03 Nov 2012 23:02:18
Chelsea play a strong team against us on Wed and drop points today. We play the reserves and look fresh today. The old master still has some tricks up his sleeve. I AM KLOOT
Manchester United Banter Archive November 03 2012
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03 Nov 2012 22:34:04
seeing anderson's pace in the last two matches i wud really like to see a front 6 of something along the lines of..
fletcher/carrick cleverly
anderson kagawa/rooney kagawa/rooney
rvp
03 Nov 2012 21:49:52
Not united related, but juve were beaten tonight 3-1 by inter. Its about time. They dont deserve to beat the record of Milan!
Mick
Wot. According to some, any team with the mighty Pogba in it is unbeatable, and only a mad old cretin would ship out such a balanced and intelligent world beater.
Kuala
04 Nov 2012 10:40:39
Good job no one shipped him out. Next.
Whistler.
03 Nov 2012 21:46:44
Did anyone else see the ESPN EPL legends programme this morning. It was Roy Keane, f*** he was a player. Can you imagine him playing the other night and Nani costing Utd the match, he would've went after him and his family!!
As for the match today, I thought it was an anti climax. Arsenal were rubbish, they never even competed for the first 92 minutes. Even Wenger looked embarrassed. We almost let them drag us down to their level. The defence played well, all of them including Evra who appears to have reacted positively from some competition. Midfield played well although Cleverley seems to have got Scholesys' 'how to tackle' DVD for his birthday. Going forward we look like we can score at any time, however Valencia seems to have lost his edge, he can no longer even knock the ball past the defender anymore. I would like to see us try for Zaha of Crystal Palace if we're gonna get rid of Nani. I also like to see Anderson play an advanced role, for a fat 'un he sure can shift over 15 yards! He gets us into the opponents final third so much quicker when he plays advanced centre mid.
Any thoughts.
An Dun Red Devil
I seen that too mate, he would probably have killed Nani years ago and I think keano has yet to be replaced and he never will be. Legend.
Caolán. {Ed007's Note - He is not only one of my favourite Utd players, he is probably my favourite player ever.}
Not only wednesday but can you imagine if Keane had been playing yesterday? He wouldn't have allowed us to sit back and let Arsenal pass the ball around infront of our defence later in the game, he would've nutted Cazorla, made Wilshere look like a 10 year old girl and driven the team forward all while dragging Ramsey around by his pants.
TK-Red
03 Nov 2012 21:17:24
Have we found ourselves a player....in Anderson !
His 50 yard pass to rafael ( or valencia cant remember ) was executed while he was running at full speed. It was stunning
Mick
Anderson has got everything you want in a midfielder, pace,power, vision, creativity, strong in a tackle and he has one thing not to many midfielders in our current side have and that is some natural flair!
Caolán.
If he improved his fitness he could become world class.
19-20 MUFC
03 Nov 2012 20:23:24
Watched the game today . Gotta say we looked comfortable through out!
I think fegie is starting to realise what anderson is about, soon as he came on we had a midfeilder who could take on a man.
Cleverly is still learning but beleive he would benefit of a energetic fletcher along side him.
Rvp and rooney ! 2 words Top draw!
Finally jonny evans and rafael have got to be the most improved players by a mile .
Big V
I agree with most of what your saying except the final bit johnny evans most improved player you must be having a laugh hes useless to slow always giving away stupid fouls and when someone is running at him he backs into the penalty box in on top of the keeper pure and uter useless along with carrick and cleverley
I totally agree Johnny has come on so much it fantastic let's go back to the start of last season he was being bossed about and no he's one of the best center backs in the league and I'm not saying that because he's Irish!
Caolán.
Thanks no name. Clearly you need glasses. Evans has been very solid and Carrick, despite the sniping, continues to make significant contributions.
AJH
No name, Jonny Evans has only committed one foul all season, so please explain to me how he keeps giving away "stupid fouls".
CnM
You lot need glasses, Evans a joke, Anderson give me a break and Rooney is never top draw.
Johny Evan hasn't give a foul all season fact
Haha 'you lot need glasses' the say a load of things that aren't true!
Evans 1 foul all season, what a great stat
GDS
03 Nov 2012 20:22:38
still cleverly looked better than wilshire today i think imo, maybe that will change when wilshire gets match fit, 17 months is a long time, but today clevs was more preductive for his team today.
Valencia was poor today i must say his movement and decsion making was very bad and that chance if he had used his left foot or ran towards the ball it would of been a goal.
Still 3 points and a very decent performance from the lads RVP and Rooney was very gd, Rafa just seems to be getting better every minute he's on the pitch.
But id like to take a second to just talk about Evra, ok he ha his critics and i am one, mainly his form over the last 18 months has been awful but can any1 every question his commitment to the cause, hes a true pro in my eyes and deserves to be put up there with some of the best left backs he have ever had(well for the first 3 years or so) but either way he is a utd player through and through and the next permenant LB has very high standards to hit to be considered up there with the great LB we have had i.e irwin, bryne etc,
Chris the REDman
03 Nov 2012 19:45:17
What a brilliant day for us United fans, along with the earlier result.. Chelsea draw, and the Hammers just about manage to keep City at bay.
