Zouma has been very good with those clearances.

In the end it was perhaps uglier than it should've been. Created enough chances to make it a more comfortable win but we're through and that's all that matters. However we need to work a bit more on our link up play to finish off disciplined defenses.

Kante with the winning goal,who would've thought? 😄

It really is about time he gets more than 3 minute cameos in matches imo,because costa just needs to be reminded that michy is waiting in the wings,waiting for him to slip up. I know that doesn't happen often,but he looks less focused these last few games for some reason.

A chance for revenge,love it. We owe them one after that subdued performance at white hart lane. Bring it!!

apart from our defensive prowess, i have to say i'm quite impressed by how the team kept their heads / tempers in check for 90 minutes. i mean..it would be much easier to snarl and scream towards the officials (granted, conte was doing it at the sidelines ) for every united foul, but the boys kept calm and i have no doubt in my mind conte hammered home this message into their heads before kickoff.

two incidents which underlined the players' attitude imo was that disgusting 2 footed lunge from valencia on kante (which could've been a leg-breaker on another day) which miraculously missed him by inches, and rojo's stamp on hazard. now don't tell me all our players missed both incidents, and even if they somehow did, the victims (kante and eden) were well within their rights to react badly to such challenges (if u can call them that).

however, they CHOSE not to and it's lovely to see that level of professionalism and discipline. God knows what the ref would've done if kante or eden so much as shoved their perpetrators away, seeing as to how he inexplicably signaled that valencia 'went for the ball' after his lunge. we could've easily been down to 10 men ourselves, but that didn't happen because the lads were focused. gotta give them credit for that, because i've seen friendly futsal matches descend into fistfights for much,much less.

This post has been edited by Kerplunk: Mar 14 2017, 05:34 PM

i think he must've told them; "i'll handle all the screaming,arguing, and protests, u guys just stick to your jobs on the pitch!"

it's quite amazing isn't it? and to think mings was punished like less than a week ago for the exact same thing? then the FA decide it's better to just fine the whole club for failing to control their players? wait..what? apart from those individual incidents, i don't think utd were like actively hunting down the ref after each decision which didn't go their way? unless i missed something? the FA's inconsistency is becoming legendary these days


they left out one stat.

haircuts

kante pogba

9/10 3/10



This post has been edited by Kerplunk: Mar 15 2017, 07:14 PM

Ok that last tackle by indi on costa was very clumsy

And its williaaaaaaaannnn!!!!!!.

Ok costa needs to be careful,his passing has been awful and his temperament already seems suspect. Seriously,I don't mind conte pulling him off at HT. He's already on a cheap booking so early in the game.

Hope luiz is okay

Stoke playing like bloody barbarians. Why wasn't the foul on pedro penalised?

What???that's a penalty?????? Bloody soft one. Walters with a fantastic dive. What rubbish. Looks like we're doing this the hard way.

I think costa needs to be subbed ASAP. Thanks

Bardsley should be on a second yellow and should be off. Ref letting stoke get away with everything it's ridiculous.

Pedro misses a sitter by his standards.

My word costa's passing has been nothing short of rubbish today. He does the hard part which is holding up the ball,but can't find a teammate 9 out of 10 times. So frustrating to watch.

Not sure if fab can handle the physicality,but he'll definitely be on if it stays at 1-1.

True. But doesn't look like we have much choice now. We look like we're lacking some dynamism in attack. Might just need to ping it from deep,via cesc.

Damn that was close from alonso. Someone get diouf a tampon,seems like he's pmsing.

Cesc on. This is it. Surprisingly willian stays.