FA Cup 4th Round

Manchester United 3:2 Liverpool

Old Trafford

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Sun, 24 January 2021 @ 5:00pm GMT
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    AWB is just non existent. He really is our weakest link. We look far more dangerous, need to be more ruthless in front of goal and finish them off.
     
    Feed Me said:
    I’ll be really disappointed if we don’t win this. We look the better side. McTom is a liability and Beek a bit of a passenger.
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    He’s made 2/3 chances already in this game, what more do you expect against liverpool ?

    Fans are being so unrealistic. Bruno did sod all against them last week
     
    Decent half and performance so far. Carry this on and maybe a Bruno entrance around the 60th minute and we should be fine.
     
    Thiago must have committed 6/7 fouls, two of them bookable, and the ref keeps allowing him to get away with it. Pep's players have some hold over refs giving them cards.
     
    Proper rate VDB, I love how quick everything he does things, problem is you don’t see enough of him.
     
    Feed Me said:
    I’ll be really disappointed if we don’t win this. We look the better side. McTom is a liability and Beek a bit of a passenger.
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    Agree. VDB needs to play less like a teenager and start taking responsibility. He usually does something good in the little moments he has but we need more. Mctominay is technically weak and it really stands out. The rest of the team have done well.
     
    Slevs said:
    True. One statement does not negate the other. Lindeloff was very weak.
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    Shaw was worse. That aside, blaming a 19 year old striker for us being one down when two defenders between them can’t mark one player is stupid.
     
    Adam-Utd said:
    He’s made 2/3 chances already in this game, what more do you expect against liverpool ?

    Fans are being so unrealistic. Bruno did sod all against them last week
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    I think he waits for the game to come to him instead of imposing himself. Perhaps that’s tactical. He unquestionably has good interventions when he gets on the ball, but also has large stretches of not being in the game.
     
    I hope Ole is pressuring the ref about Thiago and his "tactical fouls". He should have had a yellow by now.
     
    Eckers99 said:
    The lack of pressure from our midfield was a bigger issue. No way should they be allowed the time and space to get on the ball, look up and casually pick a pass between the lines. It happened way too much in that half.
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    I think you have to give credit to the liverpool midfield positioning as well to find the space for that. People used to say Carrick is lucky that opposition always give him space, well it's about positioning and finding spaces.
     
    Shaw looks class again. Rashford’s ever-greater understanding of space, both finding it for himself and creating for others, is a joy to watch.

    VDB is showing all the hallmarks of someone who’s a little out of his depth. He’s so clearly off the pace right now.

    C’mon lads. So many dangerous attacks, just need to get the shots on target at the end of them. Game there to be won.
     
    Berbasbullet said:
    Proper rate VDB, I love how quick everything he does things, problem is you don’t see enough of him.
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    Same here, beautiful 1 touch football. We just need to learn to use him more, all our forwards want to just go on mazy dribbles instead of bouncing it off him.


    When shaw eventually did it he setup a lovely ball into the box, he’s class.
     
    DomesticTadpole said:
    You have just realised?
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    I'm a slow learner :(

    FrankDrebin said:
    Been the case for 2 seasons now. If only AWB backed up Mason, or anyone on that side, to a similar effect as Shaw.
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    Yep, if only AWB would try to support Mason, but who knows, maybe that's Ole plan, to overwork their right side since TAA is lesser defender than Robertson.
     
    We look fantastic I think, especially Shaw and Rashford. This game makes it even stranger to me that Ole decided to switch Martial's and Rashford's positions in the league fixture.
     
    tjb said:
    Stop overrating him. He hasn't been that visible. Rashford and Shaw have been fantastic, plus you can't overlook the run that he had a full stop on. Outside of the flick on to Shaw, hasn't been too special. He' s clearly an attacker though and his flick and one two's are deadly. I really would like to see him on the right at some point.
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    He is not a flashy player, he keeps the ball well, gets into the right position and does simple runs. We haven’t been wasting a lot of balls. Compared to the previous game against Liverpool, the possession is a lot more even. We had a lot scoring chances in this half, could’ve been 2-3 up already.

    That’s the difference when vdb is playing. We are a different team, less risky but more possession.
     
    Donny has had a good half not sure what people are watching, out the team for weeks and weeks and to come back in and control the game?, he has got forward well had a couple of half chances for an assist and had a part in the goal with a good 1st time ball out to wing
     
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    tomaldinho1 said:
    Nah he’s been good. Not spectacular but amongst our best players after Shaw, Rashy and probably Pogba. VdB played the pass that made the goal, has constantly made runs, could have had a peno and generally been good around the oppo box.

    Either you’re unintentionally biased (there is a big anti VdB cult on here) or your standards are just unrealistic.
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    It's not standard being unrealistic, I like him, but in order to be a consistent starter in this team, he needs to be more proactive in creating attacks. He needs to prove to Ole that he's more valuable than martial, greenwood and maybe Pogba. You can't be through on a counter attack like he was and waste the chance by waiting for the rest of the team to catch up. Bruno would have created a scoring opportunity, as would Ziyech, freakish, Madison etc. He needs to prove he's that level of player, otherwise he won't start.
     
    Feed Me said:
    I’ll be really disappointed if we don’t win this. We look the better side. McTom is a liability and Beek a bit of a passenger.
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    McT has been ok I think, he’s had a few decent moments to set us off on the break. He’s being overwhelmed in the middle though, not sure him and Pogba compliment each other very well.
     
    Forgot you're not allowed book Liverpool players.
     
    Berbasbullet said:
    Proper rate VDB, I love how quick everything he does things, problem is you don’t see enough of him.
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    That's exactly the problem. People in this thread seem to be misconstruing a lot of people's criticisms. It's not that he's been poor, he's just not in the game enough. He's a lovely footballer
     
    amolbhatia50k said:
    Agree. VDB needs to play less like a teenager and start taking responsibility. He usually does something good in the little moments he has but we need more. Mctominay is technically weak and it really stands out. The rest of the team have done well.
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    Really don’t get the hate for McTominay. VDB needs to do more but quite a few times McT broke up play and setup counter attacks or dribbled the team out of trouble.
     
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Man of the Match

Marcus Rashford image Marcus Rashford 48% of 403 votes

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6.7 Total Average Rating

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Score Predictions

167,34,13
  • Man Utd win
  • Liverpool win
  • Draw

Detailed Results

  • 27% Man Utd 2:1 Liverpool
  • 22% Man Utd 1:0 Liverpool
  • 17% Man Utd 2:0 Liverpool
  • 7% Man Utd 1:2 Liverpool
  • 7% Man Utd 3:1 Liverpool
  • 4% Man Utd 0:1 Liverpool
  • 4% Man Utd 0:2 Liverpool
  • 4% Man Utd 1:1 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 3:2 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 2:2 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 5:0 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 0:0 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 4:1 Liverpool
  • 1% Man Utd 3:0 Liverpool
  • 0% Man Utd 1:3 Liverpool
  • 0% Man Utd 4:0 Liverpool
  • 0% Man Utd 0:5 Liverpool
  • 0% Man Utd 4:2 Liverpool
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Match Stats

  1. Man Utd
  2. Liverpool
Possession
42% 58%
Shots
14 14
Shots on Target
6 6
Corners
4 5
Fouls
8 9

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Craig Pawson

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