Liverpool have 5 European cups.
Man United have 3.
Domestically, United have taken pole position thanks to the man I think is football's best ever manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.
Logically the next goal for the club is to overtake the rest of our domestic rivals in terms of European success. This season United are in the Europa league and I would absolutely love to see us win a trophy we've never won before. Beyond though, the club have to aim to win the bigger brother of the European trophies again. There is a lot of rebuilding work that has been done so far and a lot still to be done in the coming seasons. I see the next manager to write themselves into United legend as being the man who catches Liverpool in Europe.
It's good for things to feel on the up again. Mourinho has a lot to prove based on his first 3 quarters of a season in charge but finally I'm happy to admit the positive signs are there.
5 - 3
posted on 21/2/17
Giggs
posted on 21/2/17
5 if we can somehow win the Europa this year
Equivalent to Liverpool's "treble" last decade.
posted on 21/2/17
comment by Bring on the Dustbin (U7592)
posted 22 minutes ago
The Europa league is important, there are only 4 clubs who have won all 3 European trophies, & we will join them if we win the Europa. It’s just a shame Chelsea beat us to it.
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Not bad for a club with no history!
posted on 21/2/17
At the moment I can't seem to think when the Premier League will go onto have some dominance back in Europe like it did between 2005 - 2012 with an English club in each final, bar one.
It's worrying because despite having the best Managers, the most money, we can't seem to do much dominance with it.
posted on 21/2/17
comment by Darkphoenix (U11503)
posted 52 minutes ago
At the moment I can't seem to think when the Premier League will go onto have some dominance back in Europe like it did between 2005 - 2012 with an English club in each final, bar one.
It's worrying because despite having the best Managers, the most money, we can't seem to do much dominance with it.
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We are only really 8 months into this spell of having the best managers and most money... Give them a chance!!!
posted on 21/2/17
2021, bookmark it.
posted on 21/2/17
Tio the OP
Paisley 19 trophies in 9 years
If your definition of success is winning more EC than us you need to reassess.
posted on 21/2/17
Great score prediction.
posted on 22/2/17
However in Fergies dominant years, when we were challenging for the title on a regular basis, the CL was a more exciting competition to win imo.
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Absolutely. After winning the league a few times, the CL was the Holy Grail since we had not won it since 1968! 31 years was far too long. In truth, ten years feels far too long...
In order to be considered one of the biggest/best clubs in Europe, you have to succeed in Europe. Simple as that.
posted on 22/2/17
comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 19 hours, 14 minutes ago
Tio the OP
Paisley 19 trophies in 9 years
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Well the great Liverpool didn't win much during the SAF era apart the early era. Surely that proves how great SAF was to win with much tougher competition.