[RedSRM]

Smalling is a joke. I liked him when he first arrived, but he's gone backwards. We won't achieve anything this season with this defence.

 

[Sparky Rhiwabon]

Jotevic and Cliche should be on yellows too for their challenges on Januzaj

And Zabaleta for early in the half but then the ref was "letting the game flow early on"

 

[Wowi]

Smalling is fecking braindead. Why get the first booking? Hart held onto the ball for a long time, so everyone (bar Smalling, of course) should be back to cover. Insane decision to get a booking for that in a derby. Then go flying into a tackle - jesus. That being said, what does it take for City to get a booking? 3 or 4 clear bookings not given their way. Oliver is having a shocker, for both sides.

 

[poisson]

Matter of time before city score, no way we'll get anythIng from this. They should've had 2 penalties as well.

More worringly for us, di Maria yet again has been gash!!!

 

[mav_9me]

What can any manager or anyone do when your central defender decides to take a booking at 30 min by blocking the gk kick. That was stupidity of the highest order. I've always liked smalling... Thought he was our best defender. But this may have just ended his long term career with us on top of all his injuries.

 

[Raven Blade]

So then. This is quite a mess we're in now. Smalling could have cost us the game here with one of the most idiotic defensive displays i've seen in some time.

Not happy with that half at all. We did well to keep possession but gradually we've been just using it pointlessly. When we get near their box there's no urgency or purpose in our play to threaten their goal. Now after that red card we've been making mistakes galore. We're asking for trouble if we keep sitting back and trying to "defend", and it feels like heart in your mouth time when they come at us. We've got to be positive and let our offensive players keep us in the game. It's only gonna end one way if this continues.

 

[Nytram Shakes]

The replay clearly shows the opposite of what you just described.

have to disagree, clearly shows he kicks his thigh, and yaya looks off balance before the contact comes.. dunno wat else thier is to say,
probably by rights it should have been a penalty, but i dodnt think yaya had is body balanced enough to take advatage of the chance anyway

 

[kouroux]

Still more optimistic about picking up at least a point with 10 men than I would have been with 11 last year.

When/If they score, I'm afraid it'll be ugly.

 

[Ivan_manutd]

Guys , I think the whole "philosophy" of LVG is wrong, we do not press high up the pitch , the defensive line is too close to the center line , the 4-4-2 diamond formation is stupid , and we are using too much long passes (most of them wrong)....

 

[Randall Flagg]

They were both penalties, so we're lucky in that regard. Smalling is utterly stupid. We wont finish this game with 10 men.

A City win is all but guaranteed, the only question is by how much. Important to avoid a historic thrashing.

There is nothing to suggest we are going to receive an historic thrashing

 

[Skills]

We'll still win this. My spidey senses are tingling.

 

[saivet]

Smalling's first yellow card. I still just can't believe how stupid he can be.

 

[duffer]

Why didn't you just feel happy for that decision then. You didn't want us to win either, did you?!

I'm happy the ref didn't give then pen but can still see it was a bad, bad call.

And of course I want United to win. 3 points for United means 0 points for City.

 

[Getsme]

The ref is a feckity feck. Absolute disgrace, makes you think there's truth to the rumours that major sporting games in all codes are fixed. And Gary Nev - just shut your gob if you can't comment with any intelligence on the game.

You were fine against Liverpool but you're sounding like a donkey here.

Holy feck

 

[Man-United]

Bring off Di Maria, but not sure who should come on. Di Maria just don't seem up for it.

 

[C.M.P]

Regardless of the outcome of this game, I'll never forgive that useless feck Smalling for that...never!

What if he scores the winner in three consecutive champion league finals.

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

Be a long second half. Guess we'll have to sit back and try and hit them on the counter.

Was an uncharacteristic decision by Smalling to dive in. Normally he'll stay on his feet. First yellow was stupid, though.

I personally think Hart should have been off too. From when was it acceptable to square up with the ref and put your head into him? Ridiculous

If we can get a draw out of this now, i'll be happy, although I think they were more than beatable if we had 11 men on the pitch. We'll have to stay compact and narrow, and hopefully we'll be able to keep a clean sheet.

 

[antohan]

River dried up. Cry me a river.

 

[Sparky Rhiwabon]

Smalling is a joke. I liked him when he first arrived, but he's gone backwards. We won't achieve anything this season with this defence.

I've said it all along - he's like a good lower league player that wil have a really good game against PL opposition every now and then.

Others will start to catch up with the likes of us.

 

[Cooksen]

Rojo and Blind are on the line for the next reds

Blind aint that stupid.

He will be composed as feck

 

[The Mitcher]

have to disagree, clearly shows he kicks his thigh, and yaya looks off balance before the contact comes.. dunno wat else thier is to say,
probably by rights it should have been a penalty, but i dodnt think yaya had is body balanced enough to take advatage of the chance anyway

He didn't kick his thigh, his foot was on the ball. His leg goes THROUGH Toure's.

 

[Kaos]

Park the bus and try and nick it. If we're lucky, Di Maria, RVP or Rooney might yet have a moment of brilliance left in them.

