Sentences with phrase «united side struggling»
«You turn up here, you're playing a Manchester United side struggling with injuries, introducing young players, low on confidence and you're thinking it's tailored - made for a proper team to come here and do a number on an under - strength Man Utd and they didn't.
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NAIROBI, May 1 (Reuters)- A battle for access to seaports is underway in one of the world's unlikeliest places: Somalia, now caught up in a regional struggle between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on one side, with Qatar backed by Turkey on the other.
NAIROBI, May 1 - A battle for access to seaports is underway in one of the world's unlikeliest places: Somalia, now caught up in a regional struggle between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on one side, with Qatar backed by Turkey on the other.
Yet now all seems to have remained more or less as it was before: theologians still struggle painfully with their problems, their is still a bureaucratic administration which seems to prefer the letter to the spirit, there is still no united Christendom, but we are still divided, fearing and mistrusting each other on both sides of the fence.
The less said about Simone Zaza's stint at West Ham United the better, while even though Wayne Rooney established himself as Man Utd's all - time record goalscorer this season, the end is surely near for the veteran in terms of his spell at Old Trafford as he has struggled to hold down a regular spot in Mourinho's side.
It would be a real blow if the 22 - year old, with his ability to dance through opposing players and break a determined defensive line, was not available to help us finally get one over on the struggling United side.
United have struggled with playing fixtures on the Thursday across Europe, to then face a Premier League side two or three days later.
The Argentine defender move to a left - back role following Luke Shaw's suspension and struggled to contain Burnley's attacks as they targeted Man United's left side.
Having been thoroughly outplayed by rivals Manchester City last weekend, United responded by beating Bournemouth but could only manage a solitary goal against Eddie Howe's struggling side.
Gomes, 22, is a box - to - box player in the Michael Ballack mould, and has been one of the shining lights of a struggling Valencia side who are managed by Manchester United legend Gary Neville.
Arsenal are still a huge threat without these two, and should still be confident against a Manchester United side who have struggled against the top sides.
Mata is now concreted his place in the United side, and he will likely be rested for tonight's game against Zorya Luhansk in preparation for Sunday's game at struggling Stoke.
On the other hand Hummels has seen his Westfalenstadion side struggle for form this term, Jurgen Klopp's side currently sitting in the bottom half of the Bundesliga, and as such may be open to a move to Man United.
West Ham United have named a strong side as they look to continue their superb run of form in today's home game against struggling Aston Villa.
Van Gaal spent over # 150m on new players last summer but has seen his side blow hot and cold and there is every chance that Man United could struggle to secure a top four finish and one imagines that any failure to secure a Champions League berth would put an end to any hope of landing these two world - class talents.
Signed from Athletic Bilbao last summer, Ander Herrera has impressed this season for United, though he has not always been a regular starter for van Gaal's side and may struggle even further to play regularly if Gundogan arrives at Old Trafford.
However, Louis van Gaal's side have shown weaknesses this season, losing to Swansea City and struggling to a goalless draw with Newcastle United.
Arsenal are in fantastic form in the Premier League and FA cup and even though we had to suffer yet another disappointing early exit from the Champions League, the players did go some way to redeeming themselves by playing well and winning 2 - 0 away in Monaco, so Arsene Wenger will be hoping that we can continue our strong run and cement our place in the top four by beating a struggling Newcastle United side at St. James» Park today.
We have notoriously struggled against any United side ever since the move to the Emirates and our record sits at 1 win in our last 14 matches against them.
On the other hand I think that United under Jose would also struggle to break down defensive sides themselves and would not necessarily be able to succeed in the Premier League any more than van Gaal has.
History isn't on United's side though as they have badly struggled in this fixture since 2002, as shown in the graphic below courtesy of Sky Sports.
Wenger has always struggled tactically with beating Jose Mourinho's Chelsea sides and whilst it will be much anticipated to see how he fares at United, the real question is, with so many class managers currently in the Premier League, is Wenger beginning to fall down the pecking order as the best of the pick?
United would not want to lose a quality player like De Gea given their struggles to keep up with Manchester City as it is, with the 27 - year - old's mind - blowing stats this season showing how important he is to Jose Mourinho's side.
Wenger has always had a knack for promoting youth into the first team over the years, a skill each of the top sides have overly struggled with since Sir Alex Ferguson left Manchester United.
