article_snippet: From the mist of poor football and modest results emerged a 3-0 home win against Olympiacos in the Premier League.
article_snippet: A win at West Ham followed in the Premier League but then the opposition hardened.
article_snippet: It was a long time ago
article_snippet: Monday night’s win at Swansea was a little fortuitous
article_snippet: The score was 3-0 to United that day but it was totally unrepresentative of the match pattern as their opponents began to use a three-man defensive line which manager Brendan Rodgers has stuck with ever since.
article_snippet: I was impressed that day,’ said which manager Brendan Rodgers.
article_snippet: ‘The result wasn’t great
article_snippet: and we had criticism because we lost
article_snippet: but I was pleased with how dynamic the team looked.
article_snippet: we looked fast again.
article_snippet: As it turned out, their victory over Olympiacos was little more than a shaft of light during a season that resembled a nine-month eclipse.