 

[Dies Iray]

What had to make up. Both cards for Smalling were completely justified.

How early and blatant it was. Meant not booking Zabaletta not Rojo.

 

[Globule]

Can't really blame the ref for not giving a penalty against Fellaini. Looking at it initially it does look like he gets the ball rather than kicking Aguero's foot into the ball. However we had a massive let-off with the second penalty call. Rojo went to clear the ball not knowing that Toure was going to beat him to it. It was a stonewall penalty and the referee bottled it. He would have given it if he hadn't sent off Smalling earlier.

 

[salford_]

Some of you must be blind, Rojo got the ball ffs.

hes gone through toure first its a penalty.

 

[LazyBones]

And Zabaleta for early in the half but then the ref was "letting the game flow early on"

Yeah. And now they are free to fly in to tackles, while United players can't after similar fouls.

 

[montpelier]

we can't play these with 10
be a miracle to get anything here

 

[saivet]

The ref is a feckity feck. Absolute disgrace, makes you think there's truth to the rumours that major sporting games in all codes are fixed. And Gary Nev - just shut your gob if you can't comment with any intelligence on the game.

You were fine against Liverpool but you're sounding like a donkey here.

Not sure we can complain about the ref. They should have had 2 penalties, one with Rojo getting sent off.

 

[KYcinco]

you guy's are worrying too much

we have got this

 

[Moriarty]

Smalling is brain dead. The guy is a moron. Every single game he switches off at vital moments...he's thick as feck...it's frustrating as there's a decent player there but his concentration levels are atrocious. Absolute cock.

Gary Neville is so fecking quick to call 'penalty'. Toure was going down like a sack of spuds before Rojo was near him.

We'll nick this 1-0.

Milner outwitted him with ease. Smalling shouldn't have been anywhere near the right side of the pitch to make that tackle. He gets dragged out of position far too easily but I suppose when you're playing without a right back, that will happen more often. As for Neville, he's just being his usual arsehole self, trying to be Mr. Neutral.

 

[Red Dreams]

From my point of view...

Valencia not doing as bad as I thought he would.
Fellaini showing some balls again.
Shaw doing really well, hope he keeps it up.
Smalling is an idiot. Idiot. Idiot.
Thank feck for De Gea.
Those two incidents were not pens.
The matchday thread is a depressing place. Some of you guys need a shot of whiskey or a joint or something.

good assessment over all. a lot are already on whiskey, joints and piss...thus their posts...

 

[Rykker_4united]

have to disagree, clearly shows he kicks his thigh, and yaya looks off balance before the contact comes.. dunno wat else thier is to say,
probably by rights it should have been a penalty, but i dodnt think yaya had is body balanced enough to take advatage of the chance anyway

Maybe you're watching a different replay them. He gets his leg between Yaya's and kicks the ball away and Toure is already falling over like a flailing sally.

 

[nokoya]

We'll still win this. My spidey senses are tingling.

haha, hopes so

 

[17 Van der Gouw]

The ref is a feckity feck. Absolute disgrace, makes you think there's truth to the rumours that major sporting games in all codes are fixed. And Gary Nev - just shut your gob if you can't comment with any intelligence on the game.

You were fine against Liverpool but you're sounding like a donkey here.

Oh come on, both of Smalling's bookings were justified and he's denied City at least one debatably clear penalty. Neville is just doing his job, don't expect constant pro-United reteric from an ex-red who now represents what is supposed to be an impartial sports journalism company.

 

[Sereques]

Beginning to think some of this United players are there to sabotage the club.

 

[kouroux]

More than anything, I wanna know what rob bet on

 

[dove]

What if he scores the winner in three consecutive champion league finals.

Champions league? With this direction we will sooner play championship qualifiers than champions league final ffs.

 

[Lawman]

How did Hart get away with head butting the ref?

Lol wasn't quite a head butt! But he should have got a fecking bollocking like Rooney (captain) did when asking Oliver what the difference was with Zabeleta! Plus how Clichy never got booked is just weird!

 

[Randall Flagg]

The ref is a feckity feck. Absolute disgrace, makes you think there's truth to the rumours that major sporting games in all codes are fixed. And Gary Nev - just shut your gob if you can't comment with any intelligence on the game.

You were fine against Liverpool but you're sounding like a donkey here.

 

[Manchie]

Smalling's reckless tackle wouldn't have happened if Valenia

From my point of view...

Valencia not doing as bad as I thought he would.
Fellaini showing some balls again.
Shaw doing really well, hope he keeps it up.
Smalling is an idiot. Idiot. Idiot.
Thank feck for De Gea.
Those two incidents were not pens.
The matchday thread is a depressing place. Some of you guys need a shot of whiskey or a joint or something.

He is terrible and have zero positional awerness. Smalling's stupid tackle wouldn't have happened if Valencia didn't miss his position.

 

[Ace of Spades]

Smalling was an idiot there.

Get Herrera on for Rooney, who is his usual self after a break.