The old Man Utd Thread

[Liamness]

Bit uh... "exciting" this.

[feltmonkey]

Stunning save.

 

Really harsh red card, by the way. Typical Mike Dean trying to make it all about him.

 

Final whistle. That's a relief.

[5R7]

appparently we cant sell marital, as there is a 50% of profit sell on clause!?! which is madness to agree to start  with!

 

and matic there was stupid, BUT, he had to run him down,. as martial had made no effort at all to track back!

[ckny]

Guess Jose’s gone off Fred and Pereira already then?

[Gabzy]

Think he just wanted the strongest midfield trio considering Watford’s players and start to the season, which makes sense to me. Fellaini was definitely the right choice today.

[Loik V credern]

43 minutes ago, Gabzy said:

What is the actual point of Martial? Seriously, guy’s just come on and won’t try to take on a defender or use his fresh pace in any shape or form. So sick of seeing him at the club, useless. Just always looks like he’d rather be at home watching Netflix.

 

Maybe he's so far gone in terms of being demotivated and unhappy at lack of playing time and Mourinho's treatment of him. Is he bored of football already after spending the previous 15 years of his life pursuing it to the point he gets a big move to United ? Was Zaha terminally bored with football during his time with United ? He seems pretty committed these days. Maybe United should just buy expensive attacking players with an actual policy of only keeping them for a year before the depression sets in.

[Gabzy]

30 minutes ago, Loik V credern said:

 

Maybe he's so far gone in terms of being demotivated and unhappy at lack of playing time and Mourinho's treatment of him. Is he bored of football already after spending the previous 15 years of his life pursuing it to the point he gets a big move to United ? Was Zaha terminally bored with football during his time with United ? He seems pretty committed these days. Maybe United should just buy expensive attacking players with an actual policy of only keeping them for a year before the depression sets in.

 

Then he should ask for a move, I’m sure lots of clubs will be biting our hands off considering the quality he’s shown in the last... oh... wait...

[feltmonkey]

It's understandable that he's pissed off with the guy who fined him for staying an extra couple of days with his girlfriend after the difficult birth of their child.  Contrast that with Man City giving David Silva all the time off he needed after his son was born prematurely.

[Gabzy]

C’mon, like his form has only been like this since then.

[JPL]

You do all know why it’s that shade of pink, right?

[feltmonkey]

It's something to do with the Manchester Evening News, isn't it?  A tribute to their pink football pages?

[JPL]

On 16/09/2018 at 00:18, feltmonkey said:

It's something to do with the Manchester Evening News, isn't it?  A tribute to their pink football pages?

Yeah, it’s a tribute to the pink football newspaper that we used to get on a Saturday afternoon. I quite like the history around it. Maybe they should have let people know the connection.

[spork]

 

I feel like this should in theory be our best 11. Assuming Dalot doesn't turn out rubbish and Martial actually tries.

[5R7]

SONOFA!!!! thats my job!

[spork]

3 minutes ago, 5R7 said:

SONOFA!!!! thats my job!

 

You took too long 

[5R7]

a minute...A SINGLE MINUTE! godam you spork! lol

 

but yeah...martial and try...in the same sentence lol and lets hope Dalot turns out to be a good right back!

[feltmonkey]

We're getting outplayed so far.  I reckon a goal is coming.

[Ran]

Well on this evidence we'll get ripped to shreds by Juventus.

 

What do you know.. shut up! 

Edited September 19, 2018 by Ran

[Mr Do 71]

Pogba!! 

[feltmonkey]

What a lovely goal that is!

[Mr Do 71]

19 minutes ago, feltmonkey said:

We're getting outplayed so far.  I reckon a goal is coming.

 

You're right. 

[Mr Do 71]

Pogba!! 

[5R7]

dont think that was a pen, but that was a good pen!

[feltmonkey]

Yeah, never a penalty.

 

They're showing Ronaldo's red card, and it looks harsh, although it's difficult to tell from the footage there is.

[JPL]

7 minutes ago, feltmonkey said:

Yeah, never a penalty.

 

They're showing Ronaldo's red card, and it looks harsh, although it's difficult to tell from the footage there is.

Does that mean he won’t face us? Bit of a shame.

[Mr Do 71]

Martial!! 

[feltmonkey]

Great work by Pogba again in the build up. And a lovely pass by Fred.

 

The scoreline flatters us, but it's obvious this forward line-up carries a lot of threat.

[5R7]

46 minutes ago, JPL said:

Does that mean he won’t face us? Bit of a shame.

depends, might only be a one game ban. might get appeal.

 

 

[5R7]

Dalot looks alright doesn't he! looks like he could be a proper replacement for valencia!

[feltmonkey]

Why was one of their players wearing a bra?

 

Good performance, that.  We weathered their early pressue and enthusiasm well, and killed them with a bit of quality from Pogba, albeit with the help od a harsh penalty.  The second half we were really good, always in control, barely a misplaced pass, and we could have scored more goals.  Pogba was the star, but how good was Shaw again?  Good to see Martial put in a good performance in the second half, but he does have a tendancy to play very well against weaker opposition, so we need to see him do that against a decent team.  I also enjoyed the 30-minute or so cameo from Pereria who was absolutely flawless when he came on.  We need to play him more, as he's clearly a class player.