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[–]doyouevenrow 1547 points1548 points  (31 children)

10th is ours

[–]juliuscaesar6 416 points417 points  (6 children)

Atleast still not mid table

[–]InfinityEternity17 205 points206 points  (11 children)

Ngl mate if you win your game in hand you'll be 2 points behind us haha

[–]Makav3lli 164 points165 points  (0 children)

Your first mistake was expecting us to win a game we should. Or win 2 games in a row. We live in chaos. Next game a boring 1-1 draw - book it now

[–]chandlerbing_stats 80 points81 points  (5 children)

We can’t beat Sheffield United

[–]Alucard661 62 points63 points  (3 children)

Sheffield was hard today tbf

[–]Rhys----- 46 points47 points  (1 child)

You were playing against 11 men.

Chelsea played 50 minutes against 10 man Burnley

[–]Alucard661 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah I forgot about that lol

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          [–]Modnal 1910 points1911 points  (66 children)

          That's top 5 decided then. Absolutely no way United gain 10 points in 8 games

          [–]BaconIsLife707 941 points942 points  (12 children)

          United need to be looking below them not above, they're dragging themselves into the fight for European spots

          [–]ElusiveRemedy 386 points387 points  (11 children)

          Agreed. United are the same distance from 5th as they are from 13th.

          [–]ChrisV88 278 points279 points  (9 children)

          I literally have no idea how we are even 6th. We have been so atrocious all season.

          [–]firminocoutinho 154 points155 points  (4 children)

          Commentators said you had the most wins by 1 goal

          [–]ChrisV88 54 points55 points  (3 children)

          And so many of those games we scored so late and we're so bad to watch. I remember being completely depressed at our play in the midst of a 10 game unbeaten streak recently. It was just so utterly dire to watch.

          No idea what happened, but my best guess is it's a club structure problem. We have thrown multiple styles of manager with all types of experience at the problem and the result has been the same despite spending the most money (we spend out money awfully in fairness)

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              [–]SaveMeJebus21 150 points151 points  (14 children)

              Liverpool win this weekend would rubber stamp it really, and also in theory make our games against Villa and spurs a bit easier. Top 5 are gonna get champions league next year almost certainly anyway

              [–]bigfootswillie 68 points69 points  (13 children)

              Not so sure about that. Very close to Italy and Germany on this and a lot of English teams crashed out early this year.

              Man U and Newcastle crashed out of groups without even making it to the Europa League while every single Italian team in Europe made it out of groups.

              Even with 3 of the Italian teams falling out of RO16, they still have 4 of their original 7 teams in Europe and England’s got 5 of 8. England’s got more but it’s an avg of all teams’ performance, not a sum, and United + Newcastle made sure to cock that average as hard as they could on their ways out. West Ham is also very likely to get rocked by Leverkusen next week and Arsenal & Man City have tough RO8 games that are no means guarantees.

              Germany is probably out though unless their remaining 3 teams go on deep runs (Leverkusen at least has a very good chance at winning the Europa League).

              [–]eaeb4 12 points13 points  (0 children)

              we're in a weird spot where we can't afford to not give 100% in both league and cup. Need to keep it up in the league for the outside chance we can get 4th, but need to go far in the conference league for the coefficient.

              [–]telcomet 6 points7 points  (2 children)

              It seems to ride on Arsenal vs Bayern Munich (adv. ENG), Dortmund vs Atletico (adv. ESP) and if Leverkusen and Liverpool make the EL final, that game (toss-up). Even then, Villa are favourites for the ECL. On balance, seems to favour the English sides across all three comps but not tied up yet.

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                [–]telcomet 24 points25 points  (0 children)

                There is always gaining by 9 points and increasing their GD by … nvm

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                  [–]ShipsAGoing 457 points458 points  (15 children)

                  This is going to be a very annoying top 4 race for both clubs...

                  [–]Mutant0401 233 points234 points  (0 children)

                  Sick dynamic this year that every club from 1-5 feel they have to win all their games to maintain the target spot due to how tight it is at the key positions.

                  [–]CaptainKursk 68 points69 points  (1 child)

                  It can't possibly be worse than the 2018/19 "Top 4 is Lava" episode in early 2019 when legitimately neither us, Chelsea, United, Wolves or Leicester seemed to want to finish 4th. It was like a multi-month long edging session where nobody came.

                  [–]Ophukk 20 points21 points  (0 children)

                  2018/19

                  Just looking at the last 5 matches of the season on the Prem's site is hilarious. Out of the 20 matches shown, 3 wins. Those records belong to the owners of spots 3-6.

