Sentences with phrase «united secure points»

He makes big saves at key times, which has helped United secure points they would otherwise have lost.

Manchester United secured the point they needed to finish second in the Premier League with a dull 0 - 0 draw at West Ham United on Thursday.

Not exact matches

Wayne Rooney hit the back of the net twice to secure the three points for Manchester United against Sunderland at Old Trafford.

With Man United's win over Norwich ensuring that Arsenal still need points from our final two games to secure a Champions League place for next season, the manager must get his team selection and tactics right and with more options than usual he has a tough job on his hands, but one of those choices for me has to be Santi Cazorla in the box to box role.

Manchester United were held to a 1 - 1 draw by Stoke City at Old Trafford on Sunday, with Joe Allen securing a point for the visitors with a late equaliser.

Arsenal and Manchester United will be doing business again this season at some point, and you wonder if Wenger has done enough to secure victory against Mourinho this time around.

United were 2 - 0 up after just 11 minutes with Jesse Lingard adding his second of the game in the second half to secure all three points for the visitors.

West Ham United host Swansea City on Saturday, hoping to put their poor form behind them to secure three crucial points to move up the Premier League table.

We are now eleven games unbeaten, and with a five point gap down to Manchester United and a game in hand over City, it looks like we only have to avoid defeat at Old Trafford to secure second place.

United will open up a five points gap on fifth place Liverpool, if they are able to win at Anfield on Sunday, and Van Gaal was quick to point out that securing a top four finish remains the extend of the club's aims this season.

Lets beat man united at the emirates and secure all 3 points, sending them back to old trafford licking their wounds!

He has scored on his last two games for the Reds against Queens Park Rangers and Chelsea, but unfortunately those goals don't look like being enough to secure Champions League football for his boyhood club next season as they currently trail fourth placed Manchester United by six points with two games remaining but have an inferior goal difference.

It has not been a good weekend for Arsenal as we have already seen Chelsea, Tottenham, Man City, Man United, Liverpool and Everton all secure three points, which means that the Gunners simply have to beat Crystal Palace this evening to keep pace with our rivals.

Juan Mata secured all three points for Manchester United at Norwich City on Saturday, taking full advantage of a Sebastien Bassong defensive mistake.

Going into the final day City were top of the league, ahead of United on goal difference, but with Wayne Rooney's solitary strike securing the Red Devils victory against Sunderland, Roberto Mancini's side needed three points as well.

The Belgian winger may have to reconsider his stance should his side lose next weekend when they travel to Manchester City, as our beloved Arsenal side will draw level on points should we secure a win over West Ham United as expected on Saturday evening.

Arsenal are chasing an unlikely second place finish, needing three points as well as Tottenham to fluff their lines against already - relegated Newcastle United, otherwise only a win by 14 or more goals will secure second - place should Spurs draw.

And with a trip to Manchester United next up in the league for Arsenal (after cup games against Hull City and Barcelona), the hosts will be going all out to secure all three points, just as they did when the sides last met at King Power Stadium last year, with Arsenal running out 5 - 2 winners.

Victory over a poor Leeds United will secure a top six finish for the Villains and move them to within two points of Fulham in second.

In a match where United absolutely must secure a point to go through to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League, this can be a bit of a problem.

United meanwhile secured a five - point gap over Liverpool in fifth place after a 2 - 1 win over the Reds at Anfield last week.

Moyes saw his side fail to secure all three points against bottom of the table Fulham, a result that leaves Man United nine points from fourth ahead of key Premier League fixture against Arsenal, an away trip to in - form Crystal Palace ahead of facing Olympiakos in the Champions League.

As of writing, the only way Liverpool can do that is to either beat Sevilla in the Europa League Final to secure a Champions League berth, or to beat West Bromwich Albion on Sunday while claiming more points than West Ham United and Southampton.

The England international will be hoping to play again this season as United require one more point to mathematically secure a top - four finish and a return to the Champions League after one season away.

The Blues may see that lead cut back by three points tomorrow evening when Manchester United play Crystal Palace, but this victory moves the Blues to within four wins of securing the title for the first time in four years..

