PL 2020/21 Season.

[ukfootballfan101]

A point won’t do it. We need to win all 4 remaining games to have any hope of 4th. Then hope Chavs don’t with UCL final if they are the team we knock out of top 4.

A point would only be enough if If Leicester beat Chelsea and we can get ahead of their goal difference, they are on 22 and we're on 18.

[Mark79]

A point won’t do it. We need to win all 4 remaining games to have any hope of 4th. Then hope Chavs don’t with UCL final if they are the team we knock out of top 4.

4th would still qualify for CL if they win.

[labourRed]

4th would still qualify for CL if they win.

Yeah, that's the last thing we need to worry about.

I don't give us any chance of winning four in a row with this lot.

[Exiled_red]

Yeah, that's the last thing we need to worry about.

I don't give us any chance of winning four in a row with this lot.

Don't need to worry about winning 4 games in a row, just need to focus on the next one fail to win tonight and it's over.

[frank the tank]

A point won’t do it. We need to win all 4 remaining games to have any hope of 4th. Then hope Chavs don’t with UCL final if they are the team we knock out of top 4.

If we win all of our games, then top 4 is certainty.

Win tonight and we have a great chance in my view

[banditos]

4th would still qualify for CL if they win.

Even if they finish 5th?

[Rich]

I can't see us winning the last 4 games. Not enough players in form for us to do that.

[Mark79]

Even if they finish 5th?

Yes. Just means England would have 5 teams in the CL. The top 4 plus Chelsea as holders.

The only threat to 4th as a qualifying spot was a team from outside the top 4 (Arsenal) winning the Europa League.

[Rigadon]

I can't see us winning the last 4 games. Not enough players in form for us to do that.

Yeah, I agree. I don't think we'll get the last CL place. Question for me is whether a year without Europe (Europa) would help or hinder us i.e. do we want 5th place.

[Buzzo]

Look how Utd have used the Europa to give experience to squad players.

We want the games for sure.

[Rigadon]

Look how Utd have used the Europa to give experience to squad players.

We want the games for sure.

That's a good point. However, our threadbare squad has suffered this season because of the amount of games.

Klopp's always favoured a small squad (and a fairly rigid system). Be interesting to see if he changes next season.

BTW - I still honestly believe Klopp is the best manager in the world.

[Fredo]

Squad isn't threadbare though. Did you mean threadbare as a result of getting the amount of injuries?

Even Man City would have struggled if they had to go through the amount of injuries we had this season.

[BobTheCharmer]

We are due a win there. Klopp has never won at Old Trafford and we haven't won there for ages.

Even when we've been good under klopp we always given them too much respect and invited pressure. Now we're not very good I don't see it getting any easier. Right now we don't have an A game, arguably not even a B game. Let them off the leash and pray we get lucky.

[Mark79]

Yeah, I agree. I don't think we'll get the last CL place. Question for me is whether a year without Europe (Europa) would help or hinder us i.e. do we want 5th place.

6th will still likely get Europa League too. And with the Europa Conference, we’d need to drop to 8th to avoid Europe altogether.

I do think we’d benefit massively on the pitch from the freed up schedule though.

[Rigadon]

Squad isn't threadbare though. Did you mean threadbare as a result of getting the amount of injuries?

Yes - because of injuries.

But I also think we don't have great strength in depth. We've relied on core of world class players being uninjured and playing at 100%.

Even Man City would have struggled if they had to go through the amount of injuries we had this season.

Fair point. We saw that last year (e.g. Laporte). However, they have incredible strength in depth.