:D
Happy days.
03 Nov 2012 19:28:35
Well done to the lads today - and a big thank you to west ham and swansea (swansea should have won it).
Mike
As well as hammers......Nolan's goal was onside...
RamoN 19
City get handed a point by the ref no one mentions it, I think we must be the pantomime villain of the premier league that everyone loves to hate, ah well I love it!
Anon
Exactly Anon. The more they hate us the more we love it and the more trophies we keep winning. So pls carry on.
NoMidfield
03 Nov 2012 19:04:33
According to Gary Lineker's twitter account..RVP hasn't got on the united coach with the rest of the squad.! Hope he;s not injured
He said that before the game. In his next tweet he said Van Persie walked to Old Trafford.
JKM
He said he didn't go to Old Trafford with the team, not didn't leave with them.
03 Nov 2012 19:01:31
I saw stoner say we arent are a top 3 side in the world well jeez we must be close! Played arsenal off the pitch today and sit top of the league! I'm happy with that, on today's game I'm very happy but how different do arsenal look without rvp the men they signed to replace him aren't even half as good! Our midfield dominated today, very happy with the performance, back to the top where we belong!
Caolán.
Come on' i love your enthusiam but we are not one of the top 3 clubs in the world. A poor Arsenal team made us look better than we have all season. A good performance but lets not get carried away.
We are top of the most competitive league in the world! I also said we must be pretty close to it. The attacking football we play no defence in the world could live with us if we were on form.
Caolán.
It was my reply. Maybe...but our defence would not stand up to serious scrutiny right now. As I said, I love your enthusiasm but you need a dose of reality. We have the potential to be a very good team but are 2 world class players short right now.
AJH
I don't think we are 2 players short I'll be honest we need a solid left back and I maintain Baines is one of the best about and I really believe in ando's ability and think if he stays fit he could be the midfielder we have been looking for.
Caolán.
We've all seen what difference a world class player like rvp can make. What Ferguson needs to do now, is to stop buying potential and go out and buy world class players. CD cm and falcao.
NoMidfield
Why a center back? Evans jones keane smalling vidic plenty there midfield if Anderson keeps his form up he will save us a fortune. And falcao? Yes he's good but there is rvp Rooney Hernandez welbeck henriquez keane, we are fine for strikers to.
Caolán.
03 Nov 2012 18:44:34
A good win.
When you look at the names on Arsenals team sheet particularly in midfield I thought we might be in for a difficult afternoon. However they lacked a leader , a Petit or Vieira to grab hold of the game. Maybe Wilshire will be it in future but that was a big game that came too early for him.
It was a strange game, we were good in parts and awful in parts. Our game was slow until Anderson came on and in a way both teams played in the same way. Rooney dropped off and marked Arteta which meant we were not outnumbered in midfield. We created more chances and always looked more likely to score but were often slow and cumbersome, still we were far better than a rather dire Arsenal side.
When it came to the penalty, why Rooney? I could have sworn SAF said penalty taking was sorted and it would be RVP.
Rafael seemed to have an excellent game as did RVP but I was disappointed in Valencia today. It was telling when Valencia had to be replaced we only had Nani as an option, that has to be sorted in the next window. I also thought Cleverley was ordinary, he passed the ball safely but no more. Carrick did well in patches but one very sloppy pass in the second half was something we saw a few times from our players. This brings me to my main point. I said earlier Arsenal lacked a leader well it was at moments like that one from Carrick that showed how much we too lacked a leader. After that, several sloppy moments and later in the game when our level dropped off I could hark back to Keane the captain not accepting lazy sloppy play like Carricks. Keane would have got stuck in and it wouldn't happen again and our tailing off at the end would not have happened. After Carrick and several other sloppy moments I watched for our captain, nothing happened, I expected Rio to sort it as a senior player, but nothing. We lack a leader. So both teams without a leader which for me probably explains the nature of the game where no one player stamped their authority on the game.
A good win but just because we are top it doesn't mean we are playing well or that we will be there in May, not without some leadership particularly in the middle of the park.
Red Man
I think Arsenal will be better with Diaby fit.
Fresh!
03 Nov 2012 18:26:52
Not going to completly disect the performance, it was good. We played very well, a few performances were noticeable - Rooney, RVP, Young, Evra and Valencia in particualr were very very good today. Anderson looked dangerous when he came in to the game. Rooney did brilliantly in taking Arteta out of the game. I also think that Rafael/Valencia and Evra/Young up the sides works very well - Young and Evra seem to have an understanding. Obviously I would like an upgrade on Evra, but its not likely right now! Cleverly did well, Carrick I thought was sloppy going forward but made good interceptions. Overall, very good performance, and theres now another Hernandez that I really really like!
Fresh!
03 Nov 2012 17:44:32
I love people who are called Hernandez. They make my day
James
03 Nov 2012 17:31:41
AJH he certainly seems to be cutting down on his visits to the Colonels. As for Cleverly I have one question for my fellow United supporters would you rather have him or the excellent Wiltshire who looks a threat all the time and has that little bit of nastiness that Scholes possesses. I AM KLOOT
wilshere is 20, can get past a man, has a great vision, and is very energetic. He just came back from a 114 month spell on the sidelines and was extremly tired. Cleverley was the better player this game, but this is to be expected.
