[FujiVice]

He's been playing like Brian McClair in his last season tonight. He's blood is getting twisted by this lot.

 

[limerickcitykid]

He has been fecking garbage for 4 games now. I'd still probably leave him in but get Carrick in to partner him at least.

 

[Butty19]

Looks like an old man tonight. Some very strange positions he's taking up when he's meant to be holding.

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Has been awful.

 

[Devil may care]

Flat footed on their second and careless on more than one occasion, we really needed him to step up tonight with so many kids on.

 

[m1y2]

worst midfield two in our recent history, absolutely no control and mobility, pereira/carrick on for fellaini who should never be a manutd palyer in the first place

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

His lack of positional discipline is shocking for me. Never would have expected that to be his failing.

 

[the hea]

Been utter crap today.

 

[Cassidy]

poor

 

[Speak]

He's a bit of a trudger, in all honesty.
This squad seems to be collecting them. Such a lack of players with quick feet and agility in this squad.

If the game is fast-paced, he gets twisted and turned for fun. And if the opposition sits back and allows us to pass, he hasn't the zip in play/passing to really get the team going.

This midfield still needs work. Herrera, Schneiderlin plus one (Gundogan?) please. Even that three may not be good enough, actually.

 

[NoLogo]

Absolute nightmare performance so far. Didn't stop Draxler before the 2-1 and lost the ball which almost led to a 3-1 if de Gea wouldn't have saved us.

Really disappointing this is the response after the criticism from LvG.

 

[|Neo|x]

He's been left to do too much in midfield by himself tonight, not surprised he's playing so poor. Playing him and Fellaini in the center was a crazy decision. We badly need to make a change, but our options on the bench are dire.

 

[Zoo]

Awful game from him and our midfield was a gaping hole. With Carrick there instead we would have probably won this.

 

[acnumber9]

Are we ready to admit he hasn't been very good?

 

[Unlikely lad]

He's positionally suspect, gets beaten way too easily, wastes too much time on the ball and never passes forwards, even when we make a rare run.

 

[Cheesy]

Awful game from him and our midfield was a gaping hole. With Carrick there instead we would have probably won this.

Schweinsteiger was poor, but I don't see what else Carrick would've offered. He's hardly been any better this season.

 

[Adisa]

Played alone in midfield. Can't blame him.

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Somewhat glad he's not playing the next 3 games. Needs a break and time to get his shit together.

 

[Cheesy]

Played alone in midfield. Can't blame him.

Fellaini did him no favours, but it's perfectly reasonable to criticise Schweinsteiger considering he offered little in the way of forward passes when he was on the ball. There's still some imperative on him to create for us, even if he's got someone who's very poor beside him.

 

[Mutter Merkel]

Played without confidence tonight. Thanks Van Gaal for needlessly singling him out.

 

[Man-United]

Bit early I know, but looks like another one of all the poor signings LvG has done since he joined us. He's not even close to being the worst though and has just been here 6 months so things can change.

 

[Zoo]

Schweinsteiger was poor, but I don't see what else Carrick would've offered. He's hardly been any better this season.

I don't know what he does apart from drop back on goalkicks to pick it up from De Gea. They were cutting through our midfield repeatedly with Fellaini upfield and Schweinsteiger nowhere to be see. Don't think it would have happened with Carrick there.

 

[Devil81]

Legs completely gone, we need cover so he can play now and again as a squad player.

 

[Cheesy]

I don't know what he does apart from drop back on goalkicks to pick it up from De Gea. They were cutting through our midfield repeatedly with Fellaini upfield and Schweinsteiger nowhere to be see. Don't think it would have happened with Carrick there.

Why not? Carrick's been just as anonymous in midfield as Schweinsteiger has sometimes been this season. I was fine for Carrick to be brought on, but I don't think he offered us anything that Schweinsteiger didn't.

 

[Sammyjunn]

Best midfielder in the league, bun that talk. He's been average at best and quite a pointless buy with Carrick here already.

 

[Zoo]

Why not? Carrick's been just as anonymous in midfield as Schweinsteiger has sometimes been this season. I was fine for Carrick to be brought on, but I don't think he offered us anything that Schweinsteiger didn't.

Carrick is a proper holding midfielder, even when not fully on top of his game he is still important defensively with his positioning. Like I said I just don't know what Schweinsteiger does really.

 

[Devil may care]

Those 3 games he's about to get off will give him the rest he looks like he really needs, it was hilarious listening to his buddy Hargreaves baffled by him being subbed off.

 

[Speak]

Throw money at Gundogan and basically forget about Carrick and Schweinsteiger. They shouldn't be starting the majority of games any more.

 

[kundalini]

His performance certainly merited being substituted. What on earth were Schweinsteiger and Fellaini doing in that first half ?

 

[Leftback99]

Has confirmed the concerns i had at the time of signing, he's past it.

 

[DocRockter]

He cannot play as much as he is put to play ATM.. He made some woeful errors tonight(Wolfsburg A) which I don't think he would had made if he was physically fit.. Carrick was needed to shape up the midfield much earlier than we did.

 

[Keenst]

Really bad tonight. He doesn't look fit and to be honest he's way past his best.

 

[Raw]

He seriously just needs a few weeks rest. Unfortunately with our injuries, that's not happening.

 

[VorZakone]

Meh, never expected him to shine. Bayern saw it coming.

 

[Wade3]

Has confirmed the concerns i had at the time of signing, he's past it.

At least in terms of starting consistently. He's become a situational player.

 

[limerickcitykid]

I'm getting sick of this needs a rest shit, the guy just turned 31. He needs to get his shit together if he can't play 90 minutes at 31. He isn't an OAP. Its fecking embarrassing. At 31 Carrick was leading us to a PL title and was the best midfielder in the league. Schweinsteiger isn't a fraction of that.

 

[roykeane19]

Bayern never sell a player who is in their prime, only when their past their best or surplus to requirements, unlike us

 

[SkeppyRed]

Expected him to be more of a leader on the pitch tbh. Hasnt lived up to his reputation enough in that sense so far. Struggled to lift the peformances of the team like I thought he might.

 

[Acole9]

I was hoping for him to put in a big performance for us tonight but instead he was the worst player out there for us.

 

[ZDwyr]

Was shite. Absolute shambles of a performance IMO. Needs to be much, much better than that as the 'leader' he is supposed to be. Not having the 'Fellaini did him no favours' stuff either. Sure it may have helped a little if Fellaini wasn't wandering on the left wing but to use that as an excuse for Bastian's whole performance is wrong. Poor.

 

[Bwuk]

Started his career at United well, then went downhill.

I could be describing anyone we've signed under LvG here bar Martial.

 

[Oo0AahCantona]

Was terrible tonight. He's only 31, we should be seeing so much more from him.