"Who needs a midfield?"
- Socrates, 235 BC
- Socrates, 235 BC
FA Premier League
Manchester United 1:2 Manchester City
Old Trafford
- Kick-off
- Sun, 10 December 2017 @ 4:30pm GMT
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Imran (@Annihilate Now!) look forward to a new life under Ruben Amorim. What system will we be playing? What players will impress? and how will it all go? We also say goodbye to Ruud Van Nistelrooy and review United's 3-0 win at home against Leicester City.
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He needs a specific job. He cannot mark everyone. I am surprised Lindelof didn't start as he plays out from the back and it would stop the hoofing.This is ridiculous.
We're playing FAR to deep at the moment, they are going to score if we continue like this. Change of formation has to happen soon.First good long ball from us.
Also, why is Pep yelling at a wall?Could learn a thing or two from their movement.matter of time lads hoofNice interception Rojohoof again
I think he'll move onto the right when Zlatan comes on.Shows how much a massive miss Paul Pogba is in midfield for us.
I'd say it is FernandinhoSays a lot when Fernandinho can pass better than any United player.Valencia needs to learn how to play offside. The amount of times we get caught out by him is ridiculous.Valencia playing him on side and then clamoring for offside. Grinds my gearsRojo shut him downI just wish we had a midfield that wasn't solely depending on the presence of one partnership.Need to change to 3 in the midfield or this will get uglier as the game goes on.Smalling just so clumsy. Makes me nervous. Jones can't come back soon enough.
Yeah but our players are nowhere near the same quality so it won’t happen.
The guy is talented but the amount of poor touches and bad passes he gets an absolute bye from the fans.
Yeah, same.United just need a setpiece cmonIf we just park the bus and let the game be played around our penalty area, we probably should went with a back 5.City are soft as shit.Good news is Pep looks ready to explode.
Because they don't want to be there to get a pass from Rojo, they are further up to fight for the ball in the second play after Rojo kicks it.
It's classic Mourinho vs the "Dutch school", been watching this same game for a decade since the Chelsea vs Barça games. If he wins on the counter he's a great tactician, if he loses he failed hard.
That's what will happen today, but United are doing a good job with the orders they got and the tactic seems well drilled, even if it looks awful because they don't have the ballEven our hoof the ball tactic is not being implemented to any effect. Their line is so high and usually half the time their Centre backs are in our half but we can't pick half a decent ball forward.My gosh, this kind of defending…
Sometimes I wonder if Mourinho tells them to let the opposition get into our box and only then try to dispossess them.Great finish JesseOtamendi falling over againLingard being penalised for being a physical beastOtamendi is such a pussy
Think it's more wishful thinking than sober evaluation, he pales beside Son for me. Still capable of coming up with something though.
Maybe but are you asking Matic to drop in to the backline or subbing Lindelöf on? I'd say for now don't make personnel changes and leave the back four, see if we can get a better grip matching them in midfield and closing KDB out of the match, which I think Herrera can do.Really need to soak up the pressure now and hope that frustration causes City to make a mistake.
They are currently bigger than United on the field where it really matters whereas we are struggling to even have a couple of passes, it's not like we have not spent money. They doping via financial means holds no ground on the field.
We know their game and it's sad that the only solution Jose has is to hoof. We can't keep the ball, have no possession.Great finish by Lingard all things considered
First 30 mins city interchanging play was very good
Compared to us cant make more than 3 passes
Pep will always be PepHow weak are the City players? Christ. What a bunch of pussies.I wouldn't mind some corners but we can't get to their third of the pitch. Tough to focus on set pieces if you get get in the positions to be fouled.- Status
Man of the Match
Runners-up
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19%
Marcus Rashford
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15%
Nemanja Matic
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10%
Ashley Young
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8%
Jesse Lingard
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4%
Chris Smalling
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4%
Victor Lindelof
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4%
Anthony Martial
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4%
Romelu Lukaku
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3%
Ander Herrera
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1%
Marcos Rojo
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1%
Antonio Valencia
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
Highest Rated Player
Lowest Rated Player
Compiled from 553 ratings.
Score Predictions
431,171,129
- Man Utd win
- Man City win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 25% Man Utd 2:1 Man City
- 13% Man Utd 1:0 Man City
- 11% Man Utd 1:1 Man City
- 9% Man Utd 1:2 Man City
- 7% Man Utd 2:0 Man City
- 5% Man Utd 1:3 Man City
- 5% Man Utd 3:1 Man City
- 4% Man Utd 2:2 Man City
- 3% Man Utd 0:2 Man City
- 3% Man Utd 3:2 Man City
- 3% Man Utd 0:0 Man City
- 2% Man Utd 0:3 Man City
- 2% Man Utd 3:0 Man City
- 2% Man Utd 5:0 Man City
- 2% Man Utd 0:1 Man City
- 1% Man Utd 0:5 Man City
- 1% Man Utd 4:0 Man City
- 1% Man Utd 4:2 Man City
- 0% Man Utd 2:3 Man City
- 0% Man Utd 4:1 Man City
- 0% Man Utd 1:4 Man City
- 0% Man Utd 0:4 Man City
- 0% Man Utd 5:2 Man City
- 0% Man Utd 3:3 Man City
- 0% Man Utd 5:3 Man City
- 0% Man Utd 2:4 Man City
- 0% Man Utd 5:4 Man City
- 0% Man Utd 2:5 Man City
- 0% Man Utd 5:1 Man City
Match Stats
- Man Utd
- Man City
- Possession
- 35% 65%
- Shots
- 8 14
- Shots on Target
- 5 7
- Corners
- 2 8
- Fouls
- 16 10
Referee
Michael Oliver
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Victor Lindelof
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replaced by Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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replaced by Juan Mata
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