We lost the possession, Van Gaal won't be happy.
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Manchester United 3:0 Stoke City
Old Trafford
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- Tue, 2 February 2016 @ 8:00pm GMT
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Herrera is better replacing Fellaini. He could have brought Mata off a bit earlier.It really grinds me when the stadium empties before the end of the game.
Every fan should have the decency to stay till the end and show their support for a good performance.FT, well done lads.Snowing at OT.So, is there going to be a big deal about the number of empty seats before the final whistle?Excellent.Brilliant game.That was fun!Way to go Lvg!The United way?
Of course, what else would we whine about for hours on end?!Louie take a bow mate … keep this up and I'll willingly eat my words!Great performance, made the right subs too. Can't argue with that today.
I see Pereira as more of an #8 than a #10 though, so he could have replaced Fellaini.
Doesn't really matter though, we won!
A lot better.We lost the possession. To the LVG Out thread7 points separate 2nd and 5th..it can be done. Some belief and consistency neededCBJ is really good. Didn't expect it at all. I hope he plays for us for years to come.I want to see this level of commitment and performance until the end of the season before I forgive van Gaal.
Nice that we have Shaw and CBJ to cover that LB position. Great.15 attempts says it all.Anyone reading the beginning this thread will see how embarrassing some posters were. Yet somehow a comfortable 3-0 victory.
GGMU!
He has the skills no doubt. But he does not panic. calm..thinking.
simply a very good footballer.
match day thread , what do you expect, this was one of the better ones, should read one when we are playing badly.Than you @ GIFLORD for the goals! Get in lads! Keep this up.
Martial
Totally, we are playing the exact opposite of what he spent up to now trying to instill in the team - We are playing a fast paced game, direct passing, quick forward counters, looking free to take chances - I'd honestly say that unless I hadn't seen LVG on the bench, it was a different coach in charge.
If he *has* changed things, fair play to him. If the players are pulling a 'we'll run ourselves' in true French rugby team fashion and are doing this themselves, flair play to them too!
Or maybe Giggs is just a Jonah! j/k
I honestly believe our players are much better at direct fooball rather than possession based. It's defo our strong point, running at defenders from the wings and whipping in crosses. It remains to be seen whether we can go on a run though.
He has impressed for sure. Looks very promising.
I really don't think it's tactics. We often try to start quickly but when players are giving it away or taking poor first touches it's impossible to gain momentum.
Tonight we had two technically gifted players, Carrick and Mata, down the centre of the team. That coupled with Martial being on form has made the difference.
If we had Schneiderlin as the deep lying playmaker and Herrera as the No.10 I don't see us having that start.Undecided about man of the match! Difficult to choose from tonight.
Agreed - If LVG sees what we have tonight, and that the direct approach is much better for us, I can't believe he wouldn't continue in this vein.
I am, and was in the LVG out camp, but if he does change the tactics and abandon the philosophy for this 'united' cavalier approach, I'd have lot of respect for him. It would rank above his biggest achievements to have the humility to change at this stage of career, and triumph in the face of abject adversity (albeit of his own making).
I really do hope we go on a run, playing like this and finish higher than 4th, with a good run in the Cups.I'm not sure I like this being happy after a Man Utd game thing, no sir, it's not right...
Well no actually. For most of his time here we haven't tried to move the ball forward quickly. There was an obvious shift in style of play.Loved that. Great to see a United team going straight for the throat. I was worried that they had forgot how to do it. If this doesn't make LVG see the light nothing will
Moving the ball forward quickly requires players who can do that. LvG tells us over and over again he wants the ball moved quicker. The deep lying playmaker and No.10 are crucial to that.
Hopefully we can build from this
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Score Predictions
330,96,134
- Man Utd win
- Stoke win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 17% Man Utd 2:1 Stoke
- 16% Man Utd 1:0 Stoke
- 15% Man Utd 2:0 Stoke
- 12% Man Utd 1:1 Stoke
- 11% Man Utd 0:0 Stoke
- 6% Man Utd 0:1 Stoke
- 6% Man Utd 1:2 Stoke
- 4% Man Utd 3:0 Stoke
- 3% Man Utd 0:2 Stoke
- 3% Man Utd 3:1 Stoke
- 2% Man Utd 5:0 Stoke
- 1% Man Utd 4:0 Stoke
- 1% Man Utd 2:2 Stoke
- 1% Man Utd 1:3 Stoke
- 0% Man Utd 0:3 Stoke
- 0% Man Utd 4:1 Stoke
- 0% Man Utd 0:5 Stoke
- 0% Man Utd 2:3 Stoke
- 0% Man Utd 5:1 Stoke
- 0% Man Utd 5:2 Stoke
- 0% Man Utd 0:4 Stoke
- 0% Man Utd 4:2 Stoke
Match Stats
- Man Utd
- Stoke
- Possession
- 47% 53%
- Shots
- 15 10
- Shots on Target
- 5 0
- Corners
- 2 5
- Fouls
- 13 13
Referee
Roger East
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Andreas Pereira
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replaced by Ander Herrera
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replaced by Memphis Depay
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