Even with the idiot-factor accounted for.
Even with the idiot-factor accounted for.
Newcastle barely created a chance in that match despite having the ball literally whenever they wanted.
Moreno's second half performance was a kindly reminder of why he was dropped.
Someone take Sturridge out back and blow his fucking brains out.
Newcastle fucked up my five team accumulator today and they had the shortest odds of everyone. Wankers.
Saved penalty, then 1-0 down, then won 2-1.It seems too fantastical to say but it feels a bit like we're the favourites to win it. Even though I thought we'd finish 2nd I really haven't gotten used to us being this good.
He's so fucking bad. I don't know why he's ever allowed near set pieces either.Originally Posted by John Arne
Why did Milner go off?
And is Sturridge injured again?
Two points dropped that but hey ho, still early days. We've got Plymouth and Southampton in the League Cup up next so we should ring the changes. Firmino looks knackered, Can was rubbish throughout and we missed Henderson and then Milner. Tough luck I guess.
Moreno the scapegoat, you mean? Far bigger culprits than him today. He didn't do a great deal wrong.
He was awful. Every cross missed it's target, every set piece he took was awful. I'm not making a scapegoat of him, I'm saying he had a bad game, which he did.
I'll give him this; he didn't two foot anyone, or spaz out defensively.
Everyone looked knackered from about the 20th minute, so a 2-2 draw isn't all bad news. Lack of squad depth really shown up today though.
Frustrating as the 2nd penalty was through a free-kick that wasn't, but the game had the feeling we were going to chuck it anyway.
Still, 20 games done. Record points haul for this stage of a season.
This. Milner I think was just exhausted. Firmino was pretty rubbish/tired, too.
Liverpool will need these points for when they're all PRESSED out by March, and Corporate Mourinho pinches second.
Hopefully this is the first sign that they'll run out of puff in the second half of the season. Need Spurs to do their regular bending over for Chelsea now and put the cap on the week.
Liverpoo.
Lol.
If we can go on a bit of a run here till we play Chelsea in February it could very much be BACK ON
I saw someone suggest the other day that Arsenal had to win all of their league games between now and then (eminently doable) but really that would just set things up for the usual February/March apocalypse, so probably best to chuck a few on the way to save on that disappointment.If we can go on a bit of a run here till we play Chelsea in February it could very much be BACK ON
I see Dunk got booked as well today so he can sit out the FA Cup game (and Preston) and rest up for Wednesday and Newcastle at the end of the month.
There's no way they'll willingly let him go but I'd be amazed if he was still at Brighton in a couple of years.
That is a terrible decision.
Some top notch reffing there.
If anything Jones goes in worse than the other tit.
The shite refereeing in United games continues.
Hang on, were the commentators saying Jones was off?
Atrocious refereeing in our game once again.
No idea how that's a red, as nice as it is for United. It's just a tough challenge from both players.
Naturally there will be no mention of it later. Lucky fuckers.
He'll send a United player off for nothing at some point to make up for it.
After the lead has been established, of course. You are right though, referee's have a huge history of that bollocks.
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It was one of those he gave on the other player's reaction. Should have adhered to the First Rule and booked him.
Main Event Mike Dean at it again. Should be some more great moments from him before the game is up
I suppose he's probably got years left to reach his prime but I could see him staying with us if we managed to go up and stay up. I don't rate him as highly as most, though he's less prone to diving in than he was.
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Not sure why Gary Neville was so surprised about that being a red. It doesn't have to be two footed to be dangerous play.
I think he'll stay for a season in the Premiership when (it's not even if now) they go up, but I reckon he'll move on after that. Either as a replacement for someone like Van Dijk when he goes for silly money, or maybe to bigger things. He's developed so much as a player in the past 18 months or so (probably since Hughton came). Much less error prone, composed, good on the ball and off it. I'd have him at Liverpool, for example.
I think the surprise was that it was two footed from both players yet they sent off the one they assumed was on the receiving end. Never a red.
That was impressive.
Goal attempts like that, Pogba's long rangers and Ibrahimovic's 6 yard high and wide swipes are the reason Man United both miss a lot of 'chances' and draw a lot of games.
0-0 en route.
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Ibrahimovic winding up those swivel-volleys as if he isn't massively past his best is always good fun.
Herrera and Mkhitaryan are their best players, the rest are just filler. And Carrick I suppose but he's running mainly on 'ooh, I played under Sir Alex, I did' aura.
I remember 'Zlatan' having crap composure on whichever Football Manager it was that had him at Milan, so he has misses in him against teams not manned by onion sellers and Africans.
Mkhitaryan is the best at the club by far and is such a likable player but then so is Ibra. It's a horrible disgusting feeling. Pogba can get fucked though. No mention on De Gea?
Paulp Ogba has quietly been the best midfielder in the league for about two months now.
Your definition of "filler" must be an unusual one, Jim, if Ibrahimovic, Pogba and de Gea come under that category.
In the league? Are you watching other teams? I'd give it to Henderson at the moment.
One's a goalkeeper, the other one's an admittedly entertaining centre forward who doesn't score that many and I'll give you Pogba if you want, but they really need another couple of dynamic players before they challenge for the title.
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Pogba certainly one of the best in the league at a big cross field pass. I've seen the gifs on twitter.
He's a fucking freak. He's like an Asda own-brand Zinedine Zidane. And if he wasn't passing it to plebs and BOTTLERS he would have about forty assists.
https://twitter.com/WhoScored/status/813424473898684417
Mike Dean is a bit of a mong but when you dive into tackles you can get sent off. It was a Sunday league touch.
Awful half though. Pedestrian.
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