                  [–]BendubzGaming 120 points121 points  (8 children)

                  Personally I'm in favour of Villa winning the Conference League so England gets the extra spot and it doesn't matter which way round we finish

                  [–]eaeb4 31 points32 points  (3 children)

                  even if we don't and we end up fifth with Europa it would still be progress on last season. Would just be a massive shame to not get CL given that we've been competing for top 4 for so long this season.

                  [–]itsbraille 4 points5 points  (1 child)

                  Villa needs the UCL money to avoid selling important players. If Villa only gets to Europa League then one of Martinez, Douglas Luiz or Watkins will more than likely be sold this summer. If Arsenal eliminate Bayern it could lock up the 5th UCL spot.

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                    [–]fmb320 40 points41 points  (0 children)

                    I'd be happy with Europa League tbh

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                      [–]daggerdrone 13 points14 points  (0 children)

                      I read that as "very annoying TITLE race for both clubs" and I thought it was a sick burn on Arsenal.

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                        [–]KissmyButtner 1604 points1605 points  (17 children)

                        -1 GD with Ten Hag after matchday 30

                        Truly gash lol

                        [–]tocitus 472 points473 points  (1 child)

                        I genuinely can't remember the last time Utd had a GD that is reflective of the reputation and the money spent.

                        [–]Brownbear97 106 points107 points  (0 children)

                        2013?

                        [–]redditaccountplease 251 points252 points  (3 children)

                        Moyes 3 points and 4 GD behind with a much smaller budget. Maybe they should take a punt on him as the next manager

                        [–]f4r1s2 88 points89 points  (0 children)

                        Only a Scottish manager can bring back the glory days of another Scottish manager, they should go for it

                        [–]Thesecondorigin 21 points22 points  (1 child)

                        After losing their captain/star player

                        [–]Ainsley-Sorsby 160 points161 points  (6 children)

                        I'm still shocked that until today, second to last Luton town had scored more goals than United who are sitting at 6th

                        [–]Kingslayer1526 74 points75 points  (5 children)

                        Second to last means 19th surely

                        [–]burfriedos 8 points9 points  (0 children)

                        Almost as many defeats as wins is even more shocking in my opinion

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                          [–]getrealsnazzy 1973 points1974 points  (50 children)

                          Back in 10th 😎

                          [–]KanteBeAsked 643 points644 points  (0 children)

                          Back in our glory days🤩

                          [–]KissmyButtner 153 points154 points  (3 children)

                          zero is a fake number you're actually 1st

                          [–]North-Anybody7251 75 points76 points  (0 children)

                          Stats back it up

                          [–]chandlerbing_stats 15 points16 points  (0 children)

                          This guy is a proper lad

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                            [–]MFoy 391 points392 points  (33 children)

                            Yeah but with one match less played. We win that, we’re in 7th and 2 back of 6th.

                            Sigh.

                            [–]oscarpaterson 436 points437 points  (7 children)

                            take it with an absolute boulder of salt that we win that game though

                            [–]foxgoesowo 204 points205 points  (2 children)

                            Take it with a Mount of salt

                            [–]GameplayerStu 163 points164 points  (1 child)

                            It’s against Spurs. If there’s one thing Chelsea love doing, it’s fucking over Spurs. So please do it.

                            [–]sephocompo 79 points80 points  (0 children)

                            Memories of Vietnam.

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                              [–]owh06 75 points76 points  (17 children)

                              Tottenham at home. What do you think of your chances? For me, it feels like it could go either way

                              [–]BangusAngus 274 points275 points  (3 children)

                              I don’t think anybody is qualified to predict any Chelsea result. I can tell you there will be goals scored, but that’s about it.

                              [–]v4venome 74 points75 points  (2 children)

                              With Chelsea not keeping a clean sheet

                              [–]SoG650 56 points57 points  (1 child)

                              there will be missed sitters, defensive brainfart and an injury....those are a given

                              [–]v4venome 10 points11 points  (0 children)

                              defensive brainfarts....FTFY

                              [–]cheezus171 108 points109 points  (5 children)

                              It's Spurs, they implode every time they play Chelsea.

                              Then again Chelsea implodes every time they play anyone.

                              Feels like another 6-7 goal game.