I dont think any reasonable unbiased united supporter would rather have cleverley than wilshere. Wilshere is a dream aquisition. If he can get back to his pre-injury form i think he will go on to be one of the best midfielders of this generation and he might reach scholes' heights.
Mick
I agree to an extent Mick. If he gets back to that sort of ability he will improve immensely and may reach that sort of class but I think he will end up just short if anything he is far too inconsistent and can be ineffective in games and go missing for periods. Cleverley imo is very over rated I think he is too slow and plays very much like carrick side to side and backwards, when we are on the attack he picks the wrong ball or cant deliver a good ball consistently enough for us. Anderson on the other hand if stays fit is twice the player some people seem to forget there is not much in difference of age but you can tell the difference in class.
03 Nov 2012 20:58:27
Utter nonsense, Wilshere is a good player, but vastly overrated. If Cleverly played for Arsenal you would be obsessed by him. Cow in field argument.
03 Nov 2012 17:31:32
The first 3-4 games of the season we looked very poor. I did start to think we have no chance of 1st place this season. But my oh my have most of the players clicked up a gear. Carrick is doing great this season, hardly ever praised! Cleverley is getting better but needs to make more forward passes and Anderson is on his road to recovery and maybe we see the Anderson we brought in the first season.
Johnny Evans is really proving himself this season, he is making some great performances right now and even Ferdinand is playing quite good even though age is catching up with the guy.
RVP = Heaven, all I have to say is that Arsenal fans must be so depressed we have their best Striker. Rooney is doing great as well, I hope to see some goals from him soon.
Young needs a proper LB behind him, he is always defending even though Evra is slightly doing better this season. And Valencia just needs to regain his confidence near the box, he seems to never cross and always holds the ball waiting for either Rooney or Rafael.
De Gea is making some great performances as well this season, wasn't really tested today but still the Giroud shot was going in and out of no where De Gea holds onto it.
Now I have saved the best till last Rafael.. He is being immense this season, he has matured a lot since the Olympics and is on his way to being our player of the season. Bright future ahead for the boy.
Nice to see Chelsea draw and finally we are back where we belong in the table. I knew beating Chelsea last week would give them a good knock.
-JakeW
I was still 50/50 on Rafael in the summer but now I'm convinced, he really has matured as you say. It's great to see him playing so many games already this season. He's been composed but dangerous going forwards and seems to have matured a little defensively
RVP's goals and Rafael's progress have been the 2 biggest bonus's of the season so far IMO
To finish, I'll say thanks to West Ham and Swansea! I had a good feeling about today can't wait for MOTD now
Gav
03 Nov 2012 17:24:42
Pablo Hernandez. I love you.
Top of the table, City will need to score 4 goals if they win.
City draw!! Get in! What a fantastic week for mufc. Shame we went out if the comedy cup, but we blooded lots of youth, who will learn, and have benefited from it today... unlike Chelski.
DodgyBanter
03 Nov 2012 17:20:40
I like Valencia, but it is so annoying and disappointing to see his reluctance at crossing or shooting with his left foot. Come on Ferguson, this should have been sorted by now.
NoMidfield
03 Nov 2012 17:16:37
RVP might just win us the league this year... Such a top signing.
Today Rooney marked Arteta out of the game and sacrificed his own game to keep him quiet.
Evra, much improved... if he plays like that every game I'll be happy. If.
Evans is growing into an excellent player.
Ferdy looked completely lost on one Arsenal free kick, just watched the ball bounce right next to him into a dangerous area back stick.
DDG not at fault for the goal, incredible finish, poor sighting.
Rafael becoming one of the best right backs in world football, can only think of Larm who is definitely better? Who else?
Young steady, but better on the left than Nani.
Clevs and Carrick protected the back four, pretty much all they were asked to do?
Ando looks much improved, keep working lad!
Very pleasing victory against a top 5 team.
DodgyBanter
Sagna is more consistant than Rafael, although the latter, if he keeps his form, will be a much better player. Piszczek and alves are also superior atm.
Evans is the heir of ferdinand. they are just so alike with their calm approach, ball skills, passing and cleverl positioning.
I dont rate young and i think he is a squad player at bst. Pointless signing. Thinking we could have got shaqiri at the same price...
Cleverley is improving his tackling massivly, but he needs to get involved more, learn how to dominate the game from midfield with his passing. He doesnt control the tempo of the game. He could learn a lot from scholes in that aspect.
Mick
Sagna is very poor and inconsistent and lacks any creativity or pace for a full back Mick.
Evans is class there is no doubt about it.... Him and Smalling could be or centre backs for years if Phil Jones doesnt sort his rashness out.
Young imo has been the best wiger this season in our team and provides great cover for Evra and is a big threat going forward I think he is very under rated.
Cleverley is very over rated its silly Anderson is twice the player and there almost the same age. He is too slow and not good enough in either box.
