Comfortable, lets analyze...according to Sky Sports Stats.
Old Trafford - United 2-0 City. / Shots - United 12 -7 City / Shots on Target - United 6-4 City. / Clear Cut Chances - United 0-1 City.
Etihad - City 1-2 United / Shots - City 22 v 11 United / Shots on Target - City 5 v 7 United. / Clear Cut Chances - City 2-0 United.
You've got a strange definition of a comfortable win my friend. You were though the better team in both league games and deserved winners for sure.
Stats tell half the story. Maybe our perspective and definitions of Wins are different, but for me
Terrific win - Our recent wins against Sheffield and Brighton, complete domination
Comfortable win - Our wins against Many of the top 6 this season. We score a goal or 2 first. The other team might score a consolation but we never seem like losing
Nervy win - Having to win parking the bus for last 10 mins. (almost every game under LVG and Mourinho)
Lucky win - we all know what it is.
Maybe I should have said
better team in the game with a deserved win. That for me means a comfortable win (trying to be concise) and could be a very subjective definition I'll admit.
4 points vs Spurs or 6 vs City, doesn't make you able to comfortably beat Barcelona like they are a midtable prem team...and thats my point. No one comfortably beats Barcelona even in the state they are now. Not United or none of the 4 teams above them in the PL (maybe Liverpool?).
I agree with you there, and have mentioned that in my post too. And even if there are comment's indicating that, those are in the minority and specifically post in this thread (while Barcelona is in their yearly/seasonal Drama/Controversies period)
The bold part is the truth and all I said to the OP. If you guys are cocky to face Barcelona in your current predicament then you can't complain when people dismiss United fans as arrogant.
All fans are cocky. United fans are not alone in this. Go check any fans forum - even the Foxes forum - all fans are cocky when their form is good. Don't blame me or any United. Everyone is guilty in this.
Arrogant is when you are cocky without having nothing to show for.
Current Predicament? - Believe me, I've started posting in the Caf after lurking(without postin) for 7 whole years because I am excited and see this team going places. Something good is brewing here. It might go bust again. But I wouldn't mind putting money on United challenging for the title within the next 3 years, provided we make 2,3 quality signings to provide squad depth.
You keep mentioning Places/Positions in the table to downplay United's win against the top 4/6.
But bear in mind Liverpool were 8th in 2015-16
The were struggling and fighting for top 4 for the next 2 years and were 4th for 2 consecutive years by the skin of their teeth.
2018-19 they were competing with you for the title and luckily even unlucky not to win it.
This season, they blazed past everyone including you.
My point being, as the Pool story tells, they were good in certain aspects of their game (attack/pressing) even while they were 8th, 4th places. But they leaked goals left and right - Lovren, Moreno, Mignolet, Karius
They fixed those and signed quality players in VVD, Alisson, Salah and promoted Arnold from the Academy.
And instantly the next 2 seasons they were challenging in different fronts.
As a Man Utd fan, I am trying to be cautious and conservation in my hopes.
And as a rival, it is easy to dismiss United again this season.
But ole is fixing these obvious issues in the United squad. That is why I am hopeful (and so should Chelsea fans be even though they lost to West Ham tonight)
And I would be very worried if they are Barcelona fans. That La Masia class of 2002 now phasing out. Once Messi (their Fergie), Pique and Busquets retire, they are truly fecked. Their recent signings could still turn out good but they are atrocious so far, too many players moving in and out.
Their Post-Messi period will set in within the next 2 years unless they are lucky with their next transfers or manage to promote a core group of players.