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Man Utd stole victory, says Van Gaal

Manager Louis van Gaal admits Manchester United were "the lucky team" after their 1-0 Premier League win over Everton.

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Van Gaal admits win was 'stolen'

Louis van Gaal admitted Manchester United did not deserve their 1-0 victory over Everton at Old Trafford, labelling the success "stolen."

» 26m

Win a good reply to pressure - Ranieri

Leicester are showing they can take the pressure of leading the Premier League during the run-in, says boss Claudio Ranieri.

» 32m

Martinez: It was in our hands

Everton manager Roberto Martinez felt his side let an opportunity slip after they were beaten 1-0 by Manchester United on Sunday.

» 51m

1-0 to the champions?

Their campaign began with a flurry of goals but itâs nerves of steel - and a run of 1-0 victories - propelling Leicester to the title now.

» 1h

Lazio sack Pioli after Rome derby loss

Lazio sack boss Stefano Pioli in the wake of Sunday's 4-1 Rome derby defeat against Roma.

» 1h

Fifa ethics lawyer Damiani investigated

Fifa faces fresh embarrassment as lawyer and ethics committee member Juan Pedro Damiani is internally investigated for links with an allegedly corrupt football official.

» 1h

Manchester United 1-0 Everton

Anthony Martial's winner lifts Manchester United's Champions League hopes on the day they named a stand after Sir Bobby Charlton.

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3 points for a win
Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points
England Division One (old)	Home		Away
1	Liverpool	40	+63	90	D1-1	D3-3
2	Manchester United	40	+33	81
3	Nottingham Forest	40	+28	73	D2-2	D0-0
4	Everton	40	+26	70	W2-1	L1-2
5	Queens Park Rangers	40	+10	67	W2-1	W2-0
6	Arsenal	40	+19	66	D0-0	W2-1
7	Wimbledon	40	+11	57	W2-1	L1-2
8	Newcastle United	40	+2	56	D2-2	L0-1
9	Luton Town	40	-1	53	W3-0	D1-1
10	Coventry City	40	-7	53	W1-0	D0-0
11	Sheffield Wednesday	40	-14	53	W4-1	W4-2
12	Southampton	40	-4	50	L0-2	D2-2
13	Tottenham Hotspur	40	-10	47	W1-0	D1-1
14	Norwich City	40	-12	45	W2-1	L0-1
15	Derby County	40	-10	43	W4-1	W2-1
16	West Ham United	40	-12	42	W3-1	D1-1
17	Charlton Athletic	40	-14	42	D0-0	W3-1
18	Chelsea	40	-18	42	W3-1	W2-1
19	Portsmouth	40	-30	35	W4-1	W2-1
20	Watford	40	-24	32	W2-0	W1-0
21	Oxford United	40	-36	31	W3-1	W2-0

3 points for a win
Goal difference then goals scored applies when teams are level on points

England Division One (old)

Home

Away

Res

+63

+33

+28

+26

+10

+19

+11

-1

-7

-14

-4

-10

-12

-10

-12

-14

-18

-30

-24

-36

	Manchester United
League Record
Rank	2nd	2nd	2nd
Played	40	20	20
Won	23	14	9
Drawn	12	5	7
Lost	5	1	4
Form (6 games)
Rank	1st	1st	4th
Record (W-D-L)	5-1-0	6-0-0	2-3-1
Goals (F-A)	16-6	18-5	8-6
Attack
Rank	2nd	2nd	2nd
Goals scored	71	41	30
Failed to score	7	3	4
Since failing to score	8	8	2
Defence
Rank	3rd	5th	3rd
Goals conceded	38	17	21
Clean sheets	11	6	5
Current clean sheets	0	0	1
Goal Difference
Rank	2nd	2nd	2nd
Goal difference	+33	+24	+9
Goal Total
Rank	6th	2nd	9th
Goal total	109	58	51
Over 2.5 goals	23	13	10
Under 2.5 goals	17	7	10
Sequence Summary
Full	won last 5, unbeaten in last 10
Home	won last 8
Away	unbeaten in last 3
Season Longest Sequences
W-D-L	5-3-1	8-2-1	4-2-1
w/o Loss-w/o Win	10-4	11-2	5-4
Score Distribution
Most common	W2-1	W2-1	W2-1
Occurence	8	4	4
	Manchester United

Manchester United

Full

Home

Away

League Record

Rank

2nd

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Form (6 games)

Rank

1st

4th

Record (W-D-L)

5-1-0

6-0-0

2-3-1

Goals (F-A)

16-6

18-5

8-6

Attack

Rank

2nd

Goals scored

Failed to score

Since failing to score

Defence

Rank

3rd

5th

3rd

Goals conceded

Clean sheets

Current clean sheets

Goal Difference

Rank

2nd

Goal difference

+33

+24

Goal Total

Rank

6th

2nd

9th

Goal total

109

Over 2.5 goals

Under 2.5 goals

Sequence Summary

Full

won last 5,
unbeaten in last 10

Home

won last 8

Away

unbeaten in last 3

Season Longest Sequences

W-D-L

5-3-1

8-2-1

4-2-1

w/o Loss-w/o Win

10-4

11-2

5-4

Score Distribution

Most common

W2-1

Occurence

Manchester United


English Division One (old)	2nd	40	23	12	5	11	7	71	38	+33	.714
English FA Cup	Fifth Round	3	2	0	1	1	0	5	3	+2	.600
English League Cup	Fifth Round	5	4	0	1	2	1	10	4	+6	.714
	TOTAL	48	29	12	7	14	8	86	45	+41	.720

Competition

Position / Round

FtS

Pct

English Division One (old)

2nd

+33

.714

English FA Cup

Fifth Round

.600

English League Cup

Fifth Round

.714

TOTAL

+41

.720

Manchester United 1987-1988

News Headlines

Man Utd stole victory, says Van Gaal

Van Gaal admits win was 'stolen'

Win a good reply to pressure - Ranieri

Martinez: It was in our hands

1-0 to the champions?

Lazio sack Pioli after Rome derby loss

Fifa ethics lawyer Damiani investigated

Manchester United 1-0 Everton

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