Preston North End 1:3 Manchester United

Macern · Feb 16, 2015

Mata for Fellaini

Oneunited26 · Feb 16, 2015

Again our away form is just so poor

Mrs Smoker · Feb 16, 2015

"No shots on target" is bollocks, Rooney clearly had a shot.

The Mitcher · Feb 16, 2015

God you'd think we're down 2 nil the way most of you lot complain and moan. Grow up.

Wowi · Feb 16, 2015

poisson said:
Half time 0-0.

Let the moaning begin

Honestly, what'd you expect? We're playing a league one side and haven't had a single shot on target.

JP77 · Feb 16, 2015

togg said:
and to think so many people were harping on about Herrera not playing....

Herrera has been fine. Would also be ridiculous to suddenly judge him solely on one half of football in a game where the opposition has stuck 11 men in their own half for about 43 minutes of the half.

ManUtd1999 · Feb 16, 2015

Dunk said:
I honestly cannot believe we are paying this guy 5 million a year to produce this shit week on week. Every week I look forward to seeing us play and it never changes. He's paid that much money and he's main tactic is hitting it long to Fellaini for a knock-down. The way they are playing is a fecking joke. The players have now given up from boredom. Fellaini and Falcao should not be Man United players. A football club on 400 million pounds of revenue per year should not be playing football like this for crying out loud. I'm flabbergasted by this display.

Fellahin has been our second best player this year, after DDG.

Randall Flagg · Feb 16, 2015

poisson said:
Half time 0-0.

Let the moaning begin

I won't go overboard

But it's been poor and underwhelming.

So slow and just don't look like creating chances. Plenty of players under par.

The back 4 have done ok

Would that be fair?

Donut · Feb 16, 2015

Herrera has been bad. I guess understandable, given his lack of playing time.

Di Maria the only one who looks like creating anything.

The Stain · Feb 16, 2015

Yet another turd of a display. But we're in the game still and Di Maria is showing glimpses of what he's about. C'mon, Herrera, shake it off. Falcao is a waste of space.

Will Singh · Feb 16, 2015

I think Rooney has showed the manager he is a striker, brilliant movement and some nice balls from Di Maria!

Lay · Feb 16, 2015

Should have shown Eastenders instead.

togg · Feb 16, 2015

I suppose it's that desperate ache for United to come onto a pitch and smash a team....it's been a long time....but hey-ho. We'll win this...then perhaps smash Arsenal at home

PeteReDevil · Feb 16, 2015

Think I've gotten the "philosophy". It's aligning all our attacking players with the ooposition defense isn't it?

antsmithmk · Feb 16, 2015

Big red123 said:
Rooney gets shitted on every game on here when he's the only player that tries and shows a bit of passion.

And +1 for last season too

Orton · Feb 16, 2015

elnorte said:
Notice how the one thing about United that Keown won't criticise is Rooney simply because he's England's main man.

Awful pass "can see what he was trying there" then di Maria hit a bad cross "not a 60 million cross anyway"

BringNaniBack · Feb 16, 2015

We haven't been good, slow boring build up as per usual. We don't look in any danger or conceding either though which is an improvement I guess lol. I think we could do with Mata in there. Herrera looks good but there's knowone moving around him.

JawZ · Feb 16, 2015

Wow, what a lame half. No penetration at all

bosnian_red · Feb 16, 2015

Mata needs to come on for fellaini or falcao. Neither doing anything. Rooney has made good runs but his passing has been way off. Di maria by far our best player so far along with Valencia. Shaw been useless going forward, we've really missed evra going forward this season. Herrera, blind, rojo and smalling all decent without doing anything special.

red_devil83 · Feb 16, 2015

I think we've been OK. Dominating possession, trying to probe our way through with a line up we've never played. Preston are defending deep. If Falcao had a first touch we'd do better. Herrera tries to make things happen. DiMaria and Rooney look on the same wavelength.

Red Pavan · Feb 16, 2015

We have no rhythm or penetration. I think it is going to take a while yet, maybe by the end of the season.

Mrs Smoker · Feb 16, 2015

Will Singh said:
I think Rooney has showed the manager he is a striker, brilliant movement and some nice balls from Di Maria!

When they get used to each other in those positions, oh my!

Getsme · Feb 16, 2015

poisson said:
Half time 0-0.

