For en nervepirrende kamp i går! Jeg kunne puste lettet ut da dommeren endelig blåste av, men det var 94+ vonde minutter! Jeg er ikke fornøyd i det hele tatt med hvordan United spilte. Andre omgang var rett og slett krise og vi lot Southampton slippe til i kampen og da er en 1-0 ledelse ekstrem farlig. Vi skulle ha drept kampen tidlig og det er skuffende å se at Lukaku og Herrera bommer på to så klare sjanser. Da hadde de sluppet å stresse rundt som galninger og jeg hadde spart hjertet mitt litt. Men de gjorde det forferdelig vanskelig for deg og det er vel dette som kalles en sliteseier. Og den kjentes på kroppen etterpå. I tillegg blir Mourinho bortvist på overtid uten en gang å ha fått snakket med dommeren. Det er soleklar forskjellsbehandling og den går IKKE vår vei til alle som alltid sier det. Det viktigste er uansett at vi vinner en tøff kamp. Sesongen er lang og det er ekstremt viktig å vinne disse vanskelige kampene, for de vil komme og om vi skal vinne serien er dette en del av jobben. Fortsatt ubeseiret og neste runde er forhåpentligvis en lett motstander og vi er på hjemmebane.
What a nerve wrecking game yesterday?! It wasn’t good at all, second half was a disaster. United should have killed the game when they had the chance, Lukaku and Herrera had two chances they should have scored on but instead United got chased around for 45 minutes and I guess the players were as stressed as me because we only were 1 goal ahead. Southampton dominated second half and we were lucky. Even though Mourinho ‘parked the bus’ I was scared! With City smashing C Palace in their second half we could not let this slip! And Mourinho being sent off on overtime didn’t exactly calm me down. What a joke!? The referee didn’t speak to him- just sent him off! Seems like Klopp, Conte and the rest of the circus can do and say everything they want but Jose get punished. Ridiculous.
I wasn’t pleased with the way United were playing. We are stronger and better than the performance they showed us yesterday. But I’m not going to be too harsh, it’s a long season and we won’t be able to win 4-0 every game. It’s too much to expect a top performance every week. Lukaku scored the goal and we won. Even though he wasn’t at his best we can see how much we needed a player like him. Doing his job and he’s now the first player to score against Southampton at St. Mary’s for three Premier League clubs. Also good to see Young back, I’m not happy at all with Darmian and Blind as left backs. They’re squad players but not someone to put on from start week after week, especially in the PL. My opinion, feel free to disagree. I’m not seeing Young as their replacement either but at time to time it’s good to have him and he’s done a good comeback. I wouldn’t expect a cross like that from Blind and Darmian. United fought hard and it was a difficult match. But we won and we are still unbeaten.
Som jeg skrev i går har helgen gått rolig for seg. Vi har hatt Sons of anerchy maraton og kost oss med god mat og litt vin. Deilig å lage mat etter sesong og vi endte med en utrolig god pastarett med kantareller og et glass rødvin. Perfekt høstmat😁
This weekend was all about relaxing and we’ve have been working out together, watched Sons of anerchy and cooking good food! I love making food after which season we’re in. Now I love warm soups, vegetables that’s typical for the fall like mushrooms and root vegetables. We ended up with a delicious pasta dinner with chanterelles. So good! And a glass of red wine of course 😁
For en nervepirrende kamp i går! Jeg kunne puste lettet ut da dommeren endelig blåste av, men det var 94+ vonde minutter! Jeg er ikke fornøyd i det hele tatt med hvordan United spilte. Andre omgang var rett og slett krise og vi lot Southampton slippe til i kampen og da er en 1-0 ledelse ekstrem farlig. Vi skulle ha drept kampen tidlig og det er skuffende å se at Lukaku og Herrera bommer på to så klare sjanser. Da hadde de sluppet å stresse rundt som galninger og jeg hadde spart hjertet mitt litt. Men de gjorde det forferdelig vanskelig for deg og det er vel dette som kalles en sliteseier. Og den kjentes på kroppen etterpå. I tillegg blir Mourinho bortvist på overtid uten en gang å ha fått snakket med dommeren. Det er soleklar forskjellsbehandling og den går IKKE vår vei til alle som alltid sier det. Det viktigste er uansett at vi vinner en tøff kamp. Sesongen er lang og det er ekstremt viktig å vinne disse vanskelige kampene, for de vil komme og om vi skal vinne serien er dette en del av jobben. Fortsatt ubeseiret og neste runde er forhåpentligvis en lett motstander og vi er på hjemmebane.
What a nerve wrecking game yesterday?! It wasn't good at all, second half was a disaster. United should have killed the game when they had the chance, Lukaku and Herrera had two chances they should have scored on but instead United got chased around for 45 minutes and I guess the players were as stressed as me because we only were 1 goal ahead. Southampton dominated second half and we were lucky. Even though Mourinho 'parked the bus' I was scared! With City smashing C Palace in their second half we could not let this slip! And Mourinho being sent off on overtime didn't exactly calm me down. What a joke!? The referee didn't speak to him- just sent him off! Seems like Klopp, Conte and the rest of the circus can do and say everything they want but Jose get punished. Ridiculous.
I wasn't pleased with the way United were playing. We are stronger and better than the performance they showed us yesterday. But I'm not going to be too harsh, it's a long season and we won't be able to win 4-0 every game. It's too much to expect a top performance every week. Lukaku scored the goal and we won. Even though he wasn't at his best we can see how much we needed a player like him. Doing his job and he's now the first player to score against Southampton at St. Mary's for three Premier League clubs. Also good to see Young back, I'm not happy at all with Darmian and Blind as left backs. They're squad players but not someone to put on from start week after week, especially in the PL. My opinion, feel free to disagree. I'm not seeing Young as their replacement either but at time to time it's good to have him and he's done a good comeback. I wouldn't expect a cross like that from Blind and Darmian. United fought hard and it was a difficult match. But we won and still unbeaten.
