MU Pimpin Klasemen setelah 110 Pekan Terpuruk, Mampukah Bertahan?
Manchester United Took 110 Weeks to Return to Top Spot So can United`s Form Last?
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
SERATUS sepuluh pekan. Itu adalah waktu yang dibutuhkan bagi pendukung Manchester United untuk bisa kembali tertawa setelah kembali duduk manis di puncak klasemen Liga Premier Inggris untuk pekan ini.
Banyak yang telah berubah sejak United menjadi juara liga domestik 2012-13 bawah asuhan skuad Sir Alex Ferguson.
Bos legendaris telah pensiun, penggantinya David Moyes telah dipecat dan Louis van Gaal menjadi manajer non-Inggris atau Irlandia pertama yang mengambil alih kendali di Old Trafford.
Di sini, Sportsmail mencatat enam pertandingan kunci yang mengembalikan kinerja positif United kembali ke puncak klasemen di liga utama Inggris.
Manchester City 4-1 Manchester United (22 September 2013 - peringkat kedelapan di Liga Premier setelah akhir pekan)
Everton 2-0 Manchester United (20 April 2014 - peringkat tujuh di Liga Premier setelah akhir pekan)
Leicester 5-3 Manchester United (21 September 2014 - peringkat 12 di Liga Premier setelah akhir pekan)
Manchester United 4-2 Manchester City (12 April 2015 - peringkat tiga di Liga Premier setelah akhir pekan)
Everton 3-0 Manchester United (26 April 2015 - peringkat empat di Liga Premier setelah sepekan)
Manchester United 3-1 Liverpool (12 September 2015 - peringkat ketiga di Liga Premier setelah sepekan)
Apakah United mampu bertahan?
Pertanyaan kuncinya adalah: dapatkah klub asuhan Van Gaal melanjutkan kinerja positif mereka sepanjang beberapa minggu dan bulan ke depan?
MU didukung para pemain yang mampu bersaing menghadapi Manchester City, Chelsea dan Arsenal untuk meraih gelar tapi kami akan mendapatkan indikasi yang lebih baik dari aspirasi mereka untuk naik ke puncak klasemen setelah tiga game berikutnya di liga, seperti dilansir MailOnline.
United akan menghadapi Arsenal, Everton dan City, dengan laga Liga Champions menghadapi Wolfsburg dan CSKA Moskow.
Martial tampaknya ideal dengan nomor punggung 9 untuk United karena langkahnya dan penetrasi di depan gawang tapi dia tampaknya mampu mengatasi tantangan karena usianya yang masih muda.
Pertahanan mereka tampaknya kokoh pada saat ini tapi cedera pemain akan sangat menghambat langkah mereka meraih gelar juara.
Hanya waktu yang akan menjawab apakah MU mampu memenangkan gelar tetapi mereka pasti di tempat yang jauh lebih baik daripada mereka berada di bawah Moyes dan selama tahun pertama Van Gaal di klub.
ONE HUNDRED and ten weeks. That is how long it's been since Manchester United fans could gloat about their side sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League table for a whole week.
A lot has changed since United finished the 2012-13 campaign as league champions under Sir Alex Ferguson.
The legendary boss has retired, his successor David Moyes has been sacked and Louis van Gaal became the first non-British or Irish manager to take over the reins at Old Trafford.
Here, Sportsmail lists six key games which have shaped United's rise back to the top of England's top-flight league.
Manchester City 4-1 Manchester United (September 22, 2013 - 8th in the Premier League after weekend)
Everton 2-0 Manchester United (April 20, 2014 - 7th in the Premier League after weekend's fixtures)
Leicester 5-3 Manchester United (September 21, 2014 - 12th in the Premier League after weekend's fixtures)
Manchester United 4-2 Manchester City (April 12, 2015 - 3rd in the Premier League after weekend's fixtures)
Everton 3-0 Manchester United (April 26, 2015 - 4th in the Premier League after weekend's fixtures)
Manchester United 3-1 Liverpool (September 12, 2015 - 3rd in the Premier League after weekend's fixtures)
So can United's form last?
The key question is: can Van Gaal's side continue their form throughout the next few weeks and months?
He has the personnel to compete with Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal for the title but we will get a better indication of their aspirations to finish top after their next three league games.
United will come up against Arsenal, Everton and City, with Champions League encounters against Wolfsburg and CSKA Moscow sandwiched in between.
Martial seems to be the ideal No 9 for United due to his pace and coolness in front of goal but he is likely to have a dip in form due to his age.
Their defensive set-up looks solid at the moment but injuries would severely hamper their title charge.
Only time will tell if United can win the title but they are definitely in a much better place than they were under Moyes and during Van Gaal's first year at the club.