03 Nov 2012 17:13:07
I absolutely love Wenger's post match interviews. 'We had the best of the chances' hmmmm......delusional or dimented?
stuey
Pure Madness..... Arsenal were atrocious today, We should of scored a lot more but seemed to just stroll through the game when we should of been making a statement.
03 Nov 2012 17:05:50
I was a little dissapointed with the support at OT today. Maybe i was comparing it with the wonderful support the team received on Wednesday night. I have noticed over the past few seasons a change in the make up of supporters at OT and it is not for the better. This has nothing to do with where you are from or where you are at. Our Irish support and london based supporters have always been amongst our loudest. What i am talking about is the kind of supporters who turn up at OT expecting United to steamroller any team and win easily. We used to pride ourselves as United supporters that we never booed the shirts unlike other teams well now I hear moans and groans and was dismayed in the Spurs game to see our own team being booed off at half time at home. I am sure that some of these persons will pat themselves on the back after our second half performance and think that they in some small way contributed to the teams change in attitude. You simply couldn't be more wrong. The whole word supporter should give you a clue. There is a place for criticism such as here and I am one of the first to say my piece if I think you are not giving everything for the shirt or you are not the quality we deserve. Yes we have been spoiled and seen wonderful players and glorious riches which makes it all the harder to suffer some of the poor performances we have witnessed recently. But one thing is for sure, there is never an excuse to boo the shirt. I appreciate that OT is no longer made for groups of mates to sit together and sing and in some places it is almost discouraged but I ask all of you to do your bit and make some noise. Those of you who were at the second half against Spurs will know exactly what I mean about the difference it made when we got behind the team. I AM KLOOT
Agreed. I'm in north stand and if me and my mates start supporting the team we get funny looks from people around us! Come on guys, let's get behind the team and keep the noise level up!
NoMidfield
I don't like the people that go to the game and take pictures for 90 minutes.
G.A.G.U.S
Same for me in the east stand i stand up to sing and support the team and people shush me and tell me to sit down!!
Coombesy
NoMidfield
With Clev, Anderson, Young playing well. Tony coming onto a game gradually, Carrick doing a job and Fletch on the way back, don't you think you should change your name to "notquiteasgoodamidfieldasthebest"
I agree we could do with a Vidal or even a Wanyama, and Rodriguez would be nice, but top of the table and definitely not "no midfield"
Kuala
03 Nov 2012 17:04:53
Is it just me or has Ashley Young been the better winger out of the three since coming back... He has been giving immense cover to Erva and is a big threat going forward.
Once we get a proper LB who doesn't attack all the time Ashley Young can do much better.
-JakeW
03 Nov 2012 17:02:54
I know Jonny Evans had stick in the past and some still thin he is not United quality... I have to disagree with it. I thin he is absolute class, he has great ball control and is very good defensively and has good composure and good passing skills.. If he was Spanish everyone would love him and rate him up there with Pique.
Completely agree, when Vidic was out last season he really stepped up to the plate showing what class he has. He has carried that form on this season and really is securing a spot in the team at the moment.
Welsh Dragon
He's our best centre back at the moment.
03 Nov 2012 16:55:35
Once again following on from Wednesday an excellent team performance though a little wasteful and we should have won by a far larger score. I thought Carrick gave a master class in the first half in breaking a game up and starting a counter attack. Still massively under appreciated by United supporters as much so as Rooney is over appreciated. Some sloppy passing and bad decisions But hey he is English so lets talk about him as world class. I thought the brand was given a lesson today by Wiltshire what i would give to see him in a United shirt pure class. Right hand side of the team were magnificent and caused Arsenal problems all day. Good to see mad Paddy get a goal even if once again he is still slack in defence. Ashley Young you frustrate me so much, stop looking to go over at every opportunity. RVP you are just a joy to behold and it must hurt every gunner to their very soul to see him in our shirt playing the way he is playing. We have got to be so happy to have played Chelsea away and Arsenal at home and come out with 6 points. Surely RVP proves the point if you buy world class you get world class. Ando you are on the right path just keep going and don't stop when you see the colonel and buy a family sized bucket. What I was happiest about today was our desire to get forward and see Tony V go past a defender. We seemed so much more possitive than in recent games. I AM KLOOT
Crikey KLOOT, have you been on the sauce?
AJH
03 Nov 2012 19:05:47
KLOOT, You were happy to mention a few sloppy passes/poor decision from Rooney. But just couldn't mention all the sublime passes he completed, the cross for Paddy or the mopping up he did @our own half. I get it, you simply dont like him.
On other thoughts, i agree, Carrick never gets the praise he deserves. IMO, he is really good at what he does, but just because he is not a flair player....
Deeps...
Personally think carrick gets what he deserves he utter rubbish he wouldnt get in to chelsea, arsenal or spurs or arsenal team nor most of the top european teams so how is he a good player ?
dio
03 Nov 2012 16:51:39
It looks like we are where we belong - at the top ! :)
19-20 MUFC
03 Nov 2012 16:15:24
I haven't a clue what some people are talking about on here.
Valencia got by his man on numerous occasions, with the three nutmegs being the most notable.
Cleverley had a blinder.
Rooney played brilliantly.
The game was so one sided that 2-1 almost seems unfair.
