oh my. it's that dodgy hamstring isn't it..well we may yet rue the decision not to sign an able back-up striker. just before our big match vs everton, this is pretty awful news.

jackson martinez seemed to be a viable target in the not too distant past, but it would be ludicrous to make a move for him now as his appearance for porto vs lille (got a goal as well, mind you) makes him ineligible for the CL. our woeful planning of homegrown / non-HG players within the squad only compounded the problem and affected our transfer plans too.

so the drog to roll back the years this weekend? doesn't really inspire you with confidence does it? strikerless formation with cesc as the false 9 anyone?

torres? urgh. if it's a strange and highly risky (in case he gets injured) message to milan in a poor attempt to drive up his price maybe, but to help us grab all three points? i don't think he's a viable option. i'd rather we throw bamford / drogba in there.

Thank you torres,we'll never forget your goals vs barca,the europa league and that winner vs everton in the last game of the season which secured 3rd place.

Strangely enough only rafa could get the best of u and it would've been interesting to retain him as your personal goal-scoring coach

All in all,i still think the problem was a psychological one but somehow i don't feel the club ever employed any shrinks/psychologists to dislodge that mental block affecting his game.

Always a hard worker and willing runner so he has my respect for that. came off as a decent and humble lad too,imho

all the best at milan,hope you rediscover your killer instincts in the serie A!

P.s: wow..the remy rumours are everywhere.i was calling for us to make a move before the transfer window,and it seems the management smell a good bargain..i wonder what the club docs are going to say though..that heart condition sounds like a deal breaker

It's kind of a strange feeling when you realise some of his best goals came against us,clad in pool's red.his attitude and work rate has always been at a high level,in fact i swear he looked a more hardworking player in blue.sadly for him,something just went wrong down the line and maybe,just maybe a change of scenery will help.last season,i'm pretty sure he squared the ball to willian for our second goal because he didn't have the heart to rub it in at anfield.

now all milan need to do is sign benitez

Is perisic a pure striker?looked a lot like he stayed on the wings for croatia

It seems loic remy did not even ask to be left out of the squad although he knew we triggered his release clause.in this era of player tantrums and outbursts to force through moves to other clubs,i applaud remy's professionalism.top class attitude, and I'd welcome him with open arms if our club docs don't find anything amiss during the medical.

Hmm did chelsea and costa successfully troll us or what? lol

Errr...mind games or we're taking a serious gamble with him,we'll soon findout

Woot woot talk about confident finishiinnggg!!! Costa and ivaaaaaarrgghh!!!!

It was a really close call to be honest,looked borderline onside

Howard should be off with a red.clearly handled outside the box,everton are really lucky to get away with that.

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Matic looking just a bit off...needs to be more aggressive in the middle.

Poor defending from cahill actually.outjumped by mirallas?come on.he was tracking him all the way there.

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Hmm i guess it might not be just injuries that keep costa out of the team.huhu

Hahahahahahazaaaarrrdddddd!!!!!

*Takes deep breath*

Hahahahahowarddd butthuurrtttt~~~

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Matiiiiiicccccccccc!!!!!!!

Oh heeelllzzzzz yeaaaahhhh rammmiiiiiressssssssss

Hazard has been pretty average apart from that great run.right decision.

Who knew mikel could run so fast!!!haha great backheeled assist as well!

Delightful game of football.just the right amount of heart attack moments,beautiful goals and drama!

Game changing moment for me was courtois' jaw-dropping save from that mirallas back-flick.i thought that was a definite goal,watched the replay and witnessed one of the saves of the season.yes it was his own mistake (poor throw out 2 azpi) which lead to the chance in the first place,but redeemed himself within seconds.

Apart from that i think we looked much more secure when mikel came in and moved to the middle.

Hmm i can't decide which defense is worse,everton's or spurs.' liverpool cutting through them at will,but the movement of their attackers is pretty slick.

Extremely soft penalty given for their second goal though..looked a dive all day long.considering costa was booked after he was scythed down vs leicester,that was a poor decision.

Can't wait for us to lock horns with pool this season

Okay,okay i admit i was kind of hoping for the 'destro joins chelsea in last minute deal' headlines,to further add our strength upfront but i guess it's been put on hold for the time being.

Didn't really agree with the van ginkel loan as i feel he adds another option to our pivot,and would've gotten some valuable game time backing up rami or matic.

It's been one hell of a statement of intent though from man utd.it's top four or nothing for van gaal imho,and with the outlay they've spent only the most optimistic of utd fans will expect him to survive if that sole objective isn't achieved. Suddenly they're at a serious threat of suffering another managerial merry go round,and to think it wasn't too long ago that they were one of the epitomes of club stability.

how quickly things can change in football,and i sincerely hope the management finds parallels to utd's present which is related to our 'unstable' but strangely successful (to a certain degree) past,and decide that a coach might not need time to win trophies,but he definitely needs time to build a dynasty.

We've got the trophy winning part almost down to a habit,now the club needs jose to gradually lay a new foundation by bringing through some of our youth if they're good enough.if he does it while maintaining a reasonable amount of success,i don't see why roman wouldn't reward him with long term trust.

Hehe didn't know you guys admired pogba that much .but i kind of got the feeling that the deal was dead in the water when the rumours slowly faded away.gotta admit though, the boy is destined for big things.

Yep MVG was technically the sacrifical lamb,but i hope he makes the best out of his loan spell and gatecrashes the first team next year.

I'm pleasantly surprised about cesc's revelation that our medical staff have helped him get rid of the pain that plagued him for 8 months.those docs have skill

Hmm Dj Hazard would actually make quite an awesome name for an artist

Remy came in at the right time,he'll get many chances and even improve as a striker imo.i find it hilarious that some so called pundits are questioning why he came here if he can't slot straight into the first team.haven't they heard of competition for places in top clubs?obviously they've never played for a top club for the whole of their careers

Congrats to baker as well.his hard work is paying off and i think he can bring some different qualities not present in our current first 11.might need to bulk up a bit and be really patient though,as he has a pretty small physique and a fair few players ahead of him.