Som jeg skrev i går har helgen gått rolig for seg. Vi har hatt Sons of anerchy maraton og kost oss med god mat og litt vin. Deilig å lage mat etter sesong og vi endte med en utrolig god pastarett med kantareller og et glass rødvin. Perfekt høstmat😁
This weekend was all about relaxing and we've have been working out together, watched Sons of anerchy and cooking good food! I love making food after which season we're in. Now I love warm soups, vegetables that's typical for the fall like mushrooms and root vegetables. We ended up with a delicious pasta dinner with chanterelles. So good! And a glass of red wine of course 😁
Endelig helg! Denne helga har jeg gleda meg til hele uka for nå er planen kun avslapning. En stor kontrast til de forrige helgene med bursdagsfeiring og tur til Manchester. I dag sov vi lenge, spiste frokost i senga og nå er jeg på trening. En times powerwalk på mølla og deretter styrke. Perfekt start på dagen. Jeg skal få inn et par skikkelig gode økter denne helga og bortsett fra det skal jeg bare slappe av med fotball, serier og god mat!
Southampton vs Manchester United
Lørdag og bortekamp. Jeg tar absolutt ingen kamper for gitt i Premier League og jeg viste at Stoke ville bli en tøff kamp, og den endte uavgjort. Forrige sesong ga vi vekk sjokkerende mange poeng mot halvgode lag, men jeg ser klare forbedringer der denne sesongen allerede heldigvis! Vi scorer mye mer og vinner kamper vi fort kunne spilt uavgjort forrige sesong, vi er mye sterkere og derfor er jeg sikker på seier i dag. Statistisk sett er alt på vår side og vi har ikke tapt på St. Marys siden 2003. Ikke at det har all verden å si, men vi reiser bort mer selvtillit og klar for å vinne dette! Jeg forventer en god og underholdene kamp! Jeg er meget spent på laguttaket og er dessverre redd for at Mourinho starter med Fellaini. Jeg stoler absolutt på sjefen vår, men jeg kan ikke være enig i alt og jeg mener det er en stor feil om vi starter med Fellaini i dag. Han har vært veldig god så langt, absolutt- men han må spilles riktig. Med han og Matic på midtbanen er det null balanse og derfor mener jeg det er kritisk at Herrera får starte i dag. Han har ikke vært så god så langt, men han fortjener å få sjansen i dag. Spesielt nå som Pogba er skadet! De er samme spillertyper med den kreative delen vi trenger pluss fart. Fingrene krysset for at vår kjære spanjol starter og forhåpentligvis kan vi se den Herrera vi hadde i fjor.
Blir det en ny 4-0 seier til oss i dag? Jeg satte faktisk penger på 4-0 mot Button og selv om det var en fantastisk kamp var jeg litt sur på Pereira helt på slutten 😂
Og det leder meg inn på cup-kamper. To spilt og to vunnet. Det kan ikke klages på. Følelsen jeg hadde inni meg da Champions League hymnen ble spilt kan nesten ikke beskrives. Så utrolig deilig! Gleder meg til sene høstkamper 😁 Cup-kamper gir også muligheten for resten av spillerene til å vise deg frem og en jeg spesielt gledet meg til å følge med på var Lindelöf. Jeg har kun skrevet positivt om han og vet han har talentet, men jeg føler nå at han må bevise litt. Han ser ganske så tapt ut og nervøs. Men vi må også tenke på spillere vi har hatt før som har startet dårlig og som utviklet seg til verdensspillere. En helt annen spiller som virkelig har vist seg er Martial og han var fantstisk mot Burton. Han var alle steder og små marginer som gjorde at han ikke fikk flere mål. Og hva med Rashford?! Herregud så glad jeg blir av den gutten! Fortsetter han denne veien er han verdens beste om noen år. Derfor måtte jeg selvfølgelig kjøpe meg ny drakt for noen dager siden.
Finally weekend! This one will be a huge contrast to my previous ones. I'm just going to stay inside watching football and tv, eat good food and relax. Work out and sleep in. I need a healthy weekend and nothing's better than starting the day with a good work out! I'm as we speak in the treadmill and gonna do 1 h here with power walk and lifting weights after.
Southampton vs Manchester United
Saturday and United playing away against Southampton. I don't take any games for granted, I knew Stoke would be a tough one and we dropped points, no games in the Premier League are easy. Last season we lost a lot of points to mid-table teams but as I've said before out team now are much stronger than last season. Games we could have lost or played draw we're now winning, I see a change and today we must win. Statistically we should, we haven't lost at St. Mary's since 2003 and we're on a roll. I'm expecting an entertaining game and a good win. We need to look forward and never give the opponent a chance to score. I'm curious on the team though, I really want Herrera to start! He need to be played more and we need the Herrera we had last season. Especially now when Pogba is injured. I trust Mourinho, but please please please don't start with Fellaini! There's no balance with him and Matic on the midfield! Herrera is the same type of player as Pogba and defiantly something we will miss today if we start with Fellaini+Matic.
Score prediction people? Another 4-0 victory?! I sat money on a 4-0 win against Burton and even though it was a fantastic game I was pissed off at Pereira at the end. 😂
And that leads me over to the previous cup games! I haven't had time to write about them. Two games and two win, can't complain about that. I can't describe the feeling I had inside me when the Champions League chant came on! An amazing feeling!! It's so good to be back in Europe against the best teams and I can't wait till the next game. I was also very excited to see other players get their chance and especially Lindelöf, I've written only good things about him and I believe his talented but he gotta show us something soon. I can't point my finger at it, but he seems a bit…lost? Idk but I gotta admit I'm a bit disappointed, I was expecting more of him l. We need to give him time to adapt, look at some of our best players ever in the history and they didn't have the smoothest start either so it's stupid to write him off already and writing shit. A totally different player but one who also had to prove himself was Martial, and he's been amazing. Against Burton he was everywhere, high and low. Good to see him back and many goals ahead if he continue like this. And what about Rashford?! Amazing person! He will be the best player in the world if he keep up the good work. Watching United like this makes me so happy!
