Manchester City 1:0 Manchester United

RoadTrip · Nov 2, 2014

We got it away but Valencias positioning... Milner was open at the back post.

Winrar · Nov 2, 2014

parking the bus is the only option we have now, and even then we'll be lucky to get away with a 0-1 or 0-2 defeat.

come on United

mitchmouse · Nov 2, 2014

Ace of Spades said:
Get Di Maria in CM again, as a winger he just ends up isolated, need to be compact now.

He's been poor again. need some real magic from him

montpelier · Nov 2, 2014

Those of you think Rojo didn't get the ball

1 - get your eyes tested

and 2 - whose side are you on anyway?

Alan Partridge · Nov 2, 2014

van Persie needs to come off his legs are finished, not the game/situation for him. Rooney can rather graft up top with an extra mid coming on (Herrera or McNair and carrick into mid)

RoadTrip · Nov 2, 2014

Sid234 said:
If it weren't for the ref we'd be 2-0 down and playing with 9 men! 2nd half is going to be brutal to watch especially if we start playing like headless chicken!

Which is the only way our defence ever plays

Shane88 · Nov 2, 2014

Niall Quinn is a scrotum.

sizzling sausages · Nov 2, 2014

bosnian_red said:
Just remember everyone, try to keep some perspective here if we lose. We've always been shite vs city since they got rich. Even harder with 10 men.

Aye, a loss today was never really going to tell us much anyway. Especially now with the red.

Sky1981 · Nov 2, 2014

FlawlessThaw said:
We're not going to get 3 points. These days its virtually impossible to win with 10 men especially against a top team.

We'll be lucky if we get a draw and that requires City playing quite badly. If we get a draw it will be a win really.

I know it's hard, which is why if we won it, the luck finally make a u-turn on us, and that's the final ingredient we're lacking at the moment.

Redlyn · Nov 2, 2014

Gonna be a long 45 mins. Need to go into barcelona 2008 beast mode.

NoLogo · Nov 2, 2014

Ash_G said:
I dunno, the amount of times someone is casually just standing onside beyond one of our defenders and said defender just carries on as if he's not there until the ball is played that way is baffling. Happens so many times it's unreal.

Then don't understand the tactical set up at all. Had 3 against 2 in the middle but wasted our initial bright spell letting Fellaini push so high up before we'd actually got the ball in a good position that we couldn't get any good moves going at all. Meanwhile City showed it's not how many players you get forward but how you do it, getting a few great opportunities whilst still playing within themselves.

I agree the tactical setup was weird and there was a huge gap between our midfield and the defense, something I thought was a thing of the past but obviously not. The part of the defenders not picking up someone who stands on the shoulder of the defenders i correct though. You don't defend against the player but against the ball so I don't feel they are doing anything wrong here. But that's also why putting pressure on the ball leading man is so important so he doesn't have the time to pick out a clean pass.

For some reason we have fallen back into times I hoped are gone. We stand off opponents until we are in our own penalty area basically, we have a huge gap between midfield and defense and we lose the ball way too often with the tiniest bit of pressure being put on us.

TeddyBear · Nov 2, 2014

Get strootman and blow the next 100m all on defenders please.

thepolice123 · Nov 2, 2014

Thank feck Silva's not in this game. He would have probably ripped us to shreds.

Sir Matt · Nov 2, 2014

Ace of Spades said:
Get Di Maria in CM again, as a winger he just ends up isolated, need to be compact now.

Rooney has been in his area all day and made him ineffective.

Marcosdeto · Nov 2, 2014

1st half analysys

good news: we are not losing

bad news: yet

Moriarty · Nov 2, 2014

Sky1981 said:
Oh dear.. if we pulled this off with 3pts, I believe we're gonna achieve something.

If not, it's going to be a very rocky season

It was always going to be that after last season's debacle. We really need to bring in a top CB and DM come January if we want to get 4th.

RonaldoVII · Nov 2, 2014

One of theirs making a howler is our only chance you feel.

VorZakone · Nov 2, 2014

I'm still not seeing what Blind adds to the team. The things he does can be done by other players who have the quality to contribute even more. Blind is losing way too many 50/50's.

Sassy Colin · Nov 2, 2014

Sky showing Carrick in defence and Blind sitting, I would have thought the other way round

Dies Iray · Nov 2, 2014

Gannicus said:
You want every contact in the box called for a pk???

Usually theis type of contact is a yellow card.

