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Manchester United 1:1 Liverpool

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    Bar a stupid mistake, it was a very even game. We created the clearer chances. Had to mitigate for an error like that.

    Pogba was very poor today but some of you need to have a word with yourselves. Calling him a fraud etc. He's been excellent he majority of the season.

    He's young, he'll learn games like these are about the team. Do the simple things well and things go your way.
     
    BringNaniBack said:
    I agree, Pogba should revert to playing Cricket. He cost us that game.
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    That is not a fair remark to make.

    It wasn't SOLELY Pogba's fault.

    Many players left their shooting boots at home. I thought Mhkitaryan was below his usual standards, Carrick didn't play well, and Rooney was utterly disappointing! I would've thought that he would be more fired up!! And Martial showed very little end product.

    Valencia and Herrera were outstanding for me.
     
    Several players failed to turn up today, opportunity missed. Lucky not to lose though so... every cloud and all that...
     
    Very disappointed with that. We were poor today. We seem to struggle against the bigger clubs this season with Spurs the only team above us that we have beaten in the league.
     
    Drifter said:
    Enjoyed that. 1-1 about right.
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    I can't say I enjoyed it (I never enjoy Liverpool vs United games unless they are over and we won) but it was great to see both teams still going for the win at the end and giving it all they've got. Fair result on balance - both teams had ample opportunity to win it.
     
    That was exciting, a very tense game. Felt like we could've won, but all in all draw is a fair result. They defended excellent and were dangerous on the counter.

    It happens that players have off-days or commit a silly mistake, not much you can do about it really. I liked the subs by Mourinho here, we managed to keep up the pressure (or even increase it) and Fellaini proved useful in the box and as a target man after he was brought on.
     
    Treble_Winning said:
    GETTING ONLY A DRAW IS A VERY DISAPPOINTING RESULT!!!!!

    I think we should NOT be happy at all.

    We had a load of chances, our finishing has been poor. Pogba had a gilt-edged chance in the first half, and Mhkitaryan has also been very wasteful.

    Liverpool were much more negative, we dominated the game and had the better chances.

    TWO POINTS DROPPED!
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    Not quite the 7-0 disembowelment huh?
     
    Not sure how Mkhitaryan stayed on over Martial, he had an absolute shocker. Also, what a failed attempt at a calming influence Rooney was, all he did was give the ball away and act rash :(
     
    How is Herrera Motm? He was extremely poor with the ball today, gave away the ball thousands of times. The only players who played well today were Valencia, DDG, Rojo and Martial.
     
    Seemed like the hype and pressure got to Pogba today.

    If it wasn't for him in other games we'd be alot worse off. Theres a load of knee-jerk reactions here.
     
    Knew it, had the chance to get on equal points with city today so of course we didn't.
     
    Treble_Winning said:
    That is not a fair remark to make.

    It wasn't SOLELY Pogba's fault.

    Many players left their shooting boots at home. I thought Mhkitaryan was below his usual standards, Carrick didn't play well, and Rooney was utterly disappointing! I would've thought that he would be more fired up!! And Martial showed very little end product.

    Valencia and Herrera were outstanding for me.
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    No it was Pogba's fault. If he wasn't on the pitch we would have won the game. Worst player by a mile.
     
    donkeyfish said:
    I liked the subs by Mourinho here, we managed to keep up the pressure (or even increase it) and Fellaini proved useful in the box and as a target man after he was brought on.
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    I think Rooney had a terrible game to be honest, but we did look like we were missing a leader a bit which he helped with, Mata i think was a fair sub since Martial wasn't going to have space to run into anymore and Fellaini was great
     
    Pscholes18 said:
    Ill take a draw after that shite performance...lucky really....Pool dominated.
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    We were shite but no way did they dominate. Which stats exactly did they dominate in apart from running a lot. We had 55% possession.
     
    Treble_Winning said:
    We ALWAYS play better with Mata on the pitch. ALWAYS.

    I do not know what he needs to do to start games.

    It seems like no matter what he does, he will never be a starter in the eyes of the Caf members.
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    I can see the case for playing a first eleven that doesn't include him, to be fair. I cannot see a single rational argument for introducing Rooney before him as the number 10. It's completely ridiculous.
     
