[footballbite]

A bit of a pyrrhic victory. Utd have enough fixtures on their plate already - another fixture in a pointless cup to stretch the limited squad and distract from more important competitions shouldn't really be welcomed.

The team should have put more in to the last league game where a result would have actually been valuable.

 

[KrasHammerhand]

We scored how many goals??

That was a fun watch in the second half. We need to have Ronaldo, DvD & Sancho into the stands for the rest of the season. Are they perfect, far from it but just bloody fun when we are running.
Rashford was having fun, Martial was smiling & Garnacho has been a treat.

The first half was not great, but I couldn’t turn away in the second.
Please no complaints about Harry or McFred. That was just fun

 

[Ludens the Red]

Once the football players came on the game changed. I think we’ll be okay as long as our footballers stay fit and play for the most part but if too many of the trash get in our team on any given day were in a bit of bother. Ten Hag cannot polish the turd that was left for him .

 

[Blood Mage]

VDB is just an atrocious footballer. I was hoping Ten Hag's coaching would help him but it just hasn't happened.

 

[Stig]

Poor first half. Great second.

Great subs and very good games from Fernandes and McTominay.

McTominay is an absolute idiot with his irrational fouling and hotheadedness - every game he has a least one moment of stupidity.

 

[Gordon S]

Second half was entertaining, but the quality out there tonight for both these second string sides was no less than shocking.
Silly simple mistakes all around. Victor and Harry looks decent on the ball when no one is putting pressure on them. Fred and Scott looks decent moving the ball sideways and backwards, at times. Donny is more of a passenger than Schneiderlin.

Malacia needs loads of development still, some sunday league actions from him tonight. Dalot, Rashford and Garnacho gives me hope that the club is doing something right.
Martial was not doing much but still feels like such a relief to have him in there and not Ronaldo.

 

[DatIrishFella]

We have a star in Garnacho. <3

 

[Stig]

No ronaldo, loads of goals

Yea. Good point.

 

[cj_sparky]

If you would have told me there would be 6 goals after that first half, I'd of laughed.

Mad second half.

 

[Rightnr]

Given Citeh were about to be the only big team left in the competition if it wasn't for another jammy dipper performance, I am happy we're still in this trophy.

If we beat Barcelona, we can bin this off, otherwise we can go for a small W.

 

[Shimo]

That first half was purely on team selection. When you have VDB playing in that position and then you have either Fred/McT trying to find passes, there was no way were were going to play well despite Villa being toothless. It is just an absolute waste playing Bruno on the right - he should play his normal position or take Eriksen role, unless we have 2 proper players in the 10 and 8 role.

Fred's touch was very poor today, not sure if it's just rust or what but, he is never this bad. So was Malacia - he seems an accident waiting to happen at times, has to tighten up.

Good to see Martial back, he presses a lot better than anyone else. He also is a lot smarter in coming deeper and linking up with those around him. Hopefully can stay fit.

Glad to have got the win, it's extra games but, these are the games that ETH can use, learn more about the players and clearly show the ones that need to be gone.

 

[sglowrider]

VDB is just an atrocious footballer. I was hoping Ten Hag's coaching would help him but it just hasn't happened.

He needs another 10 games before ETH comes to the conclusion that he is useless.

 

[Rightnr]

Oh, and btw wtf is Sancho?

 

[Glorio]

My god it just goes to show how much better we'll be in a few windows.

VdB, Maguire, that calamity of a midfield partnership all need replacing

Felt bad for Martial that he didn't get to play with Casemiro and Eriksen, instead relying on McFred and the dutch ghost for service

And still scored - the one that shall not be mentioned would have his mob with all sorts of excuses

 

[always_hoping]

1st half

Shots on goal
United 3
Villa 2

Shots on target
United 1
Villa 0

2nd half

Shots on goal

United 16
Villa 3

Shots on target

United 7
Villa 2

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

That was a crap Villa team so I'm not going to start popping corks, but the team did well to come back twice to win by two clear goals. The second string beneath our best 13 or so players is not good enough, we need early exits for all of our WC players so we can hit the ground running in the second half of the season. We could also do with beating Fulham.

 

[MIC_FIN]

Looks like someone's not happy at EtH giving an interview shaking hands with Schmeichel xD

 

[siw2007]

1st half to forget, but 2nd half was brilliant, even if we conceded two goals. Rashford, Bruno, Martial were excellent, Eriksen and Garnacho were superb off the bench, games to forget for Fred and Donny.

