FC Rostov centre - back Miha Mevlja is unfazed about his team's
chances against Manchester United in Thursday's Europa League clash.
Adam Lallana created four
chances against Manchester United — far superior to his Europa League season average of 1.16.
Meanwhile, Liverpool could not make the most of their flurry of
chances against Manchester United last weekend, and they were eventually held to a 0 - 0 scoreline.
They will need to string a run of wins together if they are to have
a chance against Manchester United and a resurgent Arsenal to get there.
Not exact matches
It's going to be difficult to score three times because they have defended well in the tournament so far, but if you look at our past matches and the way we played
against Manchester United last week, I think there's a
chance we can still progress.»
This is the penultimate game of the Arsenal pre-season preparations, with the final
chance for the Gunners coming in two days
against Manchester City, so if Theo wants to make sure that it is him rather than young Chuba Akpom who is lining up when Jurgen klopp brings his Liverpool team to north London next weekend he needs to prove himself now.
He will be given the
chance to convince again at the end of the month though
against Manchester City at the London Stadium, because Hart will be inelligible
against his parent club.
This was the vital game though for Real who trail leaders Barcelona by 16 points in La Liga after a poor campaign and it is their best
chance of picking up some silverware outside of the Champions League, in which they are evenly poised
against Manchester United after a 1 - 1 first leg draw at the Bernabeu.
Celtic has the
chance to make history tonight
against Manchester United in a critical Champions League match.
After back - to - back defeats
against Manchester United and Arsenal, it appeared Liverpool's
chances of playing in Europe's elite competition next term were slim but a win
against the Magpies at Anfield would open the door once again.
Ozil's pass accuracy
against Manchester City was a meager 81 %, in addition to the couple of
chances he created in the whole game.
The latter was arguably our greatest shot at success as our title
chances fell by the wayside after consecutive defeats
against Manchester United and Swansea, but another below - key performance blew any
chance of Arsenal equalling the cup record.
Spurs have found the net 24 times in 14 Premier League outings so far this term, and while they have often impressed in offensive areas, they have dropped points
against the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal and
Manchester United after missing big
chances.
«We were doing really well
against Manchester United for 30 minutes and we were doing well
against Chelsea, at the beginning, for 15 minutes, and you never know — as I have said before — if you get a couple of
chances and then you score goals, and they need to win and they will have a little bit of anxiety, then maybe they will make more mistakes.
The Englishman is expected to lead the line for the Red Devils, and his duel with Mertesacker could prove crucial to
Manchester United's
chances of winning
against the Gunners tonight.
i think this could officially be the start of the end for wenger his blind arrogance has cause him to buy welbeck in the sheer belief that
AGAINST THE ODDS HE CAN BEAT THE REST OF THE BIG 4 WITH ONE ARM BEHIND HIS BACK we should be buying top top top european c / l standard players not sunderland spuds everton standard players thats about welbecks standard of club in all truthful reality he is an honest hard working player but wenger thinks he can coach the mediocrity out of him he is truely insane its a guaranteed source of goals we need not more fancy hold up play and «pace» and missing
chance after
chance so the postman is to be joined by the
manchester metro tram absolute disgrace he has kidded on ozil and sanchez they must be wondering what is going on atm they are seeing the true wenger now just panicking and not panicking very well to that effect and for some reason wenger has gone all kinky for english players for some strange reason at least chambers has great potential welbeck has past that stage and is a seasoned pro now and he is no where near what we need wenger is trying to show how great he is by whiping the back out of the same players week after week in the vain hope that he can win the league without rotating ever and they will get injured and he wont have learned his lesson and we will pay for it in the end best last day transfer would have been a 4 year contract for klopp
«I felt that the 33 shots on goal
against Manchester United and the
chances we missed had a little impact there, but we need to continue focusing on the quality of our game and not to focus too much on the fact that we are not ruthless at the moment.
With big matches
against Manchester City and Arsenal coming up Di Maria still has a
chance to show his ability on the biggest stage before the end of the campaign.
Manchester United looked poor
against Arsenal this weekend as they suffered a shock 3 - 0 defeat at the Emirates Stadium, with Louis van Gaal clearly not trusting some of his players, while some look like they won't be given many more
chances if they keep playing this badly.
And it was the skipper that nearly got England off to a flyer, when he was played through in the opening minutes with a
chance eerily similar to one he converted
against Tottenham for
Manchester United just a couple of weeks ago.
Their moral was further damaged after they squandered a glorious
chance to win the Premier League on Saturday
against rivals,
Manchester Utd.
The Frenchman was talking ahead of the weekend's all - important tie
against Manchester City, where a loss could leave them little
chance of earning a spot for next season's Champions League competition.
Their performance won't be filling
Manchester United fans with confidence, with the Red Devils needing to win
against Bournemouth to even stand a
chance of finishing fourth, and even then needing a hand from Swansea.
I think we have got a very good
chance against Munich, for the simple reason that, like
Manchester United, they will come to attack us themselves to try and win the game, whereas less talented teams tend to sit back and crowd the defence.
