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Though their league position at the halfway point of the season is far from disastrous, we think it's safe to say that Manchester United fans have a right to be disappointed over their recent fortunes.

The Red Devils have fallen below their own high standards for significant periods of the current campaign; some baffling tactical decisions and a conservative style of play have produced a multitude of scoreless draws and lacklustre performances. After their goalless first half in this evening's FA Cup clash with Sheffield United , Louis van Gaal's side have now gone 10 first halves at Old Trafford without scoring in all competitions.

However, describing United supporters as "long-suffering" might be a bit of a stretch.

At half time of tonight's match, the term "long-suffering" came up during BT Sport's analysis of the first forty-five. Though we're sure it was just a slip of the tongue, it's sent fans of such clubs as Leeds United , Blackpool , Leyton Orient and Portsmouth absolutely through the roof.

United fans have seen their side win basically every trophy under the sun in the last few decades, after all. The "long-suffering" comment seems to have dredged up a lot of old resentment concerning that success.

Accordingly, these fans aren't best pleased...

While this lot are lost for words...

There's nothing like a smidgen of sympathy for United fans to send the people of Twitter off the handle, clearly.

Wait until United haven't scored a first-half goal in five years. Then they'll know the meaning of "long-suffering", alright.