[Licha-Vidic]

Thats Haaland with 10. McTom has 3

McTom is our top scorer.. Read what I was replying to.

 

[Oly Francis]

Just looking at the replay of the pen. Did the foul start outside of the box? Maguire had hands around him too just outside the box, surely the first is the one given?

That's not how it works.

 

[Maureen-yo]

Yes indeed.
Our lack of technical ability compared to City is scandalous.
But we still have to work significantly harder to close down the gaps.

Their CBS have more technical ability and composure then our entire team…

 

[cyberman]

So you expect us to suddenly work out patterns and triangle passes only once we have a first choice 11? Anyone else and we cannot string 3 passes together?

Years of seeing these players plays points to yes, they cannot play out from the back. It’s not a skill everybody has and is why those players are so expensive hence City paying hundreds of millions every few season for them

 

[Jeffthered]

I think we cannot expect much more. I thought we would carry a bit of a threat. City are more settled, rather than outstanding. We're struggling for form, but when we do have our moments, we need more quality.

Good shot from SMT, but I would change him for Mount. I just don't see SMT out there. You can't just drift around, and await to have a shot, it's not enough, you're a central midfielder. Bruno is awful and he doesn't care. I get annoyed watching him.

Too many players waiting for inspiration. City have a way of playing which they rely on. We do not. I actually feel for the players.

Great save by Onana.

Get Mason Mount on for SMT. Leave Ericksen, please.

 

[M Bison]

With this team that he put out today, I'm close to being done with ETH, even if I think he is a brilliant coach.

what should he have done differently?

 

[the_cliff]

Absolutely fuming about that pen. It's hard not to go full RAWK with conspiracy theories and City's supposed brown envelopes when decisions are given like that. Shirt-pulling goes on in literally EVERY penalty area when balls are swung in like that. Hardly ever, ever gets pulled up as a penalty, especially when the player being "fouled" is nowhere near getting the ball.

Have also stopped immediately celebrating goals we score as so many seem to be ruled out by VAR now as well.

VAR is a blight on the game, end of.

Back on the footballing side of things - Hope the team comes out with some motivation second half. City haven't exactly been in scorching form lately. Have a fecking go.

Especially considering who was on VAR, who was also coincidentally the same ref that failed to send Kovacic off, who also refs in the UAE league which is coincidentally owned by the same people that own the club that have benefitted from his decisions.

 

[barros]

Should be a time limit to decide if is a penalty or not, that reminds Portugal vs Switzerland were Portugal scored for the VAR call a penalty against Portugal

 

[Jacko21]

All a bit meek and mild.

Give the crowd something to work with.

 

[Nick7]

What is that got to do with ward prowse as a player? Football is not a 1 vs 11 sport. Mount on tbe other hand couldn’t even be trusted to play more than token minutes against Sheffield and Copenhagen.

He’s not very good is the point.

 

[laughtersassassin]

Roy Kenae agrees Hojlund needs to dive.

Basically we are losing because they are diving twats and we are not

 

[Natener]

Before VAR that was never a penalty. If anything, the arm on Hojlund when through on goal should have been a penalty but he was too strong to go down.

 

[kiristao]

Shearer speaking what we all are thinking shocker. Asking for consistency about giving those fouls as a penalty everytime from now on and saying Hojlund should have gone down as most players would have

 

[JagUTD]

For those watching in the US and not Sky, Carragher just said Klopps ready to lead the calls for the game to be replayed after that farce penalty.

 

[Oscar Bonavena]

I think Hojlund is a great young prospect but he needs to grow up f**king quick in this game. He had chance to win a pen and get Stones sent off. F**k being honest, you get nothing for it.

 

[AdNani]

Mount and Reguillon to come on surely

 

[manichester]

One of those days when you want a hooligan in midfield.

 

[kiristao]

Roy Kenae agrees Hojlund needs to dive.

Basically we are losing because they are diving twats and we are not

Exactly. Shearer said the same too. Imagine, Keane and Shearer agreeing on something.