Tia flyr når man har det moro! Jeg har ikke hatt tid til å skrive om helgen, men det må jeg jo. Manchester skuffet ikke! Det var jo bursdagshelg nummer to for meg og den innfridde heldigvis. United vant og nok en morsom tur er over.
Denne gangen var det bare jenter som dro over og vi valgte å bo i leilighet. Og det anbefales virkelig! Jeg vet ikke hvor mange tusen jeg har svidd av unødvendig fordi jeg har vært sent ute med å bestille og det som er igjen er svinedyre og i tillegg dårlige hotell. Slikt er surt, kunne jo fått en luksustur for de pengene, men slik er det. Prisene skrus opp pga fotball og det må vi dessverre bare regne med. Men uansett: Airbnb er genialt. Vi bodde midt i sentrum og det var en fin og ren leilighet, det er det viktigste for meg. Når man er flere så blir det ikke vare billigere, men også mer sosialt. Alltid koselig å ta en drink sammen mens man sminker seg og vurderer antrekk. Er det jentetur så er det jentetur!
Time flies when you have fun! Manchester was great (as always) and birthday weekend part two didn’t disappoint. And most importantly; United won! So yeah, the weekend was exactly what I expected 😁
We all stayed together in an apartment this time and I recommend it if you are more than two people traveling to Manchester. It’s so expensive for hotels in Manchester and I can’t think how many thousands I’ve waisted on bad hotels because that’s the only thing left and they put the prizes up because of football. I could have gotten a luxury vacation for all that money but because of United I keep coming back! 😛 anyway; I highly recommend airbnb instead of hotels if you’re traveling in a group. It’s more social and often cheaper as well. Our place was really nice and it’s so important for me that the bedroom and bathroom are nice and clean. I don’t care about the rest because all I do inside is sleep and shower. If you’re a normal person it’s also nice to have a good breakfast (I’ve heard..) before match etc. We filled the refrigerator with Pepsi max and red bull, ready to cure the hangover.
Vi kom til Manchester veldig tidlig lørdag så vi hadde hele dagen. Til lunsj dro vi til Tops buffè og den anbefales om du ikke vet hva du vil ha eller du vil spare litt penger. De har nemlig alt du kan tenke deg av mat og i tillegg latterlig billig. Kostet vel 10 pund om jeg husker rett og det er jo ingenting. Helt greit sted innimellom, men buffe er jo ikke bra for deg. Man spiser jo alt for mye og jeg kan bare si at super-thight bukse og magetopp er veldig upraktisk når man spiser med øynene.
We arrived Manchester super early and after checking in we went out for lunch. If you’re looking for a cheap meal or don’t know what you want for food and you’re in a group Tops buffet is a good choice. Think it’s only £10 for food and they got it all. I had sushi, sweet potato fries, mixed vegetables, fried rice and a tofu mix and it was really good. Many vegan options and ok to visit now and then. The negative thing about eating at an all-you-can-eat place is that it’s like my body take it as an challenge to see how much food I can eat. Haha. And when wearing a super tight jeans and a crop top it’s not the smartest thing. 😜
Visiting the Circus tavern is tradition and it’s always a good mix with locals and Norwegians. Since I’m a tourist I like that 😉
For dinner we visited Fazenda and everyone loved the food. Good food, drinks and friends 😁❤ we visited some bars around Spinningsfield after and ended up at Panacea.
Vi spiste middag på Fazenda og alle likte maten, veldig kult sted. Etter det var vi rundt omkring Spinningsfield og avsluttet på Panacea.
Søndag var selvfølgelig den store dagen! Matchday og da gjelder det seg å komme seg opp så tidlig som mulig og sette snuten mot Bishops. Vi var der hele dagen og veldig god stemning! Møtte så sykt mange bekjente og det gjør det bare enda hyggeligere.
Sunday and MATCHDAY! Days like this you just gotta get up and start where you ended the night before. Bottles were popped and we were ready! We went to the Bishops and it was really good that day, I met a lot of friends from all over and that makes it more fun naturally.
Vi hadde billetter på Singing section denne gangen siden vi var flere og selv om det ikke er Stretford End så var det meget god stemning! Rart å se Rooney tilbake og glad han ikke scorte mot oss. Det var ikke akkurat den beste kampen og denne gangen synes jeg det var helt feil at Fellaini startet. Hva med Herrera?! Ikke bra spill, men vi tar tre viktige poeng. Selv om det er det viktigste vil vi også ha underholdning og heldigvis ble slutten av kampen mye bedre og vi vinner nok en gang 4-0! Jeg kunne skrevet mye mer, men jeg er på tredemølla og må avslutte så jeg rekker hjem til kampstart!
This time I had seats at singing section and I liked it. Different from stretty of course but good atmosphere! It wasn’t the best game event though we ended up with a new 4-0 win. Boring mostly but we got the goals and the most important is of course to get 3 points. But the supporters need more, we want entertainment! So we were happy to see more goals and a game we probably would have drawn last season we won in Sunday and that’s so important. United need to improve a lot to be able to win the league- but I can see clearly a progress and that’s good! I could (and want to) write more about the game but I don’t have time actually. I’m as we speak on the treadmill and cardio and typing is killing me so I have to stop both now and hurry home for the game!
