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[b]"We were in control, but you can never relax and switch off. They have some real quality players, but I thought as a team we defended very well. Everyone stuck to the game plan and it worked really well. 

"That makes it tougher to take. If you are getting stressed and hanging on, then it can be inevitable in a way, but the way the game was going, we felt in such control and the goal came from nowhere – it was tough to take.

"In any game, I think you have to look to take positives from it. It’s a lot easier to deal with a result like that when you know you have played well, done everything you can and you deserve to win.

"The problem is when it hasn’t gone to plan and you think it should have been so much better and there are problems to solve, but I can’t really see problems that we need to solve.  

"Of course, results are the major thing, but playing like that, more often than not, we are going to win games and I am sure that will happen between now and the end of the season."


- Michael Carrick [/b]

I think enough is said for the Dude to come back to his senses. It's not a must to like and support a particular individual, but hating on the Club you claimed you support and wishing it failure is wrong.

I do not need anyone to remind me of Fans wanting LVG to go by all means..... it's simply what every sensible, real United Fans wanted at the time. JM ain't doing bad at the moment. We ain't in a bad position on the Table, we are still actively competing in EFL Cup as well the Europa League.

The Team also is gelling well, and gradually becoming a Force to reckon with as far as EPL is concerned. We ain't parking Buses rather dominating Games..... and I'm pretty sure Goals will start coming soon.

[b]“We were really close to winning the game but this is the Premier League, this is football and you know that every team fights until the end. They did that and had one chance at the end of the game, Giroud with a great header, and we only get a point.

“I think it was a good game from our side and for the fans. It was a typical Premier League game with emotion and passion, with goals.

“We were really close to having a happy weekend but now we can’t have a happy weekend. We can be proud of the performance, but obviously we’re really disappointed with the result.

“It was a great run from Ander. He always chooses the right option when he arrives on the ball. I felt the ball was coming to me and I could finish first time. I would have been more happy if it was the goal that meant three points.

“I always feel really privileged to play in these kinds of games and score goals in front of the fans at Old Trafford, so we need to try to do it more.

“We didn’t score [in the first half]. Cech made two or three good saves and we have to deal with that. At the end of the day we only scored one goal and it wasn’t enough today.

“I don’t know [if it was a penalty in the first half]. Valencia isn’t a player that normally falls to the ground for no reason but I don’t know as I didn’t see.

“We feel the same. We’ve had three games, three draws. I honestly feel that we have deserved to win these games and we would have had nine points instead of three and be really close to the top.

“But we have to be positive, think about the performance and keep playing like this to get the points.”


- Juan Mata [/b]

Elxandre:
Oasis007

With that epistle of yours up there, how can I be sure you aren't the blogger Mata?

I am not pls!

It's obvious United Fans are Oliver Twist..... very hard to please and satisfy. The Team is on right track, and JM is doing his works excellently.

We are dropping points not unnecessarily, rather unluckily. We are playing good football, the Players are gradually getting confidence to play and dominate Games with no regard to the Opponent(s).

We did miss Ibrahimovic Today! He would have scored or got an assist in the Match. Also we would have blamed JM if he started Rooney ahead of Rashford as a Striker or Martial as a Winger. We are indeed Oliver Twist.

The positive things are; the Team is picking up and gaining confidence. I'm so happy to see Mata and Herrera proving Doubters wrong week in week out. Also it's so amazing Jones played 2 Matches consecutively without getting injured.

I thought Rojo was a new Signing until I put on my Glasses to see clearly. He's also improving and seems ready to fight for Shirt.

Mkhtaryan is happy at United. He's definitely happy and he's training hard to get fit and ready! We ain't at Carrington. We do not know whether he's ready or not. I think we should trust the Manager on this issue.

We should stop blaming any of the Lads for the goal conceded. What did you expect from Wenger to do? He's a top Manager and he did the right thing. It's either they lose honorably or fight to get a draw. He made a good move and it panned out positively.

