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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Moyes at eye of storm as Man United seek Champions League comeback

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Manchester United manager David Moyes will lead his team into battle against Olympiakos in the Champions League on Wednesday potentially needing to make history in order to save his job. Sunday's humbling 3-0 loss at home to Liverpool left United 18 points off the pace in the Premier League and 12 points below the top four, and having already exited both domestic cup competitions, Wednesday's game at Old Trafford represents a last opportunity to salvage their season. British press reports suggest that Moyes may not survive the setback of elimination at the hands of Olympiakos, who have lost on all of their 11 previous visits to England. He also cited a 3-0 victory over Barcelona in the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1984 as reason to believe that United are capable of turning the tie around against the newly recrowned Greek champions.


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