Normally deadline day is an exciting day but this season I'm quite happy actually and wasn't expecting anything tbh. I had Sky Sports on in the background and refreshed my Twitter now and then but that was it. On a scale from 1-6 I'm giving United a 5 this transfer window. United did their business early and they did it well. Many of us wanted a fourth player but I'm glad we didn't buy just to fill up the squad. My biggest wish was Griezmann and I'm sure he would have been a red now if it wasn't for the transfer ban in Athletico. Maybe next summer? Or already in January?! The number 7 is available and he will fit in perfectly. Looks like many are a bit disappointed about Lindelöf? We can't forget it's not that easy to join a new team and the best league in the world so give him time, he will get his chance and I believe he will do good, he's not called Iceman for nothing right. Mourinho said he will play against Basel and I think that's the right decision. Bailly and Jones has been amazing together! (!!) so changing that isn't the smartest thing to do when we are on a roll! I'm actually a huge fan and of Jones and I'm so happy he's back! Looks like his training routines has changed? Some players just get injured a lot more than others, they all have individual challenges and maybe Jones body isn't made for football training several times a week plus a game on top of it. Football is a very tough sport so if he gets a program made for him and also gets a bit smarter in his duels we will have a great pair with him and Bailly! Even though we need to give every player for our team our support, it's definitely super important to keep our British players and not toss them out if they're having a difficult time. We need them. So I'm really excited about Jones and hopefully Shaw will be back soon.
Matic must be the best transfer this season in the Premier League?! I still can't believe Chelsea let him go 😂 What a rock solid, top player he is!!
Lukaku was my number two on my wishlist after Griezmann and he's already proven him self. I love it when other supporters and the media are criticizing the money United are using and are laughing and making jokes about it and at the same time trying to justify the £92m bid on Lemar- which he rejected!! The prices in this transfer window are crazy but on the good side United are definitely the winners and Lukaku is a bargain! And what about Pogba?!
I HATE national breaks. Suddenly I don't know what to do in the weekend?! Haha but I guess my friends appreciate it tough so last Friday I celebrated Chrissy's birthday- she is also a HUGE UNITED supporter so give her a follow on Instagram! Her username is Christinahenriette and what's not to love about her?! She loves United, beer and tequila… when I think about she's my soulmate 😂❤
The weekend was good but it's not the same without football! I follow England and Norway but it's not with the passion I got for United. So I can't wait for this weekend and Premier League! My birthday is September 11 and since I couldn't decide which weekend to celebrate I landed on both; this and the next weekend. It's on a Monday so in my head it made perfectly sense to have one weekend here in Oslo to celebrate and then do the same in Manchester next weekend! Manchester United vs Everton will be a good game to watch live. Rooney back again for the first time as a blue..
But first we're meeting Stoke away in the league and then finally we are back in the Champions League!! Suddenly it's ok to have a drink in the weekdays 😂 joking, but being back means so much. It's been embarrassing not to be with the best team in Europe.
September is a busy month for United! We have 7 games in 21 days. That means a tight schedule for me as well 😁 United couldn't started better in the league but it's now it really begins! We are actually "lucky" this time; Chelsea, City, Arsenal and Pool have some tough games ahead of themselves and United need to continue the strike when we know for sure some of them will drop points.
MATCHDAY! Probably one of my favorite words 😁We're back at Old Trafford and the guests today are Leicester. Not an easy game at all and for the first game this season I don't think we'll get a clean sheet. We need to continue our attacking football and be ON from the first minute. But we got this, no way Leicester will win. I hope Martial get the chance from start and that's the only change Mourinho make. I'm really excited for tonight's game and I think it will be an entertaining evening! It's the last game before international break so let's get those 3 points and stay top of the league!
As I said there's a lot of good news these days; Young and Shaw are recovering nice. I hope from the bottom of my heart that Shaw will be as good – or better- than he was before he got injured. Looks like he's been a lot more professional lately and understand Mourinhos demands for being a player for Man. United. Rojo is back training also and they'll be an important addition to the squad later this season when we play up to three matches a week. I'm very happy about the Champions League group and I'm sure we'll make it to the next stage.
But, the biggest announcement was of course Zlatan! I guess we all hoped for a comeback but an injury like that and our goals for this season it's easier said than done to get a new contract. But Zlatan is Zlatan. Of course he would be back?! We all have watched him train hard after the injury and his fitness improvements are unbelievable! He's back to finish what he came for and I can't wait to see him back on the pitch!
4-0 on a day many say United isn’t good enough to win the league. I totally agree that it wasn’t the best day for us. It was last season all over again the first half and I wasn’t convinced. In 79 minutes we played mediocre and even though we were the best team we need to get the second goal faster! That’s so important, we need to kill the game before we get punished for playing it low. But we won a game we probably would have drawn last season!
Rashford had a rough day and I get his frustration. He should have gotten some free kicks but instead gets a warning. I’m sure the goals will be coming his way soon though!
The game changed when Martial came on and he deserve to be in the starting line up for the Leicester game. I wasn’t expecting another 4-0 victory, but it’s so good the boys didn’t stop after the second goal! They all wanted a bite of the cake and gave us supporters more to cheer for. The joy is finally back!
Yesterday we just relaxed at home and it was so good having a night in with good food, football on tv and some episodes with Sons of anarchy! I’ve heard so much about it, but never watched it before and I really like it. Friday night I went out for “one drink” but we all know what that means 😜
4-0. På en “dårlig dag”. Som jeg skrev i innlegget før kampen så kan vi ikke ta et eneste og i Premier League for gitt. Swansea har gjort det vanskelig for United mange ganger og de prøvde sitt beste i går. Og for en lang periode gjorde de det vanskelig for United. Men taktikken til Mourinho var perfekt. Hvorfor skal han gjøre grep når laget leder på bortebane? Swansea prøvde å stresse United, det funker ikke og de gjør offensive bytter. Mourinho svarer og resultatet ble et ydmykende 4-0 for gutta på Liberty Stadium.
2 kamper, med 8-0 i målforskjell. Media elsker å skrive om United så jeg forventer ikke ros hver eneste kamp. Spillet var middelmådig mesteparten av tiden, men må det være festfotball hele tiden? Dette er bare starten på noe fantastisk og det kommer til å løsne for Rashford også så det er bare å glede seg. Han har vært fantastisk, jobber hardt hele tiden og har klart fortjent noen mål. Men det kommer. Martial endret kampbildet i går og det var en utrolig deilig avslutning på en litt frustrerende kamp. Men vi vinner igjen og det blir meget spennende å se de hjemme igjen neste runde mot Leicester. Dette bygger selvtillit!
