Look, the last two games have been disappointing but Ole has a good record in the league against the big clubs and I think the hard run of games coming up will galvanise the players and we'll come out of it looking good.
This myth really needs to die, our record vs Big Six in league is mediocre. It won't lead to any silverware (that's discounting the fact we struggle so much vs the rest anyway) There are multitudes of reason for this, but the most prominent one is, we are quite predictable when we play these matches.
MUFC 18-19
1. Spurs W1 D0 L0, GF 1, GA 0
2. Liverpool W0 D1 L0, GF 0, GA 0
3. Arsenal W0 D0 L1, GF 0, GA 2
4. Man City W0 D0 L1, GF, 0, GA 2
5. Chelsea W0 D1 L0, GF 1, GA 1
W1, D2, L2
That's total of
5 points out of 15, with 2 goals scored, 5 conceded with
GD of
-3.
MUFC 19-20
1. Chelsea W2 D0 L0, GF 6, GA 0
2. Arsenal W0 D1 L1, GF 1, GA 3
3. Liverpool W0 D1 L1, GF 1, GA 3
4. Spurs W1 D1 L0, GF 3, GA 1
5. Man City W2 D0 L0, GF 4, GA 1
W5, D3, L2
That's total of
18 points out of 30, with 15 goals scored, 8 conceded with
GD of
+7. By far our best run vs Top 6.
MUFC 20-21
1. Spurs W1 D0 L1, GF 4, GA 7
2. Chelsea W0 D2 L0, GF 0, GA 0
3. Arsenal W0 D1 L1, GF 0, GA 1
4. Man City W1 D1 L0, GF 2, GA 0
5. Liverpool W0 D1 L1, GF 2, GA 4
W2, D5, L3.
That's total of
11 points out of 30, with 8 goals scored, 12 conceded with
GD of
-4.
So, overall in Ole's tenure, we have won
34 points out of possible 75 vs "Big Six" with 8 wins, 10 draws, and 8 losses whereby we have scored 25 goals and conceded 25 for
GD of
0.
To put things into perspective. Record for last 3 PL winners vs Top 6 (Man City x2, and Liverpool) is
Man City
1. Arsenal W4 D0 L0, GF 7, GA 1
2. Liverpool W2 D2 L0, GF 7, GA 3
3. Spurs W3 D0 L1, GF 5, GA 2
4. Chelsea W2 D0 L2, GF 10, GA 5
5. Man Utd W2 D0 L2, GF 5, GA 3
That's total of
43 points out of possible 60, with 34 goals scored, 12 conceded with
GD of
+22.
Liverpool
1. Arsenal W1 D0 L1, GF 4, GA1
2. Chelsea W2 D0 L0, GF 7, GA 3
3. Man Utd W1 D1 L0, GF 3, GA 1
4. Spurs W2 D0 L0, GF 3, GA 1
5. Man City W1 D0 L1, GF 3, GA 5
That's total of
22 points out of possible 30, with 20 goals scored, 11 conceded with
GD of
+9.
The standard of our competitors is too high in the Premier League. If we are aiming to compete for the PL, these records vs Top 6 won't cut the muster. Someone like Tuchel has a tiny sample, but his record is W5, D1, L2. 16 points out of possible 24 vs Big six. We need to win ~70% of points in our upcoming matches vs Big 6, because that's the standard for PL winners in past 3 years.
