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| Juan Mata admits this season has been a frustrating one for Manchester United – but he is hopeful a late surge can see them finish on a high. Wholesale Vapormax Mens . United welcome Premier League leaders Leicester to Old Trafford on Super Sunday and will seek to prevent the high-flying Foxes from gaining the three points they need to win the title.Louis van Gaals men have not been a factor in the title race since a disastrous dip in form in December and head into Sundays encounter trailing their opponents by 17 points. The 20-time league champions currently lie fifth, five points behind Arsenal and Manchester City in the race for the top four, and face the very real prospect of failing to qualify for the Champions League for the second time in three seasons since Sir Alex Ferguson departed.It has not been an easy season, Mata admitted, speaking exclusively to Sky Sports.Despite some of the pessimism currently surrounding the Red Devils, there is still plenty at stake in their remaining five games this season.Anthony Martials dramatic injury-time winner against Everton last Saturday at Wembley secured Uniteds place against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final - a competition they have not won since 2004.There is also hope in the league as - despite the five-point gap - United have a game in hand over Arsenal and City, with the Gunners still to visit the Etihad Stadium on May 8. Jamie Redknapp joins Ed Chamberlain to preview Super Sunday Mata knows this season will be defined for United by what happens over the final month.We still have the chance to make it look good, Mata said.It has been a long season with a lot of games but we have the chance now to finish on a high. We have a chance to win a trophy - the FA Cup which the club has not won for a few years now.And I still believe we have a chance to reach the third or fourth position if we win all our remaining games in the Premier League. Louis van Gaal thinks Manchester United can only postpone Leicester winning the Premier League Mata has appeared in all 34 of Uniteds league games this season, starting 31 of them, but has struggled to find his best form in a team that is on course to shatter the clubs record low for league goals scored in a Premier League season of 58, which was set in 2004/05.The current side have managed just 42 from 34 games but Mata says now is not the time to reflect on this seasons struggles.Mata said: Like the team, I have had good and bad moments but I am really focused on these important games we have between now and the end of the season because we can still win a trophy and get fourth place.The end of the season is the time to look back. Juan Mata parades the FA Cup with former Chelsea team-mate Fernando Torres Mata is the only member of Uniteds squad to have tasted glory in the FA Cup, winning it with Chelsea in 2011/12.The 28-year-old Spaniard cherishes the memory and is hopeful he can taste more success in the competition on May 21.It was a great feeling, Mata said. It was my first season in England and we won two trophies - the FA Cup and the Champions League - but the FA Cup was very special because it was the first one.We played against Tottenham in the semi-final and Liverpool in the final and I have great memories from the games and from the first trophy I lifted in England.Hopefully I can do it again. Also See: Man Utd video Man Utd fixtures Man Utd stats Get a ￡10 free bet! Cheap Vapormax 97 China .com) - Mike Conley scored 20 points with five assists to help the Memphis Grizzlies remain unbeaten with a 91-89 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. Cheap Vapormax 2019 China . -- Nick Bjugstad snapped out of his scoring slump and spoiled Drew MacIntyres first NHL start. http://www.clearancevapormax.com/cheap-vapormax-97-clearance.html . Nix is a career .218 hitter in 425 games over six seasons. The 31-year-old right-handed hitter batted .270 with a homer this spring for Tampa Bay.PHOENIX -- Some Suns fans made the mistake of disrespecting Jerryd Bayless Phoenix roots. He made regret their words. The Memphis guard came off the bench to score 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Grizzlies to a 99-91 win over Phoenix on Thursday night. The Grizzlies overcame 33 points from Suns guard Goran Dragic to improve to 14-17. Bayless was born and raised in Phoenix, played high school ball just north of the US Airways Center and played in college at Arizona. He helped the Grizzlies recover from the Suns 18-0 third-quarter run, giving Memphis a 94-84 lead on a 3-pointer with 4:30 to play. "Well, some guys on the sidelines said that I disgraced St. Marys (high school)," Bayless said. "That kind of hurt my feelings and that got me going a little bit." Zach Randolph had 20 points and 15 rebounds in helping the Grizzlies cool the Suns for a night, the second win for the visitors in two meetings between the teams this season. Ed Davis added 16 points and 11 rebounds. Dragic scored 15 of his points during the Suns big third quarter. Dragic added seven assists and finished with a career high in points on the night the Suns gave away thousands of bobbleheads bearing his likeness. The Suns (19-12) couldnt fight off the Grizzlies, who scored seven straight points to regain the lead after trailing by four to start the final quarter. Bayless fueled the run with a 3-pointer and jumper to give the Grizzlies an 80-75 lead with 9:31 left to play. "It was their bench that killed us again," Suns coach Jeff Hornacek said. "These guys, if they dont think that Ed Davis and Bayless are good players, theyre crazy." Dragic drilled a 3-pointer after a layup by Davis and hit another after a layup by James Johnson to pull Phoenix within 84-81, but the Suns never got the lead back. "Memphis is not a good matchup for us," Dragic said. "They have a lot of big guys under the rim and they attack the paint." The Suns led 26-22 after one quarter, but struggled with their shooting in the second, when they made jjust 6 of 23 from the floor. Vapormax Clearance. Memphis took a five-point lead on a driving layup from Mike Conley with 7:26 to play in the quarter. Then Conley flipped a no-look pass behind his back to Davis for the assist on a basket and a 38-31 lead. The Suns cut the lead to 46-41 on a dunk from Markieff Morris with 2:20 left in the half, but the Grizzlies scored the next seven points and took a 53-41 lead into the break. Randolph, who didnt play in the first meeting between the teams this season in Tennessee, led Memphis with 14 first-half points and grabbed eight rebounds. The Suns missed nine of 11 3-point attempts in the first half. The Suns 41 first half points was one away from their season low of 40 last week at Golden State. It didnt take long, however, for Phoenix to get back into the game. The Suns scored 16 unanswered points over a three-minute span in the third quarter, including Dragics step-back jumper that gave them a 58-57 lead. The Suns scoring streak reached 18 straight points on P.J. Tuckers layup with 6:12 left in the quarter that gave them a 62-57 lead. Memphis finally broke the run with Conleys two free throws at the 5:43 mark. "We weathered the storm," Randolph said. "When J.B. (Bayless) hits shots like that it opens up for us. We can play in the paint." The Grizzlies outrebounded the Suns 59-40 and were more physical throughout the game. Channing Frye scored eight of his 14 points in the game in the third quarter. NOTES: Suns guard Eric Bledsoe was a late scratch from the starting lineup due to a right knee sprain, and didnt play. Gerald Green started at the two-guard in Bledsoes place. Hornacek said Bledsoe, who was injured during the Suns game against the Clippers on Monday, is questionable for the Suns game Sunday against Milwaukee. . Hornacek was named the NBAs Western Conference Coach of the Month for December. He led Phoenix to a 10-3 record during the month. Hornacek is the third person in NBA history to win both Coach of the Month and Player of the Month, and the first to do so with the same franchise. ' ' ' |
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