Det er så utrolig deilig med Premier League tilbake. Jeg tilrettelegger jo helgene mine etter det i stor grad så fredag var jeg ute med jentene for en drink. Vi gikk til Aku Aku og vi alle vet jo at det aldri blir med den ene drinken. Men vi kjøpte sharing bowl så vi tok den ikke helt ut og jeg var hjemme tidlig så det var deilig å våkne i bra form lørdag siden det var tidlig kamp! Vi har bare slappet av med Premier League og Sons of anarchy. Jeg har aldri sett den serien før og trodde det ikke var noe for meg, men so far so good! Vi lagde også lasagne for første gang fra scratch og det var sykt godt! Altså….vegan mat er bare så sykt digg 😁
First of all; thank you for all the nice comments about my blog! I’ve used this platform for almost ten years(!!) and a lot have changed for me since I got introduced to social media. We share so much these days and it’s easy to lose control over how much you actually share of your life, and the last couple of years I’ve been more and more private. Not that I need to hide anything but it’s important for me to have some parts of my life totally private. That means most of my relationship, my job, family and friends. I know some of you would like me to share more, but you have to remember that it’s not only about me, I have people close who doesn’t like to have their life exposed on a blog etc and I understand that! I’m not sure if I would like friends/boyfriend write about me either for the world to see and I’m not shy or that private at all😝 But, since I’ve started to write in English as well I guess I have to be a bit more personal sometimes just so you understand what I’m writing about. I just had to make it clear why it’s a lot of ME in here 😂 I reckon most of you read this blog because I write about United and that’s good, cause most of my posts are about football 😁 My blog is about my life, it’s kind of my dairy but my life isn’t that exciting tbh, I’m gone for work at least nine hour everyday and after that I’m at the gym or with friends or my boyfriend, I don’t think people will be interested in reading about that all day so my blog is mostly about my passion for United 😎 And the good thing about that and the reason I love this sport so much is that every game is different! A different opponent every week, a new referee, new situations to discuss and the players and the team together is also something to analyze every game so that’s why I love writing about United- it never gets boring 😈
I’m not used to write this much in a different language, I know my grammar isn’t always correct but bare with me please- I’m used to Twitter with 140 signs ok 😂 I can’t promise I’ll do both versions every time but I’ll try. Sometimes I’ll do it in Norwegian, other times in English. Everyone in Norway can read and understand my blog but it’s not the same when it’s not my first language. So we’ll see how it goes! I’ll continue do this if the feedback is good and I got the time!
FINALLY WEEKEND! After watching United crush West Ham on Sunday I’ve been wanting MORE! I’m really excited for game week 2 and I’m feeling very optimistic. When all the players are this good, Mourinho got a luxury problem picking the team. Martial deserve to start, I want to see Herrera also, but Mata was really good so who will get the chance? It’s really hard because everyone did a great job. Could be worse of course! Hopefully the players understand that and that they know their time will come. Throughout the season everyone will be getting plenty of minutes on the pitch and we need a big and good squad! The number one focus will always be the team and I believe Mourinho will put on the boys that started against West Ham. Why change a winning recipe?
It’s Swansea away and it’s nothing called an easy game in Premier League but with that said I believe United will win it. Hopefully as entertainment and fun as last round! I will be watching all the games at home this week, no pub for me! A lot of good food (we’re making lasagna from scratch the vegan way for the first time 😋) a glass of red wine and just relax. I need that after last weekend in Manchester!
Have you remembered to join my Fantasy league btw? It’s not too late! I was pretty happy about the first round actually. But I have no idea what to do this round 🤔 please give me some tips if you have some! I’m not sure if it’s a good idea to have three Everton players against City?! I believe (and hope!!) they’ll give City a tough game but two in defense? I can loose a lot of points if City do well. Fingers crossed for Rooney though! And how about Tottenham home against Chelsea? Three players there as well, it’s their first home game at Wembley, not sure if they’ll benefit of that or not.. Maybe sell Kanté and put on a midfielder that are more likely to score.. hmmm this is not easy! And it’s seven players I’m insecure about, I have a lot to think about until next round!
The code for my league is 1591237-381618
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Som dere ser er jeg i gang med å blogge på engelsk og det er noe jeg har hatt lyst til å gjøre i lang tid, men ikke hatt tiden til det. Det er også mye mer tidkrevende siden det er for det første uvant, og ikke et språk jeg bruker ofte skriftlig. Kun til Twitter og der er det en maksgrense på 140 tegn så dette er noe annet. Jeg er fullt klar over at engelsken min ikke er den beste, men jeg gjør fordi jeg har utrolig mange utenlandske følgerne som har spurt om de kan få en engelsk versjon. Og jeg synes det er utrolig gøy å vise de min passion for United på en nærmere måte! De har jo ikke snøring på hva jeg babler om på norsk og det de ser er selfies av meg i Uniteddrakt. Jeg føler i hvert fall at jeg har litt å komme med og responsen har vært kjempebra! Det blir nok litt vanskelig å skrive på begge språk hele tiden, det positive er jo at dere forstår engelsk, men jeg skjønner også at det ikke helt blir det samme. Så jeg må bare prøve meg litt frem rett og slett! Om jeg blogger på begge språk i samme innlegg så vil det handle om det samme, men det blir ikke dirkete oversatt. Jeg skriver begge delene hver for seg så noe ulikt blir det, men samme budskap.
