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Even the top football teams frequently lose. Older Manchester United supporters tell me what a terrible experience it was to lose to Arsenal in the 1979 FA Cup final or to Southampton in the 1976 FA Cup final. Man City To Beat Man Utd And Chelsea To Belgian Ace
Sometimes, not losing might feel worse than losing. More than any significant defeats, the Champions League draws against Monaco in 1998 and Bayer Leverkusen in 2002, which saw Sir Alex Ferguson’s team eliminated from that competition’s latter rounds on away goals, hurt. The 2012 victory at Sunderland was more unpleasant than other victories because it was Manchester City’s first league championship since 1968 on that particular day.
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You may decide which losses hurt the most personally. Anyone else get dumped by their lover the day after Eric Cantona announced his departure? I don’t recall how United performed that weekend (I believe the game was at Anfield), but I remember feeling absolutely gutted when Barcelona defeated United 4-0.
It was awful to lose to Liverpool 7-0 on Sunday. So where does it rank among the worst losses I’ve witnessed in all the years I’ve been a United fan? After reading your list in the comments section below, I’ll read my top (or bottom?) ten.
It will be therapeutic for us. I hope.
The Barcelona finals
The Champions League finals from 2009 and 2011 should be combined to save the pain of two separate entries. The world’s finest team in 2008, United was in a good position to defend its European Cup in Rome the following May. The players had the impression that they were Barcelona’s favourites and that they dreaded Barcelona more than the other way around.
It didn’t happen, except for the fantastic first nine minutes during which the men in white appeared to be unbeatable.
A significant face-slap. Patrice Evra of United said, “I was incredibly angry and couldn’t accept the loss. “I was so sure we would triumph. All of us were unable to get the ball, and I thought they had an extra player. The following day, I wished to play the game again. Where is my loser’s medal? I have no idea.