                              [–]kdilf 31 points32 points  (1 child)

                              If it's 7 to us, I'll take it

                              [–]bobbis91 8 points9 points  (0 children)

                              And 6 for spurs at least, keep it fun for the neutral

                              [–]I_always_rated_them 14 points15 points  (2 children)

                              Spurs were really really good in the opening minutes against us before they imploded in that match, if they keep their heads I'm not holding out much hope, but will take another implosion.

                              [–]Spikeyspandan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

                              Its Spurs against Chelsea.

                              Spurs will find a way to implode somehow.

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                                [–]Lintal 13 points14 points  (0 children)

                                But 10th is home and I've grown fond of it

                                [–]VegetarianCannibal_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

                                That game is Arsenal away......

                                [–]nyelverzek 9 points10 points  (1 child)

                                Kinda wild that you could be within 2 points of united when you started today in the bottom half today. I thought they were a good bit ahead but 6th to 13th is actually way tighter on points than I thought.

                                [–]S-Kotus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

                                Still, some form of European football might be good for recruitment next season

                                [–]forbiddenmemeories 5 points6 points  (0 children)

                                "You'll never sing that!"

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                                  [–]foxgoesowo 14 points15 points  (0 children)

                                  It's actually in binary so we're in the title race

                                  [–]emre23 11 points12 points  (0 children)

                                  10th is the new 4th

                                  [–]WM-54-74-90-14 25 points26 points  (0 children)

                                  Which means you aren’t midtable.

                                  [–]The-Tai-pan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                                  Told my boss today that he had better get ready to lose to a 12th place team. I didn't think my shit talking would come true! Top 10! woohoo!

                                  [–]IsItSnowing_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                                  All because of the billion pound bottle jobs

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                                    [–]tipytopmain 827 points828 points  (16 children)

                                    Chelsea in 10th have a better GD than United in 6th 🫣

                                    [–]10hazardinho 271 points272 points  (5 children)

                                    If we simply held on against 10 men Burnley we’d be 7th right now , 3 points off 6th. I know you could say that about any result but not beating 10 men Burnley is horrific

                                    [–]RStud10 90 points91 points  (3 children)

                                    Yeah it's reasonable to mention that specific game because that was our worst bottlejob of the season... So far.

                                    [–]Quantum_Collective 15 points16 points  (0 children)

                                    I feel like we could’ve beaten Arsenal the first time tbh

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                                        [–]xepa105 48 points49 points  (1 child)

                                        If Liverpool turn up on Sunday Fulham might have a better GD than them after the weekend.

                                        [–]brownhornet1000 283 points284 points  (2 children)

                                        TBF, Utd deserve to be about 11th

                                        [–]dylan103906 137 points138 points  (0 children)

                                        That's a bit generous on us lad

                                        [–]trenbollocks 48 points49 points  (0 children)

                                        You mean 14th?

                                        [–]dunneetiger 17 points18 points  (3 children)

                                        that Sheffield United -52 GD is also something else.

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                                          [–]xepa105 913 points914 points  (7 children)

                                          The league is:

                                          Top 3 title challengers

                                          Villa-Spurs CL friends

                                          50 feet of shit

                                          6th to 20th

                                          [–]Nels8192 170 points171 points  (2 children)

                                          Somehow there’s a distinct possibility Chelsea finish as the first team after the 50ft drop

                                          [–]MatK0506 19 points20 points  (0 children)

                                          It's actually

                                          6th to 13th (all feel like they have a shot at 7th at least)

                                          Palace

                                          15th to 19th (all still feel like they're in danger)

                                          Sheff Utd

                                          [–]jesp3r 9 points10 points  (0 children)

                                          Oooo CL friends

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                                            [–]jMS_44 267 points268 points  (6 children)

                                            10th is ours and no one will take it from us!

                                            [–]NotASalamanderBoi 14 points15 points  (5 children)

                                            Masters at avoiding midtable.

                                            [–]elfishgolem 240 points241 points  (4 children)

                                            Look who’s back

                                            [–]lost_biochemist 104 points105 points  (3 children)

                                            Back in 10th

                                            [–]Wishbones_007 45 points46 points  (2 children)

                                            Look who's back

                                            Tell a friend

                                            [–]CaptainKursk 34 points35 points  (1 child)

                                            "I've created a monster, but nobody wants to see Poch no more, they want De Zerbi, I'm chopped liver!"

