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

[Gorbachev]

Ake has been bobbins.

Astonished he is playing considering we have NOR and RAN on the bench available.

Ake has been a great servant for the club, but he is finished at this level now.

 

[Blue-Ghana]

We are turning into flat-track bullies; no patterns of play whatsoever. No proper fullbacks again. Our only strategy is give it to Doku and hope for the best.

 

[heslops barnet]

Neville is a truly horrific twat. His commentary is embarrassing

You have the commentary on?

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

Didappointing so far. Got lucky a couple of times. Tbh didnt think either offside was close. Dalots lucky that's not red because it should have been, studs right on the knee causing a hyperextension. VAR saying it's a glancing blow, is it fuck. Stitched up again by the shit that VAR is.
Khusanov great covering for the sloppy pass by Rodri.
Wide players need to get after their fullbacks both on yellows.
We've been average and that's the best they'll be. If we score first we win this. We just haven't looked like scoring, yet. Haaland a passenger so far.

 

[malg]

We need to either shoot or cross the fucking ball. We're not keeping a clean sheet today. They'll get one of those through balls right or VAR will adopt the 5cm rule.

 

[mosssideblue]

They are playing a derby and we are playing a preseason game. Intensity levels are different.

Outside of Bernardo and Donnaruma, everyone else is on chill mode.

Expect Pep to shake them up and the rags to overcommit and tire.

 

[beakykippax]

For ?

the leg breaking challenge on doku

 

[normskih]

Lewis off, Khus to RB Ake into the middle and Oreilly to LB, Semenyo or Doku off, cherki on please Pep

I like all that but I’d keep the wingers on, bring Foden off.

 

[vmsuhail]

Foden is a ball-losing machine.

Who has kept the ball well ? Perhaps Bernardo and Semenyo, and that's it.

 

[Streetsweeper]

The Dalot ‘tackle’ is indicative of what a team of fucking cloggers the rags have become.

 

[Bewar3them00n]

That’s probably the worst, most disjointed, weak, timid, half of football I’ve seen from City this season.
No creativity, slow passing behind the players, there are 2 fucking fullbacks on yellows, why the fuck is Doku going inside all the time?
Ake is going to cost us if he stays on, & Lewis is not a fullback, I’m sure Pep even said so recently.
O’Reilly & Doku have a great understanding, why isn’t he playing?
Is this Pep overthinking again?

 

[BluestBlue]

the leg breaking challenge on doku

Didn’t see it but we never get those kind of decisions anyway

 

[waspish]

One thing with the scum usually when the big clubs go there they always step up

 

[eyalluvitt]

Safe to say the authorities despise us and officiate us to different standards, but we’ve known that for a decade or more

 

[paulchapo]

Yet again it's not a case of a few players playing shit it's the whole fucking team. Happens too often now

I understand the defence but I really thought our attackers would give them so much to worry about it wouldn't matter. Unfortunately they have been absolutely non existent.

 

[jollylescott]

Ake looks like he's running in quicksand. He's lost all his speed.

 

[Semper aggressus]

We've played absolutely shite, no getting away from that. Ake's race is run & feel for the lad. Plenty of others who could be slagged too

But fucking hell, how's he not sent Dalot off? Diabolical

Because the PL are cheats. Even more so now we’ve signed Semenyo and Guehi because they want to ‘level the playing field’.

 

[Haaland94]

4 down? Where you getting that from

Got the ball back, tackled or cleared it at the last second several times when others made mistakes leading to chances for them.

 

[SamTheGuru]

So evey fucker thinks it's a red even keane hahahaha. Fuck off you corrupt cunts

I thought it was borderline. I would be annoyed if it was given against us but wouldn't be able to complain too much.

 

[Shirley]

You cheating bastards
We know what you are

Straw clutching at its finest…