Date: 29th September 2010 at 1:37pm
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Tonight sees United again adventure to Spain this time to take on Valencia.

With 6 previous meetings, the books are fairly balanced so tonight could sway the results. Valencia will obviously be without two of the former stars David Villa and David Silva who both left for Barcelona and Man City respectively this summer. Despite their absences Valencia appear to be coping well as they currently sit atop of the La Liga table.

We will be without Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville but most notably Wayne Rooney, but likeĀ  Valencia we will be well equiped to cope with an inform Dimitar Berbatov as well as the likes of Owen, Macheda and Hernandez as options for his partner.

Our last 3 games against opposition in Spain have ended 0-0 and a worrying stat for us states we have only ever won one of 18 European matches away from home against Spanish sides (Deportivo in 2002).

Played: 6

Wins: Valencia 1, United 1, draws 4

Previous meetings

UF: R1 15.09.82 United 0-0 Valencia

29.09.82 Valencia 2-1 United

CL: GP2 8.12.99 United 3-0 Valencia

21.03.00 Valencia 0-0 United

CL: GP2 14.02.01 Valencia 0-0 United

20.02.01 United 1-1 Valencia

In our last meeting with Valencia, a pre season friendly at the start of last season, we emerged 2-0 winners with goals from Wayne Rooney and Tom Cleverley:

 

3 responses to “(Video)Head to head: United vs Valencia”

  1. jonathan says:

    Can’t wait to see it. Mid week games take a lot of restraint as I PVR it during work and avoid the result so I can watch it at home.

    Seeing Cleverley reminded me – what the hell is going on with him at Wigan? I think he’s only come on for 10 minutes in one game and wasn’t even on the bench as a sub for the last. I had a bad feeling about Wigan and already felt Martinez is an idiot. Watching a well coached Bolton team last week only reinforced my feelings that he would’ve been better off there. Oh well, we can always hope Martinez comes to his senses sometime.

    Diouf hasn’t been used much either in spite of doing more than enough to prove himself in the little amount he’s been played.

  2. Chudi Onwuazor says:

    Cleverley has been injured (forgot the type) said he could possibly return for the weekend game.

    Diouf I’m not too sure has got some game time sometimes as a sub though

  3. jonathan says:

    Oh, I guess I should be a bit easier on Martinez, though it doesn’t really affect my opinon about where Cleverley should’ve gone. Bolton are a lot more organized and would’ve served as better experience for when he rejoins us. Oh well…