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MrTA:
DDG is leaving.

Kemizee:
I always had that nagging feeling he wud return to Spain someday after Casillas's burial(the most ridiculously poor goalkeeper still to maintain his position in a top club after being close to a liability for many seasons now).I just didn't think it wud come so soon esp considering we just got champs league football and will even add more quality to the team this summer.The way he has acted is not cool at all

AdeLaNa1:
Yh! Just as Fabregas snubbed u and signed for a better team and winning the EPL 10 months later

SailorXY:
his agent is actually playing pawn with respect to Falcao deal. I don't think we should allow ourselves held by the balls, if Falcao doesn't fit LvG's plans he should be released - simple as fvck.
if de Gea wants to move then we must must make the best out of the deal - perhaps a swap.

MrTA:
DDG is leaving.

“I’m not happy with my first year in England,” he said.
“I moved here from Real to win titles and this season has been very bad for me. I’m frustrated because I want to do better.

“The fans in England have not seen the real Di Maria. I know I can offer a better level. This year was not good enough. “Adapting to English football is not easy. People told me the first year for a foreigner here is hard. And that’s true. “My challenge is not for one year, but to
become part of the history of Manchester United.

“The stadium is unique, the fans sensational – it is a fantastic club. My only frustration is that we haven’t offered the fans our best face every week. My dream at
United is still to win the Premier League and Champions League.”

ElFenomeno1:
Akindanidani. .. it is well, the only player who saved your season is about to jump ship..... long may the dark days reign at old Trafford
Just thinking, who are you going to get now?
Mark Schwarzer is available, I heard.
We rejected Fabregas, he didn't snub us.... get that right
Trophyless team!

UNITED ARE BACK IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

It's now mathematically certain - Manchester United will compete in the UEFA Champions League in 2015/16.

The Reds, who missed out on qualifying for Europe's premier competition last season, were guaranteed to finish in at least fourth spot in the Barclays Premier League when fifth-placed Liverpool lost at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday evening. The Eagles, with former United winger Wilfried Zaha among the scorers, beat Brendan Rodgers' side 3-1 in Steven Gerrard's final home match as captain.

Louis van Gaal’s men still have an opportunity to finish higher in the table, but need other results going the right way. A victory over third-placed Arsenal on Sunday would put United a point ahead of the Gunners, but Arsene Wenger’s men crucially have a game in hand, at home to Sunderland on Wednesday, ensuring their destiny remains in their own hands. Second-placed Manchester City are currently five points ahead of the Reds with two games to go – the Blues travel to Swansea on Sunday lunchtime, before finishing with a home game against Southampton.

If United finish the campaign in fourth, the Reds will need to get through a two-legged qualifying play-off to be in the hat for the group stage. The draw for the play-off takes place on Friday 7 August with the first leg to be played on 18/19 August and the second leg scheduled for 25/26 August.

The play-off round will be divided into two sections with a ‘Champions Route’ and a ‘League Route’. The first section features clubs who have won the domestic league in some of Europe’s lesser-known nations, while the second section, which United will be in, involves clubs that finish second, third or fourth in the more prominent European leagues. A seeding system, based on the UEFA Club Coefficient, should work in the Reds' favour and mean United are seeded; indeed van Gaal's team are likely to be the highest-ranked side in the play-off round and should therefore avoid some more well-known opposition.

If United progress to the group stage proper, the draw for which takes place on 27 August, then the Reds will be in seeding pot two. UEFA have, however, made changes to the group stage seeding system for the 2015/16 campaign with the champions of the seven biggest leagues in Europe (England, Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, France and Russia) now being named as top seeds along with this year’s Champions League winners (Barcelona or Juventus). That means the Reds could face the likes of Barcelona or Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Benfica or Porto, PSG or Lyon and Zenit Saint Petersburg. Of course, two English clubs cannot together at the group stage so United would avoid playing Chelsea.

If the Champions League winners are also their domestic league winners (Juventus have already won Serie A, while Barcelona are on course to triumph in La Liga), then the champions of the eighth-ranked country, the Netherlands, would be named as top seeds. If that happens, Memphis Depay’s soon-to-be former club PSV Eindhoven would be in pot one.

The final teams in each group of four will come from the third and fourth pots which will feature sides who have made it through the earlier qualifying process.

PietroRico:
This new system get as e be o

Kemizee:
Dnt get me wrong.Am not saying Jones is a no-gooder.Just saying that having followed the ones I mentioned,I personally feel they are better esp Varane amd Laporte.Jones is as not as good as Varane in my opinion and there's nothing wrong with holding an opinion.I like Jones bt no way is he the Rio and Vidic replacement we all thought they wud be.Weneva i watch Laporte and Varane,I see that calmness and Maturity in their defending and also they are good anticipators of the ball.Jones is a like a senseless bully that rushes into every tackle and play without thinking of d consequences and if d backline is open or not.Sometimes he is a liability in defence.That's where Laporte and Varane get d edge over him.This is very important for a defender and sometimes Jones is like a headless kind of Puyol.Bro,everything doesn't start and end wid Man united .I knw dis is a Man united blog and nepotism is likely to b d case bt again its only in a Man United blog wud u hear dt Phil Jones is better dan Rafael Varane and its absolute bollocks cos he is not.Sometimes u av to adopt neutrality. Ask oda fans of oda clubs who are well versed in football or evn conduct a neutral opinion poll and u wud av ur answer.Besides wat use is a car dt spends 70% of d time parked in d garage?Jones barely stays fit for 2 months...dts a deal breaker too for me.

Danhumprey:
Confirmed?

SailorXY:
his agent is actually playing pawn with respect to Falcao deal. I don't think we should allow ourselves held by the balls, if Falcao doesn't fit LvG's plans he should be released - simple as fvck.
if de Gea wants to move then we must must make the best out of the deal - perhaps a swap.

Kemizee:
The Falcao thing Bro is certainly not true.Mendes also said 2 months ago that he thinks Falacao wud stay.Falcao has not signed d new offer for reasons best known to him.It may be cos of his girlfriend who lives in Spain and also because he misses his home where he wud play for a similarly top club and earn super wages for all we know.It's got nothing to do wid Falcao or Jorge Mendes.De Gea is mature enough to decide what he wants and d silence is frustrating.I place myself in his shoes.If I had d chance to return to mu State and make more or same money I make in Lagos..Wat wud I be doing in Lag?I jst feel dts d reason he wants to assess his options

tess1:
Manchester United XI vs Arsenal: De Gea; Valencia, Jones, Smalling, Rojo; Mata, Blind, Herrera, Young, Fellaini; Falcao

MUFC Subs: Valdes, Blackett, McNair, Di Maria, Januzaj, van Persie, Wilson

SailorXY:
^^^van Persie or Wilson could have started jare. Falcao has had enough chances this season as far as I'm concerned.

dopeJemi:
He's got a goal, trust me