I'm proud of the Team, also happy the Fans are furious for getting a point out of possible 3...... it shows the winning mentality is back!!!

Seem Dudes have forgotten we played Arsenal not Aston Villa?!

Assuming it was United that equalized in the dying minute, we would be celebrating it, not lamenting as we are doing.

olabode89:
Pogba is a lazy MF.... he could have covered for Rashford after the stupid Rashford allowed Oxlade Chamberlain to get pass him. I am so pissed.

We should have pressed for a second goal.

That's too harsh for the Kid! He did play his best! He was exhausted while Ox was still fresh!

Lana1:
I don tire. Create chances dominate. Score one goal by luck and then concede at the end of the match.

The goal United Scored wasn't by luck! Rather it was a well taken Goal with a nice buildup!

Arsenal's Fans were expecting a Bus-park tactic from JM, but they couldn't believe we turned them to a mid-table Club.

Kudos to all the Players..... they played good game!

Why on Earth did we switch to defensive Mode after the Goal?! Why?! We should have kept pressing until we killed the Game probably with one or two Goals!

Arsenal deserves no point in this Match! Just a shot on Target in the whole 94 Minutes! Chai!!!

United problem is Pogba! He needs to up his Game in the 2nd Half! He's not a top Player yet, hence he shouldn't be playing as if he has reached the top!

^^^^^





But I have 80% confidence in the Defence?!

Elxandre:
i believe that line up going by the available personell.
only hererra's absence makes it questionable.

martial just needs to play for christ's sake.
he's better than lingard on his worst day.

Guess you've seen the official Lineup?!

De-Gea

Valencia - Jones - Rojo - Darmian

Carrick - Herrerra

Mata - Pogba - Martial

Rashford

MrTA:
The UK Guardian News posted this. Hope its not true.

De Gea, Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Darmian, Carrick, Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Rooney, Rashford

Nah!

That's simply a probable Lineup!

[b]"I always think the end of December is a good moment to look and see where you are, to see the differences to the top and bottom of the league, to see the perspective for the second half of the season.

"We are in mid-November but we know Arsenal have six points more than us. We know the distance tomorrow can be three, six or nine and obviously nine would be bad, and three would be perfect. Old Trafford will be full of emotion as always, so expectations are high for a big game.

"Every match is an isolated event – it has nothing to do with now. Mr Wenger was a different manager in 2004 to now; I was a different manager to now. The teams are completely different; he and I don’t have one single player from that time – most of them are retired.

"So now it’s just a big game between two of the best teams in the country. Rivalry is not just historical – it’s about rivals for titles, and for a decade it was just between United and Arsenal. United were dominant but Arsenal had a period when they won titles, where they were unbeatable and so on.

"Everything was bigger in that period and it has kept on for the last 15 or 20 years. I think everybody likes that. The players are professional and know how to behave, so I don’t think that’s a problem. I think the rivalry can only affect the game in a positive way.

"Feyenoord is crucial – we cannot lose the match or we are out of the Europa League. West Ham is crucial because if we win, we are in the semi-finals and if we lose, we are out. And in between, we have Arsenal and West Ham in the Premier League, two good teams. 

"These are big matches and, honestly, in spite of being very unlucky at home – because I don’t remember being as unlucky as we were against Stoke and Burnley – I love to play at Old Trafford. 

"I love the passion and the support of the people. So with four matches at home, we must feel at home and we’ll go at them and try to win the matches."



- Jose Mourinho [/b]

Johnnyessence:
do not only book a space. Come around and see things for yourself.

I hope you can help with more pictures! I do not need to visit Osun before knowing what's happening there.

You've done a good job by creating the Thread, post few pictures and I hope you can do more!

TheNonce:
That is sky sports official time.....and it also gives him ample time to watch line ups and pre game analysis which some of us send!

..... and which majority of us don't!