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Hopefully he goes abroad. United won't strengthen a title rival like Chelsea. Maybe he'll learn a thing or two in France or Germany.

With di matteo as our coach, the results would have been pretty much the same...except maybe 1 win rather than a draw out of the fixtures you listed. Also, with di Matteo as our coach, we wouldn't have beaten United 1-0, most likely would of lost against Everton and i'm certain we would of screwed up against some other mid-table side. Kinda glad that Roman pulled the trigger on Di Matteo, hope he gets a coaching job sooner or later.

Rooney for 30 million? United aren't stupid...if they had to sell him to us...they'd certainly ask for a Torres-like figure.

I don't see the difference between signing Rooney or Falcao or Cavani (apart from their finishing). All of them will IMPACT Lukaku's first team chances next season. Furthermore, I highly doubt that United would be stupid enough to sell Rooney to an EPL rival for 25 million. Afterall, United aren't like Arsenal, they don't sell their star striker to a rival.

Coutinho is versatile and capable of playing multiple positions. Oscar can only play as a CM or CAM...he's useless anywhere else on the pitch. And unfortunately for Oscar, he's got to compete with a much better player in his favourite position at Chelsea.

Well we all expect Oscar to be far better than Coutinho....he cost 25 million, Coutinho only cost around 10 million. Oscar hasn't really done anything since his 2 goals against Juventus. He'll probably become a good player...eventually. I think Coutinho hasn't been given a proper chance by the Brazilian NT due to a lack of playing time at club level. He's never been given the time to settle at a particular club...until Pochettino gave him a chance at Espanyol...and now he's full of confidence, playing well for Liverpool.

Damn...Wigan almost had the win! Good to see Spurs fail to get another late winner. Feel bad for Wigan, I think they're going down this season..

I highly doubt he'd be considered for the World Cup squad and that's a good thing for us. He just needs to keep a level head, continue developing and he'll get his chance to impress for England, maybe he'll be part of the Euro 2016 squad? For the time being, hopefully Jack Cork is considered for the world cup, he's had an impressive season at So'ton....and England could use another DM.

Why is De Bruyne's loan part of the Schurrle deal? Leverkusen are ripping us off with the Schurrle deal, they are getting a better player than Schurrle as well as cash.

To be honest, I don't think a few losses to Dortmund will affect Mourinho's reputation... It's the players fault for losing. Mourinho's mentioned that he's had a falling out with Casillas & Ramos at Madrid...maybe that's causing a volatile dressing room, hence a lack of effort on the pitch. The coach can only do so much on the training pitch, if the players don't respond well to the coach, in most games they will lose. For example, look at AvB, he just couldn't get his message across to the Chelsea players, ended up losing his job...now look at him, the Spurs players seem to be responding well to him.

I reckon he's 2 seasons away from being a squad player at Chelsea...hopefully he does as well as Bertrand when given the chance...

The last day of the season can't come soon enough. You should leave, just like your lover Rafa.

Sturridge was one of England's best striking prospects. Unfortunately for him, he didn't get enough game time to showcase his skills. I'm kinda glad he left Chelsea, he was always treated badly. At least at Liverpool, Rodgers is using him properly.

Yeh, bet the Liverpool defenders are quite happy.

yeh staying in the EL might actually help Spurs and Arsenal. They have the fresher players & the easier fixture list.

Damn...I really thought this was the game that Spurs would drop points. Our chances of top 4 are all but over...we still have to play United, Everton and Spurs.

From what i've heard, he's a right winger with great versatility. Should be an interesting addition to our U-18's.

just have a bad feeling about this game... Hoping for a draw...but expecting a 2-1 loss.

http://www.insidefutbol.com/2013/04/21/kevin-de-bruyne-prepared-to-move-to-any-of-three-bundesliga-clubs/84050/ Don't know about the validity of the source.

I'd take him over Cahill. I do agree that we should be targeting a younger CB...but on the other hand, with Terry's fitness concerns...we could use an experienced CB to help keep Luiz focused for 90 minutes.

I'm just worried that Dortmund might take KDB away from us...they've built a strong, young team... Damn....if only Watford can get promotion (assuming Zola stays as manager)...that way we could loan out De Bruyne in the EPL.

Well they can knock us out of the top 4 with fresher players...that's a scary thought.

Yeh, let's finish 5th and celebrate the Europa League trophy

How would you know if three additional games is a problem for the players? They could easily pick up injuries in those three games which could cost us UCL qualification. We have the toughest fixture list out of the three teams chasing UCL football and you're saying three additional games shouldn't be a problem. If we had a larger squad or tried to blood in a youngster or two, I'd be more than happy to see us progress in the Europa League...but at this stage of the season, I'd rather see us guarantee UCL football for next season. The Europa League isn't a great competition & it never will be. It's mainly for Europe's second-tier clubs and a few strong clubs that screw up in the UCL.

He wouldn't be playing over Michu... The whole point of Swansea bringing in Lukaku is so that Michu can play in his favoured 'second striker' role just behind Lukaku. And Lukaku is a big upgrade at CF...compared to Swansea's current strikers: Luke Moore and some Itay Shechter