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

[EdersonsSmiley]

Just watching the first half ‘highlights’ and Rico constantly seems to be out of position, opening up the whole right side.

It's the same as it always has been with the inverted fullback on that side. The opposition just play it into the hole he leaves whenever they win it. Nunes is a massive miss today.

 

[Ryan.98.]

We have stunk this place out.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Putting aside how shit we were in that first half doesn't take away the fact that Dalot should have been sent off.

Absolutely nowhere near the ball, studs into the knee of Doku, All day long that's a red card.

 

[Fordyboy46]

W

You’ve seen our second half performances in the first 10 minutes?

Well yeah

 

[blue_danube]

What has happened to Foden? He’s so off the pace.

He's been shite for 18 months apart from two good spells which lasted about 3 weeks each

 

[SiMCFC]

How was that on Doku not a red its just mental that the ref and VAR miss that

 

[Blackley_Blue]

Anyone seen a clearer red this season?

It's a disgraceful decision

 

[SamBlue]

Another one in the string of halves where a just above average team with a lot of industry and commitment makes us utterly ineffective.
No point in making any other observations until the end of the game, just hope we improve in the second half.

 

[platty7]

Need to stop Lewis inverting too congested

 

[ZoneMCRR6]

Does Guardiola do any coaching these days because this is an utter shit show - I just don’t see any pattern of play - slow predictable football and second to everything

You massively overrated coaching. You build patterns of play through consistently playing games to build relationships. Rarely comes through coaching

 

[mdj0520]

I'd switch doku and semenyo when we come out. Play going down our left so give dalot something to think about.

I'd expect early changes though, cherki for foden most notably.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

Haaland and Foden are doing my head in. What has happened to them? We’d be top of the league and flying if they hadn’t fallen off a cliff. Got to take one of them off for Cherki and get O’Reilly on

Haaland is getting zero service - that's down to those around him I'm afraid.
Foden and Ake to come off - Cherki and O'Reilly on imho

 

[nu774ll]

Would be a completely different game if the officials weren’t bent

 

[citymad]

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

You sound as if we’re in the title race.

 

[SWPISHOME]

On another note can Neville shut the fuck up insufferable prick

He's a waste of oxygen.

 

[tweety]

Can't believe Dalot didn't get a red card, probably the excuse of too early in the game

 

[simon23]

They have outmaned us in midfield....its easy to see.....no striker. Mbeumo, amad dropping in and roaming...dorgu getting the better of Lewis in every way....casemiro holding and rat face is free

It's what we did when playing foden as the false 9

Semenyo has been way to casual in defensive awareness aa well

 

[heslops barnet]

Time for Pep to earn his big bucks

 

[adr2.8i]

Kinda guessed it would be a tough watch when I saw our back 4.
It's been a tough watch alright! :-0

We need a Pep wonder half time team talk, maybe a change or two, and we need to get a foothold in the game somehow.

.....as for VAR, well fuck me

 

[Tricky_Trev]

I feel like Pep will take Alleyne off and move Ake into the middle, but I genuinely think we could concede even more chances with Ake in there. He can’t run.