MPez
Rooney - Brilliant.. Next joke. Cleverley - Blinder.. Are you blind? Valencia - Got by his man but couldn't deliver at all. Anderson looked far superior to Cleverley in the last two performances he speeds up the play and links up great with some smashing vision in the attacking part of the game where Cleverley is slow and plays like Carrick side to side and always fluffs his lines when on the attack. Rooney gave the ball away numerous times with unneeded flicks etc.... I thought Evra had a blinder for once and I thought Evans was class.
Rooney was awful, what game were you watching
Did you see Mikel Arteta or Wilshere that much this game? No because Rooney and Cleverley stuck on them all game.
-JakeW
03 Nov 2012 16:09:59
Why Oh why does Cleverley start ahead of Ando? Every time Ando has played he has done better than Cleverley. Welbeck and Cleverley recieve far too much bias from SAF in my opinion.
Dan
Maybe because ando is never fit!!
Ando is doing well, he is building fitness to level it should be. He played midweek and couldn't have played again from start.
Clevs and Carrick we're instructed to hold central mid and get the ball out wide to attack on wings. Particularly to the right, and this was an effective tactic. Clevs played very well, as did Rooney and Carrick... You can tell this by how quiet Arteta, Cazorla, Ramsey and Wilshire were.... Then the ball was switched side to side to put the wide men in space against weak Arsenal full backs.
DodgyBanter
03 Nov 2012 15:38:28
Well i thought we played really well today yes we should of scored more goals today but on the whole i thought it was a very good performance and we looked solid for a change, i get the feeling that some team is gonna get a hiding from us soon. Also i thought Anderson was very good when he came on and if he can keep playing to those levels our midfield will be fine. Lastly i thought Rooney was immense today and young Raph is also playing very well but for me only bad point today was valencia again to often he has the beating of his man but then just stands there dithering on the ball until everyone is back in position.
Whats everyone else's thoughts??
03 Nov 2012 15:33:52
Well KLOOT, I checked Anderson's arse and it looked pretty normal to me. I know he is in the last chance saloon but he has clearly lost weight and injected some extra pace and energy. I'd give him a run in place of Sydney's love child who I see Syd says had a good game today.
Best full game performance so far this season, just need to take the chances and start to bury teams when we are on top. I know some of our players can be up and down but Rafael is starting to look the real deal.
AJH
AJH, Cleverley was faultless today and didn't give Wilshere room to fart. He wasn't taken off for a poor display, it was so he didn't get sent off.
Sydney!
Clevs done ok was nice and tidy and never gave it away much but a lot of his play is sidewards and back but like I say he done ok maybe wouldn't class it as great .
Arsenal were poor if I was wenger I would be a bit worried, also I think its been over 18 month since wilshere has played 90 mins
Also thought rvp and rooney played well makkes you wonder where kags will fit in when everyones fit
Jred
03 Nov 2012 16:33:00
Clevers had a fine game tonight. I think he is finally starting to relax.
AJH he certainly seems to be cutting down on his visits to the Colonels. As for Cleverly I have one question for my fellow United supporters would you rather have him or the excellent Wiltshire who looks a threat all the time and has that little bit of nastiness that Scholes possesses. I AM KLOOT
03 Nov 2012 16:50:30
um me thick or what wasnt united playing there game lunchtime and not this eve lol good game van the man rooney top notch anderson should be given more games and give also powel 20 mis 2wards the end when we winning games he looks good good win bet this dont get posted mine never do ummmmmmmmmmm
03 Nov 2012 15:03:15
Anyone see that Stoner muppet ?
Didnt think so......(we can put him in the lfc group of making complete tools of themselves before matches)
Devil Dust.
It's funny how all lfc and Arsenal fans disappear when we win.. I am sure they will be back if their team wins a game.
-JakeW
03 Nov 2012 17:05:05
Disappear my arse, you guys took the points but guarantee you will win nowt again this year, why why why do you keep trying to big up Cleverley, poor poor poor. You go on about being one of the top 3 clubs where as you used to give it the we're THE top club, you even had clowns trying to compare yourselves to Real Madrid. Get fricking real and we were poor as arse today and if you believe you looked the dogs your even more deluded. There is only one place from the top and you've been sliding for a while now, ill be back when you get knocked out the next competition. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.COYG.
Stoner
Are u a bit bitter cause we've got rvp and you've got giroud?! Yeah, that is laughable!
NoMidfield
Stoner has seriously been affected by the loss. so many ha ha's show his frame of mind and frustration.
Stoner, you seriously have the worst Banter I have ever seen.
Is that supposed to wind anybody up? LOL.
You guys are on Channel 5 next year btw. ;)
Arsenal a terrible, terrible side.
United are not one, not two but three classes ahead them.
Who is Arsenals clinical finisher? Giroud? .
Seems Vermalean still thought RVP was an Arsenal player, day dreaming was he?
You sound like a Liverpool supporter. You have my sympathy; No longer seeking Glory for your own team,but relying on your rivals to fail.
BornInToIt
9 trophies since the last time you lot managed to pot something. The gulf in class in now unreal.
By the way, how did it feel when Robin shot through your hearts for the first goal? Now you see why he left!
