Fair play that was genius by Ole playing him
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- Yellow cards
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Got a lot of space and did better than I expected. Hope the goal helps his confidence.
Did really well. Worked his socks off. Played the role he was supposed to play perfectly. Goal was a bonus.
Good game to use him in, got tons of space and gained confidence as the game went on in his dribbling. Happy for him, the lad's had an up and down time here.
Perfect game for him today and he did well
Pleased for him. Good performance
Wow, he was actually decent today.
Only problem is in order for him to build on today he needs a good run of games, which he won't get.
I say loan him out in January to a team he can play every week in, then re asses him in the summer.
Only problem is in order for him to build on today he needs a good run of games, which he won't get.
I say loan him out in January to a team he can play every week in, then re asses him in the summer.
Did his job. I said it multiple times already, technically he's quite good, his ball control while at full pace is very good. Just needs to make better decisions at time. Better option than Mata on the right.
James is going to excel in games where there is space for him to exploit, I think he's a good option to have for games like this, but his impact will be much more limited when he can't use his attributes, like his pace, so when a team low blocks for example. Ole did good in selecting him today knowing this.
Bit brainless at times, but can't fault the effort and the contribution with the goal. His 1st touch there was very good.
Really solid game from him fair play to Ole for the selection!
So pleased for him
Yellow was absolute bollocks.
Did well to get the goal. Was unconvincing in what was such an open game.
had more goals today than sancho has in the bundesliga this year 
Good performance, but he's very limited, which isn't helped by the fact that he's extremely heads-down in the final third.
He did his job well in the game - happy to see him score as well. That yellow card was unfair. Ole nailed it to pick him in the starting line up.
Dan did good tonight, proving he has his uses for us.
Glad he got a goal, the abuse he has been getting from some is a disgrace.
Glad he got a goal, the abuse he has been getting from some is a disgrace.
Well done today. His ceiling isn’t very high but he can be a very useful squad player if he can perform like this on a consistent basis.
Great game Dan. Love the guy. Good guy who works hard, and played a fantastic game today as well.
Cracking performance, hope it does wonders for his confidence
He's very quick isn't he. Still don't think he's United quality but fair play to him for taking his chance, and props to Ole for starting him.
Well done to him for putting in a good shift today and for his goal, which I thought was lovely. There's a definite place for him in the squad, he just has to keep putting the performances in. Thought his booking for a dive was very harsh and the wrong call from the ref.
That booking was a joke. He took an arm to the face whilst running full pelt. That'd knock anyone off balance. I don't think it was a foul either. He just so happened to be much shorter than the defender trying to shield the ball. Should have just been play on.
Good performance and good to see him get a goal. My only issue with him is how quick he is to jump out of 50/50 challenges. I'd like to see him be a bit braver. There was a couple of times where his pressing nearly won us the ball back but he didn't follow through.
Good performance and good to see him get a goal. My only issue with him is how quick he is to jump out of 50/50 challenges. I'd like to see him be a bit braver. There was a couple of times where his pressing nearly won us the ball back but he didn't follow through.
Glad Ole called out the terrible refereeing to book him for a dive on the elbow.
Did really well today.
Great workrate as always.
Great workrate as always.
Great game from him.
Still cant belive that bald twat Taylor gave him a booking for diving. Had it been any other player on the pitch that would have been a pen
Still cant belive that bald twat Taylor gave him a booking for diving. Had it been any other player on the pitch that would have been a pen
Really good. Well done Dan.
It was the 2nd yellow for diving this season for any player, surely there are countless dives worse that happened before today.
He was quick. I didn't expect him to be that quick. Very pleased for him. Now Ole is using him to do a particular job. That's good tactics. Kudos for both of them.
Cannot believe he got booked for that "dive". Absolute joke of a decision. That aside, James was really good today.
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Aye, ridiculous.
Kept forgetting he was on the pitch. Nice to see him get a goal though.
That was farcical, not a dive but not enough to be a penalty.
Biggest positive for me today, seeing as he really needed that. Getting 90 minutes in a thrashing + a goal on top will do wonders for his confidence. We saw what he can possibly offer when he first came in, but then he was given too much responsibility for a while (due to failure in the transfer market to bring in another right winger), couldn't make that much of an impact, and probably got his confidence shot because of that and the negativity that follows. He's still a bit raw, but he works hard with the press, and closes down crosses relentlessly. Proved today that it's way too soon writing him off as a useful squad option going forward. Happy for him.
The perfect game for him. Ole obviously knew Leeds leave space in behind and that's when James is at his best. Not only that but he covers so much ground. Superb at pressing, forcing mistakes, and tracking back.
Good performance. Deserved his goal. So happy for him.
Good performance. Deserved his goal. So happy for him.
Not a fan, think he lacks ability and quality but fair play he tried hard today and deserved his goal albeit poor goalkeeping
That was either a penalty or at least a free kick for us. The referee is certainly not a friend.
Thought he was good, but I can't understand why he doesn't play more wide. He plays more narrow than someone like Rashford on other side who is inside forward.
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