                                            [–]MerSausEnnBislett 6 points7 points  (0 children)

                                            "Well if you want De Zerbi, this is what I'll give ya
                                            A little transfer fee, mixed with some Caicedo"

                                            [–]ArmyFit1004 295 points296 points  (9 children)

                                            The race for 6th place is ON

                                            [–]tbsaysyes 66 points67 points  (8 children)

                                            Man united Will end 6th probably, cant see anyone Else talking it

                                            [–]Mozzafella 272 points273 points  (7 children)

                                            I assure you, we have the ability

                                            [–]botrezkii 82 points83 points  (4 children)

                                            I hate them more than you, but yeah, if anyone can bottle 9 points in 8 matches, it’s either you or meme era Arsenal

                                            [–]_SPLX 30 points31 points  (0 children)

                                            or fourth place leicester in the prem/top place leicester in the championship lmaoooo

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                                                [–]vizualhunter1 298 points299 points  (1 child)

                                                -1 goal difference in April is crazy

                                                [–]StrangeBananaForYou 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                                                48 too...

                                                [–]maverick4002 242 points243 points  (9 children)

                                                Man Utd in 6th are as close to 5th position as they are to 13th position

                                                Let's put to bed all this talk about making champions league please. That ship has sailed a long time ago

                                                [–]Sett_The_Janitor 64 points65 points  (3 children)

                                                Only Ten Hag is talking about UCL. None of the sane fans are that delusional. I feel like we are about to be overtaken by the other clubs and even drop down from 6th to like 10th or sth. This team's play style and mental is hopeless.

                                                Most of the fans just want the season to be over so we can see INEOS implement the things we need and move the club toward a single objective 1 at a time.

                                                [–]BritBeetree 17 points18 points  (1 child)

                                                Tbf on some of those fans the media have constantly been saying that United are in contention in the top 4/5 race. Mainly to get clicks as United having a nothing of a season isn’t going to bring in the ratings/views.

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                                                  [–]GameplayerStu 24 points25 points  (0 children)

                                                  I won’t write them off until it’s mathematically impossible for them to catch us. So about three games time potentially and we’re good.

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                                                    [–]odegood 60 points61 points  (1 child)

                                                    Sheffield utd so gone you have to click the pic to see them

                                                    [–]LeftHandDriveBoC 121 points122 points  (0 children)

                                                    There were whispers made that Chelsea would not go back to the fabled 10th but these were false. 10th is their destiny.

                                                    [–]beartigerhawk8383 474 points475 points  (35 children)

                                                    I don’t get how Liverpool swapped their entire midfield in one summer and went top. Makes no sense.

                                                    [–]Cu-Chulainn 651 points652 points  (8 children)

                                                    Klopp.

                                                    [–]WarSamaYT 179 points180 points  (4 children)

                                                    Klopp was playing with traffic cones last season in the midfield. Baj was our best midfielder when Thiago wasn't injured, and then when Baj got injured Trent took that mantle with the inverted role.

                                                    Anyone who watched Liverpool knew that we needed fresh legs and had been on a decline since Gini left in the midfield, we just didn't expect Fab to drop off of the cliff that he did so soon but with the amount of minutes he played with no reliable midfield rotation it was bound to happen.

                                                    [–]RushPan93 64 points65 points  (3 children)

                                                    I don't really buy that decline since Gini left theory. I get where you're coming from but that 21/22 almost quadruple season with the midfield trio of Hendo, Fab and Thiago was excellent. We wouldn't have gone that far if they weren't.

                                                    [–]a_v9 14 points15 points  (2 children)

                                                    Thiago being fit for as long as he was that season was like capturing lightning in a bottle...hence the excellent results.

                                                    The thing with Gini was that he was always fit and ready to run; we really didnt replace that till we got Endo/Mac/Szo. Klopp needs legs in midfield, unlimited legs + lungs combo!

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                                                      [–]008Gerrard008 198 points199 points  (15 children)

                                                      Because the rest of our side last year was hurt by playing with midfielders that didn't have any legs in Fabinho and Henderson. Everyone loves to point to Van Dijk having a poor season or attacking players having poor seasons, but when you don't have a midfield that can do the bare minimum which is provide energy, you're going to struggle especially in a team set up like us. There's a reason we looked more comfortable when someone like Bajcetic was starting for us.

                                                      Now take it to this season where we've added not just midfielders with legs, but some great players in Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, and Endo and the rest of the side is back and able to perform at their usual levels again.

                                                      [–]Ricechairsandbeans 163 points164 points  (5 children)

                                                      fabinho was so so bad last season looked like he was playing underwater

                                                      [–]nyelverzek 84 points85 points  (0 children)

                                                      Last season was ridiculous, every other attack from an opponent was running directly at our defence. The upgrade in pressing is insanely better.

