Thought he had a bit of a mare to be honest. The pressing from Southampton ruffled him in the second half. Didnt like his play acting rolling around on the floor either. Great cross for the 3rd though
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- Goals
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- Assists
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- Yellow cards
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- Red cards
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Mixed bag I thought, good in bits, quite poor in bits.
The good bits were the important bits though.
Forget about putting the goal on a platter, he spoon-fed it 
I'm concerned about what I perceive to be a worrying trend of him acting like a bit of a fanny.
He can be a bit of a drama queen, for sure, but he puts himself about like few other players do. He's not a lightweight or a shirker.
Look, there are ways to take a smack in the face. Rolling around and screaming like a little bitch is not one of the better ones. And again, this was far from the only time, even in this match, that he's done it. I just find it a bit cringeworthy and I wish one of the senior players would have a word.
I agree with this. It's all a bit Busquets-esque.
It's all about getting an advantage.
There's no benefit in being a hero and pretending you haven't been smashed.
That's the game these days.
And why does it concern you?
Who is also Spanish. It is just our sensibilities that are offended. Like us not liking the Henry handball, where other countries thought it was clever and what was the problem. Maybe someone should have a word with players swinging their arms into peoples faces as well. It isn't great and hopefully he will stop, but different cultures of football have different standards of behaviour.
I thought he played well.
Easily one of our better players anyway. Won the freekick for the first goal, set up the winner.
Easily one of our better players anyway. Won the freekick for the first goal, set up the winner.
Seen carrick whispering in his ear after the elbow incident. Wouldn't be surprised if he was telling him to ease off the theatrics
It's a cup final and a guy on a yellow card elbows you in the face; it is not particularly savoury, but every footballer at every level does what he does there. It is no different to a player tripping up over an opponents outstretched leg when they could jump over it.
I dont understand how can anyone say he hasn't had a great game, he won again so any balls despite Pogba being really terrible in that midfield in the first half and basically set up all three goals, great piece of skill for the first one, great interception for the second, and great assist for the third one, so we can excuse some of his misplaced passes, when Pogba does it every game, passing wise there were even worse performers, but those assists alone should get him on the second place after Zlatan as a MOTM,
don't think we were good overall but he maintain his very good standard again, which is why he's a key player for us and currently irreplacable
don't think we were good overall but he maintain his very good standard again, which is why he's a key player for us and currently irreplacable
I understand why he does it. I also think he does it sometimes when he hasn't been hurt. I disagree with you're assertion that "that's the game these days." Most players don't do that. Some players do. In my opinion, it's a form of cheating. We would be quick to criticise a player from another club milking it. I think it's embarrassing for the club when one of ours do it.
Agreed. He's a cheat in my book.
@GifLord do you have that piece of skill before winning the freekick for Zlatan's first goal, thanks
There are some right sanctimonious souls in here.
I would argue that you adapt to the cultural norms of the country you are in. In Britain we don't like that kind of behaviour on the pitch. I'm quite sure most of his teammates don't like it either.
So he'll have to adapt. As I also said there are British players who are not squeamish about sticking the elbow on people, so it works both ways.
His passing has been really erratic lately. More-so than usual.
Maybe needs a break.
Maybe needs a break.
Gets called a cheat.
Redcafe I love you. <3
Redcafe I love you. <3
Was motm behind zlatan today. The guy is probably our second most important player. Why do people keep mentioning maybe 2/3 misplaced passes? what about the 10+ interceptions, contributing to all the goals hugely and generally working as hard as anyone.
Nah, that's the player he is. His passing or tidyness is inconsistent. If it wasn't and he added a few more goals he would be world class. However, clearly he is not. He's a great player to have, but he has clear negatives to his performances over a season.
I'm glad he's on United.
9 Assists in 35, that's actually quite a great return for someone from his position.
It's not a new thing. I've said a few times on here that if he wasn't one of our own I'm pretty sure I'd hate him.
Yep, we would probably hate him if he was playing against us. But I absolutely love him. He is a performer of the dark arts when called up. Two of my fav non goal moments from him included him pulling back Barkley in the FA cup semi final and Firmino at OT.
He does things for the team which I like. But he also plays football too. That cross was just being begged to be headed into the goal, and it was
He does things for the team which I like. But he also plays football too. That cross was just being begged to be headed into the goal, and it was
Super cross for the goal.
This guy has taken his game to a new level this year. Absolutely love him to bits
yes i noticed that too. Wonder what carrick said to him.
It's actually 2 assist. He was also the one who got the freekick that led to Zlatan's first goal. If I'm not wrong, that rewards a assist.
Herrera is a great contributor to this team and is doing a tremendous job this season. Mourinho has allowed him to get several matches in a row. One of the several things under van Gaal was that Herrera never got several matches in a row, so he could build up a confidence and a good match fitness.
Fantastic player and a good lad, even though he sometimes can be a bit theatrical.
Imagine if we had a midfield of Kante, Herrera and Pogba. It would boss the PL totally. Sad that we lost Kante to Chelsea.
i thought he played very well yesterday. Won a lot of tackles and the assist was the perfect cross.
he is reaching Rivaldo levels of theatrics though. Should cut that out.
he is reaching Rivaldo levels of theatrics though. Should cut that out.
IMO, he does not do it enough. I want more theatrics. And after performing these I want him to get up and slap the opponent in the testicles...then act innocent.
He is a c**t for sure, but we have lacked this type of player for far too long. In EU games, these theatrics will come in very handy.
At present we get very little from the refs. We have had good goals disallowed. Opponents who should've been red-carded, not even getting a card. In some instances, the ref ends up giving one of our players a yellow card. We rarely get penalties awarded to us.
To address this, our players needs to "milk" every foul to the absolute maximum, if only to put pressure on refs to award us something OR go easy on us when we do commit a foul.
Many fans do not rate Herrera. Before this year, I was one of them, however, this season, he has been our "engine" and is willing to do the dirty work that some other players shy away from.
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