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

[HypnoticBlue]

Neville going on about tight VAR offsides for both goals… the linesman flagged them both off!! Ugly ****

Only after they’d let them put it in the net, to give them a chance instead of flagging straight away like they generally do for us.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Glancing contact.

Objective offside.

What the actual fcuk?

I'm not listening to those cunts. Didi he actually say 'Objective'?

 

[Mr HJ]

Simple - we take the game to them and play at higher intensity we win. Continue with this current 11 and we will lose.

Phil needs a spell on the bench - something is not right. I get you can lose possession but he does that and just stops as Utd break away plus he's not made a single forward pass in that half. That is not the Phil we know - is there something going on off the field or has contract extension discussions ceased? I don't know but something is wrong with him since early December when he looked back to his best.

 

[clarion]

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.

Ake and Foden starting was stupid decision from Pep.

 

[MCFC1993]

We'll know early 2nd half whether it's going to get any better.

Can't see us winning this though.

 

[remember arthur mann]

We don't really have a midfield, so Fernades just gets the ball under no pressure and plays it long to three runners, it's too easy.

Yep, glaringly obvious from kick off. Game changers in the second half, Cherki for us Cunha for them.

 

[give it to gordon]

Time for the club to call out these decisions.
One of our players is going to be seriously injured if these fouls arent stop. Teams arent scared of fouling City because refs and var turn a blind eye to it. Something is going on.

 

[jaiguruKun]

Never post on the Matchday thread but this is shambolic. I can take poor performances especially with players coming back from injury and some inexperience however a lack of desire and will to win the game is a disgrace especially in a Derby. Haaland, Foden, Ake and Rico diabolical. Kusanov and Donna keeping us in it.
No running, second to every tacke....awful.
Can't be as bad second half, can it ?

It can...

 

[vmsuhail]

Any reason why Ake started over NOR ?

 

[borassic]

Can someone ping me a stream please

 

[jollylescott]

Donna keeping us in the game so far!

He's been very good

 

[Allnightlong]

Clear red card by Dalot, get Semenyo on him 2nd half and Cherki on the Mcdonalds mascot on the other side.
The Dalot one is an absolute disgrace.

Maccies mascot lol

 

[Blue and true]

Donna keeping us in the game so far!

He's immense.

 

[kupest]

Similar to how the derbies used to be prior to Ten Hag. United countering the shit out of us.

 

[normskih]

I'm watching on some yank network, Owen schmeichel and Lescott all fucking insufferable

Well, Lescott said Semenyo’s ‘goal’ v Newcastle was offside, so take what he says with a pinch of salt.

 

[.db.]

Ake has been bobbins.

Why just mention Ake? Haaland Doku Foden Rodri Lewis Alleyne Khusanov and Ake have all been bobbins.

Donnarumma BSilva and Semenyo are the only ones who’ve looked like PL footballers.

 

[madloaf]

I don't think anyone believes that ;-)

Oh you'll find a couple of folk here who do.

 

[colorado blue]

Make shift back four. That’s got to cause issues in midfield. Hopefully O’Reilly is fit enough to come on early in second and give us some stability

 

[citymad]

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.

Amazing Pep thinks he still is. No room for sentiment just because he’s probably a good guy.

 

[thelantern]

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.

Get the ball pass sideways but no matter what the situation, do not shoot.