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1 May 2016 890 comments
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All eyes will be on Old Trafford from two o’clock as Manchester United endeavour to prevent Leicester City from securing the title. The Red Devils have won four of their previous five matches and still harbour aspirations of snatching a top-four berth, while the Foxes require a solitary victory in their remaining trio of fixtures to claim the crown.

Man United were far from a dominant attacking force during their last four outings, ranking joint-tenth for goals (four), joint-fourth-bottom for attempts (44) and fifth-bottom for shots inside the box. That being said, Louis van Gaal’s outfit chart top for clean sheets (12) and bottom for goals conceded (seven) in home encounters, so a solitary strike could well be enough to earn their fourth 1-0 win in five showdowns at Old Trafford.

Aside from notching nine goals in their previous four match-ups, Leicester also tallied five more big chances (16) than any other team. Investors in Man United’s rearguard might be concerned that only Arsenal have amassed more goals in road clashes than Claudio Ranieri’s troupe (32 to 31), while no team has racked up more big chances (46). The Red Devils certainly have their work cut out trying to breach a defence that places bottom for goals conceded (eight) since Gameweek 19.

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  1. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Mahrez v Rojo is going to be the key duel...

    1. Sjaugen
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Rojo subbed at 59th

  2. clempro
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    anewpla website down ? Any other site to see bonus points ?

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      FPL. Click on fixture > detailed stats

    2. clempro
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      cheers

  3. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    City team?

    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      42 mins

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Schmeichel Morgan Fuchs Schlupp Simpson Huth Mahrez Drinkwater Kanté Ulloa Okazaki

    3. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      3:30

  4. FudgyBadger
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    rojo essential next season

    1. Sjaugen
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Shaw

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Shaw

    3. FudgyBadger
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      i was joking because hes awful

  5. Fowler23
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Mahrez diving trying his best to sign for barca next year

    1. FudgyBadger
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      barcas players dont dive anymore

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        And neither did Mahrez.

      2. Kagawa-san-mia
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        thats a laugh

  6. walkman666
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Replays suggest to me that Mahrez earned a penalty on that challenge from Rojo.

  7. drughi
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Clear penalty

  8. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Big Wes should have done better there

  9. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Morgan freeman again 😉

  10. Fowler23
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    United defending like Liverpool

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Let's not get carried away...

  11. walkman666
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Makes me want to see Fellaini play against west ham. Him vs Carroll on headers. They seem to get to every one.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      If those two jump for a header together a black hole may form.

      1. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Hahaha

      2. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        😀

    2. Clump
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      He be banned. They ll take a retrospective look at his weekly elbow incident.

      1. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        I agree. My post was more of a hypothetical.

        Regarding the Fellaini elbow....cpuld there be any repercussions for Huths clear provocative hair pull? He wanted that hair bad!

        1. Clump
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          Doubt Huth will be punished. The big daft bog brush head had a couple of attempts to hurt him.
          Same every week.

          1. walkman666
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 5 days ago

            "Big daft bog brush." Fantastic line. Lol.

    3. Sjaugen
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      I want to see Fellaini behind bars

      1. Clump
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Or at least a big ban. Horrible bloke. Tries to hurt someone every week.

        1. walkman666
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          Agree. He has got a mean streak. Prototypical ice hockey enforcer mentality.

        2. Sjaugen
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          I fear neither of us get their wishes fulfilled

          1. Clump
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 5 days ago

            Not sure they can ignore that one.

            1. walkman666
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 5 days ago

              TV announcers at halftime (USA feed) claim that Fellaini wild elbow was defo violent conduct and cannot be ignored, and it will result in a ban. They also feel that the lindgard opportunity was not a penalty while the Mahrez opportunity was.

  12. walkman666
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    What an exciting match.

  13. Jay_
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Cantona looking like Saddam Hussein

      1. Mark-O
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        He will kungfu kick you

    • FudgyBadger
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      morgan on 3bps

      1. Sjaugen
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        How? Martial gets 24 baps as a striker

        1. FudgyBadger
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          forgot the question mark

    • liiusions
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      My ML leader has benched Noble and Morgan, surely this week is meant to be for me!!

      1. Thiga
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        You lucky duck! 😀

    • Syd.
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Things never change at Old Trafford

      Fellaini is lucky to still be on the pitch and Mahrez should have had a penalty

      🙂

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Agreed on number 1. But number 2 is pushing it 😉

    • Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Is http://anewpla.net/ down for everyone else?

      1. Sjaugen
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Yeah. Post #2 on this page

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          Whoops 🙂

    • Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Why is Rojo always marking Morgan in set pieces? Shouldn't it be Fellaini?

    • EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Is there any way of knowing if Valencia is nailed on?

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Ask LVG

        1. EmreCan Hustle
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          Got my answer. Cheers 😉

          1. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 5 days ago

            United fullbacks is a rotation nightmare 😉

      2. Park the bus
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Not sure if joking but how could we ever know?

        1. EmreCan Hustle
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          If you do...let me know.

          1. Bazzalona
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 5 days ago

            The right back spot is like this.
            Its yours till you make a mistake.
            Darmian v spurs.
            Tfm v everton.
            Valencia's to lose.......but you don't have to do much to lose it

    • Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Only 3 players including DDG average positions inside their own half for United. #UnitedOnTheAttack

    • dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      While we are catching our breath, can somebody tell me how nailed is Hazard? Haven't been paying attention to Chelski assets that last while.

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Started for the first time last GW, but he played the entire match and scored two goals. So I'd say he's fit enough be nailed on...

        1. dcarlito
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          Cheers GB. Leader of ML has gone with Pedro, so need a differential. Haz it is so.

      2. KISSES
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Nailed

    • Fowler23
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Need a DDG pen save from Mahrez in the second half

      1. Park the bus
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        If he scores the rebound I'm all for this

    • Park the bus
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      3 players today and so far 2 points. End of season collapse in full flow

      1. KOLASINA(C)
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Three from me.

    • davies
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Martial on for Milner 😎

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Huth has been doing that his entire career. Good to see the favour being returned...

        1. The Raging Bull
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          could have fractured his jaw mate. Not acceptable.

      2. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        They both should have gotten yellows, arguably red for big hair, and both should be suspended, more games for Fellaini. Huth instigated, Fellaini was wild.

        1. The Raging Bull
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          elbow in the jaw is equally worse as biting someone in my opinion.

        2. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          Both red imo

    • RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Gtg for DGW, or do I need a hit?

      DDG
      Smalling, Bellerin, Mangala
      Sanchez (C), Coutinho, Firmino, Hazard
      Carroll, Lukaku, Martial

      Subs: Darlow, Sanchez, Simpson, Gabriel

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        GW not even over yet mate 🙂

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          Might change

      2. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Sorry, Sanchez (C) is Payet

    • Fergietime
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      what time is city line up out ?

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        35 minutes

      2. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        5 minutes

        1. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          35 minutes

      3. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        3.30

    • Harry (C)ane
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Best midfielder for 6.1m?

      Already have Noble.

    • Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Christ, Noble has done well over the last two weeks.

    • Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Who you got coming off the bench in case of an Aguero no-show?

      Delaney (2pts) here

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Reid 6pts

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          Very decent GB....