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Listless Manchester United qualifying for Champions League would be one of modern football's great oddities

Listless Manchester United qualifying for Champions League would be one of modern football's great oddities

Pathetic defeat to Chelsea was only the latest in an appalling league season

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Caoimhín Treacy
May 16, 2025
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In the second half tonight at Stamford Bridge, Manchester United had three shots. Three. Not three shots on target. Just three attempts in the mere direction of Chelsea’s goal. They were a goal down for 26 of the 52 minutes that were played in the half. Those are just some basic facts, but god, are those facts damning?

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