Deeps...
03 Nov 2012 17:58:14
Bitter, don't make me laugh, you no how poor you were and we managed to play worse. Telling you straight mate you ain't gonna win nowt, you even swapped the chump for the lump!! Lmfao.
Stoner
Ha cant believe he took the bate......Get in there.....muppet !!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Devil Dust.
03 Nov 2012 19:15:30
Devil dust, seriously dude sort your sorry banter out, that was pathetic. Got you a peach yet again!! FAF
Stoner
I wonder if Stoner and Lfc are the same person?
19-20 MUFC
Free Internet access from 17:58 to 19:16 in the Merseyside General institute for the Criminally Deranged? :)
Kuala
03 Nov 2012 15:02:51
Back where we belong, long may it continue come on west ham!
Sean Cav
Don't you mean Aston Villa?
-JakeW
03 Nov 2012 16:59:09
no he means against city today
Don't you mean Swansea?
Tommy
03 Nov 2012 14:54:43
Nice one Patrice - life in the old dog yet.
Much better defensively today as well
Very happy for the guy after some of the totally over the top abuse from some on here.
StevieK
He played well today, it would seem people are quiker to slag him off than praise him
He was caught out by Ramsey and we should have been punished. Young gave Ev a lot of protection today and the one time Young gets injured and taken out of the play Ev was found wanting. He wasn't good today, just not as bad as usual. Not sure who abuses him though.
Sydney!
03 Nov 2012 16:38:45
Even Ramsey got around him and he is no winger. Good header tho.
Evra made one mistake today and chipped in with a goal I thought he done ok today but people are still slagging him off
Be shouting for butts to start next
Syd
Got to laught at u asking who abuses him though , you can't even bring yourself to admit he done ok today
Jred
Syd, give it a rest with the Evra is pants, Cleverley is God routine. Evra had a food game today (for a change I grant you) a accept it.
AJH
03 Nov 2012 14:45:28
we beat arsenal...again.. how there fans think they are better than us i don't know..
Wilshere deserved to go and before they mention cleverley he made 2 late challenges where as Wilshere made 3.. if cleverley had stayed on and made another foul he would have gone.
No arsenal fans can complain about the result, out classed...AGAIN
You can't be too surprised mate, they also think they have the best back 4 in the league. I think your wingers may have them rethinking that. Vermalean tee'd up RVP perfectly as well didn't he.
Melbourne CFC
03 Nov 2012 14:45:02
Probably the easiest game we will have this season. Arsenal are a very poor side. Just two shots on target and one of them was the last kick of the game. Two disallowed goals, a missed penalty, a missed tap in by Valencia. It could and should have been many more. Wilshere to be fair should have got three yellow cards and should have walked earlier. Cleverley was lucky to stay on the pitch too, but how could the ref give Wilshere a squeeze and then not do the same for Cleverley. Have to say Cleverley had a good game, but it was the right decision to take him off as he would have got another yellow sooner or later. I think all had a good game today, played well as a team. I am a little p1ssed off we are not finishing teams off as we could have done it at Chelsea and today, but chose to slow the game down and pass it backwards. So an easy game and I expect we will do the same at their ground when we play them next year.
Sydney!
I agree, missing a penalty and an open goal is not something we want to get in the habit of. Despite being top scorers, we should have scored so many more goals this season and need to be more clinical. As for Cleverley, really? A few players caught my eye today but he wasn't one of them.
AJH
Cleverley never put a foot wrong in the whole game. He tidied up after a few United players today. Maybe you need your eyes tested AJH? He wasn't MOTM by a long shot, but he had a good game today.
Sydney!
I'm clearly missing something. I haven't problem with Cleverley but don't see what others do - can't say I've ever seem him play a blinder. Hey hp, Percy loves Nani so I guess we all see different things.
AJH
03 Nov 2012 16:47:52
We shud of scored plenty today, we have got thru the tough games and now we have the lower sides although away. We should have a good Nov and Dec. liverpool paid 15 mil for a player much less effective than Clevers, he may not be Scholes repleacement, but he is a very good squad player for us.
No name, completely agree cleverly is a squad player and not the missing piece of our midfield puzzle.
I honestly believe we need two major signing for our midfield and then rotate cleverly, Carrick and Anderson given the number of games we play.
Shahram
03 Nov 2012 14:44:54
Dont really like the united having an early kickoff. Now have to wait for united to play next week :(
James
At least now we have put a little extra pressure on Chelsea and City to match our result...
Gav
03 Nov 2012 14:43:56
good win but we were up again minnows of the league, an easy 3 points
03 Nov 2012 14:30:45
Has anyone else noticed how involved mike phelan is on the sidelines. Just a thought but maybe the next man united manager, may just be already at man u. Any thoughts?
I'd kill myself if Mike phelan was the next manager of manchester united.
Oh god! A haha Next joke mate!
-JakeW
I think Fergie puts him there in case there's a fight, so he can get decked first.
03 Nov 2012 14:39:51
Was that nani that again gave the ball away cheaply at the end of the game thats cost us another cheap goal!?