 

[Buster15]

We don’t look any closer to city than we have during the last 18 months despite 400 million being spent. I suppose the question is, is that acceptable?

You have answered your own question.

 

[laughtersassassin]

Entire panel of pundits are saying if you want to give that penalty, then you got to give it for every corner and free kicks. I have not seen any given this season except for this game. Go figure.....was Oliver promised a car?

Oliver works for City's owners in the UAE. Conflict of interest. No surprise we have been robbed

 

[James35]

I can't decide what's more useless, Bruno on the right or ETH as a manager

It’s a tough one to call

 

[United Hobbit]

I don't think City look great defensively but we don't make the right decisions to punish them

 

[golden_blunder]

We need to get Rashford into the game

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

Need to take our chances when we get them.

Literally thought we were down to 10 men as forgot Rashford was playing. He’s been invisible. Onana really has come onto a game. That Haaland header save was beyond incredible.

 

[mav_9me]

i want to see the halaand header again - which defenders were walking cos they should be dropped with immediate effect

Take a guess.

Spoiler

Lindelof

 

[Ayoba]

Bruno on the right ffs....its not working and never worked!

 

[Tincanalley]

Good by United. Needed a bit of luck/composure with finishing … obviously ABU Dhabi City not at their best. Can be beaten here. Rashford has done well. Maguire and Eriksen good. ETH is building a nice side here. No nation state; some who pretend to be fans greatly disappointed with that. I’m happier that we can remember Bobby Charlton with some dignity. Now let’s beat these lowlife corporate oil-doped cheats.

 

[2 man midfield]

Ten hag needs to change things up here. You’d think city were the ones chasing a goal.

 

[laughtersassassin]

Exactly

And I don't blame Hojlund for it either tbh. With this ref he probably would have booked Hojlund as they are corrupt

 

[United Hobbit]

Oliver works for City's owners in the UAE. Conflict of interest. No surprise we have been robbed

Surely he shouldn't be allowed to have any involvement in games that have any influence on them, certainly none they're playing in

 

[DavelinaJolie]

Interesting, I agree fully with what Shearer has said there. Can see why it's a penalty, but those pulls happen multiple times a game and never get called, so will we see them called from now on?

He also suggested other players may have gone down from that push Stones gave Hojlund.

 

[predator]

Was interesting what Keane said that Hojlund should have done. He didn't phrase it well tbh. A more experienced striker may have created a situation where a pen could be given.

 

[Wing Attack Plan R]

Soft pen shocker

 

[DJ_21]

He’s an option that could replace some of what Eriksen does with more legs.

You not think JWP is a one trick pony? Set pieces is all he’s good at

 

[eire-red]

I don't understand Carragher and Richards at half time. How can it be the right decision if every single game has an incident like that that doesn't get punished? So are we saying that the refs are getting it wrong every single game now?

Rodri is free because Stones steps across Maguire and makes no attempt to play the ball, meaning he can't follow Rodri. Is that not a foul? It's a foul in the middle of the pitch in open play.

 

[mitchmouse]

Kudos Carragher for going straight in on the honesty that it happens in every game.

have to admit, that surprised me

 

[mav_9me]

what should he have done differently?

Lindelof instead of Evans and Reguilon at LB. And I'd go for Mount/Mejbri for McT (but that's just me)

 

[NK86]

Years of seeing these players plays points to yes, they cannot play out from the back. It’s not a skill everybody has and is why those players are so expensive hence City paying hundreds of millions every few season for them

Absolutely do not believe this. You think Walker was so good before Pep really improved him. Or Stones for that matter? You think Brighton’s 11 is better than ours to the point where they would embarrass us in passing abilities?
It’s squarely on Eth and all this noise around him missing his first choice back four as the reason for it is just blind faith at this point.

 

[Oranges038]

Especially considering who was on VAR, who was also coincidentally the same ref that failed to send Kovacic off, who also refs in the UAE league which is coincidentally owned by the same people that own the club that have benefitted from his decisions.

That link should be called out by everyone after the game.

 

[VP89]

Could see the game plan and to be fair it was working. Just some poor decisions again from our players in the key moments.