Juan Mata has sent a message to the Manchester United community. They need to start winning, instead of drawing, in so many games. United have drawn six of their last nine, and as they continue to drop two points here and two points there, it will eventually crush their title chances and hurt their Champions League chances.
Oddsmakers give United the third chances of winning the title, as well as the third best odds of reaching the top four. To become top dog, the Red Devils can’t just settle for being unbeaten, they need to win, as Juan Mata points out.
“Things are very tight at the top side of the table,” Mata is quoted on United’s official website.
“It’s not easy to defeat the teams who are up there, as we could see in Leicester last Saturday. We believed we could win, but in the end we only got one point.”
“November was an important month in our calendar, and it leaves a bittersweet taste.
“In the last 30 days we haven’t been defeated, but the last two draws haven’t been good for us, especially the one on Wednesday against PSV because we knew it was a game that we had to win.
“The score was not the one we wanted, which means that winning in Wolfsburg is almost the only valid result for us if we want to get through.
“It’s not an easy task, but we are confident that we can make it to the next stage. The Champions League is a very important competition for us and we want to remain in it.
“That game in Germany will be one of the six finals we are facing in a busy December.”
Yes, that goalless draw at home versus PSV Eindhoven in the UEFA Champions League was a killer. A win would have gotten them through to the knockout round. Now they’ll likely have to win at Wolfsburg in order to get there.
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