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Johno
K3V0
Thanks mate
I think it's going to be an extremely tight game. Been very little between us in our previous meetings.
Fola
K3V0
Thanks Fola
I think they help give it a nicer look, compared to just posting FM screenshots.
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My first piece of silverware as Manchester United manager feels like a dream come true and I'm hoping this success will help drive the players on next season as we search for Premier League glory. In the end the two cup competitions we got knocked out of were won by the sides who managed to beat us as Manchester City thrashed Wigan Athletic in the Capital One Cup final and Juventus beat Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions League final.
K3V0
Oh we've also kept Di Maria and nobody is currently interested in signing him, so our front line could consist of Gareth Bale, Adnan Januzaj, Angel Di Maria, James Wilson or Wayne Rooney, absolutely mouthwatering.
The arrival of Bale signalled the end for Wilfried Zaha who departed for Inter Milan and Marcos Rojo left for Atletico Madrid. Elsewhere there were loan moves for Martin Odegaard, Dennis Praet and Marcus Rashford. All three will likely have bright futures at Old Trafford, but for now regular first team football is essential for their development.
K3V0
We've also suffered a few injuries during the preseason which means Tyler Blackett, Angel Di Maria, James Wilson, Gareth Bale, Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Angelo Henriquez will all be unavailable for out opening day clash with Stoke at Old Trafford. Wilson and Henriquez should be back for the Arsenal clash, but we'll be without Di Maria and Bale until the Liverpool game. We'll likely be without Rooney and van Persie until mid September, the latter making a quicker than expected return after rupturing his cruciate ligaments back in February against Hull.
Johno
K3V0
Well I'm glad nobody wanted him as I want to keep him. He'll score a guaranteed 10-15 goals a season and make 15-20, he's world class and I wouldn't want to lose him. It'll be tough keeping them all happy, but I'm confident I can do that with a bit of rotation here and there.
K3V0
So in the last week or so things haven't exactly gone to as planned. I'd say we're out of the title race as Chelsea have been pretty much perfect and have won 14 of their opening 19 in the Premier League this season. They even knocked us out of the Capital One Cup in the third round as they came from 2-1 down to win 3-2 at Old Trafford.
I feel as if second place is still up for grabs, but it would take an almighty effort and a huge slice of luck for us to catch Jose Mourinho and his men at the summit of the Premier League table. Honestly I don't think even Liverpool will be able to catch them and they're only 7 points behind the current champions.
Things have gone much better for us in the Europa League as we comfortably topped our group. We went unbeaten and as you'll see from the fixtures we did really qualify from Group G in comfortable fashion. We'll play Portuguese side Braga in the next round and I'm confident we can progress over the two legs. Should we beat them either Russian side Rubin Kazan or Czech Republic side Viktoria Plzen await in the second knockout round.
Johno
K3V0
It's an okay start considering the board set us the minimum target of winning the Premier League.
Don't think that'll happen so going deep into the Europa League is important as is the FA Cup.
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bmg033
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That's the lineup when everyone is fit, but that's usually very rare.
I usually play either Gundogan or Mata in that deep lying playmaker role with Strootman that box to box midfielder. Illarramendi at defensive midfield if Shaw is injured or needs a rest and Blind slots in there no problems.
Januzaj and Bale occupy the flanks, mainly because they're both better than Rafinha and Angel Di Maria has under performed after throwing his toys out of the pram because he wanted to leave for Juventus, so he's seen a lot of the bench this season compared to his first two years at Old Trafford. Up front is usually James Wilson as he's developed a lot and is scoring. Injuries to Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney have saw them decline, the former probably going to leave on a free transfer in the summer and Rooney now really more a bit part player at 31.
Mario Gotze has been an absolute flop, the only real purchase I've made that's not contributed much.
30 Appearances in all competitions.
0 Goals
1 Assist
Shedender
Will you be looking to sell him or give him at least one more season?
K3V0
I'll wait until the summer to see what happens.
I've got Dennis Praet and Martin Odegaard to come back from loan so he may well depart, especially if Di Maria decides he wants to stay. He's on £225,000 a week Gotze so it's a lot of money for a rotation option.
