The Premier League

Jonsmith wrote:United drew away to Sunderland last year too, hardly the end of the world. Fergie's blooding his younger strikers. The League is probably out of reach this year but United should still be playing Champions League next year.

Chelsea will embarrass a Cesc-less Arsenal tomorrow just as they did last year. The result against City was a blip but they should still have enough to win the League.

City will be very hard to beat playing boring Italian style defensive football. Tevez doing well now that he's at a club where he can get a starting place, Milner looks awful, why oh why is Johnson not number one on the team sheet every week? Class act. City may struggle to put away the weaker teams but look to be bound for the top 4 seeing as Hodgson is making a shambles of Liverpool and 'Arry doesn't seem to want in. In fact it would be embarrassing for Mancini if he didn't get a top 2 finish given the money pumped in by Sheik Mansour, time will tell.

Loyal2TheRoyal wrote:Well United look out of the title race today, embarrassed by the minnows of the North-East, Sunderland.

Fergie has lost it as well leaving Berbatov on the bench and starting Macheda and Owen up front. If he's going to drop Berbatov, at least start Hernandez in his place.

Liverpool look to be on the way down to the Championship too. I feel sorry for a decent manager like Hodgson trying to coach such a crowd of wasters, Gerrard aside.

Chelsea struggled as soon as they met a big team last week and I suspect Arsenal will have too much once again tomorrow.

To me, if Arsenal find some consistency, they'll win this Premier League.

Man City have a chance but Adebayor's continued presence on the bench and likely impending departure will cost them as Tevez can't score all the goals on his own. Defensively, the best in the League though.

Arsenal and Tottenham to fight it out, with 'Arry costing Spurs by persisting with Crouch and Keane . How Pavlyuchenko is not the first choice striker at White Hart Lane is beyond me.

Loyal2TheRoyal wrote:Keane started ahead of Pav last week.

OMAR wrote:

Loyal2TheRoyal wrote:Keane started ahead of Pav last week.

Keane is at best fourth choice wan't argue with you on last week but I'm going on today or the previous four weeks

patrique wrote:City stride on, I think the top 4 will stay constant this year.

Jonsmith wrote:

patrique wrote:City stride on, I think the top 4 will stay constant this year.

Big win for City that.. Rub of the green got them through. Johnson plays for half an hour and gets MOTM, needs to be starting. De Jong is a liability, could leave City in a big game down to 10 men.

Liverpool are in complete meltdown. Why didn't Torres just leave after the World Cup? He's turning into a Robinho by the looks of things.

Arsenal prove how soft they are once again..

Jonsmith wrote:Arsenal played some attractive football but were woeful at the back. They always look good but they have about as much chance of winning the League or the Champions League as Blackpool Man Utd.

Loyal2TheRoyal wrote:United drop yet more points, this time at Old Trafford. Fergie's days are numbered.

Loyal2TheRoyal wrote:United drop yet more points, this time at Old Trafford. Fergie's days are numbered.


Possibly but as long as the Glaziers remain at the wheel they are strangled in any case
Well short of whats needed to win the CL and even the PL.
Every red cent is needed to cover the interest bill
If Fergie gets the chop it at least gives the glaziers a years grace as the new manager "builds for the future"

Interesting to see what will happen with Rooney - Previous players that managed to cross Taggart are Veron, barthez, Keane, beckham , Stam and Ronaldo seems that forgive and forget is not an emotion he holds dear.