Into his first season as United boss, Louis van Gaal can make a major statement here if his side condemn the visitors to yet another defeat in this awful recent run of theirs which has seen the title and even an automatic Champions
League spot slip away from them.
Not exact matches
Meanwhile, the club have already been busy this week with the signing Sampdoria striker Eder, as Mancini looks to arrest their current slide which has seen them not only
slip off the pace in the race for the Scudetto, but also out of the Champions
League qualification
spots.
The Bavarian side lost their Bundesliga crown to Borussia Dortmund and
slipped to third
spot before being dumped out of the Champions
League by Inter Milan, all of which led to Louis Van Gaal leaving the club before the end of the last campaign.
Arsene Wenger's side have now lost five of their last six in all competitions, losing in the Carabao Cup final to Manchester City while
slipping 13 points adrift of the top four in the pursuit of a Champions
League qualification
spot.
He was unable to guide Wycombe Wanderers to safety in 03/04 and despite holding top
spot early on in
League Two the following season, a dramatic loss of form saw his side
slip away and Adams resigned from his post a year after taking charge citing personal reasons.
United did return to second in the
league after beating the reigning Premier League champions, but after Liverpool beat Newcastle United on Saturday, Jose Mourinho's side slipped back into third place this weekend, which could see Liverpool occupying the second spot for more than 48 hours, which is something they will probably cele
league after beating the reigning Premier
League champions, but after Liverpool beat Newcastle United on Saturday, Jose Mourinho's side slipped back into third place this weekend, which could see Liverpool occupying the second spot for more than 48 hours, which is something they will probably cele
League champions, but after Liverpool beat Newcastle United on Saturday, Jose Mourinho's side
slipped back into third place this weekend, which could see Liverpool occupying the second
spot for more than 48 hours, which is something they will probably celebrate.
Newcastle moved closer to a Champions
League spot with an 8/11 3 - 0 thrashing of Stoke City and Aston Villa have
slipped closer towards relegation zone.
However, the incentive is there should Bolton be interested, and that is the possibility of the Trotters moving up a place into fifth position, a Europa
League spot, with a win providing Newcastle
slip up at the weekend.