Looking forward to a week off whilst i let @The Nomad sort us out for the League Cup pre match.
I'm ready for a Mo hat-trick in this one. He will tear Shaw & Maguire a new one.
Bungling Maguire..a joke central defender..
Goal No 1 He comes across to challenge, coming off his position, is bypassed and he is 15 yards behind the play..then trots back as Keita scores.
Goal No 2 He bungles a challenge on an innocuous ball in the area, Keita is hardly making a challenge, Maguire wafts at the ball, bumps into Shaw handing kieta possession, he plays it out to trent, while Maguire points across the box..to late...2-0
Goal No 3. He does actually block Salah's shot..the ball breaks out to Nabby...Mo is 3 YARDS BEHIND Maguire..even slightly behind 2 other defenders...Maguire NODS off as Mo...quick as a flash goes past the 2 defenders..gets there...and it's only about 7/8 yards..but he gets in front of the dozy Maguire and blasts in No 3.
Goal No 4 He makes a complete mess of a challenge on Bobby..knocking him over but still doesn't make contact and clear his lines..ball is played to Jota who plays in Mo..who is standing in his own footie post code and he cooly slides it in.
Goal No 5...Ok fair enough...it was a great through ball from Hendo...but a fully committed top defender could've got a skin on it, or made an attempt...Maguire just watched it cut inside him.
A woeful display from their captain. A sharper top defender could've stopped at least 2 of the goals keeping United in with a small chance. He should be in Ols's office first thing Monday morning being honest and telling Ole he was crap. And Ole should drop him till he proves he can concentrate on his job for 90 odd minutes at a time.
Jesus Christ you can’t blame Maguire on ALL 5 goals surely? Harsh that…he’s a bargains of a Rolls Royce ffs.
I spent the game pissed in the city centre loving every second of it. I've no idea who played well but I've never laughed so much during a football match.
I thought something like this might be possible. United are dangerous, but there have such a weak underbelly that a humiliation was always on the cards, and the lads delivered it with bells on. If it wasn't for the sending off we might have won by eight.
A historic day in our history. The new away skirt is an instant classic.
Football doesn't get much better than today. Savour it.
Iconic result by an iconic manager. It is one thing to go and thrash your biggest rival. Completely different level when the team starts feeling sorry and slows down but the 50th minute. The pity which our first team showed was the biggest insult.
My only disappointment today was that by this time, I expected a deep post-match analysis from @rurikbird which is missing. It is one of the things I have begun to enjoy after a great win. So get your act together, @rurikbird 🙂
He was fantastic and just what he needed to kick-on his season. He has not been quite himself yet, but this was a masterful performance.
I said he was capable of filling Fabinho’s shoes, but had not shown that yet this year. Tonight, he did. Perfect timing.
I enjoyed that exchange. Robbo and co. put Ronaldo in his place:
Iconic result by an iconic manager. It is one thing to go and thrash your biggest rival. Completely different level when the team starts feeling sorry and slows down but the 50th minute. The pity which our first team showed was the biggest insult.
My only disappointment today was that by this time, I expected a deep post-match analysis from @rurikbird which is missing. It is one of the things I have begun to enjoy after a great win. So get your act together, @rurikbird 🙂
Keita and Milner were also very good in midfield. While they're midfield was all over the place. Wasn't the most difficult game.
And yet many think it should have been 2-3 more!In a sense we didn't play all that well. Watched the 90 back and it's amazing how bad they were in defense but our defence also made some strange mistakes and our midfield lost the ball a notable amount of times.
Obv on the other hand, we pressed the shit out of them and scored 5 great team goals and fully deserved the result, but it was less one sided to me than the result indicates.
Careful, José, you team lost 6-1 by some team from the article circle this week!