Manchester United will spend Christmas an eye - watering 13 points behind runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City after Harry Maguire secured Leicester a draw with a last - gasp goal.

Manchester United can push towards securing a second place finish with three points at Bournemouth on Wednesday evening.

Competing on all four fronts meant that United only just secured the Premier League title by two points ahead of their rivals City, while they beat Lyon in the Europa League final.

Manchester United moved to within two points of securing a place in next season's Champions League with a 2 - 0 win at Bournemouth.

Tottenham could well join United (in» 95) and Newcastle (52 points in» 96) as the only clubs to have failed to lift the trophy despite securing more than 50 pts at home.

Last time these two meet was back in September when United secured all three points at Old Trafford thanks to super first half scoring 4 the only time they scored more than 2 goals in first half.

What's more, if Brighton secure three points from their remaining three games, they will win the Championship above Newcastle United; the team who has a Champions League winning manager and a player budget of # 54 million.

Carayol's late strike canceled out Sam Saunders» first - half opener to secure a point for Leeds United at Griffin Park.

While Matchday 3 saw some footballing giants secure easy wins at home, the other big guns like Arsenal, Internazionale and Manchester United came away with three points in their away fixtures.

Mourinho will have other plans should he need to shop for a new goalkeeper, but with the likes of Sergio Romero, who has played well in the cup competitions this season, waiting in the wings, and Portuguese youngster Joel Pereira, United may well have a starting point in securing the back, should that option need to be endured.

Rojo was involved in the matchday squad as an unused substitute, playing a few days later in Switzerland against Basel, a 1 - 0 defeat and the first for United in the UEFA Champions League this season, seeking Mourinho's side fail to secure their place in the knockout stages of the competition, still needing a point to do just that.

Our boys scored three of the sort of goals that only a team like Blackpool will concede to secure a 3 - 1 win at Bloomfield Road and pull Manchester United's lead at the top of the table back to seven points.

Well, that was an odd one... Manchester United headed to St James» Park this evening with many suspecting that Louis van Gaal's job would be under serious threat should they fail to secure three points against a Newcastle side in the midst of a genuine relegation battle.

Against all odds, United gained a vital away point at Rangers to secure a result which aided their relegation cause as they moved up to 19th with a game in hand.

Manchester United have had a positive week so far themselves — they started by battling past newly promoted Brighton to secure all three points followed by an entertaining attacking display against a good Watford team away from home where Mourinho's side scored four or more goals for the eighth time this season.

It is likely to be another game of defense versus attack, but the fact that they are playing at home and that three points can almost secure Champions League football for next season should incentivize Manchester United to play with more intent.

Mata steered in a fine finish only three minutes later to compound Antonio's frustrations before Ibrahimovic secured maximum points for United, who are back to within a point of fourth - place Arsenal, having played a game more.

Manchester United out of title race: The 12 - point gap to leaders Manchester City looked a huge mountain to climb for United, and their latest defeat has probably ended any glimmer of securing the title.

With visits to Huddersfield and West Ham United - either side of the final home match of 2017/18 against Southampton - to come, Everton top goalscorer Rooney says the Blues are eager to finish the season on a high, starting by securing victory on Monday night and opening up a four - point gap on their opponents.

Scraping past League Two minnows, Carlisle United, in the Capital One Cup on penalties has only added to the pressure Brendan Rodgers is facing, and failure to secure the points this weekend could well be the final nail in the coffin of the Northern Irishman.

Manchester United displayed remarkable fighting qualities, as they pegged back a 3 - 0 lead, to secure a point at Stamford Bridge.

Stoke will feel they have some unfinished business with Manchester United after the Red Devils snatched all three points from their first league encounter of the season, where Stoke though they'd secured a share of the spoils only for United to score a winner late on.

This season, we've been more accustomed to seeing United salvaging points from precarious positions, rather than dominating from the start and closing tight games out at the end, so it was great to see us securing the win after we lost momentum and conceded a goal in the second half today.

They enter Pot 2 as runners up to Manchester United in Group A, securing 12 points along the way.

Manchester United are already five points behind leaders Manchester City, who are leading the league standings, and Mourinho will be determined to secure a positive result at the home of the Premier League champions.