Barça 0-3 Bayern, UCL semis, 2013.
Unprofessional, humiliating (and that was after a 4-0 at Munich!).
Unprofessional, humiliating (and that was after a 4-0 at Munich!).
If you could reverse the result of one match from the last decade...
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No question - the 2009 Champions League final.
Being the first team to retain the CL would have taken United and Fergie to a who new level in European history. Also I imagine that if we were the Champions of Europe twice in a row, maybe we would have signed someone better to replace Ronaldo than Owen, Valencia, and Obertan. And that could have made us even more dominant for the next 4 years until Fergie's retirement.
Being the first team to retain the CL would have taken United and Fergie to a who new level in European history. Also I imagine that if we were the Champions of Europe twice in a row, maybe we would have signed someone better to replace Ronaldo than Owen, Valencia, and Obertan. And that could have made us even more dominant for the next 4 years until Fergie's retirement.
The 2009 final. Would have won 2 CL back to back, and Ronaldo would have probably found it harder to leave the undisputed best team in the world. Plus Madrid probably wouldn't have splurged had Barca lost the final, as their ego was hurt massively by that. With a potential peak years Ronaldo in our team we would have won the 2011 title, so no Agueroooooo. Basically with that one win, we halt (at least temporarily) the Barca, Madrid and City teams of the last 10 years, and our trophy cabinet would be a lot bigger.
One of the finals in 09 or 11 for sure so fergie could get 3.
The 6-1 at home to city was a stupid naive result that ultimately cost the title and had it been reversed it would have been pretty detrimental to city. Mancini may have even got the sack by Xmas. Would be sweet to reverse the 1-0 from later in the season. City took control that night if we'd won it would have been over.
As others have mentioned that bayern defeat in 2010 was sickening. I think we'd have beaten inter in a final. Real too in fergie last season was a shit European farewell
The 6-1 at home to city was a stupid naive result that ultimately cost the title and had it been reversed it would have been pretty detrimental to city. Mancini may have even got the sack by Xmas. Would be sweet to reverse the 1-0 from later in the season. City took control that night if we'd won it would have been over.
As others have mentioned that bayern defeat in 2010 was sickening. I think we'd have beaten inter in a final. Real too in fergie last season was a shit European farewell
2009 final. Thought we'd win and although we started brightly it wasn't to be.
The Villa league cup final. We'd be the only team to have won a domestic treble.
I see people complaining about the 2009 final, yet no mention of the 2000-2007 era (not a single final).
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Because you only get to change one result, which doesn’t win you anything
2010 Carling cup final without a doubt.
Not just for winning the trophy but MON might not have walked out and likes of Young and Milner might've stayed for a few more years so I'm sure we wouldn't have totally collapsed as a top level club so quickly.
Not just for winning the trophy but MON might not have walked out and likes of Young and Milner might've stayed for a few more years so I'm sure we wouldn't have totally collapsed as a top level club so quickly.
That draw with Wigan leading up to the Aguerroooooo moment. Same day as my 30th birthday, ruined the whole friggin thing 
2009 Champion's League final would probably be the biggest one. It was the chance to be the first team to retain the Champion's League and get us to four trophies in Europe's most elite competition. We should be one of the teams on 5+ by now considering how successful we were under Sir Alex.
Other than that, the only real major one would likely be changing the result in one of the games against Man City when we lost the title on goal difference. Our approach against Man City in both of those games was wrong and if we got just one of them right we'd have won the league (or even the 4-4 against Everton). Maybe if City don't win that title on the last day, they don't even become what they are today?
Those are probably the two biggest moments, but European success is definitely something we haven't had enough of so I find it hard to pick anything other than that.
Other than that, the only real major one would likely be changing the result in one of the games against Man City when we lost the title on goal difference. Our approach against Man City in both of those games was wrong and if we got just one of them right we'd have won the league (or even the 4-4 against Everton). Maybe if City don't win that title on the last day, they don't even become what they are today?
Those are probably the two biggest moments, but European success is definitely something we haven't had enough of so I find it hard to pick anything other than that.
Kinell. It’s hard to argue with that.
That still bothers me. We'd have walked it that year. fecking bad offside call and a 90th minute howler from Carrol. It will never leave me
The Portsmouth semi at OT is a big one. We would have had a 2nd treble in under 10 years.
