Manchester United have been here and done it all before, but they have been forced to watch on from afar this season after it became evident early on that they wouldn’t be able to keep pace with the flying Foxes
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Just a point separates Arsenal and United on the table
After losing to fierce rivals, Manchester City, on Sunday, United, under the guidance of Louis van Gaal, have won three times in the league by the first weekend in November
“Now we have to play against Chelsea and in the Netherlands they say ‘that is another Kuche’, or another ‘biscuit’,” he said. “By that I mean another level
Chelsea had opened their Group G campaign with a 1-1 draw at home to Schalke, but a 1-0 win at Sporting Lisbon and the thumping of Maribor leaves the Blues in prime position ahead of the November 5 trip to Slovenia
Alan Irvine’s side started the match brightly and dominated the opening exchanges of game
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New boy, Di Maria, was one of the few bright sparks for United on his debut as chances were at a premium before van Persie saw a second-half effort blocked on the line by Dean Marney
This is coming just weeks after he emerged the captain of Manchester United FC under new manager, Lusi van Gaal
The result sends MK Dons into the third round, the point at which teams participating in the UEFA Champions League or Europa League enter the competition, with a first-ever win over the 20-time English champions
However, United probably did enough overall to deserve their first point of the new season, while it is now two draws from two so far for Sunderland
The players have reacted well to Van Gaal’s training techniques and the 3-4-1-2 system he has used successfully against the Galaxy, Roma, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and now Liverpool
Man United’s talisman, Wayne Rooney, scored two goals late in the first half after Danny Welbeck, also an English international in Brazil World Cup, broke the deadlock 13 minutes into the the match
On Thursday, he will be officially presented at a press conference before jetting off to the United States of America on Friday for the club’s pre-season tour