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

[01cravend]

Foden has assisted Haaland 8 times in 140 games.
Kev assisted him 22 times in 95 games.

There's 0 chemistry there, Phil too focused on trying to set up shooting from slight right of goal opportunities for himself.

 

[Zabbasbeard]

That was awful. We'd be a few goals down but for Donnarumma and Khusanov.

How was that not a red card for Dalot?

Bias.

Mike Dean said it was 100% a red.

Sturridge and even Micah said it was.

Even K***e agreed he should have been sent off.

 

[minimalistic]

I’d like to see Doku and Semenyo swap sides. Doku isn’t taking anyone on since the Yellow an I think Semenyo would have more joy on the left.

 

[eyalluvitt]

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

Like Ozzy Osbourne’s Villa park gig

 

[I'm Blue]

Get Cherki on and on now.
Those fullbacks have had it far too comfortable considering they’re both on a yellow.

 

[pride in battle]

The biggest stone well RED EVER SEEN....no just a booking
The game stinks
Corrupt as fuck !

 

[youngbob]

That was fucking shit.

Lewis & Ake are slowing the build-up to the point where it's non-existent. Foden hiding and doing nothing when he gets it. Rodri and Bernardo are having to drop 30 yards just to get moves going. There was a moment towards the end of the half when Alleyne carried it out of defence and had a 10 yard gap in front of him and not one of Rodri, Bernardo, or Foden showed for it. It's all contributing to us having no composure on the ball, being petrified of accidentally turning it over because we have no way of stopping United's counters, and this fucking slow as molasses probing play.

O'Reilly on for Alleyne or Ake. Cherki on for Foden.

 

[madloaf]

Ake has been bobbins.

Itd be quicker to mention who hasn't been bobbins. Donna. And we're done.

 

[beakykippax]

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

any other team its a red

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

O'Riley for Aleyne.

Odd one, but I guess Pep knows something.

 

[Bluemanc100]

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

To be fair to the lad, he never really had any

 

[NQCitizen]

For all you possession-lovers - 71% in our favour.

Yet who will be more disappointed at going in 0-0?

Do you see why it's not the be-all and end-all now?

Tbf if they tire and we break them down 70 mins onwards by introducing Cherki and Reijnders the possession in the first half will be a massive factor.

Really we need Haaland (getting dominated by Lisandro Martinez) and Doku to pick it up and to swap Ake off for RAN or NOR.

 

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

Ake and foden off for NOR and cherki would be a good start

 

[dublin-blue]

Not even sure about watching second half, think a walk might lower my blood pressure. Absolute shit show Pep get it sorted out, its a derby ffs.

Pep never "got" the Derby. We should be fired up. The only reason we beat them is because they're so bad. The rags at least treat the fixture like it's a derby

 

[Haaland94]

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.

Khusanov was our best player in the 1st half, saved us multiple times.

 

[East Level 2]

So we get a ref with vision. Where does the shot on target come from?

 

[BluestBlue]

I feel like the club is wasting money on reinforcements the players don’t look hungry enough. 3 draws in a row now this performance.

 

[Chippy_boy]

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.

This is the problem. Rodders is having an off day whilst coming back from injury and it's leaving our makeshift back 4 wide open. If we had a battling midfield with any quality our young defenders would not be so exposed.

 

[HamannCheese]

Here we go. Here's the changes we wanted.

 

[wattle]

Good subs