Det er endelig helg og jeg har telt dager siden United knuste West Ham! Slik festfotball får meg til å bli enda mer sulten! Jeg vil ha mer, mer, mer! Jeg er veldig spent på laguttaket til Mourinho denne uka. Ingen gjorde bort seg og fortjener plassen sin. Samtidig synes jeg Martial fortjener å bli belønnet med spill fra start, jeg vil også se Herrera, men Mata var veldig god så det blir ikke begge to der. Vi har et aldri så lite luksusproblem og det er jo bare bra. Forhåpentligvis er spillerne profesjonelle nok til å forstå at deres tid vil komme og at det viktigste alltid er laget. Med en lang sesong fremfor oss vil alle få spilletid og til det trenger vi en bred og god stall. Man burde ikke forandre en vinneroppskrift så jeg håper å se samme startellever som sist!
Man skal aldri ta et lag for gitt, spesielt ikke i Premier League, men jeg kan ikke se annet enn at dette blir en seier til oss?! Og forhåpentligvis en like underholdene kamp. Herregud så moro det var forrige helg! Jeg krysser fingrene for festfotball, og det skal nytes fra sofaen denne runden. Jeg skal bare slappe av, spise masse god mat- vi skal prøve oss på hjemmelaget lasagne for første gang og sammen med en god rødvin tror jeg det blir sykt digg. Etter helga i Manchester blir det godt og nødvendig med en avslappende helg.
Det er ikke for sent å melde dere inn i ligaen min på Fantasy! Koden er 1591237-381618
Jeg er veldig i tvil på hva jeg skal gjøre denne runden?!
Every trip I make to Manchester is special for me since I’m such a passionate Manchester United supporter and I feel privileged that I got my own season ticket and that I’m able to travel this often. I love Manchester and not only for the football club. I’ve traveled regularly since 2011 and my love for the city and all the people gets stronger every time. I’ve been thinking a lot about you guys since the terror attack back in May. It was a nightmare and it took away the normal “match day-feeling” when I sat on the flight to Stockholm. Football means nothing when it comes to this, but that night United won the final for the whole city. The victory was for Manchester and it was a strong achievement when it clearly affected everyone.
And that’s the great thing about football, even though life is hard we can forget about it for some hours, get together and watch our team play and feel close, ignore everything else. And just for 90 minutes things are perfect. Manchester will forever be affected by this and we will never forget. I feel your pain, Norway was attacked in 2011 and it claimed a total of 77 lives, mostly young people. It was the deadliest attack in Norway since World War 2 and we all felt how it was to be under attack. Our city was no longer safe and we will always remember that day. But we can’t let those people win, they want to spread fear and change our lives. After the attack in Oslo we responded with love. “If one man can show so much hate, just imagine how much love we all together can create”. And it was amazing to see that Manchester did the same. As you say; “this is Manchester. We do things differently here…”
As I said, Manchester is always special to me, but this trip meant so much more. It was amazing to finally be back after a long summer and it didn’t disappoint.
Me and my boyfriend arrived super early Friday and after checking in we went to the gym. Even though I love a good party, a healthy lifestyle is also very important to me so I’m glad we stayed at The Lowry where I can order any food I want and also work out. You know, it’s all about balance 😉
Last time in Manchester we had some amazing Chinese food so after a quick shower we went back there, I love this place- they got their own vegan menu! That makes me SO HAPPY(!!!!) It’s called The Little Yang Sing and since it’s so good I’m afraid they’re stucked with me for life!
In Norway it’s almost 50-50 of Manchester United and Liverpool supporters. And Premier League is huge here so every weekend United play at home there’s a lot of Norwegians over. I know some of you hate us and some of you love us, haha! After a good lunch we went to see some of our friends around the city. One place I always visit is The Circus Tavern. Smallest pub with the best atmosphere! Barry and the girls are so nice so it’s always good to see them.
For dinner we tried a new place called Fazenda and even though it’s a steak house I loved it! The location was nice, they had a cool bar, a huge salad bar, some really good wine and a few vegan options as well on their menu. I don’t ask for more 😉 I know Guacho is a really popular place, but I will highly recommend this one. I’ll be back for sure!
Saturday morning, I was up early to catch the breakfast and a bloody Mary. (Hello vacation!) After that I had a powernap before we went out to meet some friends, I was finally in vacay-mood 😀
A selfie a day keeps the doctor away…
The weather was nice so we walked in a slow tempo down to the city and just enjoyed the sun. Those who follow my social media know I’m a big fan of betting and it’s so easy with my Betsson app to do live-bet etc, but it’s something special to go in a small shop to deliver your bet and get a coupon. And you know what- all my bets went in 😉
Betting expert 😉
It was time for lunch so we went to a French brasserie (Cote Brasserie) I’ve visited once before but our disappointment was HUGE when they no longer served onion soup?! You can’t run a French Brasserie and not have that the menu?! It was basically the reason I went there so I won’t be back until they put it back on the menu. The food is good, but not outstanding. The wine was good though so I didn’t complain 😉
(I’m looking through my photos and I know this is not a food blog, so sorry for mostly writing about food #sorrynotsorry! The funny thing about being vegan is that so many people think a plain salad is the only thing I eat?! Couldn’t be further from the truth 😀 )
My mood couldn’t be any better after Chelsea’s loss and Liverpool’s draw so Saturday was really good!
My all-time favorite restaurant in Manchester is Australiasia. The drinks, the food, the place.. I really enjoy it and it’s perfect to go there before a night out. I wanted to be in my best shape Sunday so I didn’t drink that much and went home straight after the dinner. Because of a shoulder injury I’m on some medicine that doesn’t go well with alcohol, I’m usually not the first one to leave 😉
Good friends and good food <3
Since the medicine is strong I was gutted when I woke up because I felt really bad, like the worst hangover ever but it’s because I skipped some meals and that can make me feel ill. So what else could I do than cure it with a Bloody Mary?? 😀 IT’S MATCH DAY!
