Manchester Utd aren’t good at overcoming first-leg deficits
As Jose Mourinho will no doubt vouch…
Besides their incredible comeback against AS Roma in the Champions League quarter-finals two years ago, Manchester United have never overcome a first-leg deficit under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Most of their two-legged encounters have taken place in Europe which means it doesn’t offer a flawless indication of whether they will recover against Derby however on the previous occasion they lost a League Cup first leg they ended up being eliminated by third-tier York City.
An encouraging sign though is the fact that they have only lost the second-leg three times under such circumstances:
Tags: AS Roma, Carling Cup, Derby, Europe, FC Porto, Jose Mourinho, Manchester United, Nigel Clough, Second leg comebacks, Sir Alex Ferguson, Trends, York City
Posted: January 20th, 2009 by Michael Lintorn | 
