[Random Task]

Quality performances all over the pitch, just our finishing let us down as it has all season. Still we got the away goal and didn't concede ourselves, we've got to be happy with that

Pogba was a beast tonight, really showed his class and physical presence.

 

[Paxi]

Apart from the second leg right?

Celta are shite. We should have buried them deep into the ground. We're not losing at home.

 

[Hugh Jass]

How many chances does Lingard need.

 

[All 3 United]

Good win but should have been by more. Stop starting Lingard!!

 

[DOTA]

Should be 2-0 to us. A 1-0 is a precarious position because one flukey goal from them and it cancels it out.

Still though good win. Should have scored more though.

If we can't protect a goal lead, at home... etc.

I think we're probably going to win this silly tournament.

 

[Bubz27]

Should've put it to bed tonight. Score first next week and I'll be comfortable.

 

[Son Of Sam]

Of course I do. We're not losing against Celta at home.

If this is what Celta have to offer, I am not scared at all. Our last 3 opponents in this competition gave us a bigger scare. There's no way we are losing to this shit at OT. But for poor finishing, we should have won 3-0.

 

[Ali Dia]

Job well done but our attack is still quite some distance away from bein top class

 

[King Eric 7]

We've had tougher EL games earlier in the competition. Thought this would be difficult but we strolled it.

 

[Hellboy]

If you compare Lingard to Mkhitaryan today, then you don't know much about football. Lingards finishing wasn't good enough, but he could have scored 3 goals today. He is probably the smartest footballer in our side - noone even comes close to find these positions as well as he does.

Smartest, good movement, blablabla ...

1 assist 3 goals this season.

= SHIT !

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

So obvious. The only player in our team who can keep the ball under pressure. So important to link everybody together.

Aye, looked like the player we spent that fortune on. If he can do that more often against better opposition we'll be happy chappies.

 

[SwansonsTache]

I can't say I have seen a manager get games tactically spot on as much as he does, so interesting to see it play out.

Noggie commentators had a interesting point about how he mirrors the tactic of the opponent, essentially nullifying them.

Celta commentator also commented on it pre match how you never know which United side you met since they change game from game and half to half.

 

[manunited1919]

So lets get Mata & Phil "Toe" Jones back into the team vs Arsenal, plus give the kids some game time. We need to rest players now for Europa League. This tie still has lots to play for. We are unable to kill off any team.

 

[royboy16]

Didnt expect to win there and we played really well.
Hope Rashers hasnt a bad injury.

 

[Kaos]

Defence excellent, Romero solid. What were you all worried about? We'll easily thrash them 1-1 at Old Trafford to qualify.

 

[edgecutter]

Good professional performance, but still feel that we should have pushed for a second.

Lingard needs a serious kick up the backside, two sitters land perfectly for him and he fluffs them.

 

[Eddy_JukeZ]

Should have won by 2 at least.

Good enough performance. Still missing that killer instinct and more quality at times.

It's in our hands.

 

[edcunited1878]

Mourinho as usual got it spot on, our initial high pressure caught them off guard and they never got into the match.

Bingo. Physically, Pogba and Felliani were too much and Celta seemed to back down from them. Ander was very disciplined and helped keep Celta out wide.

 

[TheReligion]

We're shit, we're gonna get embarrassed, not got a hope.

Etc etc etc.

It's an embarrassment at times on match day around these parts.

Really comfortable display. Game management to perfection.

 

[RedCurry]

a rare away win in Europe. I will take it. Sets us up good for the inevitable 1-1 draw at OT next week

Just the third win in 23 games away in Spain.

 

[stepic]

send Lingard to Everton like Gibson and Cleverley before him. he's no better than those two.

 

[BluesJr]

Why wouldn't we have anyway, given the Europa is our best chance for CL?

Well because if we had taken our chances or didn't sit off them so much after the goal we could have played a full strength team on Sunday and then rested a few in the next leg to prepare for Tottenham, I don't know about you but I want to win those games and give ourselves a chance of top four as well. Denying Liverpool or City the CL would be a great bonus to the end of the season.

 

[Paxi]

If this is what Celta have to offer, I am not scared at all. Our last 3 opponents in this competition gave us a bigger scare. There's no way we are losing to this shit at OT. But for poor finishing, we should have won 3-0.

Aye exactly. People made Celta out to be some sort of super Biesla disciples. They're fecking woeful.

 

[afrocentricity]

Ok, so we're happy today right?

Why the feck were we wasting time with only 1-0 up? It's not Barcelona we're playing!!

Too wasteful (shock horror?!). Tie far from over, cause, well.. we're not gonna score at Old Trafford.

Maybe not then...

 

[Raoul]

Defence excellent, Romero solid. What were you all worried about? We'll easily thrash them 1-1 at Old Trafford to qualify.

 

[whatwha]

Deserved to win by 3 or 4. They were actually one of the worst teams we've played this season. I'd have snapped your hand off for this result though.

Do you really 'deserve' something when your finishing is mostly shit?

 

[LuisNaniencia]

A whiny little bitch.

He moaned throughout the game. He must have picked up that habit from Gerrard.

He never stopped diving.

Horrible little man. Hope he gets the treatment at OT.

 

[Heardy]

We're hard to beat. But should have put the tie to bed with the amount of chances we wasted in the first half.

 

[ChaddyP]

Celta are shite.

They really were a bit shite, after resting 8 players and being at home with all that atmosphere. Our pitchy patchy side did them over and should have had 4 goals at least.

 

[Raw]

I would also like to make another observation:

Aspas is a gigantic cock bag.

 

[SqueakyWeasel]

Only the older viewers will probably know where I'm coming from when I say that I fear, whatever happens next week, Ajax will clean up in the final

 

[VeevaVee]

Not gonna pretend there was much good about it other than the away win. Will take it

 

[sunama]

This pretty much sums up the game for me. Romero was also good.

Romero, is always good.
I think the last bad game he had was last season, against Swansea?

 

[edgecutter]

If you compare Lingard to Mkhitaryan today, then you don't know much about football. Lingards finishing wasn't good enough, but he could have scored 3 goals today. He is probably the smartest footballer in our side - noone even comes close to find these positions as well as he does.

Lingard isn't good enough if we are to push for the league next year and tonight showed it again. He offers very little in the final third and that has been common all season.

 

[SalfordRed1960]

We look quite good when we start on the front foot and attack. Pity we don't do it more often. Pretty much in the final now, I don't see how they will trouble us.

Some good performances.

 

[ChaddyP]

Just the third win in 23 games away in Spain.

its possibly our 3rd away win since 23 games aswel

 

[Mihai]

These lot are worse than Anderlecht

 

[AltiUn]

They really were a bit shite, after resting 8 players and being at home with all that atmosphere. Our pitchy patchy side did them over and should have had 4 goals at least.

They seemed especially poor after all the hype they'd received regarding their wins over Barca/Madrid, I think some people got a bit carried away with it.

 

[Janson]

Great win.

 

[thegregster]

Disappointing we didn't win at least 2-0.

Still winning the first leg away from home in any European tie is a good result.

 

[Infra-red]

Mixed night really. The result is good, but, in the context of the game, we can be disappointed that it's not much more emphatic. Looks like another two injuries (Young & Rashford), neither of which we can really afford if we want to rest players for the second leg. Delighted to have Pogba back.