Shyftyy · Nov 2, 2014

Winrar said:
parking the bus is the only option we have now, and even then we'll be lucky to get away with a 0-1 or 0-2 defeat.

come on United

You think? I hope we try to attack a bit more since I wouldn't want to rely on our defense to park the bus. We have to be careful but still go forward and there will be counter opportunities

Nytram Shakes · Nov 2, 2014

Oddboy said:
Yeah absolutely moronic. Why should they get away with it just because it was early in the game... Then go and give yellows to us for first time offences anyway.

just going round in circles

RedRavi · Nov 2, 2014

2 Man Midfield said:
That was mad, he's obviously decided to play a passionate occasion leniently, but by the letter of the law isn't head touching a straight red? Or is that just hands up to the face? Either way doing it to the ref is incredibly retarded.

yeah i think any head to head contact is usually classed as a headbutt and shown a red card. Refs a pussy imo, i would been outraged if a player did that to me if i was a ref

John Johnson · Nov 2, 2014

There's another red in this for Rojo or Blind after they score their first. After that they'll score another 4

RoadTrip · Nov 2, 2014

Alan Partridge said:
van Persie needs to come off his legs are finished, not the game/situation for him. Rooney can rather graft up top with an extra mid coming on (Herrera or McNair and carrick into mid)

Agree with the sub but I think Carrick has to stay in defence. At the least I can't see him being an idiot.

Saad K · Nov 2, 2014

To those saying the ref has helped us so far, it doesn't change the fact he made some poor decisions.

Be could give some poor decisions against us as well.

C.M.P · Nov 2, 2014

dove said:
Champions league? With this direction we will sooner play championship qualifiers than champions league final ffs.

I was joking, you're a moron

Nessaja · Nov 2, 2014

Sandikan said:
why one earth was Smalling trying to block Hart's kick?

Only an idiot would take a booking 30mins in, when facing Aguero!

This! So unbelievable stupid

Stanzin Lama · Nov 2, 2014

marukomu said:
Smalling blocking the keeper was stupid. A Newcastle player did the same thing yesterday. I don't think he got a card though.

It was Balotelli and there was no card. Still funny to see empty seats at Etihad.

Wowi · Nov 2, 2014

Moriarty said:
Milner outwitted him with ease. Smalling shouldn't have been anywhere near the right side of the pitch to make that tackle. He gets dragged out of position far too easily but I suppose when you're playing without a right back, that will happen more often. As for Neville, he's just being his usual arsehole self, trying to be Mr. Neutral.

He had to go out there, otherwise Milner would've had completely free passage into the box. Valencia was the one being dragged horribly out of position on a number of occasions. He's a terrible defender.

Moriarty · Nov 2, 2014

Unlucky Rooney

FlawlessThaw · Nov 2, 2014

Sky1981 said:
I know it's hard, which is why if we won it, the luck finally make a u-turn on us, and that's the final ingredient we're lacking at the moment.

Getting a draw in this situation is hard and that could help be construed as a u-turn. Winning might be a pipe dream

FromTheBench · Nov 2, 2014

Get Herrera on for RVP.

Natener · Nov 2, 2014

Jazz said:
Absolutely right! Especially at a crucial time when we need points on the board. What about that he doesn't understand?????

Was thinking he deserved a fine too. Had no excuse for the first yellow. Second I could accept, it's a common challenge we see in game. But the first booking was inexcusable, putting himself on a yellow so early for a pointless offense. Simply idiotic.

RonaldoVII · Nov 2, 2014

Robin will be feeding off the flies of the scraps

Drift · Nov 2, 2014

Very stupid from Smalling felt we were in the game till the sending off. can't see us getting anything from this unfortunately, they will put away one of their chances its inevitable, a draw would be a good result now.

Sky1981 · Nov 2, 2014

Shyftyy said:
You think? I hope we try to attack a bit more since I wouldn't want to rely on our defense to park the bus. We have to be careful but still go forward and there will be counter opportunities

It'll be suicide, we need to keep it tight.

1-0 and we won't be able to claw back with 10 men

antohan · Nov 2, 2014

Colin129 said:
Let's hope you're not crying a river in 45 minutes

I'd rather someone cried me one right now

Skills · Nov 2, 2014

Why don't we have more mans back?

Louis Van Cal · Nov 2, 2014

Unbelievable stupidity from Smalling, very lucky not to have given away at least one penalty and we've looked a bit lost going forward if I'm honest.

Yet I still feel like we could nick 3 points here?! Obviously the repeated contact between my head and the keyboard through that first half seems be taking effect.

The Law of Denis · Nov 2, 2014

Our defense

Out-of-form for 3 years Valencia -- Returning Carrick -- Yellow carded Rojo -- 19 year old Shaw

Protected by Yellow carded Blind

RoadTrip · Nov 2, 2014

Come on Rooney, no composure what so ever.

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