                                                      Not to mention Mac and Szoboszlai with like 15 G+A in the league alone with 8 games left. Henderson + Fabinho had like 2 or 3 total.

                                                      [–]WarSamaYT 28 points29 points  (1 child)

                                                      People need to understand that Fab's legs were run into the ground. We effectively had Fab playing CDM and CB at times due to lack of legs in the squad. I don't have the number to hand but he was pushing some solid minutes at his age, brother was gassed moreso than just being out right bad.

                                                      [–]AdikkuChan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

                                                      His legs were absolutely gone, it was the whole reason why we tried for Tchouameni before Madrid did their thing. Our mistake was not having a Plan B which led to the horrible collapse 

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                                                        [–]biscarat 104 points105 points  (2 children)

                                                        Endo has honestly been so good. What a clever signing.

                                                        [–]Soleil06 57 points58 points  (1 child)

                                                        Stuttgart fans laughing with one eye and crying with the other. I remember all the comments when he was signed and they believed in him.

                                                        [–]MatK0506 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                                                        I am so happy they are having an amazing season.

                                                        Have to admit that I felt bad that we took their captain in the end of the window but it looks like both teams are doing well.

                                                        [–]yajtraus 50 points51 points  (4 children)

                                                        Shout out to Curtis Jones. Took a big step up toward the end of last season and has continued it this season.

                                                        [–]thebluediablo 3 points4 points  (2 children)

                                                        Jones has been immense, such a step up this season for him. Elliott deserves praise too, the amount of games he's come on as a sub and had a massive influence on is pretty crazy. Both been brilliant helping the younger lads bed in seamlessly too.

                                                        [–]yajtraus 5 points6 points  (1 child)

                                                        Love Elliott. He’s an absolute machine, does not stop running.

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                                                          [–]Francoberry 47 points48 points  (0 children)

                                                          Also the super impressive turnout of the young lads. The way they've stepped into senior roles has been fantastic. So much confidence and energy and finishing to match 

                                                          [–]Skaloplin 50 points51 points  (0 children)

                                                          Because our midfield last season was absolutely dreadful and our fans were refusing to acknowledge how washed up Henderson was anyhile rival fans were just happy thinking we were finished as a side pinning everything on Van Dijk being washed. Even if we hadn’t made a single signing this season and gone into the season with Morton/Jones/Elliott/Clark/McConnell as our midfield options we are a much better side than last season

                                                          [–]luke_205 24 points25 points  (5 children)

                                                          Mate we had a huge midfield rebuild and have had one of the worst injury-ridden campaigns I can remember…yet we’re somehow top.

                                                          Genuinely makes no sense to me but I’ll take it.

                                                          [–]lesarbreschantent 18 points19 points  (0 children)

                                                          It's almost as if the midfield is an important place on the pitch.

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                                                            [–]Gengar_Balanced 47 points48 points  (0 children)

                                                            Noone and I say noone can take 10th back from us

                                                            [–]OnePieceAce 373 points374 points  (21 children)

                                                            Sunday will be Utd's last chance to stop 20 times Liverpool 20 times Liverpool from being chanted next season. I don't care if their centerbacks will be Maguire and Kambwala they'll be up for it. Need to kill them off early

                                                            [–]Spikeyspandan 117 points118 points  (1 child)

                                                            Utd leads early.

                                                            Liverpool scores 3.

                                                            Liv3rpoo1 stays alive again.

                                                            [–]RushPan93 16 points17 points  (0 children)

                                                            I'll take we score 3 early and Utd score one late (but not so late that Kelleher feels hard done by), thank you.

                                                            [–]vsquad22 134 points135 points  (2 children)

                                                            It would be great if we could start playing seriously before the 75th minute.

                                                            [–]Jacob_YNWA 190 points191 points  (4 children)

                                                            Need at least a 2 goal cushion. Can see us shitting the bed again if we're only 1 goal up with 10 mins to play.

                                                            [–]yajtraus 78 points79 points  (1 child)

                                                            We need to stop acting like the game is won with a 1 goal lead. Did it against United in the FA Cup at 2-1, did it again today at 1-0, and didn’t manage the game very well against Brighton once we had the lead.

