaking of which: i saw Senderos' matador defense and Chamakh heading crosses backward this weekend and just sat in horror thinking that these were key assets once upon a time. the less said about Almunia's goal, the better.

Senderos wasn't half bad once upon a time though. He features in some of our most important wins of the past few years. The 2-0 against AC Milan and that win against Madrid come to mind. His regression was ridiculous from his early promise. Drogba really did a number on him.

does anyone have a gif of Armand Traore tumbling and doing a full flip when Drogba collided with him? that moment for me was the low point of the Drogba domination

As we approach remembrance day lest we forget Ashley Young.

That's ok, Moyes will "have a word to the lad" …

8 days later

Haha I wonder how much else in it is pure fantasy, probably most.