Great game to finish at home before the World Cup. Sundays game is big I think to make sure we go into the break with a positive vibe.

 

[TheReligion]

I wouldnt get too excited. Villa were shit and we just less shit.

Shows just how much we rely on Casemiro, Martinez, Anthony as our depth is abysmal.

Well duh? You didn’t know that?

 

[sirAlexsglasses]

Just seen ETH post match interview, we definitely have the right man for the job, we are going in the right direction under him…….and Garnacho can be a world class player of he keeps his feet on the ground, he was a constant threat down that left side and Villa shit it every time he ran at them.

 

[Dec9003]

We made hard work of it, but it was a good night in the end. We looked a lot better after the changes obviously, I don’t think we work without Eriksen and Martinez, we need the quick passes from deep.

 

[RedfromIreland]

I think everyone will agree, Garnancho is what we all expected Sancho to be.
Sancho Carrie’s the ball to the edge of the area and then stops and plays it backwards mostly, instead of taking his man on inside the penalty area.

 

[The Brown Bull]

Eriksen & Garnacho changed the game.Delighted Bruno got a goal.Excitement returned to Old Trafford tonight thanks mainly to an 18 year old kid!
Football eh? Bloody hell!

 

[Solius]

Good result in the end. Showed the alarming lack of depth to begin with but the subs and moving Bruno central changed the game. Felt like playing with 9 men thanks to VDB and Maguire. Malacia very good in his ball progression.

 

[bond19821982]

That was a crap Villa team so I'm not going to start popping corks, but the team did well to come back twice to win by two clear goals. The second string beneath our best 13 or so players is not good enough, we need early exits for all of our WC players so we can hit the ground running in the second half of the season. We could also do with beating Fulham.

It's a cup competition ffs. There are no crap teams in PL.

 

[berbatrick]

Has Garnacho ever played on the right in the reserves?

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

It's a cup competition ffs. There are no crap teams in PL.

Their keeper and back four were all over the place. We did well to get back in it as I've said, but they were a sloppy mess (particularly when Mighty Mings came on).

 

[bond19821982]

Their keeper and back four were all over the place. We did well to get back in it as I've said, but they were a sloppy mess (particularly when Mighty Mings came on).

All of their options are shit. Martinez probably is a big miss but that's it. Calling that team a second string side is bit of an exaggeration

 

[Mihai]

Oh, and btw wtf is Sancho?

Sancho is a surname.

 

[Rightnr]

Sancho is a surname.

Obviously, the 'w' here stands for 'where'. Well, obvious to those with common sense

 

[trevor newnham]

give Garnacho the No. 7 shirt.

 

[Maniron]

What a great second half and so good to see Marcus finding his form again and what a massive confidence boost for him to get the WC call up

 

[Mickeza]

Won the last 25 minutes 3-0 playing an all academy front 3 of Rashford, Elanga and Garnacho. Great night!

 

[Elcabron]

Garnacho the man. Second string central defence appalling

I agree but in their defence they had mcfed in front of them while the first choice defence enjoys casemiro in front of them, it does make a difference to be fair

 

[Cathy Ferguson]

Good result in the end. Showed the alarming lack of depth to begin with but the subs and moving Bruno central changed the game. Felt like playing with 9 men thanks to VDB and Maguire. Malacia very good in his ball progression.

Donny and Maguire must be done at this level. They are not even decent squad players. Fred also disappointing. He is a very frustrating player.

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

All of their options are shit. Martinez probably is a big miss but that's it. Calling that team a second string side is bit of an exaggeration

I didn't call them second string. I said that Villa team tonight was crap, which it was, and that we did well to come back twice and win by two clear goals. I don't think any of that is controversial.

I'm happy we won, and happier still now I've seen the draw.

 

[Verminator]

Home to Burnley the reward.
Well done Agents Schmeichel and Dublin.

 

[TwoSheds]

Thought Villa were utter wank apart from Young and Bailey who is a silly twat and should have been sent off. We did the job and I thought for the most part Fernandes, Rashford, Garnacho and McT did pretty well. The rest were somewhere between ok and hideous, Lindelof and Dalot perhaps managing to stand out as the worst.

 

[GledTheRed]

DvB is a waste of a shirt, stop playing him EtH.

 

[Lash]

Fred and VDB were fecking awful, how they can play that poorly repeatedly is mad.

Garnacho and Eriksen changed the game for me and I think Scott has to be a B2B player, if being utilised.

Will take it, still finding our way, but some moments showing we can at least take on instruction.