Opening weekend is for me bigger than Christmas and my birthday! After a quick brekkie we took an Uber to The Bishops, I know the typical Manc doesn’t go there and are laughing at all the tourism (why?!) but I really don’t care. You can call me a tourist all you want, because that is what I am 😀 But never (!) say I’m not worthy my place at Old Trafford. If it makes you feel better- sure- make fun of us and use your bitterness on me while watching the game on TV and ranting on my social media (lol), but when I’m this passionate about my club I have every right to be there. And don’t get me wrong; 99% of all the people I meat are nice, but of course there are some rats and this is the only time I’ll give them attention. I just had to get it off my chest.
No idea what I was doing here, haha!
I went to The Bishops and the football hotel but I must say Bishop is the place for me! I like the place and the atmosphere was really good before kick-off!
Walking up the stairs to Stretford End was unbelievable.. Just knowing that in some minutes I would stand on my own place again after so many months off got me running without stops. And those who knows me know cardio is not my thing 😉
Stretty was buzzing!! Before the first goal we were quite worried because it looked all like last season all over again. Under my years as a season ticket holder I’ve witnessed so many bad games. Draw, draw, draw… I couldn’t live with another season with boring football on ‘The Theatre of draws’. So when Lukaku scored everyone exploded! I got a lot of messages from friends watching the game at home saying the atmosphere was good and it was, no-one sat down and we sang all the game trough.
This is the best medicine for everything! Being in Manchester and watch the boys play this well is the best feeling ever, it makes me unbelievable happy! I can’t describe it with no other words, just pure happiness.
WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE
Yeah, yeah, let’s not get carried away. But this was the best football since Fergie!?! The season has just started, we all know it’s a long way but if the boys play like this every time we will win the league. Most of the experts have City as number one and United as second. As I wrote in my last blog post about this season I said it will be extremely tight and I also believe the winner is either City or United. Both clubs need to win titles and it’s a huge pressure on both Pep and Jose to win the league. But as a United supporter I will always give my team ‘the benefits of the doubt’- I believe that United are a better and stronger team than City. Both teams got new players who needs to fit in. We got the best goal keeper in the world, we got Valencia and Bailly- both world class in their position. We got Matic who’s been pure class since day one, we got Pogba, Micky, Mata, Martial, Rash, Hererra, Lukaku…This is a winning team!
Sunday was a good surprise, I expected a win but not as good as this one. Of course we can allow ourself to be extra happy. It’s been years since we played like this.
Fotballekspert er ikke en beskyttet tittel, når noen i tillegg er hyret inn som “ekspert” å setter Liverpool over United denne sesongen så kan jeg ikke ta de seriøst. I det hele tatt. Så der er svaret på et spørsmål mange har spurt meg om; selvfølgelig kommer ikke Liverpool over United i serien, alle med en smule selvinnsikt ser det selv om realiteten kan være hard å takle for enkelte. Jeg skal ta kort for meg topplagene i Premier League i dette innlegget så dette er det siste jeg skriver om Liverpool nå, naturlig nok.
Denne sesongen tror jeg blir utrolig tøff og jevn. Mourinho, Pep og Conte har alle sitt andre år i ny klubb og med pengebruken vi har vært vitne til i sommer så har samtlige mye å bevise.
Chelsea hadde en knallsesong i fjor og stakk av med gullet. I år faller Chelsea fra og havner best på en tredjeplass selv om jeg tror de får sterk konkurranse av Arsenal der. Jeg tror Conte virkelig får smake den vanskelige andresesongen, de andre topplagene har forsterket bra og selv om de snappet stortalentet Morata er det ikke gitt at det blir suksess fra første stund. I fjor var de ikke ute i Europa og hadde derfor en enorm fordel i ligaen noe vi merket godt. Selv om de har nysigneringer som nevnte Morata og Tiemouè Baksyoko så gikk de glipp av scoringssikre Lukaku og i tillegg lot Matic gå over til fienden. Det tror jeg de kommer til å få svi for. Den siste faktoren som gjør at Chelsea ikke tar gullet andre år på rad (det er det jo kun United som gjør..) er at det virker som det er trøbbel i paradis. Conte fikk ikke kontraktsforlengelse som ønsket, kun lønnsforhøyelse og det er klart at Conte ikke er fornøyd med det. I tillegg er han frustrert over overgangsvinduet da han ikke har fått de spillerne han har ønsket og klubben valgte å la Matic gå uten hans godkjennelse ( 😊). Costa-situasjonen er heller ikke løst og jeg kan umulig se for meg at han kommer til å kjempe for et lag der sjefen ikke vil ha han lenger.
Arsenal. Wenger gir seg aldri og det liker jeg. Som jeg skrev tidligere så tror jeg tredjeplassen står mellom Chelsea og Arsenal. Supportergruppen har vært splittet i mange år når det kommer til støtten til Wenger. Noen er lojale mens andre vil ha friskt blod inn. Jeg forstår de godt, jeg tror ikke Wenger har det som trengs til at de kan vinne Premier League, men som Unitedsupporter ser jeg det som en fordel at han blir, i tillegg er han jo en morsom skrue å ha i PL. Lacazette er et friskt pust inn i ligaen og selvfølgelig for Arsenal, samtidig har de storspillere som ikke har fornyet kontrakten og kan forsvinne (Sànchez, Özil og Oxlade-Chamberlain), og hva da Wenger? Laget vant nettopp FA-cupen og kan fokusere fullt på PL siden de ikke har Europaspill. Jeg tror uansett laget er for svakt til å ta gull.
Tottenham har de siste årene bygd seg opp til å kjempe helt i toppen, men de har aldri klart å holde på det. Det må være utrolig surt for alle Spurs-supportere vi har her til lands for i år har de ikke sjans. Misforstå meg rett- de har et utrolig sterkt lag og jeg ser mange har de som favoritter. Jeg tipper maks en tredjeplass, men tror dessverre de havner helt på en femteplass bak Chelsea og Arsenal. Selv om laget er bra og de er samspilt så har de et stort problem om Kane blir solgt eller skadet. I tillegg er Wembley deres nye hjem og det tror jeg ikke er en fordel for dem pluss at enkelte spillere ønsker seg bort. I skrivende stund har bla Rose gått ut til The Sun(!) og sagt han vil vekk og det lover ikke bra for Spurs da de vil miste en av de beste spillerne på laget.
