Not only do the multi-billionaires have to live up that error now it also seems that they will have to send their manager to ground school again. Former ManUtd legend Mark Hughes admitted that he will keep an eye on the game at Anfield on Sunday but contrarily to other seasons this time he will look at the result in the hope that one team might drop points and improve Citeh’s position. According to the greying Welsh man top 4 teams seem to perform worse than in previous seasons:

When we go up against the top four teams, if we can do our work and take points off them, then that will help us in terms of the ambitions we have,” he added

Let’s have a look at the table for ManUtd so far: we played 9 games, won 7 times, drew once and lost once, totalling 22 points out of 27.
There are 38 League games in the Prem or 114 points to be earned for every squad. If to keep things simple we quadruple our total points so far, this would lead to 88 points (and actually two more games or 6 more points to be won).

How many points were needed in the last five seasons to win the title?:

• 2008 – 2009: ManUtd 90 points, Liverpool 86 points
• 2007 – 2008: ManUtd 87 points, Chelsea 85 points
• 2006 – 2007: ManUtd 89 points, Chelsea 83 points
• 2005 – 2006: Chelsea 91 points, ManUtd 83 points
• 2004 – 2005: Chelsea 95 points, Arsenal 83 points

As can be seen from those tables, 88 points are sufficient to clinch the title and then there still would be two games to be played.

In the derby against United I had also decided not to celebrate our goals but, after the bad treatment I received from the supporters that day, I have changed my stance on that.

If I score in the next derby then I am sure that I will celebrate.

The emphasis here obviously is on when. We do not have to look far where he gets his inspiration from. There is the person we once loved and still want to respect but Mark Hughes has changed massively ever since he said at the press conference he was introduced as new Council House manager ‘I have played for other clubs as well’ but Tevez’s influencer is someone else.