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                                                              [–]OleoleCholoSimeone 107 points108 points  (3 children)

                                                              Knowing this bipolar United team, it really would be so so typical if they beat you at the weekend. Any time they are in total crisis and Ten Hag's future starts to seriously be questioned they pull a result out of their arses

                                                              A horrendous 0-0 is my guess

                                                              [–]OnePieceAce 86 points87 points  (1 child)

                                                              I know losses are worse but man there's something very soul crushing about 0-0 draws in a title race. We had five in 2008/09 and three in 2018/19. You can see the title dreams fly away as the seconds go in stoppage time. I'm getting PTSD just typing this

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                                                                [–]DanFlashesCoupon 18 points19 points  (1 child)

                                                                I’ve only gone into one United-Liverpool match under ETH not expecting to be thrashed, and that was the one time it happened. This is his master plan to steal points the weekend /s

                                                                [–]Zolofteu 35 points36 points  (2 children)

                                                                It feels like the more injuries they have the better they play against Liverpool. I still can't forget that one game where Utd had multiple subs before half time due to injuries and Liverpool still can't win.

                                                                [–]TheLimeyLemmon 19 points20 points  (0 children)

                                                                Need to approach it like the 5-0 some years back. Not necessarily in scoreline, but game management.

                                                                Think we went 2-0 up early and it actually drove United out of their box in need of a response - we reacted appropriately and started slowing the game down for a bit, absorbed the pressure we could, and reset the game a little. Then we hit them with two more goals just before half time.

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                                                                  [–]AntoHanSolo 75 points76 points  (0 children)

                                                                  OH COME ON

                                                                  [–]hardinho 228 points229 points  (9 children)

                                                                  I somehow believe Chelsea will end this season ahead of Manchester United.

                                                                  [–]Gengar_Balanced 278 points279 points  (1 child)

                                                                  That is if United ends 11th, we ain't leaving 10th mate

                                                                  [–]revy_uzg 79 points80 points  (0 children)

                                                                  We will not be moved

                                                                  [–]MinotauroTBC 18 points19 points  (1 child)

                                                                  It’s really quite achievable for us to finish bottom half

                                                                  [–]Aman-Patel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                                                                  Don't think so. 6 point lead over someone like Wolves. And you don't have the toughest fixtures left. All the teams below you will also drop points.

                                                                  [–]Are_We_Coolio 39 points40 points  (0 children)

                                                                  It meas United will end 11th, Ill be there for that

                                                                  [–]Eric_Partman 14 points15 points  (0 children)

                                                                  Win the game in hand and only 2 points back. Totally not unreasonable.

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                                                                    [–]HCHLH 64 points65 points  (2 children)

                                                                    Chelsea potentially just two points behind United is hilarious.

                                                                    [–]Mukovd 31 points32 points  (1 child)

                                                                    Both are shit so fair reflection as to where we are.

                                                                    [–]hirarki 121 points122 points  (29 children)

                                                                    Wo can stop Liverpool at this current state? Even when injuries haunted them, they still find a way to win

                                                                    [–]doubleoeck1234 253 points254 points  (5 children)

                                                                    Our next game is against the guys who we have a horrible record against

                                                                    [–]Unfortunatewombat 94 points95 points  (3 children)

                                                                    Our record against them under Klopp is a bit less terrible though…

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                                                                      [–]matcht 134 points135 points  (2 children)

                                                                      Any of their away games could trip them up if they aren't on it, coming from behind like they do is a great quality, but all it takes is one off day and a draw/loss lets go Arsenal/City ahead.

                                                                      Jota/Trent coming back in could be huge as we've seen all season what Klopp's subs can do to a game.

                                                                      [–]luke_205 90 points91 points  (1 child)

                                                                      Jota genuinely makes such a huge difference and being by without him for this long has been really tough. No disrespect to Gakpo who scored today, but Jota is just exceptional off the bench and always makes a difference.

                                                                      [–]Evil_Tea_Bag_ 30 points31 points  (0 children)

                                                                      I’ll always defend Gakpo but Jota is just a different beast, Having him during the games will be massive

                                                                      Star of the show in Bergamo?

                                                                      [–]Putrid_Loquat_4357 68 points69 points  (5 children)

                                                                      United, Fulham, Everton, villa are their most dangerous games for me. I'd expect them to beat west ham and spurs but those are two potential bananna skins.

                                                                      [–]telcomet 37 points38 points  (0 children)

                                                                      The fixtures are kind to Liverpool. Play Villa and Spurs at the end when they likely have wrapped up 4th and 5th (CL). Play Everton between two six pointers they have against Forest and Brentford. Play United less than three days after they travelled to that Chelsea game (although Old Trafford is always slim pickings for Liverpool). Fulham are a huge test, they always cause Liverpool problems.

