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Credit where it's due.
I don't want to know where we'd be if we we're hit with so many injuries.
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You can't compare us with United for crying out load.
As for our injuries - we've had Agger, Gerrard, Lucas and Suarez ruled out this season. The last 3 have missed a lot of games for us.
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They've also had other players injured. Rio, Rafael, Hernandez for instance who aren't in that list.
Sure it might be a bit unfair to compare us with Man U, but they still had to compete in three competitions during the first half of the season and they're joint league leaders.
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Rio Ferdinand? 33 year old Rio Ferdinand that's lost his main attribute - pace
Rafael? The fuzzy haired Brazilian kid that's a Red card waiting to happen.
Hernandez - been fit for months now but Fergie's mostly had him sat on the bench.
Oh and i can also add another few names to our injury list this season - Kelly, Johnson, Aurelio and Spearing.
They've never had such difficulty competing on all fronts in seasons gone by, injuries or no injuries...what's that say about the current squad?
Knocked out of the Champions League having had the easiest group and knocked out of the Carling Cup by a Championship Club that was in Administration not so long ago.
Yes they're joint top of the League, fair enough but it's still been a very poor season by their standards.