Can't see him going anything less than full strength against the dippers.United now have 3 games in 8 days.. PL(Liverpool), CL(Sevilla), FA Cup (Brighton). There's little chance Jose will lend his strongest XI to Liverpool in a competition he cannot win, and has gone on record saying 2nd/3rd/4th doesn't matter to him.
We're relying on Liverpool slipping up in another PL game realistically.
Assuming we beat Stoke, surely a draw is the best result, as they both drop 2 points.
Have you looked at the table? If I'm right, we both have two PL games before the derby. Assuming we both win both our games, we go into the derby 16 (SIXTEEN) points clear. A win would leave that gap at 19 points with only 6 games remaining.
Yep, I'm thinking we'll win it by beating them now. Best case scenario imo.Have you looked at the table? If I'm right, we both have two PL games before the derby. Assuming we both win both our games, we go into the derby 16 (SIXTEEN) points clear. A win would leave that gap at 19 points with only 6 games remaining.
The most important thing is that its 2 points that neither can get, so we're 2 points nearer the title, so long as they're behind us I don't really care where they finish.Yeah but then the rags are still in second place on 63 points
Agreed. Might care about it more if the ****s were sitting in 4th.The most important thing is that its 2 points that neither can get, so we're 2 points nearer the title, so long as they're behind us I don't really care where they finish.
I had a wobble again last night when those bastads scored! Gutted there is this 2 week break coming up.
Just want to get the 6 in the bag from Stoke and Everton and then I know its done.
Have you looked at the table? If I'm right, we both have two PL games before the derby. Assuming we both win both our games, we go into the derby 16 (SIXTEEN) points clear. A win would leave that gap at 19 points with only 6 games remaining.
I know - seems improbable we'll lose it now but still ....I had a wobble again last night when those bastads scored! Gutted there is this 2 week break coming up.
Just want to get the 6 in the bag from Stoke and Everton and then I know its done.
That doesn’t work either as, currently, rags can get 89 and Dippers 87 and we can only get to 87 by winning the next three. Now, we know they can’t both get those points because they play each other but, if they draw, rags can still get to 87.Yes but if Liverpool win on Sunday and against watford & Palace they will have 69 points.
If we beat Stoke, Everton and Utd we will have 87 points (18 points difference with 6 games to play).
So if we want to win the title on Derby day we need to beat Stoke & Everton and hope Liverpool drop a point.
So A Draw or a Utd win is order of the day on Sunday. Preferably a draw.
Not if we beat them though which what he's saying.That doesn’t work either as, currently, rags can get 89 and Dippers 87 and we can only get to 87 by winning the next three. Now, we know they can’t both get those points because they play each other but, if they draw, rags can still get to 87.
So a basic maths error made my post completely erroneous. Not for the first time sadly.....Not if we beat them though which what he's saying.
"If we want to win the title on Derby day..."
If United win or draw on Saturday and we win our next three, the third being the derby, we win the league.
As at worst it'll be a 16 point gap from United going into it with 21 to play for and a win making it 19 points with 18 to play for. The most Liverpool could get would be 85 points and by then we'd be on 87.
PmslI had a wobble again last night