                                                                      [–]Ars3nal11 8 points9 points  (1 child)

                                                                      i think wolves are a tough opponent for all the title challengers

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                                                                        [–]Skaloplin 44 points45 points  (0 children)

                                                                        Between United, Fulham, Everton, Villa, Spurs there’s plenty of chance we drop somewhere along the way. All it takes is a single draw and it’s back out of our hands

                                                                        [–]MMAwannabe 38 points39 points  (3 children)

                                                                        The late goals to win games is massively impressive but I don't think they look untouchable. They seem almost haunted with goals late in matches but I could see a team nicking a draw against them.

                                                                        The question is if Arsenal/City will also drop points.

                                                                        [–]Labhran 44 points45 points  (1 child)

                                                                        I think we all drop points before the end of the season tbh. It will be a thrilling, but nerve-wracking finish to the season.

                                                                        [–]LuckyArsenalAg 23 points24 points  (0 children)

                                                                        I agree. I'll be shocked if anyone makes it unscathed

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                                                                          [–]Riperonis 17 points18 points  (2 children)

                                                                          I’m looking at two places:

                                                                          • United away. I just think with the way United’s league season is going the league is pretty much done for them now. It’s about pride and they will want to make a statement by giving it their all against Liverpool

                                                                          • That period of triple away games in one week - Fulham, Everton, West Ham. All these teams are more than capable of beating anyone at home. Fulham have already taken the scalps of a few big teams, Everton will need the points to stay safe and they will make it extremely difficult/fight tooth and nail to stop any chance of Liverpool success. West Ham will likely be chasing a European spot (especially if they go out against Leverkusen, which is likely).

                                                                          I think they can probably afford to drop points in one of these games, if they get through relatively unscathed they’ve got it in the bag imo.

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                                                                            [–]superkeer 96 points97 points  (7 children)

                                                                            That fuckin' Fulham match is killing me right now.

                                                                            [–]BElf1990 40 points41 points  (0 children)

                                                                            Same

                                                                            [–]Spud_1997 36 points37 points  (0 children)

                                                                            Which one 😭

                                                                            [–]One99Two_Gunner 18 points19 points  (2 children)

                                                                            This result still lives rent-free in my head. I used to blame Zinchenko for trying to play hero ball and take on 3 players by himself, leading to losing the ball, and conceding that fateful corner. 

                                                                             But now I’m just wondering WTF WERE WE THINKING PARKING THE BUS AGAINST 10-MAN FULHAM? And on a flimsy 2-1 lead at that. We could’ve killed the game just passing the ball around as Fulham looked dead and buried at that point.

                                                                            [–]capturedgooner 5 points6 points  (1 child)

                                                                            They were at 10 men for 3 minutes before they scored.

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                                                                              [–]Legal_North_6910 64 points65 points  (2 children)

                                                                              If we somehow go unbeaten against Liverpool this season across 3 games this team needs to be studied in a lab

                                                                              [–]willium563 8 points9 points  (1 child)

                                                                              Your cup final that's why, players always look so up for it and we just look half arsed.

                                                                              [–]AaronStudAVFC 56 points57 points  (5 children)

                                                                              Its game week 31 and we’re still fourth in the league. I still can’t believe the season we’re having.

                                                                              [–]sector1-3 15 points16 points  (0 children)

                                                                              Keep it up and its champions league for AVFC! Honestly great season lads.

                                                                              [–]TroopersSon 16 points17 points  (1 child)

                                                                              I'm still scarred by the MON era but the fact we got through March and are still in 4th has given me hope.

                                                                              [–]AaronStudAVFC 5 points6 points  (0 children)

                                                                              Plus there’s no Stoke. They can’t hurt us anymore.

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                                                                                [–]Legal_North_6910 22 points23 points  (1 child)

                                                                                Everyone talking abt Chelsea in 10th but I genuinely do not remember the last time we left 6th place after matchweek 2

                                                                                [–]_cumblast_ 219 points220 points  (1 child)

                                                                                8 more wins lads. Please 🥹

                                                                                Absolutely remarkable at any rate. To me, this season is the one that has shown Klopp's quality as a coach the most of all.

                                                                                [–]tocotronicon 81 points82 points  (0 children)

                                                                                Right? If u had told me last season that this time next year we'd be top of the table with a carabao cup in the bag and a good chance at a europa league and premier league win i'd...u kno what, i'd probably believe u cause klopp is amazing😍

                                                                                [–]zarfidemha 64 points65 points  (3 children)

                                                                                I don’t want Luton to get relegated 😞

                                                                                [–]jay_altair 11 points12 points  (0 children)

                                                                                I think they'll be back

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                                                                                  [–]AlexN_04 23 points24 points  (0 children)

                                                                                  10th if we do, 10th if we don't

                                                                                  [–]JJD14 21 points22 points  (1 child)

                                                                                  Just think. Had United got that penalty shout at the Emirates way back in August, their season trajectory would’ve been totally different.

