Leverkusen, Soceidad and Shahktar. Don't underestimate them lad. they will give you a good run on money

RIP Arsenal

aiyo ronaldo not present

As usual isn't it

Ribery wow. Well deserved !

Easy group. Can tapao d group early & play wif kids la.

Man Utd's draw is not that easy.

Shakhtar Donetsk & Bayer Leverkusen are the opponents you have to watch out.

ngahahaha! this guy is gone now!

https://twitter.com/agent_patterson

ya lor...where got real footballer agent so free go twitter expose stuff one...those who posted from those sos really.......

Group A: Man United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Sociedad
Our group doesn't look too easy or too hard, probably somewhere in between. Some might have thought going to Plzen would be an easier trip but then even if the team isn't a top team the environment might not be suitable for us as they would be acclimatized to play on rough pitches in sub zero temperature winds drafting from the bleachers but our boys are used to playing in closed stadium with artificial environmental controls would have been a more difficult test for them so in this group the poorest pitch would probably be at Shakhtar (probably Ando would get his usual season long injury here) which isn't too bad. Although our head-to-head against Spanish teams lately isn't too good but at least we aren't going up against a Sociedad which was much stronger 6 years ago but seeing they're in the UCL instead of the EL speaks volumes about the hidden strength of this team. Leverkusen although don't have a galaxy of stars they aren't pushovers as they a constant top 4-5 finisher in the Bundesliga and remember this team has Jupp Heynckes DNA since he was the manager here before he took on the Munich job for a 3rd time.

Group B: Real Madrid, Juventus, Galatasaray, FC Copenhagen

Group C: Benfica, PSG, Olympiakos, Anderlecht

Group D: Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow, Man City, Viktoria Plzen

Group E: Chelsea, Schalke, FC Basel, Steaua Bucharest
Chelsea seems quite lucky like us having a relatively easy group. Basel and Bucharest can be tricky but european minnows like them usually only have 2-3 world class players in their ranks while Chelsea can boast having world class players as benchwarmers, very possible they'll hit hard in the beginning to nick a goal to park the bus or by half time they don't have a goal they'll try to play for a draw. Schalke is a different beast they have a good mix of youth and experience like the steady goal poaching abilities of KJH, creativity of Farfan with solidarity of Barnetta in the middle, and the rock at the back in the form of Howedes - creating the back bone of the club with youngsters like Papadoupolos, Goretzka, Draxler, and Matip should make a name for themselves this season.

Group F: Arsenal, Marseille, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli
This looks to be the group of death this season as all 4 teams are always the top 4 in their respective league, stating Napoli is the weakest amongst them says alot about the group. Arsenal might struggle if their squad remains so thin. Marseille and Dortmund should be the favorites for this group as their the top two teams in their respective league. However, statistically strong French teams have always been non-performers so their hot and cold spells could be a disaster if Napoli or Arsenal manages to get lucky.

Group G: FC Porto, Atletico Madrid, Zenit St Petersburg, Austria Vienna

Group H: Barcelona, AC Milan, Ajax, Celtic
The top dogs in their respective leagues but then not all leagues are equal thus of course nobody would doubt Barca having the top billing. Milan hasn't been the same since their scandal but they do have a strong enough team for domestic and europe but I do think they were stronger last season with Pato but even without him the starting strikers aren't pushovers and they have alot of exciting young players. Ajax and Celtic are top dogs in their own league but would probably be a few notches below Barca & Milan in terms of quality, however Ajax have proven to be giant killers in the past so don't write them off.

kinda lazy to finish the rest of my thoughts on this, goodnight!

Pato? i thought he didnt even feature much at all last season for milan until got transferred

#freeshinji

MU not letting him play like he could at Dortmund

an OK group. not easy, but we are still the best team and favourite. Arsenal had a toughest draw.

lets focus on the weekend. Liverpool facing some injury crisis while our injured players are coming back. we definitely target a 3pts, and i hope for a cracking match. no controversy pls.

not a tough but tricky draw..playing away in German and Spain are never easy

final rush for speculation





Spanish Gerrard, B2B MF

quite some player he is...very bright...he is spanish...n i do luv spanish playing essence...spanish playmaker always hav this razor sharp weighted passes in them ...follow him from zaragoza last time...gud football brain for a young lads...not likely as mobile as cesc n thiago...but powerful n strong more to gerrard n mccarthy to my liking...btw is he basque? if he is...quite susah for him to leave...more to navas case in early age...bilbao is a great team when we play them in europa last time...still they r a gud team now...lucky thay only sign basque player...if not...they will be breaking the top 4 every year...SAF after 2/3 of their player no...

but for 36 million...i wud go for fellaini...

This post has been edited by budakhijau: Aug 30 2013, 08:30 AM

United's guide to this year CL

easy group ur head. bro, jgn kompiden tinggi sgt. lawan chelski pun tak larat.

november rain.. runs of away matches

November 2013
02 Nov Barclays Premier League Fulham A 15:00
05 Nov UEFA Champions League Real Sociedad A TBC
10 Nov Barclays Premier League Arsenal H 16:10
24 Nov Barclays Premier League Cardiff City A 16:00
27 Nov UEFA Champions League Bayer Leverkusen A TBC
30 Nov Barclays Premier League Tottenham Hotspur A 12:45

This post has been edited by onepack: Aug 30 2013, 11:45 AM

This is quite true.
All 3 are dark horse teams and can be giant killers on their day.