Arsenal and Chelsea may be regraded by some United fans as our rivals, as they have been the two teams that have given our club serious battles for the Premiership title over the past 15 years. Whilst they can be called rivals, in the sense that we are fighting it out for the same spot in the league, they will never be rivals in the traditional sense.
Every week at Old Trafford there are songs for our hatred of Liverpool, Leeds(scum) and City, even though it has been the best part of two decades or more that these clubs have challenged Manchester United for the league title. This indicates that there is a lot more to rivalry than battling over success.
This article looks at the topic of rivalry in English football, deciding on why rivalries formed, whether rivalries have changed and why, as well as names fans use to refer to their rivals.
It is interesting to see that the fans of five clubs in this country regard United as their ‘main rival’ (Arsenal, Bolton, Leeds, Liverpool and City), whilst there are a further two clubs who see us as their second main rival (Newcastle and Everton), meaning that United have more clubs regarding them as a rival than any other in the country.
The United fans asked claimed Liverpool were our main rivals, followed by City, then Arsenal. Is this right?
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leeds are degenerate no marks, shitty are a (massive) joke and the dippers are shit on the stick. The rest don’t even register. Apart from a few years of keano and vieira battling it out there’s never been much bitterness between united and arse (as far as i’ve encountered). Ask yourself this – would we have even contemplated selling Silvestre to the dippers? Maybe a rivalry with chelsea will develop from now on, who knows.
Scousers rival #1
lol bolton! oh those mad trotters!
1. The Dippers
2. The Rent boys
3. The Bitter Blues
The dippers are our biggest rivals, and as a club I hate them more than anyone. However as for fans, I don’t think anyone can touch Leeds for producing more total scumbag, walking adverts for abortion ‘fans’ than any other club.
Liverpool are our biggest Rivals. City are Rivals only because they are from Manchester, though they’re laughable and their mediocrity are easy to brush aside.
Chelsea and Arsenal are our title Rivals. Who else?
I personally have grown up to dislike Liverpool the most. I get most worried about the thought of losing to Liverpool, more than any other team.
Being from London and spending a lot of time in Fulham, it obviously gives me a lot of reason to hate Chelsea’s supporters – a hell of a lot.
Arsenal, I really don’t mind them or their fans. Unless it’s 10 days either side of our teams meeting.
So…
Liverpool.
City (because they are mediocre)
Chelsea (for their fans)
Arsenal (on title chasing only)
the red scousers have always been my #1 hate, by far, but since that prick moanrinho came to the rentboys and with ” get up drogba”, both dirty, cheatin’ coles, their spitting captain, and all of their thuggish tactics and supporters, it is now equal 1st hate of those 2, with leeds scum next, then the arse, and finally city……RED DEVILS 4EVER.
This question is so easy to answer. Ask yourself this: In May if its not United sitting at the top of the table would you rather it be Chelsea or Liverpool. I’d happily see John Terry lift the Premier League if the only other alternative was watching ‘Stevie G’ gloating about how Liverpool are now back at the top of the game and how they always knew they’d do it blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. If Chelsea were 10th and they lost a game I wouldn’t give a toss. If Liverpool were 10th and they lost a game I’d laugh my head off. Thats the difference.
So the Arsenal fans asked said United over Spurs for their main rivals?? That surprises me, or is it just kinda taking the piss like we would say City dont register as a serious rival…
And for me, its gotta be Pool, followed closely by Chelski. I just cant fucking stand everything about them. If United aren’t winning things, I would 100% rather see Arsenal winning over cheslki and pool.
WTF why do people alway say Le Arse our one of our biggest rivals I would rank them as Liverpool Citeh, and Leeds Scum. Even if Leeds are playing in League 1 or 2 they are still one of our most hated teams.
I pray I never have to see Stevie Mbe G lifting the EPL title ever…
1)Bin Dippers
2)Leedscum (more pity than hate recently)
3)Shitteh (but theyre shite)
4)Rentboyz Chelski (honestly, is there a likeable individual in that team?)
I don’t hate arsenal, I think they play great football…and the rivalry with them in the 90s is what made the EPL so great back then…Touche Mr. Arsene wanker…
Rivals: Its Liverpool, Arsenal, City, Chelsea for me. I can’t stand the bitter Scouse and i don’t know how anyone can say he doesn’t mind Arsenal or their bitter, deluded fans. Arsenal are really close to Liverpool in terms to hatred. City are just City, bitter, annoying, deluded. Besides John “I’m a big man” Terry, Essien, theres nothing to really hate about Chelsea, sure they spend lots of money, so what? I find their fans(the few of them) respectable and a lot less bitter than the Liverpool, Arse and city scums. If not United, I’d rather see Chelsea lifting the title.
I can really say I don’t mind Arsenal. Their fans are more deluded than bitter I’d have to say. Obviously any team challenging for titles with us is going to breed some kind of rivalry between supporters, but really? I find Arsenal are a team who play amazing football. I know they have become a selling club which is quite sad but I’d rather see them win things over Liverpool and Chelsea any day.
Their fans are easy to laugh off, Liverpool and Chelsea supporters are very, very easy to hate. OTred, to say Chelsea’s fans are respectable mate is quite wrong. Of most fans who have stereotypes, they fit theirs the most. Moronic, right wing, shaved headed, thuggish, subhuman scum. And that’s just the women.