Academy v Cardiff 11am

[datura]

Team news

Same as last week against Chelsea except for Zeki Fryers replacing Michael Keane at right back.

Johnstone

Fornasier
Thorpe
McGinty
Fryers

Lawrence
Hussain
Tunnicliffe
Cole

Lingard

Cofie

 

[jb8521]

1 Johnstone
2 Fornasier
3 Fryers
4 Thorpe
5 McGinty
6 Hussein
7 Cole
8 Tunnicliffe
9 Cofie
10 Lingard
11 Lawrence

 

[datura]

1-0 McGinty

Lawrence latched onto a loose ball from a corner and squared for McGinty to tap in his second goal in 2 games.

United have been on top but not really created too many chances so far apart from a couple of efforts from the edge of the area from Cofie and Lingard.

 

[datura]

Bebe watching the game with Anderson and Rio.

 

[kevg]

2-0 Fornasier

 

[datura]

2-0 Fornasier nods in after the Cardiff keeper fails to hold onto a Cole corner.

Just prior to the goal Tunnicliffe came close after some great interplay between Cole and Cofie.

 

[sincher]

Thorpe looks impressive as usual.

 

[jb8521]

Thorpe looks impressive as usual.

Yeah hes always been very good defensively but now is starting to look very good bringing the ball out aswell

 

[datura]

Cole is looking lively too, but we've struggled to get Cofie in the game enough.

 

[sincher]

Yes.

I like Cole, he gets about the field, has some skill and can pass.

 

[jb8521]

Cardiffs keeper is bringing huge pressure on them with his bad kicking and goalkeeping in general

 

[sincher]

Yeah, their defence and especially keeper have looked pretty shocking.

 

[datura]

Pogba didn't look particularly injured then - hopefully it won't be too long until he's back. We've yet to see McCullough or Massacci so far this season either.

 

[jb8521]

Pogba didn't look particularly injured then - hopefully it won't be too long until he's back. We've yet to see McCullough or Massacci so far this season either.

Hopefully Pogba gets back soon I think he could be a top player. Massacci was pulled out of the milk cup with an injury anyway

 

[datura]

Hopefully Pogba gets back soon I think he could be a top player. Massacci was pulled out of the milk cup with an injury anyway

I assumed they were all injured, you don't get a lot of info on the status of the young players off MUTV.

 

[datura]

Cardiff should have pulled one back there, Farrah played through and harmlessly lobs it over the bar.

 

[datura]

3-0 Lawrence played through and taken down in the box by a combination of their keeper and defender. He steps up and coolly rolls it into the corner. He looks quite promising although he's been on the periphery of the game for the most part.

 

[jb8521]

Lawrence taken down by a combination of defender and keeper and gets up and takes the penalty himself very calmly rolling it in the corner. 3-0

 

[datura]

4-0 Brilliant goal from Cofie after a barnstorming run from his own half from Tunnicliffe and beautifully weighted pass to play Cofie in one-on-one with their keeper and calmly rolled it into the corner.

Sub: Giverin for Thorpe who was carrying a left arm injury.

 

[championo]

Cofie is really around 18 years old? Damn.. He originates from Ghana right?

 

[prateik]

has brady made the step up to the reserves proper or is he injured ?

 

[datura]

Cofie is really around 18 years old? Damn.. He originates from Ghana right?

He's 17.

 

[jb8521]

Real Gerrard style driving run from Tunnicliffe before the goal

 

[datura]

has brady made the step up to the reserves proper or is he injured ?

He's with the reserves as he's too old for the Academy.

Sub: Ekangamene for Lingard.

 

[datura]

Sub: Barmby for Cole

After the changes - Lawrence is now up with Cofie, Ekangamene on the left wing, Barmby on the right, Fryers in central defence and Giverin at left back.

 

[datura]

Barmby hits the crossbar with a great shot from the edge of the area.

 

[prateik]

paddy thinks the carling cup draw is fixed

 

[datura]

5-0 Barmby from the penalty spot after a Cardiff player handles the ball on the ground after being outmuscled by Cofie.

 

[prateik]

cofie shouldve scored

 

[datura]

5-0 FT

Good team performance against a poor Cardiff side, and could have comfortably been more with better finishing.

 

[Jiggs'Hamstring]

So ... ahem ... Girish II? ...

 

[x42bn6]

Patience, young grasshopper

 

[Girish II]

Extended highlights

Part 1/2

Part 2/2

 

[samabachan]

GII

 

[Jiggs'Hamstring]

GII, yer a fine, fine man. Good performance all round, we've got a couple of players in that team that you just know you'd hate to play against