Match Thread | Manchester United vs. Manchester City (17/01/26)

[Ajm1985]

Worst 1st half performance of the season for me. System isn't working but too many of the senior players have been shite and we are lucky they are shite.

Alleyne & Khus are performing as you'd expect them to. Rico isn't a RB. Ake shouldn't be playing LB. Phil has continued his slump.

Shake off the stupour, wake up and we can take them easily.

 

[madloaf]

We’ll still win!

That's the Langley blue I expect!

 

[mosssideblue]

Your team Pep,and it’s shit,get Foden,Haarland off,the pair won,run won,t tackle,both fullbacks off at HT.

I see nothing changes in here

 

[RobinHood]

Why's this not given? If that was further up the field the game would stop. End of.
The ref is looking straight at it !!!

 

[paulchapo]

An absolute horror show. Can't pass, can't control a ball, a lack of courage, heart and fight. Horrendous half. The only bonus is we aren't losing but if we repeat that shit show we will.

 

[M Gaudino]

Thanks to VAR, it’s not.

Not been this nervy during a game for ages, me. Fucking hell City!

Nowt to do with VAR

 

[chris85mcfc]

Foden gets worse everytime I see him, completely anonymous and no urgency when he gets the ball

How he and Ake have started ahead of Cherki and O Reilly is beyond me, but they're the two changes that need making

Ake is clearly playing for his experience, but hes not a leader, and is doing nothing to try and calm the back 4 down

The game needs Cherki to liven it up for us, im watching Foden completely confused with what it is he even offers

 

[Blumooniac]

We look like we've been out all night.

 

[Sir peace frog]

I'd bring nico on for max, move ake to cb ,give phil 15 minutes

 

[pride in battle]

Change shape at half time or we lose !!

 

[Gabriel]

Rodri and Bernardo are fine, Khusanov, too, but the drop off to the other outfielders is sizeable. Some ‘big’ players need to step up and grab the game by the scruff of the neck.

 

[roy.or.r]

The gap would keep growing between us and Arsenal after today. We have really tough fixtures coming up.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

He’s on a yellow card so get him to commit rather than passing backwards as soon as he gets near him

Dalot done his job then.
Manager always told us - "smack him early doors see what he does" - Doku crawled into a hole as far as I can see

 

[Scottyboi]

Rodri must be fuming, getting thrown under a bus by that defence. And Haaland and Foden have offered absolutely fuck all.

 

[IronsideKozuch]

It was not that bad half as many here pushing. We should be much better second half. This half might have equalled the fatigue of both teams. This United plays once a week. Its super tough game away at OF, we know this. Second half we have fresh Cherki, Reijnders, O'Reilly or even Ait Nouri to propose something else than Nathan today

 

[deano ou812]

Making them look good must be the plan from us hoping they’ll give carrick the job FT ..

 

[OldhamBlue94]

We need to fucking wake up. 2 let offs so far. Can’t fucking beleive Dalot is still on the pitch though

 

[hoppy]

Erling limping off?

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

We’ll still win!

That's the spirit.

COME ON CITY!

 

[HypnoticBlue]

Dalot nearly decapitates Doku with a possible career ending lunge, Rodri taps Dorgu on the shoulder who then throws himself down 5 steps later = yellow card.
Bit of an imbalance?