Let the moaning begin

I thought we were fecking brilliant, fantastic passing, quick tempo and the fluidity in the team is immense.
Their goalkeeper is simply having one of those days.

Booyakasha · Feb 16, 2015

Roy Hodgson and Phil Neville think our game is dull. New low.

SalfordRed1960 · Feb 16, 2015

Traub said:
Di Maria been our best player followed by Blind. Rest have been meh to shit.

What has Smalling, Rojo and Valencia done wrong. Not even Shaw has been as bad as made out.

Herrera doesn't have anyone to pass to, so looks lost.

Rooney does as he always does when playing as a striker, just comes out of the danger area to get the ball. When the likes of Di Maria put it in the danger area he is not ready for it.

Hernandez - BFA · Feb 16, 2015

Big red123 said:
Rooney gets shitted on every game on here when he's the only player that tries and shows a bit of passion.

Yep. It's just bitterness.

Djemba-Djemba · Feb 16, 2015

I predicted 0-0 before the game and we're well on for that.

We are just so boring. We create absolutely nothing. Our entire attacking play seems to be based around set pieces or moments of individual brilliance. Or an error from the opposition.

It's probably the best we've looked against the League 1 sides this season too, which is just depressing.

DarkXaero · Feb 16, 2015

poisson said:
Go support Chelsea then

Because he wants the club playing good football like it traditionally has?

Welbeckham · Feb 16, 2015

We have like five players standing amongst Preston defence. No movement.

Unsurprisingly Falcao, Rooney and Fellaini are quite terrible. We need Mata or Januzaj.

Rooney is absolutely useless nowadays, he can't control the ball nor can he pass it.

siw2007 · Feb 16, 2015

Better performance so far. Not great by any means but we are moving the ball better and getting into the final third easier. The shame is that it isn't quite clicking up front. Their is still some bad decisions and poor balls but we were starting to get in behind a little bit. Let's keep persevering and hopefully we will get the breakthrough.

minoo-utd · Feb 16, 2015

Lets just score a goal. I lost hope that we can play a good football this season.

Hed Zitin · Feb 16, 2015

Big red123 said:
Rooney gets shitted on every game on here when he's the only player that tries and shows a bit of passion.

At least he's actually moving unlike the other statues.

Tarrou · Feb 16, 2015

Woy, Phil and Kevin Kilbane. Could the bbc find a more lifeless panel of dimwits?

pseudo_canadian · Feb 16, 2015

The lack of passing and finding space between the lines is so frustrating to watch. Everyone just stands along the back four, make no runs (Other than Rooney), and expect shit to happen.

Borys · Feb 16, 2015

I don't think that was bad. Preston were trying to kill us for 45' so it was a difficult half I thought, but they will drop in the second half.

Devil may care · Feb 16, 2015

Di Maria has been lively and Herrera and Valencia have linked reasonably well, plus Rojo looks up for it. I don't get the critique of Rooney, our front line usually has the movement of an 80 year olds bowels, at least with him up there runs and movement is part of our offense.

Hopefully we improve in the second half, I mean everyone's favs are on and their right positions tonight so if this doesn't work what will we blame next?

Irrational. · Feb 16, 2015

Pentame said:
Mata for Fellaini

Nah, their brutes will flatten him. I'd rather bring on Wilson for Falcao and get some movement up front.

Kostur · Feb 16, 2015

Getsme said:
I thought we were fecking brilliant, fantastic passing, quick tempo and the fluidity in the team is immense.
Their goalkeeper is simply having one of those days.

Seriously though, Herrera, Fellaini, Blind, Rooney, Falcao, done absolutely nothing first half, ADM tried a couple of times but he was quite shit too.

We play a replay if this ends level, right?

DomesticTadpole · Feb 16, 2015

BringNaniBack said:
We haven't been good, slow boring build up as per usual. We don't look in any danger or conceding either though which is an improvement I guess lol. I think we could do with Mata in there. Herrera looks good but there's knowone moving around him.

That's why they need Mata on. Thought if he was playing Herrera he would play Mata as well. Fellaini is a waste of space tonight.

Will Singh · Feb 16, 2015

Mrs Smoker said:
When they get used to each other in those positions, oh my!

Yes agree, it's looking promising!

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