Fish looks very composed back there
U23s - Manchester United vs Liverpool
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Liverpool seem like they're on another level. You can see Klopp's philosophy permeates all the way to the lower levels.
Horrible - can't defend it
Two horrific goals given away.
So slow in midfield and it's costing us
Mejbri napping leads to the Liverpool second.
Mejbri
Its unfortunately so typical of Mejbri - he is frustrated and wants to do everything himself, and gives a goal away
Hannibal's looking annoyed out there. He's not happy with his performance and the lack of support that he's getting.
Helm's just come off for Hugill, so we might see some more options for Hannibal up ahead.
Helm's just come off for Hugill, so we might see some more options for Hannibal up ahead.
Mejbri losing the ball and then standing there waving his arms around while they run up and score. Absolutely pathetic.
I'm not sure this is klopp, some of the Liverpool lads have played in their first team or been out on loan.
Oh we're going to try the forgotten tactic of having a striker up front
Hugil on for Helm. Should help having an actual centre forward up there.
Hugill coming on has helped us big time. Shoretire's now starting to come towards the ball and offer more options.
Absolutely. He's very talented but it honestly amazes me that people want him in the first team squad this season when he can't yet keep the ball at u23 level.
We're just getting dominated
Sloppy defending.
This could get very ugly. 3-0. Liverpool are barely arsed to even celebrate the goal.
I am not saying that goal was his fault - but Mejbri standing in the box looking at the Liverpool-players.
The United midfield can't keep up with the pace of the U23s so far. They're struggling to deal with the quickness and pressure first from Leicester and now from Liverpool.
Everyone is making really sloppy mistakes, they need to up it massively
We are getting dominated. This could get ugly
Mejbri needs to grow the feck up and stop acting like a petulant little baby every match. It’s ridiculous at this stage.
Midfield are absolute garbage.
Midfield are absolute garbage.
That would've been a penalty for Liverpool if it happened to them.
No pen for me, not enough in that
1-3 Elanga!
Elanga by far our best attacking player so far - deservedly gets a goal
For all of the bad defending that United have demonstrated, that was diabolical by Liverpool.
Good ball from Mejbri
Heads up by Elanga
1-3
Heads up by Elanga
1-3
If this doesn’t force Woodwood’s hand to spend that extra few million for Sancho then nothing will!
lols
lols
Scruffy goal for Elanga. We'll take it.
Our 3 midfielders have been Liverpools best players 
The midfield is causing us a lot of the problems. Need to calm the feck down on the ball.
Let's leave that stuff to one of the hundreds of other threads. Thanks
I thought this was a safe space
You are on point. What separates great players from the rest is not how they play when things are going their way, but rather how they step up to the challenge when things hit the fan. Mejbri is still only a kid, but he has displayed an immaturity in the mental side of the game that should pump the brakes on talk of him running out with the first team this year.
It's a 'gaggle' of geese for anyone wondering.
Elanga has that lad on toast
Elanga is quick!!
One problem I've noticed with United's midfield is their lack of patience and composure on the ball. Hannibal has often been quite forceful on the ball. Wellens and McCann have barely recycled the ball when they're on it. It doesn't help that the players ahead of them aren't coming short and linking up with the midfield. Shoretire has been doing more of that ever since Hugill came on, which is encouraging.
Elanga is Olympic sprinter levels of fast.