Portsmouth was a quarter final. And was actually 1 decade and 5 days ago.
Just outside a decade but the 2-1 loss at Old Trafford in 07/08. We'd have won the league and that team wouldn't have been broken up. You'd think we'd have gone on to win other trophies after that too.
And that, I forgot about thatnevermind, it says from the last decade
I wondered if anyone was going to say this. Apart from the obvious finals it would be this game. We would of won our second treble. Considering we would of had Cardiff in the fa cup final. Don’t think I’ve ever been so frustrated at the time with the game against Portsmouth
At home vs Chelsea in 09/10, we win that one and we go on to win a 4th straight title.
Oh right!
Then I replace it with our loss to WHU 3-2 in Upton Park's last game. We would have finished 4th and Cancer wouldn't have been hired!
2009 CL final, we looked strong, were the favorites but after that Eto'o goal it all went horribly wrong.
As for Croatia, 1998 WC semifinal, if only Boban didn't lose the ball mere minutes after we scored.. I think we would have beaten Brasil in the final.
As for Croatia, 1998 WC semifinal, if only Boban didn't lose the ball mere minutes after we scored.. I think we would have beaten Brasil in the final.
If you reverse the result of the Everton game in 2012, wouldnt that be a double negative and remain a draw?
2009 final as everyone has said but also that 4-4 Vs Everton jumped at me next automatically. It felt so surreal watching it and was in disbelief, the fact we went on to lose the title in the manner it happened just makes it even worse
4-4 Everton was horrible but City away was even worse. We needed a draw but played cowardly and deserved a defeat.
When you get nowhere near it, it's not as painful.
City vs QPR , Auguero doesn't score the goal and we win the title! Everyone saying Champions league 2009 game and I can see why. But I would rather pick some game where luck played a large part and thus the result you can change with one tweak.
Man Utd - Chelsea April 2010
We would have gone on to win the league 5 times in a row!
We would have gone on to win the league 5 times in a row!
2009 finals obviously.
City 1-6. We were obviously losing at 1-3, and then we went crazy and everyone including Rio drove forward like complete idiots. That game should have finished 1-3 and we would have wrapped the title on better GD.
On a national team basis, that 7-1 defeat to Germany. It should never have happened, even without Neymar.
City 1-6. We were obviously losing at 1-3, and then we went crazy and everyone including Rio drove forward like complete idiots. That game should have finished 1-3 and we would have wrapped the title on better GD.
On a national team basis, that 7-1 defeat to Germany. It should never have happened, even without Neymar.
Yeap we were robbed of a pen in that match and I think we would have beaten Cardiff for another treble.
2009 Leeds at home in the Fa Cup.Horrible performance all-round. Made them look reasonably good.The gits.
United - 2009 Final
International - Ghana vs Uruguay in 2010.
International - Ghana vs Uruguay in 2010.
That game at the Nou Camp where Van Persie was sent off for shooting or the Fa Cup semi-final against Chelsea or the CL quarter final at Anfield.
Before that, Paris and Birmingham.
If I had ultimately had to choose just 1. Paris.
Before that, Paris and Birmingham.
If I had ultimately had to choose just 1. Paris.
Liverpool vs Chelsea, April 2014.
If we'd won that game it would've made the 3-3 at Palace irrelevant.
If we'd won that game it would've made the 3-3 at Palace irrelevant.
All the ones that instantly popped into my head have already been chosen.
-The 2009 champions league final
-Nanis red in Madrid (I am certain that we'd have won it that year)
-Portsmouth semi that prevents a certain treble
-The Bayern quarter final when Rafael was sent off
-Everton 4-4
-City 6-1
-2011 champions league final (although I think we could redo that game 100 times and Barca win 98%)
-The 2009 champions league final
-Nanis red in Madrid (I am certain that we'd have won it that year)
-Portsmouth semi that prevents a certain treble
-The Bayern quarter final when Rafael was sent off
-Everton 4-4
-City 6-1
-2011 champions league final (although I think we could redo that game 100 times and Barca win 98%)
CL final 2009. SAF and United would’ve been the first team and manager to retain the CL
Actually that's a good shout, if CL finals were off the table I reckon that would be my choice.
Good one!
Definitely 2010 WC final. That generation deserved their reward