MUFC Not Arrogant Just Better

We’re no longer favourites in the title race. We’re down by a goal heading into the second leg against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter finals. We’ve lost two in a row. This is just typical Manchester United, we never make it easy for ourselves. This is the time of the season where Manchester United show why they are the most successful football club in modern era England.

So what’s left to do. Well depending on how the Champions League run goes Manchester United have some where between six and nine games remaining in the season. The first comes against Bayern Munich, which could be the most crucial. With the title race out of United’s hands they need to focus on the Champions League quarterfinals at the moment. A win puts United in the semi finals, and should help boost confidence for the league title run. So the match against Bayern is vital. With Rooney most likely out injured (the media is flip flopping on this daily), United will need to look else where for some fire power going forward. I’m not huge on playing Berbatov up front by himself is such a big game for the second time in less than a week so I wouldn’t mind seeing him paired up with Macheda in a 4-4-2. Could leave United a little weaker in the midfield, but they need goals.

After the Bayern game United’s attention will switch back to the league where we face Blackburn away, Manchester City away, Tottenham at Old Trafford, Sunderland away and Stoke at home on the final day of the season. In order to win the league I think United will need to get maximum points out of these last five matches. For me the two most difficult are the first two against Blackburn away who have only lost twice at home all season, and Manchester City who have already beat us once at home this season (in the Carling Cup first leg). Depending no the fitness of Rooney I think these two games call out for a 4-5-1, but in the final three games of the season I say just go for it and play 4-4-2. It’s going to be very tight but if United win all five of their remaining league games they will finish on 87 points which I think would win the title.

So despite the doom and gloom after the Chelsea result, Manchester United are very much alive and could still be victorious in Europe or at home, which I think would be one of Sir Alex’s best achievements to date when considering the injuries United has dealt with the season, the loss of Ronaldo and Tevez and the sheer squad size of Chelsea. It’s time to prove that Manchester United is just better.