    It is now imperative that we win our upcoming games against Stoke and Hull.

    I would like us to start Mata instead of Martial/Mhkitaryan as he offers vision, end product, and is a lot more clinical with his chances. I would also like to see Rashford get more minutes. Rooney should NOT play, period!!! If they are so obsessed with the record, maybe they could bring him on as a sub if we get a penalty, and let him take it?

    Liverpool have to play Chelsea soon. We must capitalise as one/both of them will drop points!

    And City's meltdown today shows that they are vulnerable. We need to capitalise. We should really be level on points with them after today!
     
    OzKangarooney said:
    I think Rooney had a terrible game to be honest, but we did look like we were missing a leader a bit which he helped with, Mata i think was a fair sub since Martial wasn't going to have space to run into anymore and Fellaini was great
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    Rooney wasn't very good on the ball I agree, but I think it was the right move to sub the holding midfielder for an offensive player. He ran around a lot, trying to create turmoil.
     
    We were definitely lucky to get away with a point. I couldn't see us scoring until that mayhem in the penalty lead to Ibra doing what Ibra does. And we were lucky at the end they didn't do better with that opening.

    I thought I'd be disappointed not to win before the game started, but in the end that's a decent enough point and keeps us in touch with all our rivals.
     
    BringNaniBack said:
    No it was Pogba's fault. If he wasn't on the pitch we would have won the game. Worst player by a mile.
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    Look, I agree with you that Pogba had a terrible game. That's a fair comment to make. In fact, it looked like the hype got to him, and he was overawed and lost his head a bit.

    But to say that he alone cost us the game - that's a bit harsh.

    Mkhitaryan, Martial and Carrick failed to influence the game and all showed very little end-product. Rooney was also very poor, he offered very little penetration and his one shot was very very poor.

    A lot of players had a bad game. It wasn't just Pogba.

    I thought Zlatan had a good game, and Valencia and Herrera played incredibly well!!
     
    Treble_Winning said:
    Look, I agree with you that Pogba had a terrible game. That's a fair comment to make. In fact, it looked like the hype got to him, and he was overawed and lost his head a bit.

    But to say that he alone cost us the game - that's a bit harsh.

    Mkhitaryan, Martial and Carrick failed to influence the game and all showed very little end-product. Rooney was also very poor, he offered very little penetration and his one shot was very very poor.

    A lot of players had a bad game. It wasn't just Pogba.

    I thought Zlatan had a good game, and Valencia and Herrera played incredibly well!!
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    Behave. Pogba cost us the game. Its a simple and objective assessment.
     
    unimaginative_name said:
    Players like Zidane used to rise up to the occasion, whereas Pogba disappears in big matches. He is indeed a fraud. Great players give us great moments, Pogba clearly is not.
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    So Pogba is shite unless he plays at Zidane's former levels?

    Zidane was quite easily one of the best players of the last decade, how is it fair to use him as a benchmark for Pogba? If so, then almost every player in the world (apart from Ronaldo/Messi and maybe a handful more) are utter garbage too.

    You are also comparing a young Pogba with Zidane at his peak -- give him a bit more time to mature and develop?

    He was poor today but he did not SOLELY cost us the game. A number of players had poor games. I am gutted, this was there for the taking, we bottled it. Definitely two points lost. Especially after the City result. But I still refuse to blame ONE person for the draw.
     
    unimaginative_name said:
    Players like Zidane used to rise up to the occasion, whereas Pogba disappears in big matches. He is indeed a fraud. Great players give us great moments, Pogba clearly is not.
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    Didn't we give Ronaldo grief for not showing up in big games? I'm sure you wouldn't call him a fraud. Barely anyone had a good game out there today.
     
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  • 27% Man Utd 2:1 Liverpool
  • 20% Man Utd 2:0 Liverpool
  • 11% Man Utd 3:1 Liverpool
  • 9% Man Utd 1:0 Liverpool
  • 9% Man Utd 1:1 Liverpool
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Possession
56% 44%
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9 13
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3 4
Corners
5 7
Fouls
17 13

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