Both men have been shortlisted again for the Ballon d'Or, with Ronaldo's scintillating early
season form seemingly putting him in the driving seat for that award too.
Not exact matches
The 27 year old Argentine international will push to leave Old Trafford in the summer after just one
season at the Premier League side, a decision partly based on
form but also
seemingly a reaction to off - field issues.
United looked in need of creativity at the back end of last
season with Angel Di Maria
seemingly terminally out of
form, heaping all of the pressure onto Juan Mata.
Much has been said about Paul Pogba's
form for Man Utd this
season, but the international break could
seemingly do him the world of good.
In turn, the Blues opted to send him back to Italy in a loan deal to Juve, where he has played 16 league games this
season and
seemingly started to rediscover his confidence and
form.
In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into
form, with a productive off -
season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our
seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners
In the 2013/14 and 14/15 campaigns, the Welshman was in peak
form as he emerged as a real goalscoring threat having reached double figures in both
seasons, but since then he has struggled to reach that level and now
seemingly faces an uncertain future.
However, Mignolet's performances this term have been a far cry from the poor showings he put on under Brendan Rodgers last
season, as the Belgian international had
seemingly rediscovered the
form that made the club buy him from Sunderland in the first place.
Aside from a dip in
form in the back - end of last
season, the 22 - year - old has been one of the better performers in the Arsenal team over the past two years, and Kroenke has
seemingly seen enough to put his foot down and rule out the idea of an exit.
The Merseyside Red are in great
form this
season, with Jurgen Klopp
seemingly getting an exciting tune out of his squad, but with only seven games played, it may be too early to analyse just how strong they are.
But despite out rollercoaster
form, a
seemingly never ending injury list and an early exit from the Capital One cup, I think that the Gunners are not in too bad a situation and there is plenty to look forward to in the second half of the
season.
Naturally, he'll be hoping he can now replicate that for the Red Devils between now and the end of the
season, but Mourinho
seemingly wasn't open to the discussion of Pogba's performance for France which perhaps could have led to questions over his
form for Man Utd.
Having spent time as a youth player at Manchester United, he failed to find his feet at Old Trafford but his
form this
season has
seemingly started to attract attention again.
The Reds are
seemingly desperate for additions upfront this
season, with Luis Suarez's departure to Barcelona hitting the club hard, while injuries to Daniel Sturridge and the poor
form of # 16m signing Mario Balotelli have not helped the club's cause either.