Last Monday evening, after a well - deserved win
against Manchester City,) the Football pundits and sports media in general started «talking up» Arsenal's title
chances.
It's certainly the way to go forward
against the like of City, Spurs, Arsenal, and Chelsea or other top teams in Europe, and even teams such as Bournemouth, but
against defensively minded teams, such as
Manchester United, as we saw earlier this season, Liverpool's pressing creates few scoring
chances, and instead on - ball intelligence is required, which Liverpool do not display enough.
After being denied by the frame of the goal
against Manchester City and failing to take his
chances against Borussia Dortmund in midweek, the England international striker has broken his duck for the Gunners.
We had a lot of
chances to win
against Manchester United and there was Ozil's penalty (
against Bayern),» he says.
With
Manchester United and
Manchester City both dropping precious points
against relegation - threatened Swansea and Middlesbrough along with Arsenal tasting defeat in the North London derby, tonight was a
chance for Liverpool to take a huge step in their bid for Champions League football.
With 2 goals in 1 assist in 8 starts, Boufal is one of the better forwards at Southampton and
against a
Manchester United side who have been far from their best at the back in the last few weeks, there is every
chance that he could cause an upset in the weekend.
Possible Starting Lineups: Predictions: Southampton will fancy their
chances against Chelsea who coming into this game with a 5 - 1 win over second string
Manchester City side in FA Cup.
There is still a
chance of silverware with the Gunners through to the Carabao Cup final and 4/1 in football betting to win that
against Manchester City.
«It is going to be difficult to score three times because they have defended well in the tournament so far, but if you look at our past matches and the way we played
against Manchester United (in the FA Cup quarter - final) last week, I think there's a
chance we can still progress.
After grinding out a 1 - 0 win
against Watford with
Manchester City and United both dropping points and Arsenal losing to rivals Spurs, Liverpool's top - four
chances took a massive boost.
Liverpool has a
chance to go level on points with third place
Manchester United side and within a point of second placed Chelsea while Burnley will be hoping to repeat their recent success
against Liverpool.
After their trip to Goodison comes home encounters with
Manchester United and Arsenal, two sides they conjured hard - fought draws
against last season, but with the Red Devils eager to cement their place at the top of the pile, and with Arsenal's away from having improved immensely this season, there's every
chance of Birmingham collecting zero points from their three matches in a week over Christmas and New Year, while after that they face a trip to Blackpool — Which won't be a pleasant stroll along the Seaside for Alex McLeish's men.
Liverpool moved back into second place, with
Manchester United having the
chance to regain it
against Crystal Palace on Monday, after handing Rafael Benitez his first defeat in his six games as manager
against the team he guided to Champions League glory in 2005.
Bayern München were 1 - 0 up until the 90th minute, but lost 2 - 1
against Ferguson's
Manchester United, partly because we wasted a series of good
chances to finish the game, partly because Sir Alex's team never stopped believing in victory.
Supporters have a great
chance to win a pair of tickets to our home match
against Manchester United on January 31, plus 500 Euros to put towards travel, by playing Tottenham Hotspur Striker Challenge!
City's European exit capped a wretched week, which also saw them blow the
chance to clinch the Premier League title
against bitter rivals
Manchester United but Guardiola called on his players to deliver one last push.
Three clean sheets in the opening games of the season suggested some defensive progress, but it was only really
against an appalling
Manchester United side that Liverpool actually limited
chances rather than simply not conceding.
A Europa League tie
against 14th - placed Lech Poznan (in the 16 team Ekstraklasa) looked the perfect
chance for
Manchester City to get back on track after recent losses to Wolves and Arsenal, however the Polish champions didn't appear to get the message, beating City 3 - 1 to put themselves top of Group A.
Despite that loss
against City, Pochettino's outfit still have a decent
chance at nabbing second spot after
Manchester United's defeat to West Bromwich Albion.
Back to back defeats
against Manchester United saw their great run of form come unravelled, as well as their
chances of making next season's UEFA Champions League.
There is a
chance that, by the close of play
against Manchester City, José Mourinho may be reminded about the scathing words he reserved for West Ham» -LRB-...)
A Europa League tie
against 14th - placed Lech Poznan (in the 16 team Ekstraklasa) looked the perfect
chance for
Manchester City to get back on track after recent losses to Wolves and Arsenal, however the Polish champions didn't appear to get the message, beating City 3 - 1 to put themselves top of...
Manchester United will collide
against Tottenham Hotspur and must win to have any
chance of finishing in the top four this season.
Manchester United produced an impressive and organised display
against the mighty Bayern Munich, giving themselves at least a
chance ahead of the return leg in Munich next week.
For example, in the game
against Manchester United in the EFL Cup, a match the Hammers lost 4 - 1, Adrián was left with no
chance for three of the four goals thanks to the Hammers» defending.
However, to be on the safe side, he needs three more goals so that we do nt leave anything to
chance, coz if the two goals were score for
manchester, even if not counted or recognised, they will silently be... since all of a sudden am hearing about them... so 2 goals
against hull and a fitting one
against loserpool should do it.