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care to elaborate that statement?

that is never confirmed and i am quite certain it is not true. He told MUTV in March, he'll never come to Old Trafford as the manager. And he did it with a straight face.

Klopp will not come lol He just won't leave Borussia with 3 years left on the contract

If true, then it is a damn shame. I was looking forward to Jose vs Fergie vs Mancini Now it will be Jose vs Moyes vs Pellegrini. What a dud

So, fans shouldn't voice their opinion on Rafa subbing Yossi Benayoun in for Oscar? With Lampard and Ba on the bench?

That moment when you realise there's only 3 more games with Rafa

The board should offer Torres to all the rich clubs - Anzhi, Monaco, PSG etc

Not watched the Portuguese League enough to have an informed opinion on him. Would like to see him at Spain/Germany/Italy before jumping on his bandwagon

Napoli will look to sell him. Just like Lavezzi last year. They are not in good financial shape

"He's played deeper this season" is no argument imo. It's not like he'll forget how to play as striker. Different club, different roles

2 games at CM all season according to Shogun - vs Fulham and vs Arsenal. Pass

I think the club will have seen how RVP was hiding United's deficiencies all season. A new striker will be signed I think. But if Falcao to Monaco is true, I'm starting to get the feeling Chelsea will miss out on the "Big 3" strikers in Europe - Falcao, Cavani, Lewandowski. Cavani to Man CIty looks strong and Lewandowski to United and Bayern looks more likely than Chelsea. If we miss all 3, what then? Sign someone like Rooney or Higuain? or Stick with Lukaku?

The thing with Ba - he's shown up in the big games, where our defenders and mids are closed down quickly and they play the long ball over the top to Ba. His goal vs City was typical example of this. I think Ba was a great signing, especially at 7mil, but NOT as a first-choice striker. Next season, when we get a proper quality striker, Ba will be a great option to thrown on from the bench and add a presence up-front. Something like the role Dzeko plays at City

Why's everyone leaving Mata out?We struggle without Mata. Is he injured or something?

He's spot on when he says "Chelsea didn't have a clear strategy. They half-heartedly counter-attacked, with Ramires wasting their main opportunity on the break when he slipped over after great work from Juan Mata. They didn't defend with any certainty, particularly down the flanks. And they didn't keep the ball, killing the game, as a good possession-based side would. They did nothing. Villas-Boas had a point - what is Chelsea's style? " The next coach will have the big task of building a footballing philosophy here

Will he leave Porto and the CL for Everton though? Michael Laudrup maybe unlikely given his new contract . Slaven Bilic maybe? - Former Everton player. Could be considered.

They will sit on Moyes' ass for atleast 2 seasons. United will not sack him for fear of turning into Chelsea. We will walk the league at this rate

United leaked this image before taking it down. Moyes confirmed! Jose is safe

Yeah. Any word on Hazard injury?

Agbonlahor, Weimann and Benteke pose a formidable threat going forward but Villa's defence is still there for the taking especially given Villa's motivation to win. They will try and push up which can only be good for Chelsea. Hazard will destroy Lichaj or Lowton at Right-Back i think. It is all upto the final ball and the finishing because we will get the chances to win it on Saturday

I wouldn't be sure of 'favorites' just yet. Everyone's forgotten City. On the outset, if Sky is to be believed, City will sign Fernandinho and Cavani. that will improve their team ten-fold.. Fernandinho instead of Barry/Garcia/Rodwell and Cavani + Aguero up-front. That's a frightening team. I just hope Mancini can mess it all up somehow by playing 3-4-3 or something

The same point can go both ways. He could have scored He would have definitely added a presence up-front. Torres was winning nothing with Vertonghen. Ba was certainly better than a tired Torres vs Vertonghen/Dawson

That is true. But his complete inability to react to the change in nature of the game was baffling and I will blame Benitez for that. Later on he said that he wanted to change the wingers because they looked tired and Spurs have a fast team, well why didn't he do that earlier? Why wait till 73 mins or 85 mins in Oscar's case? Defensive mistakes and poor finishing is not something Rafa can control once the game has started but he had it in his grasp to make the changes earlier but he waited and waited and waited....for what? the equalizer?