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Most vulnerable team in top 4?

It's time to accept we are not going to be in the title mix this season. We really had to beating Liverpool and Stoke to have any chance of having a say. We should have won both but around finishing let us us down and we conceded unorthodox goals shall we say.

I think Chelsea, barring they lose the next two against Liverpool and Arsenal will win the league comfortably. Not ideal but not the worst case scenario. Out of the current top 5, Chelsea are the team I'd least mind to see lifting the trophy.

Anyway our target now is top 4 and my question is which of the current top 4 is most vulnerable to getting knocked out of it.

For me it's Liverpool.

Arsenal will get top 4. They'll do their usual trick of not challenging for the title but do enough to get top 4 and the cycle will continue.

Spurs are a solid team who don't lose many and are good at getting results.
Unless the Alderweireld injury is bad I'd be surprised if they didn't make it.

Liverpool for me are the team that are most vulnerable to dropping out. I said weeks ago, even before the Bournemouth game that I felt they had peaked for the season and results have been iffy since that game. I felt they had overachieved even though Klopp is a very good manager. They have good attackers undoubtedly but the midfield is quite average and one dimensional especially if Lallana is playing further forward. Their defence while capable of good games are capable of shockers like Bournemouth and yesterday. I know people had them as a shoe in for top 4 and even a title challenge but I have my doubts.

Of course it's up to us to look after our own results and City are also a factor but I'd be confident we can overtake them

posted on 23/1/17

Liverpool and Man City actually allowed the fewest shots against them in the premierleague but Chelsea and Tottenham allowed fewer shots on target.

posted on 23/1/17

And all three are above Utd.

Crazy town.

posted on 23/1/17

Being a striker at Man Utd must be easy. Get 10 chances per game like Zlatan score 1 goal and you are carrying the team

posted on 23/1/17

Seems that way. Carried all the way to 6th.

posted on 23/1/17

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11667/10737825/the-stats-behind-manchester-uniteds-finishing-issues

Its so strange how regular it is though. Its harder to miss then score chances yet we keep missing. Mourinho should just focus on getting rid of half the squad and start again as even blind players would have better chance of scoring in this team if they just stood in the box.

posted on 23/1/17

Its harder to miss then score chances yet we keep missing.
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Who told you this?

posted on 23/1/17

Zlatan is probably statistically the worst striker we ever had to score so many goals and the worst part is the rest of our squad are similar at finishing.

I think only way we will finish in top 4 is by a miracle. The weird thing is we probably better off playing 10x worse and winning.

posted on 23/1/17

I remember Mark Bobbins so no.

posted on 23/1/17

This Man Utd side are the best side we had since probably 07/08 in terms of domination. I don't get how professional players get paid so much money but can't put a ball in to the net of a big goal. See the Snooker yesterday and the centuries and you have to be extremely accurate while footballers can't shoot into open goals from 6yd out or in Ibrahimovic case 3 times one on one and he passes it to a Stoke City player

posted on 23/1/17

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