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In the Europa League we've been handed a tough quarter final against Bayern Munich. The first leg is at home and I feel it's really important we take a lead to the Allianz Arena. In truth we probably need to keep a clean sheet and score twice at home to really have a good chance of progressing to the last four of the competition. Should we overcome the German side we'll face either Napoli or Ajax for a place in the final at Ernst-Happel Stadion in Vienna.
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The importance of securing Champions League football is vital. I failed to match the boards expectation of winning the Premier League and we didn't make it to the FA Cup final. We crashed out of the Europa League as Bayern Munich beat us 4-0 over two legs, the Germans punishing us for not taking our chances at Old Trafford.
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There were some noticeable departures during the summer as Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie left Old Trafford, the former heading to Serie A and the latter eventually signing with Newcastle United after we released him. Rafinha, who we signed for just over £4 million rejoined Barcelona for £25 million, which is good business considering he was nothing more than a rotational player in his one season at the club. The arrival of Romelu Lukaku spelled the end for Angelo Henriquez and when Wolfsburg matched our £20 million asking price he was always going to leave.
One name that will jump up and grab your attention I'm sure is that of Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Now at 33, when the Premier League season kicks off, signing the German international may be considered a gamble, but after he scored two goals in our Europa League quarter final last season and created one I'm confident he's still very much at the peak of his powers. He was heading into the last year of his contract at Bayern and wanted a new challenge so I swooped in. Personally I don't think £15 million is that bad a fee to pay for a player of his ability and I'm pretty confident we can get at least a good year or two out of Schweinsteiger at Old Trafford.
KEZ_7
K3V0
His first two seasons were quite average to be fair.
2014-2015
Appearances: 29 in all competitions (21 EPL)
Goals: 12 in all competitions (5 EPL)
Assists: 4 in all competitions (3 EPL)
2015-2016
Appearances: 43 in all competitions (36 EPL)
Goals: 10 in all competitions (8 EPL)
Assists: 5 in all competitions (5 EPL)
Then Everton put him on steroids or the fluoride in the water on Merseyside had an amazing effect.
2016-2017
Appearances: 41 in all competitions (36 EPL)
Goals: 26 in all competitions (22 EPL)
Assists: 18 in all competitions (15 EPL)
KEZ_7
K3V0
Still really young as well at only 24.
Some very good years ahead of him at Old Trafford I hope.
K3V0
We're without doubt in with a shout of winning the Premier League title this year and a return to Champions League football next season looks really possible. We should have beaten Newcastle United, Southampton and Chelsea at home, the latter especially frustrating after leading 2-0. We should have beaten Arsenal and City away, but again we conceded late goals and we came from 2-0 down to almost rescue a point at White Hart Lane.
Honestly we've been so much better this season in defence and it's made a huge difference in winning games that perhaps in seasons gone by we'd only pick up a point from. We again went out in the Capital One Cup in our first game, an unfortunate defeat at the hands of Sky Bet Championship side Cardiff City in a game that saw three penalties awarded and converted, two for them, one for us. We'll start our FA Cup campaign away to Birmingham City, a team we've played twice under my reign, once in the Capital One Cup fourth round and once in the FA Cup fourth round. We've won both times and haven't conceded against them so far so I'm confident of a win.
Our Europa League campaign has been good and after just three fixtures in Group F we had booked our place in the knockout rounds. I couldn't have asked for much better to be fair. We've been handed a very tough fixture in the next round against Borussia Dortmund. It'll be tricky, but a good result away in the first leg should set us up well. If we can overcome the Bundesliga side we'll face either Genk or Tottenham Hotspur in the second knockout round.
K3V0
The Mexican international can play up front or on both wings so he offers perfect cover really. He's made an instant impact as well as he came off the bench to net the only goal of the game against Birmingham City in the FA Cup.
bmg033
K3V0
Yeah it's been good, but not as good as I'd like.
We should have beaten Newcastle United and Southampton.
They're the type of games that could potentially cost us.
K3V0
We were more than unfortunate to go out of the Europa League against Borussia Dortmund as we conceded in the 92nd minute in Germany. We then absolutely battered them at Old Trafford, but after failing to take any of our six clear cut chances we conceded with 15 minutes to go and the Bundesliga side advanced on away goals.