This for me is the main problem. even against lesser teams. we take 30 minutes to string a play that can get us in the opposition half. why not just play it up the pitch? we dont't break teams down, not because of bad attacking play, but because we spend so long trying to bring the ball out of defence.
PL D FA Premier League
Manchester United 0:0 Manchester City
Post-match discussion
Sat, 12 December 2020
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Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
Not even going to check before saying a categoric no. Our home form is appalling.
At least the point keeps us in a title race.
Which is why Ole played it perfectly. Imagine the cafe meltdown had we lost.
The United way. Playing for a goalless draw at home.
I for one am glad we didn’t concede in the first 3 minutes, let alone in 90 minutes. Hasn’t happened too often this season. And cheers City for deciding not to kickstart your season against us. Much appreciated.
It remains to be seen if we're consistently even in the top four race yet.
We haven't beaten Tottenham, Chelsea, Arsenal or City at home.
You can't be in a title battle without beating anyone of note.
Not a bad result.
But the true winners are spurs and pool.
But the true winners are spurs and pool.
Difference is probably Matic. Ole in all his wisdom played Matic against Leipzig and Matic just doesnt have the legs anymore. Any game he played we looked awful. Teams slicing our midfield like butter.
Just a horrible horrible manager for this level.
Its laughable. You give a Molde level manager the keys to run Manchester United. You just gotta laugh at that haha.
Luke Shaw on skysports: "I would say it was very tight, a very even game and we made it difficult for them at times. They could not get their rhythm going and we defended well.
Typical Ole, make it difficult for them, forget having a team identity and way of playing, let's play to stop them and then if we get a chance, do a counter. Pathetic for 2020.
Typical Ole, make it difficult for them, forget having a team identity and way of playing, let's play to stop them and then if we get a chance, do a counter. Pathetic for 2020.
They will deny it, every single time.
Still time to turn the others into wins.
We need an entirely new forward line. Greenwood and Cavani aside, we’re toothless.
exactly same as Chelsea game.Erm...Not bad? I don't know what to make of this match, it's like nobody wanted to win
People’s ambition have dropped so much since Fergie left that it’s sad to see. 4 points off top was treated as a mini-crisis under the great man.
I wanted to see us go for it at the end but it's a good point vs a good team.
Fergie used to say be within touching distance over Christmas, that's exactly where we are. I'll take it. You can't win every game.
Who should we have played then? Fred is the one that makes us tick, and he had a red card. Matic is still a DM. Who would you play then as a DM? Let us know your wisdom!
Time to get real, we don't have Fergie any more. Wake up. Everything has changed.
The pace Leipzig played with can't be compared with that walk in the park by City today. Completely different games. Also City was obviously ok with the result. Leipzig needed the win and performed accordingly
Being 4 points off one team is one thing. Being 6th or 7th is quite another.
Beat City today and perhaps there's optimism of title challenges. Draw today none at all.
We've beaten Wbrom at home. Out of SIX home games.
Exactly the same all game. Absolutely no ambition shown to try and win the game against an off colour opponent.
Quite happy with that performance, actually. Good result, but (unsurprisingly) quite boring and relatively predictable from both sides.
I think City were well and truly there for the taking and I suspect we would have beaten them if we hadn’t had a hard game midweek
We will probably not do it this year, but I have hope. We are so damn inconsistent. Ole might not be the right manager in the end as well. But I think he has changed a lot to the better and I hope he succeed. I just don’t feel confident that he will.
Given how tight it is at the top of the table, there's not much point in looking at the positions this early on. One or two wins changes the whole picture.
It's still a result game, and our run of fixtures is becoming easier for a while. 4 pts gap at the end of Dec, or less, can be leveraged. Let's just see how it goes.
For those fans out there who are confused by those of us who are disappointed:
it’s not the draw that is the problem, it’s the manner in which it came about.
it’s not the draw that is the problem, it’s the manner in which it came about.
This is a joke yeah? Must be, surely?
Gary Neville and Keane not happy. Gary thinks we should have gone for the throat early.
Are we the worst team at playing it out from the back from goal kicks? We rarely get out of our own third without giving it away.
Not entirely sure what the identity of this Manchester United team is.
No you’re right, the draw in itself isn’t the problem, the fact the whole game was played like that was the aim is the problem. Two teams fighting each other and ending up with a draw is one thing, what I’ve just watched was another ...
There was a point in the second half where Martin Tyler decided to go full Partridge and said
De... BRUYNE
De... GEA
De... ARBY
And it was at that point I just questioned what the meaning of life was... And why its so futile.
De... BRUYNE
De... GEA
De... ARBY
And it was at that point I just questioned what the meaning of life was... And why its so futile.
Ole has just said that was the best performance he’s seen us put in against City in his time, and that ‘everyone should be happy with the draw’. There are no other words needed.
Yeah we should have gone for them, but happy with the point. Would have taken it before the game.
Agree. If the teams had gone for it and it ended a draw, it would have been enjoyable. The fact neither side wanted to lose to the detriment of trying to win was awful.
shit performance
A shrug.
Trouble is the teams at the top still have to play and could pull even further ahead. Glad we got a clean sheet, but not sure it was too difficult to get.
What was shit about it? We conceded no goals, created chances, could have won against one of the top sides that recently won the league by around 100pts.
Man of the Match
Runners-up
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24%
Luke Shaw
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11%
Fred
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9%
Victor Lindelof
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9%
Paul Pogba
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8%
Scott McTominay
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5%
Bruno Fernandes
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2%
David de Gea
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1%
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
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1%
Marcus Rashford
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
Highest Rated Player
Lowest Rated Player
Compiled from 271 ratings.
Score Predictions
99,145,32
- Man Utd win
- Man City win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 19% Man Utd 2:1 Man City
- 15% Man Utd 1:3 Man City
- 9% Man Utd 1:2 Man City
- 7% Man Utd 1:1 Man City
- 7% Man Utd 0:2 Man City
- 7% Man Utd 0:3 Man City
- 5% Man Utd 3:2 Man City
- 5% Man Utd 0:5 Man City
- 5% Man Utd 2:0 Man City
- 3% Man Utd 2:2 Man City
- 3% Man Utd 1:4 Man City
- 3% Man Utd 3:1 Man City
- 3% Man Utd 0:4 Man City
- 3% Man Utd 1:0 Man City
- 1% Man Utd 2:3 Man City
- 1% Man Utd 0:0 Man City
- 1% Man Utd 0:1 Man City
- 1% Man Utd 4:1 Man City
- 1% Man Utd 2:5 Man City
- 1% Man Utd 1:5 Man City
- 0% Man Utd 4:3 Man City
- 0% Man Utd 2:4 Man City
- 0% Man Utd 3:0 Man City
Match Stats
- Man Utd
- Man City
- Possession
- 46% 54%
- Shots
- 11 9
- Shots on Target
- 2 2
- Corners
- 4 3
- Fouls
- 13 6
Referee
Chris Kavanagh
Man Utd Lineup
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