Gullet ender i Manchester.
Lillebror City har dessverre blitt mer og mer bråkete de siste årene. De har en sterk manager i Pep og han må bevise i år. Du blir ikke gammel i den klubben uten å vinne trofèer- slik er det blitt i de fleste klubber og noe han vet godt. Jeg tror City blir utrolig sterke i år og forstår at mange setter de som favoritter til å gå til topps. De har et lite luksusproblem på topp og de har forsterket bra i forsvaret noe de trengte. Walker, Mendy, Denilo og Bernando Silva er på plass. Et sterkt og muligens den bredeste stallen i ligaen. Det som blir avgjørende for City i år er keeperplassen. Pep bommet med Bravo og er Ederson god nok?
Manchester United.
Storlaget som virkelig har hatt det tøft etter manageren av alle managere gikk av i 2013. Det har vært mye knall og fall i ettertid, men klubben har tatt sølvtøy og selv med mange feilsigneringer av både spillere og managere er United endelig på rett kjøl. Mourinho tok heldigvis over i fjor og som jeg skrev om i forrige innlegg så har han gjort mange forandringer. Spillere som ikke passet inn er borte og spillere som Lindelöf, Matic og Lukaku inn. For å ha en bred og sterk nok stall mener jeg at vi trenger en ny back. Blind og Darmian er ikke gode nok og med Shaw ute trenger vi noe nytt nå. De andre er gode nok som squadspillere, men i år må United bevise. United skal kjempe om gullet i Premier League og i tillegg ut i Europa, vi kan ikke ha for mange middelmådige spillere i startelleveren. De som er uenige kan se Real Madrid kampen en gang til. Siden 2012 har Mourinho alltid vunnet ligaen i sin andre sesong i de klubbene han har vært. Jeg håper selvfølgelig dette gjentar seg. De aller fleste “eksperter” setter City som nummer 1 og United som en sterk nummer 2. Hvorfor tror ingen at United trekker det lengste strået? United tar gullet. Og under skal jeg si dere hvorfor.
Vi har savnet et stopperpar ala Rio/Vidic og Bailly er virkelig verdensklasse. Eneste han savner er en partner in crime, Rojo matchet utrolig bra med han frem til han ble skadet. Det blir spennende å se hvem som blir valgt av Jones/Lindelöf. Mest sannsynlig en rullering, men begge vil takle rollen bra. Selv om vi ikke har en fast forsvarsrekke så har ikke City det heller, men vi har Valencia og Bailly som er i verdensklasse i sin posisjon. Og som jeg nevnte er Rose sterkt linket til United nå og det hadde vært et knallkjøp.
Kjøpet av Matic kom noe overraskede, jeg hadde ønsket meg han, men trodde helt ærlig ikke at Chelsea ville selge han til oss. Han var en av de beste under Real kampen og fyller virkelig et tomrom på midten. Han er sterk og smart, kjenner ligaen inn og ut- et av sesongens beste kjøp i Premier League. Med Matic på banen vil det frigjøre Pogba og han kan være den spilleren han er. En tryllekunstner. Jeg har store forventninger til Pogba denne sesongen og tror han vil innfri nå som mer er tilrettelagt for han. Andre spillere som blir viktig er Hererra og Micky, førstnevnte er en ildsjel. Elsker United og en fremtidig kaptein. Han er med på å styrke lagånden veldig og en utrolig viktig spiller på banen. Micky hadde en dårlig sesong i fjor og jeg hadde forventet mer, men han ser bedre ut etter pre-season og en meget spennende spiller å ha i laget.
Martial hadde en vanskelig andresesong, men bare han får sjansen av Mourinho så kan han bli utrolig god. Det meste beror på han selv, fjorårets sesong ble overskygget av utenomsportslige ting. Han er ung og det merkes. Han må ta seg sammen, jeg tror han vil bli værende å spille for United og det vi har sett i treningskamper er bra, så lenge han er disiplinert er han til tider en magiker og en spiller som gjør det umulig for et forsvar å gjøre jobben sin.
Svakheten til United forrige sesong var det å avslutte på mål. Man kan jo spørre seg hvor vanskelig det egentlig er når man får servert gullballer.. Med skaden til Zlatan så var det krise i leiren. Vi trengte sårt en spiss og gleden var ekstrem stor da vi signerte Lukaku! En spiss i verdensklasse og som kommer til å være utrolig viktig for United denne sesongen, jeg tror nettopp denne signeringen vil bikke i vårt favør når det kommer til hvem som tar gullet. Lukaku kjenner ligaen så godt og har allerede god kjemi med laget og med et mål mot Real Madrid nå på tirsdag så åpnet han scoringskontoen.
Vi har alle sett hvor viktig det er at laget er samkjørt. Og ikke bare på banen, det hjelper ikke å ha stjernespillere på laget om moralen ikke er der. Og her er United ekstrem sterke. Motivasjonen er på topp og det virker som alle virkelig elsker tilværelsen i United. Samholdet deres utenpå banen er upåklagelig og det er klart det vil gi resultater på alt annet også. Manchester United har desidert det mest spennende laget i Premier League i år!
Vi har en bred stall med en midtbane som gir utrolig mye variasjon av formasjoner noe som vi kan utnytte for hver ulike motstandere vi møter. I tillegg har vi verdens beste keeper. Og ikke bare det; vi har en av de beste som andrekeeper også. Akkurat der har City mye å bevise og bakerste mann er langt fra sikker. United har forsterket på alle svake punkt og derfor tror jeg gullet endelig kommer hjem. Og for å avslutte med en liten ekstra “icing on the cake”; Zlatan returnerer i januar.