03 Nov 2012 14:31:19
Wayne Rooney
From the penalty miss to a display that Scholes would be proud off in the second half. That is called CLASS.
Ohh and yes, he isen't even a natural CM.
Deeps...
He wasn't playing midfield...but he was class today.
AJH
Not technically yeah, but am sure you saw how deep he came to get the ball and ping the passes. I think he had more of a free role.
Deeps...
This is why I can find him so frustrating. He can be absolute class but I want him to do it game in game out for a sustained period. He can be sporadic, delver in bursts which is great when he is doing it...but he can sometimes get distracted.
AJH
03 Nov 2012 14:14:05
I prefer when anderson plays. Gets the ball and goes forward with it immediately when introduced to the game
James
Agreed. Fix his diet and we have ourselves a world class Brazilian.
Has potential to be better than Ramires.
A midfield 3 of Fletcher or Carrick sitting behind both Anderson and Cleverly could be strong til the end of the season IMO. Ando to run the ball forward, Clevs to linkup the midfield with the strikeforce and Fletcher/Carrick to cover the defence and play percentage football. Only problem then is we would have to shift Rooney around somehow, perhaps have him and Kagawa playing off RVP with the full backs providing width
Gav
03 Nov 2012 14:08:02
Anderson looking fitter. I expect to see him more as the season progresses.
Kuala
03 Nov 2012 14:04:44
Valencia is so one dimensional.
desired.
He has been very poor and is lacking in confidence.
Maybe a rest will do hom good and give Nani (I've been his biggest critic) one last chance to show us what he can do.
Should have had a hat full today, they were there for the taking the worst Arsenal I have seen for some time.
A
If it was nani putting in these performances we would be slating him like hell.
He really needs to up his game, rafael looks better than him going forward.
JK92
Can't understand why he has stopped whipping balls in early, with Rooney and R-RVP in the middle it must be a good tactic.
Play the cross into the right area and put the challenge in the strikers to make the right runs... Eg get across front of first defender.
I find Tony V equally as frustrating as Nani, it is a luxury to have a player stand so wide as he does, it leaves us open to fast counters. When he is given the ball in acres if space he has to do more when one on one. That said, he had a reasonable game today from what I saw (second half), but Nani looked more dangerous during his cameo on the right.
DodgyBanter
03 Nov 2012 14:02:34
i beg sir alex bring on anderson before cleverly gets sent off
james
03 Nov 2012 13:51:28
1-0 and thoroughly comfortable. However, also thoroughly mundane.
StevieK
03 Nov 2012 13:48:35
Andre Santos joins ashley cole in his quest to find valencia. LOL
Mick
Mick, Valencia has been crap
Yeah but he still destroyed santos.
Mick
Mick
if you want to see a real destruction you should watch the Shalke-Arsenal game and the shalke winger absolutely undressed him lol.
Shahram
Farfan is such a beast! Last year he averaged the highest average of dribbles per game in europe's top leagues, MESSi included. Santos never stood a chance.
Mick
03 Nov 2012 13:47:12
Another panelty miss from rooney! I have seen both scored and unscored panelties by him in last 2 seasons. Ratio is almost equal.
Its like english players r good but got nervous while penelty.
Its a curse for them.
Rodio17
He definitely scores more than he misses. I agreed with the Sky commentator that he looked nervous with this one, probably thinking of his last miss.
Welsh Dragon
03 Nov 2012 13:45:16
Rooney has been shocking again..... RVP should of had the penalty he is far superior at dead ball situations.
What a load of rubbish, rooney played well worked hard and linked up play well
Jred
Have to disagree with the shocking comment,
Arteta is their most creative player and Rooney has completely nullified him yet still create some great play especially with rvp.
I do agree that I feel more confident with rvp taking penalties though
Karllap
Rooney played well, but missing a penalty was always going to sway people's thoughts about his performance.
Sydney!
If people rate a players performance on a pen missed you would have to question if they know what there talking about
03 Nov 2012 13:41:35
Rooney is killing us today , passing and a terrible pk
B*******. Still provides all the energy and impetus.
Kuala
03 Nov 2012 13:40:11
I think we look dangerous today. Plenty of good movement and creativity. Should've converted the penalty but still positive. At least a couple more goals in this game. Keep it up boys:)
03 Nov 2012 13:37:02
why did rooney take it when we had RVP and young who are both better than him at taking them..
03 Nov 2012 13:28:35
Evra playing well so far in defense and attack
Kuala
He"s back. :)
Kuala
03 Nov 2012 13:13:46
Valencia has beaten his man several times now, he is finally learning how to get past with a little tap between their legs and speed past them.
-JakeW
What nonsense. Valencia is wooden, one-dimensional and ineffectual. He and to a lesser extent Cleverly are letting us down. Arse running through us. Bring on Nani and Anderson for these two.
Aesop
Aesop - that is one of the most rediculous posts I have ever read.
Fresh!
Well nani has been poor all season, Valencia has beaten santos every time what game are you watching? And cleverly is playing okay I'd say bring ando on but for carrick
Munkysunc
Look carefully. Cleverley has gone. Valencia missed an open goal. Valencia has beaten no-one. Thank goodness for Anderson.
