But the former midfielder, who made 328 appearances in his nine years there as a player,?has defended the Frenchman. United take on Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and a Europa League clash with Fenerbahce in?a daunting schedule next month that will go a long way towards shaping their season. After only seven games this season those words ring in my ears every time we concede, or dont play to our potential in the first half. MANCHESTER UNITED face a nightmare run of four games in nine days that could make or break Jose Mourinho’s reign at Old Trafford. professional at Old Trafford, the defender joined Sunderland in July 2011 on a four-year deal. and Real Madrid’s president Florentino Perez claim the homecoming of the striker is a special momentBut he chose to rejoin Real Madrid in a £23m deal and fight for his place after speaking with Zinedine Zidane. RAGNAR KLAVAN shrugged off the first goal of his Liverpool career and insists he was just happy to help the Reds claim another win. The Accrington defender’s late father Linton was the lead singer with the band Central Line. The midfielder has not played since suffering a hamstring injury on the first day of the season and is out of Saturdays clash with Chelsea. Its going to be a long season…The Good: The teams overall response, especially Cescs performance, 10.