                                                                                  [–]hiroantagonist1[🍰] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

                                                                                  Lol, I'm pretty sure this is ETHs last thought before sleep and first upon awakening.

                                                                                  [–]RickAndMortyIsOK 17 points18 points  (0 children)

                                                                                  If we actually end the season in a European spot the whole competition should just be cancelled

                                                                                  [–]BrianSometimes 35 points36 points  (1 child)

                                                                                  That's CL done for Man U, they're not overtaking Spurs, nevermind Villa

                                                                                  [–]tottenhamnole 50 points51 points  (5 children)

                                                                                  Very clearly broken up into 4 tiers now with very little chance of movement from one tier to another.

                                                                                  [–]aCrispyDot 15 points16 points  (2 children)

                                                                                  5 really, none of the bottom 3 are staying up (as much as id Iike luton to)

                                                                                  [–]PangolinMandolin 12 points13 points  (0 children)

                                                                                  Everton do have another point deduction incoming. I'm afraid we will get 6 points and be right back in the middle of the shit (as opposed to just floating barely on the surface of the shit)

                                                                                  [–]tottenhamnole 5 points6 points  (0 children)

                                                                                  Yeah that’s a fair shout.

                                                                                  [–]jay_altair 7 points8 points  (0 children)

                                                                                  I'd bin it as a quintile:

                                                                                  1-3, currently 67-70 points; 4-5, 57-59pts; 6-13, 39-48pts; 14-17, 25-30pts; 18-20, 15-22 pts.

                                                                                  But the line between those last two bins is less clear than between the higher tiers, with 8-9 points separating the top 4 tiers and only 3 points separating the bottom 2 tiers. It would also be fair to bin 14-19, 19-30pts, with Sheff U in a league of their own, and that's what makes me not entirely comfortable yet. But with last weekend's play against Man U and another draw vs Brighton I'm feeling pretty good about Brentford's chances at the top of the scrap heap

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                                                                                    [–]aCrispyDot 11 points12 points  (0 children)

                                                                                    that "-1" is killing me lmao

                                                                                    [–]TheMenaceX 30 points31 points  (1 child)

                                                                                    Allat and we’re still 10th LMAO. Don’t even care tho, buzzing after beating uniturds like that

                                                                                    [–]doubleoeck1234 7 points8 points  (1 child)

                                                                                    United in the conference league would be so funny

                                                                                    [–]GameplayerStu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

                                                                                    United’s top 4 dreams could be truly dead and buried after this weekend if they aren’t already.

                                                                                    [–]Deno2k_ 4 points5 points  (1 child)

                                                                                    back at proper mid team mission accomplished

                                                                                    [–]BendubzGaming 17 points18 points  (0 children)

                                                                                    You're not midtable, you're 10th

                                                                                    [–]PangolinMandolin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

                                                                                    Everton really need a win on Saturday to offset the imminent point deduction that's due to be announced any day now

                                                                                    [–]ThirdFaculty 5 points6 points  (0 children)

                                                                                    United are lucky to be 6th. Chelsea has never done that to a team this season. This is the same Chelsea that went life and death with 10 man Burnley a few days ago. I’d be ashamed if I was a united fan

                                                                                    [–]HAHAHA0kay 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                                                                                    Battle of the worst popular teams was entertaining.

                                                                                    [–]Popular_Mess_248 5 points6 points  (0 children)

                                                                                    Come on Luton!!!

                                                                                    [–]uracil 14 points15 points  (0 children)

                                                                                    Man, I read comments from United fans saying they can sneak into Top 4. This match was hilarious.

                                                                                    [–]HumanExplanation7451 6 points7 points  (0 children)

                                                                                    Chelsea back home

                                                                                    [–]Masoouu 6 points7 points  (0 children)

                                                                                    Some serious drop off after 5th

                                                                                    [–]MrCleanandShady 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                                                                                    5 points from 6th with a game in hand, Europa still within reach

                                                                                    which means we will inevitably fumble to stay 10th🫡

                                                                                    [–]qwerty_1965 4 points5 points  (0 children)

                                                                                    Thank goodness Chelsea are back at 10th. Was worried for a while.

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