Academy vs Liverpool

[Virtuoso]

Delayed kick off, was due to start at 11am but because of the frozen pitch at Carrington, it has just kicked off now. Should be a good match, would hopefully be a great way to react to going out of the FA Youth Cup in midweek.

Quite a few changes to the side, Reece Brown and Davide Petrucci are out through injury.

Starting line-up:

1. Johnstone
2. Massacci
3. Ajose
4. Wootton
5. McGinty
6. Tunnicliffe
7. Cole
8. Pogba
9. Cofie
10. Keane
11. Hussain

 

[datura]

The team

Johnstone
Massacci
McGinty
Wootton
Ajose
Cole
Pogba
Tunnicliffe
Hussain
Cofie
Keane

Subs:
Devlin
King
Lingard
Morrison
Fryers

If my memory serves me correctly!

 

[PS18]

Quite annoyed MUTV cut into a compilation of Solskjaer goals to start the coverage of this

Stronger team than I expected.

 

[Elliott]

Any further word on the injured lads?

 

[datura]

Johnstone's distribution is always very good whenever I've watched him.

 

[Clique]

Petrucci?

 

[datura]

Petrucci?

Out injured. He seemed to pull up a bit when chasing a long ball against Blackburn.

 

[cj_sparky]

Out injured. He seemed to pull up a bit when chasing a long ball against Blackburn.

Their pitch was awful, not surprised a couple of our player came away with injuries.

 

[Stojan Stamenic]

...any stream for this? Or live ticker, or something...

 

[datura]

It's 0-0 after about 25 mins. Not a lot of goalmouth action so far, the best chance falling to Will Keane from an excellent cross from the left from Hussain but he seemed to get a bit in front of the ball and it appeared to hit his shoulder.

Liverpool have only really threatened from set pieces.

 

[datura]

...any stream for this? Or live ticker, or something...

People usually give updates in the thread plus PS18 twitters about the games as well Nick OGS20 (ManUnitedYouth) on Twitter

 

[Stojan Stamenic]

Thnx, that is a great work on twitter!

 

[datura]

Thomas Ince looks most likely to create something for them at the moment. He looks dangerous cutting in from the right on his left foot and playing against a makeshift left back.

 

[Sultan]

United are having problems getting into a rhythm. Liverpool having all of the play without really creating much.

Pitch is also very hard for any slick passing.

 

[datura]

Lingard coming in for Cole who appeared to pick up a knee injury after a foul. Shame that Morrison wasn't put on instead, we could do with a bit of a spark.

 

[datura]

United are having problems getting into a rhythm. Liverpool having all of the play without really creating much.

Pitch is also very hard for any slick passing.

That's fair, we also look a bit tired after playing on Thurs night.

 

[datura]

0-0 HT

Liverpool on top but no real chances created.

 

[PS18]

We look knackered, unsurprisingly. Liverpool the better side but we're defending doggedly. Shame Keane couldn't have taken one of his chances to give us a lead to defend.

 

[datura]

A lot brighter 2nd half already, the game is opening up and Keane just failed to get a shot away in a good position.

 

[datura]

Great bit of goalkeeping from Johnstone, dives in to prevent their strikers getting a clear chance, and follows it up with a great sliding tackle on ngoo that upended him.

 

[datura]

The Beetham Tower comes on for Liverpool in place of Adorjan.

Lingard has been lively since he's come on.

 

[datura]

Morrison and King on for Cofie and Hussain.

 

[datura]

Morrison lucky to get away with a heavy tackle in his own area on Ince, looked a pen.

 

[datura]

Dalla Valle heads straight at Johnstone with a clear header about 8 yards out.

 

[datura]

0 - 1 Dalla Valle with a good near post header from an Ince cross.

 

[PS18]

Argh, that's cruel. Horrible week.

 

[PS18]

Great save from Johnstone.

 

[datura]

0 - 1 Full time

Far better 2nd half but struggled to create a clear chance and Liverpool looked far more threatening as they started to go long to Dalla Valle, and also should have had a pen.

Disappointing few days but they showed some charachter 2nd half and spirit but just came up short.

 

[Chirag]

Girish II any Vids?

 

[Girish II]

Tonight.

 

[Clique]

Tonight.

Of your Sky+ recordings

 

[Girish II]

Extended highlights

Part 1/4


Part 2/4


Part 3/4


Part 4/4

 

[Chirag]

Brilliant stuff thanks man..