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Manchester United Have Plenty of Reasons to Be Cheerful Heading into 2017

It would have been a bitter pill to swallow for Manchester United and their supporters had Jose Mourinho's men not turned around the 1-0 deficit they found themselves facing in the 85th minute against Middlesbrough at Old Trafford on Saturday.

United were dominant, with Boro's threat confined to counter-attacks through the electric Adama Traore—albeit those counter-attacks did present legitimate danger. But the 65.7 per cent of possession United enjoyed saw them take 32 shots at Victor Valdes' goal to Boro's nine at David De Gea's.

Both Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba hit the post, and 12 of United's shots were on target to Boro's two.