The teenage forward may struggle to force his way into Louis van Gaal's starting eleven following the deadline - day signing of AS Monaco youngster Anthony Martial and as such a loan switch could be best for all concerned though Man United may prefer the 19 - year - old to move to a Premier League side in order to garner some top tier experience.
Attracted interest from Barcelona and Manchester United last summer, but both of those teams would struggle to fit the Colombian into their current sides.
The former United ace has four goals and one assist this season in 20 appearances for Roy Hodgson's struggling side and would no doubt contribute more if surrounded by better players and a more functioning squad in general.
However, it's all been a big disappointment for Sanchez at United so far, with the 29 - year - old only scoring one goal in his first ten games and struggling to find a suitable role in Jose Mourinho's side.
Alan Pardew's side have certainly struggled in front of goal and a move to Newcastle United would provide Podolski a good chance of securing the regular first team action he has failed to garner at the Emirates Stadium for the best part of 18 months.
Marouane Fellaini has struggled with injuries since Louis van Gaal took over at Man United and is not likely to force his way back into the manager's midfield picture and the Premier League side will be willing to accept as little as # 15m for a player who cost them # 27.5 m last summer.
But the flip side of Man City, Liverpool and Man United struggling has been the likes of Leicester and Watford, as these two newly promoted sides have claimed a number of big scalps and find themselves in top spot and seventh.
Quoted in The Express he said, «Robin van Persie has been struggling this season, you take him out of it United look a different side.
Arsenal have a tough few games ahead of them in the last weeks of November and so we can not go into these games having been on the back of a disappointing defeat against a struggling United side.
Ahead of the all - important clash at Old Trafford, the Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin has warned his side not to underestimate struggling and injury - hit Manchester United as the clubs prepare for battle on Sunday, with the Gunners aiming to continue their surge towards the Premier League title.
Leicester's only clean sheet in eight games came against Sky Bet Championship outfit Sheffield United in the previous round of this competition and even struggling sides such as Swansea, Stoke and West Brom have notched past Kasper Schmeichel since the start of February.
His link - up play with the striker and distribution out wide would be crucial to their chances as Man United usually struggle when they are stretched at the back with fullbacks on the wrong side of 30.
Mkhitaryan started only 27 Premier League games at United and struggled to make a major impact for his side, scoring 13 goals and providing 11 assists in 63 matches across all competitions.
Sanches, previously linked with Manchester United, had a fine Euro 2016, but his poor form has contributed Swansea's struggles this season, as Paul Clement's side sit 19th in the Premier League.
Early Controversy United were clear favourites to win against a struggling QPR side and began with great composure.
On Monday Night, Jose Mourinho's Manchester United will host a struggling and manager-less Stoke City side at Old Trafford - with 3 points on the line.
The home side struggled to penetrate United's defence and made as much out of a Rafael challenge on Craig Gardner as they could.
The return of Vidic is bound to play a big part psychologically for Manchester United who have missed his no nonsense approach to defending but I think they will have too much fire power for a Sunderland side struggling for both goals and clean sheets this season.
Having won 2 - 1 in their last 4 games and that important narrow win over United last weekend, City are now 11 points clear at the top and should be odds on favorites to make it 15 straight wins this Wednesday by beating a struggling Swansea City side.
United started the season in good stead, beating their opposition but with injuries to the side, United lost a lot of oomph which has seen the squad struggle to put their opposition at bay, finish them or even get involved in matches.
Plenty of clubs would love to have him in their side, particularly a team like United, who have struggled offensively for much of the season, as shown by their paltry return of 39 Premier League goals.
Newcastle's win over Manchester United earlier on Sunday afternoon had sent the Saints back into the relegation zone, and the home side struggled to muster much response to their early setback.
Scunthorpe United — They left it late to escape relegation last season and, with the quality of the teams promoted from League One particularly high this season, I can see Nigel Adkins» side struggling in 2010/11.
You'll struggle to find a side more united than Wolves, who are rarely spectacular but almost always dogged and determined.
It's true we've struggled to pick up points against sides like City, United and Chelsea recently but maybe this is the turning point.
Struggling English Premier League side Swansea City will face Jose Mourinho's Manchester United this on Saturday afternoon with in - form striker Jordan Ayew.