Deon Burton scored a winner for Derby against us didn't he?
Average players that had the game of their lives vs Man Utd then disappeared back into obscurity
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You can't be serious? He was one of the best players of his generation.
John Stead. Scored 8 goals in two seasons for Blackburn in the PL before dropping down into the Championship, League One and League Two. Scored a winner against us.
Manolo Gabbiadini - Southampton.
Afonso Alves was the first name that came to mind, definition of a one hit wonder.
Paulo Wanchope. Debuted against us as a complete unknown, and did his best L. Ronaldo impression that day:
In fairness to him he did have a very sporadic knack for the spectacular after that too. From 12 seconds:
In fairness to him he did have a very sporadic knack for the spectacular after that too. From 12 seconds:
Liam Rosenior played out of his skin on his Premier League debut for Fulham against us.
Jonathan Spector did similar playing for West Ham against us
That Swedish goalkeeper who went full on Friedel in that Europa League quarter final for FC Copenhagen.
Jonathan Spector did similar playing for West Ham against us
That Swedish goalkeeper who went full on Friedel in that Europa League quarter final for FC Copenhagen.
You cannot call Danny Murphy an average player. That's crazy
Alfonso Alves - big money flop for Middlesbrough, apart from against us where he channelled the spirit of prime Ronaldo.
Tom Heaton
Charlie Adam, Townsend, Bellamy...
They aren't bad but their performances against us could be world class on a day.
They aren't bad but their performances against us could be world class on a day.
The keeper from every relegation battling team we’ve faced over the past 30 years.
Jermaine Beckford. Got his Everton move after that season but wasn't in the prem long
Already mentioned but Dennis Bailey is by far the best one, with his hat-trick v us in 91/92 season.
Yeah your quite right to be fair, Moyes signing him was bizarre. Some of his performances under Mourinho I thought were brilliant too. He certainly wasn’t a failed transfer, rather he just became a symbol of the wrong direction we were taking in terms of playing style.
Lee Grant.
God knows where he is now...
God knows where he is now...
Joseph Desire Job
Malcolm fecking Christie
West Ham...all of the bastards
Malcolm fecking Christie
West Ham...all of the bastards
Fellaini
Yeah Miklosko in 95 sticks out
Mendiata was named in this topic too. If Mendieta can be named so can Murphy
if that's the reference, I guess you're right. I'm just bemused
There must have been a player or two for Swansea during that lvg period. They always seemed to do well against us.
Edit we lost 4 in 5 games from January 14 to August 15
https://www.11v11.com/teams/manchester-united/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Swansea City/
Was it ki who always seemed to score?
Edit 2, yes ki scored the first goal in two 2 1 defeats the game raising cnut
Edit 3, he's scored 17 career goals and two came against us in the space of 18 months.
https://www.11v11.com/players/ki-sung-yueng-231980/
Edit we lost 4 in 5 games from January 14 to August 15
https://www.11v11.com/teams/manchester-united/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Swansea City/
Was it ki who always seemed to score?
Edit 2, yes ki scored the first goal in two 2 1 defeats the game raising cnut
Edit 3, he's scored 17 career goals and two came against us in the space of 18 months.
https://www.11v11.com/players/ki-sung-yueng-231980/
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Seemingly half of the players who have ever played in the PL....
Every 1 in 10 CF becomes prolific against us. Every teflon-handed GK becomes a wall. Championship-standard CBs become a pure combination of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic.
I think it's actually one of the reasons we look worse than we are sometimes. Teams still raise their game against us on name only, and our current lot dont have the star quality or organisation to overcome opponents who are trying that extra 10%
Every 1 in 10 CF becomes prolific against us. Every teflon-handed GK becomes a wall. Championship-standard CBs become a pure combination of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic.
I think it's actually one of the reasons we look worse than we are sometimes. Teams still raise their game against us on name only, and our current lot dont have the star quality or organisation to overcome opponents who are trying that extra 10%
Dennis Bailey - Hat-trick at Old Trafford in 1992
Paulo Wanchope - Couple of good solo goals at OT in 1997 & 2000
Chris Kiwomya - Goal and win at Portman Road 1993
Also Gavin Peacock scored a couple of winners against us for Chelsea in the 1993/94 season
Paulo Wanchope - Couple of good solo goals at OT in 1997 & 2000
Chris Kiwomya - Goal and win at Portman Road 1993
Also Gavin Peacock scored a couple of winners against us for Chelsea in the 1993/94 season
Lodi is a cracking full back. Would be great for us actually.
Peacock hit the crossbar in the FA Cup final too at 0-0. Really could have doused us that season. Good shout.
Ends Stevens got MOTM on his debut v Man Utd
there was a youth Fulham RB playing his 1st game v Utd and got MOTM as well , I think he’s still playing IMO
there was a youth Fulham RB playing his 1st game v Utd and got MOTM as well , I think he’s still playing IMO
What a blast from the past
I watched almost all of Coventry's homes during the period Mifsud was there.
Southampton twatted us 6-1 or something but it was a shite team for rest of year.can’t remember any of their players (maybe LenTissier)
I genuinely can’t believe Ole wanted to sign one of them, that was probably my lowest point transfer link wise.
Aaron Lennon.. turned into Messi whenever he played against us.
UEFA midfielder of the season, twice.
Can we add Jay Rodriguez into the mix as well? Absolute nothing player but always manages to break his goalscoring duck against us. Prick.
Malcolm Christie for Derby County. Scored twice against us in a game, thought he had scored a hat trick but was offside. Did some daft celebration which made him look like a tit when the flag went up. Think he went to Boro after that but never did anything.
Gamst Pederson from Blackburn ? Remember a game where he had a blinder against us
The latter half of the 2018/19 season produced two such ignominious moments of this ilk.
First up, Isaac Mbenza scored his one and only goal for Huddersfield Town that season against us. Since the end of that season, he has made a total of 19 appearances for Huddersfield, Amiens SC, and Qatar Sports Club.
Later on, to finish off the season, we had Nathaniel Mendez-Laing doubling his Premier League goal haul at Old Trafford when he scored both goals in a 2-0 victory for the already relegated Cardiff City. Mendez-Laing went on to have his Cardiff contract terminated after receiving a three month ban for cocaine usage, and has since made a total of 21 appearances for Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday.
You might say these were two of the larger warning signs that we had been a bit hasty in offering Solskjaer the permanent job as United manager...
First up, Isaac Mbenza scored his one and only goal for Huddersfield Town that season against us. Since the end of that season, he has made a total of 19 appearances for Huddersfield, Amiens SC, and Qatar Sports Club.
Later on, to finish off the season, we had Nathaniel Mendez-Laing doubling his Premier League goal haul at Old Trafford when he scored both goals in a 2-0 victory for the already relegated Cardiff City. Mendez-Laing went on to have his Cardiff contract terminated after receiving a three month ban for cocaine usage, and has since made a total of 21 appearances for Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday.
You might say these were two of the larger warning signs that we had been a bit hasty in offering Solskjaer the permanent job as United manager...
Excellent shout.
A bog-standard relegation-battling PL / upper Championship player with 43 Premier League goals to his name over a decade ... and we are his second-favourite opponents with 4 goals, behind only Bournemouth.
Barry Bannon played us off the park once
Evra still has nightmares about him