Aesop
Aesop stop speaking such nonsense. Valencia had beaten Santos at least 5 times. It has been a poor performance for him compared to last season but he has still done good.
-JakeW
Valencia has dribbled past santos exactly four times. He has the highest dribbling average in the team ( 3 dribbles per game ) .
Apart from that i dnt think he has hit tp form, but when he plays rafael seems much more attacking minded, so a lot of attacks seem to go down our right side.
Mick
03 Nov 2012 12:44:32
Dont get how Rafael has managed to start all 3 games this week
What a nutter :D
James
Do you think that maybe there are some sneaky swaps going on with fabio ;-)
Karllap
He has shown his true ability this season! Very glad with the boy.
-JakeW
He is now looking a top player.
03 Nov 2012 12:21:10
My 3 players for Jan or summer: Papadopolous (a beast and younger than the alternatives); Filipe Luis at left back (better defender than Baines and we have Fabio as backup). Vidal in MF if we have the money, Wanyama if not.
Kuala
Don't think we will buy in the january transfer window so in the summer..
INS:
lars bender, rodriguez and ogbonna..
Outs: nani, macheda, giggs, bebe
03 Nov 2012 12:00:14
Man United XI (vs Arsenal): De Gea; Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra; Valencia, Carrick, Cleverley, Young; Rooney, van Persie.
03 Nov 2012 11:58:26
I think we should exploit Andre Santos' flank as much as possible as he's weak defensively.
03 Nov 2012 11:53:37
No changes to the side that played against Chelsea last Sunday, as expected. Anderson's probably too tired to play, maybe an impact subsitute if things go wrong.
XI: De gea, rafael, ferdinand, evans, evra, valencia, carrick, cleverely, young, rooney, RVP.
Anderson should have started instead of Velencia... and i feel this may be another mistake by fergie but we will see...
maybe velencia will have a good game as he is due one and we will destroy them down the flanks....
we will see...
oxred
Don't be sill oxred, Santos is an awful defender and Valencia should have a field day against him. But yeah let's reward Anderson for taking three months to get in a position where he can nearly last a full 90 min without keeling over. Top class professional there.
Danny Pughnited
I disagree . I think valencia will have a field day against santos. On the other had i dont think young is a necessity.
Mick
Anderson for Carrick to Cleverley 60 mins
Danny, i agree that Velencia from last season would have destroyed Santos.
Velencia this season would struggle to destroy one of Anderson's cheese burgers...
And no we are not awarding anderson for taking 3 months to get fit..
he should be playing because in his last game he was mom (against a strong chelsea mid 3) and everytime he has played this season he has offered something we lack and need in the middle..
hey we won though and that is all that is important..
back on top and there i hope we stay..
COME ON LADS.
oxred
03 Nov 2012 10:39:25
Completely agree Tin. He has more potential than Cleverley and would show that if given game time. But he's not a local lad do chances are he won't be given as much of chance....
03 Nov 2012 10:14:42
I read there's no smalling in the squad again might be wrong but thats what I read!, fergie has said twice now that he's my ready for a certain game but will be back the next and he hasn't been...
Hopefully he is though as I think we've definitely missed him.
My line up for today
De gea
Rafael ferdy Evans evra
Valencia Anderson cleverly young
Rooney
Van Persie
I'm hoping after andersons performance mid week he will start add that to the fact last season ando and clevs were quality against arsenal.
Hernandez to come on for young second half with Rooney dropping wide left
Munkydunc
03 Nov 2012 10:13:49
i think we should sell nani and go adter El Shaarawy, really good young player.
El Shaarawy plays off behind the striker. It wouldn't do him any good playing on the wing.
-JakeW
He's awful, worse than Nani.
03 Nov 2012 10:11:24
I read Mickey Silvestre has been training with us to keep fit as he's without a club. Wonder if he might sign a short term deal in January if the defensive injuries and lack of fitness haven't cleared up by then? I'm not saying I'm for or against it, just putting 2 and 2 together - may have 5 though!
We got rid of him for a reason.
You think the likes of Evans and carrick get stick on here, well silvestre used to get even worse off some "fans" on here.
03 Nov 2012 09:17:17
Just think guys. I don't think we will buy anyone in January, because all the players we would want are cup-tied. The only options I can think of that aren't cup tied are Ogobona from Turin and Yann M'villa. {Ed002's Note - M'Vila will not be joining MUFC.}
03 Nov 2012 08:43:26
Morning. Just a quick post, people seem to be thinking that we're going to put 5 goals past Arsenal, but I think we should be very careful about playing completely open game. They have lots of players who can hurt us. Giroud looked excellent in midweek as did Walcott.
Come on you Reds.
NoMidfield
Completely agree. People are dreaming as this will be a very tight affair. They have a much improved defense and in the middle of the pitch and upfront can cause us just as many problems.
Shahram
03 Nov 2012 07:22:45
I'm so happy Chicharito has finally upped his all around game. I was one of the people on here who felt that while his finishing and predatory instincts were great, he lacked in most other areas of the game. This season he can hold the ball, make passes, play interchanges with teammates, he finally looks like he might develop into a truly world class footballer, and not just a world class poacher. -KG