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March 21, 2009

If United progress past Porto in the quarter-finals, who would you most like to face in the semis and final?

Scott Patterson

Scott is the editor of RoM and has a season ticket at Old Trafford. He started The Republik of Mancunia in March 2006. Follow @R_o_M on Twitter or @R_o_M7 on Instagram.

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21 Comments

Matt March 21, 2009

Arsenal/Bayern

Villarreal have always been tricky so I'd prefer Arsenal on that part, and Bayern are the weaker out of themselves and Barcelona. I couldn't bare possibly losing a final against Liverpool and I don't really want a repeat of last seasons final either.

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Anon March 21, 2009

The easiest fixtures would be Villareal and Bayern Munich. So for me those.
But if you are confident of our defensive form, and goal scoring abilities, it would probably be Arsenal and Barca.

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Anon March 21, 2009

and yeah beating Liverpool in Europe would be a great gift to us supporters, beating the FSW at his fav hang out place after he has humiliated himself in the league every season, but i don't go in for the revenge thingy. A revenge would be getting back on track on getting the double over them (like every season before this) again next season.

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FailsworthDevil March 21, 2009

Scott mate,

I want and expect the dirty dippers in the final...

Just after we win the 18th...

Then to give them a 4-1 humbling in Rome...

Thats what i want.. and thats what i expect...

After last weeks performance... ok it was a nothing result.. apart from it dented our pride...but with regards to the league... as long as we do our job properly we will be champions...

SAF is right... i said this straight after the game... it will be a timely kick up the arse... just like last year when Citeh did us at OT...

I expect us to make history this year... and we should do that.. as long as John O'Shea doesnt have any involvment, as it has become even more apparent than last year that the lad is a liability... and just follows the ball rather than staying in position, and Inter nearly, and the Dippers did exploit that weakness...

The sooner Rafael is back the better for me and Neville, as the pair of them are 10 x better right full backs than O'Shea..

People might think i am being too hard on O'Shea, but it was clear and apparent that he wasnt upto the job in the Wigan game at OT when Valencia had him in his back pocket, and stitched it up...

SAF made comments this week about O'Shea, and i hope these comments of praise were merely to try and put an extra few ££££'s on his transfer value.

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costas March 21, 2009

He has to support O'Shea mate.I think that it is a psychological issue.With the breakthrough of the Da Silvas and Evans,I think we might see O'Shea leave in the summer.But for now he is ou only fit right back and the only reliable cover for Evra.It would be unwise to get on his back right now.ANyway,i think that at some point we will face English opposition.I don't want it to be both in the semis and the final.You play in Europe to play different teams.

Another issue has come up Scott.United have refused to move back the Aston Villa game meaning that we will play Porto just 2 days later.Why in the hell would we do that?I know that the other option wasn't any better(12:45 on Saturday,60 hours after the internationals) but is it really necessary to gamble so much?I don't remember ever a team playing on Sunday while their Ch.League tie was on Tuesday.We should expecte some heavy rotation to take place.

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Mike March 21, 2009

Just to remind everyone that WE ARE the best team in england: Arsenal and Liverpool.

We took Chelski last year and it would be sooo sweet snatching the title from underneath Rafa's nose after the two losses this season... a United - LIverpool final... mouth watering scenario isn't it?

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gotta hate tiny tears March 21, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsWBnJW5krc&feature=channel_page

once its one by united,again, with honor for the 3rd time is all that matters

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gotta hate tiny tears March 21, 2009

sorry 4th time

we've already won it 3times silly silly silly me

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invertedquestionmark March 21, 2009

Arsenal/Barcelona. It'll be hard but at least they're playing football.

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Giles Oakley March 21, 2009

I want Chelsea to beat Liverpool. I don't want the dippers even close to another final.I want to see United not only over-take them in league titles but also European Cups, and appearances in finals. Revenge for the 1-4 is simple, win the Prem again. Who cares about City's 'double' against us last year now? If we beat Porto I'd like Arsenal in the semis, as the clash would be of the highest quality. Even though we lost at the Emirates it was a stunning match (which we arguably should have won) and the Gooners do try to play good football. We have struggled against Villareal too many times for comfort. Similarly, if we make it to the Final I'd like it to be Barca, for the same reason. It could be a classic, with United attacking more than in the cagey semis last year.We beat them in the Cup Winners Final CWC in 91, so why not again in 09?

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the Count March 21, 2009

Arsenal and Barcalona beating them will prove that we are the best...

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mancunian soldier March 21, 2009

I would rather not play arsenal in the semi not cos im afraid we wont beat them, its just i want the easiest route possible to the final.With a few of their players coming back from injury theyll be on a high and i just dont want us to work harder than we have to to make it to Rome. Right now though we need to focus on fulham and put our scoring boots back on cos our goal to game ratio this season is really pathetic by our standard.
There's Only One UNITED!!!!!

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gotta hate tiny tears March 21, 2009

id rather arsenal in the semis to save travel

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Cantona77 March 21, 2009

Yes, Arsenal and Barca... Arsenal for the obvious reasons, and Barca because they are the best team in Europe together with us right now and it would be a magical final that we would have a great chance winning... Liverpool (fuck I hate them) should crash and burn against Chelski.... Hopefully....

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redgister March 21, 2009

liverpool are the best team in europe right now ranked by fifa another title man u are trying to take off us ha ha ha ha!

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mctavish March 21, 2009

maybe its just me, i always thought the best team in europe would be the european champions!!! maybe fifa will give liverpool a nice wee trophy for their highest ranking, it'll be the only on they'll get for a while

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dave_pistol March 21, 2009

congratulations redgister, u seem to spend a lot of time on this site i think you're a closet united fan! Come back when u've got the trophy in your cabinet, or u can nip over to that tin shed anfield and check out the recently won trophies collection i think u'll find a pretty red balloon stating derby double! Then on the way home u can nip to the scrap yard to weigh in the lead u nicked off the roof before u left.

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Harsh March 22, 2009

Arsenal, then Barca...the CL is about playing the best in Europe and these two play some of the best football in Europe, plus United/Barca in Rome for a CL final would be an absolutely epic spectacle.

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doncobaino March 22, 2009

one step at a time! im not even thinking about the semis to be honest-

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whiteknight03 March 23, 2009

The sooner we get kicked out of Europe the better. Nobody repeats, and the sooner we get back to winning this league the better I"ll feel. I'd be over the moon with the domestic treble!!

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mantismamoth March 23, 2009

as costas said, you play in europe to play european teams. we play english teams every year in the league. why play them in europe? villarreal and bayern for me. we haven't played those two in a while, especially bayern. we need some variety. difficulty level shouldn't matter. if we can't beat anyone, anywhere, we don't deserve to be european champions.

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