I don't think he passed forward once.
We can't be relying on him.
We can't be relying on him.
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Nope that much is obvious and Carrick I think is 33 now. A midfield purchase is an absolute must.
I think he wasn't overrated, it's just Premier League is much, much faster and he can't handle it.
Wasn't just on about pre-season, happened last season too when he first started playing more.
Absolutely woeful today
Finished at this level, would not start for any side in the top 8
The poor lad was brutal today. When we quicken our tempo he does not seem capable of stepping the speed of his passing up. He should not be first choice for a club as big as us
He did, they just weren't successful.
I guess it's easy to look good in pre season games that no other team gave two shits about. He was well out of pace today and also also against Valencia.
SHouldnt start for us I fear.
SHouldnt start for us I fear.
It's sad but it so painfully clear he can't be relied on anymore, he can't pass forwards for starters.
Why are people surprised he was left on the pitch? He's our ONLY defensive minded midfielder. He is and will remain first choice until Carrick is back. And Carrick will not be that much if an improvement in this system.
He was awful. Shouldn't be in the team again anytime soon. Oh wait, we don't have any other midfielders but Fellaini and Cleverley.
Not been convinced since the start of pre-season. It's only one real game but the man won't get to that level again. Harsh reality for me.
It's never been so obvious that we needed more than one midfielder...and our best one was substituted off today which is even more alarming.
It's never been so obvious that we needed more than one midfielder...and our best one was substituted off today which is even more alarming.
Very poor from Fletch. Slow,cumbersome and how many times did he give the ball away? Ffs!
Shelvey and Ki are better midfielders than him. Simple
Just doesn't do the basics of a holding midfield role well enough. If you aren't tracking midfielders supporting the frontman, why are you on the pitch
Vice captain 
Worrying he's been given the vice captaincy.
He was shit. We need to buy more midfielders.
Bloody awful today but you need to ask who else do we have that can do a better job?
I don't think they were casual or lazy; I thought he couldn't cope with the game and was flat out.
What everyone said at the end of last season - he is finished at Premier League level.
Like Young, he seems to have fooled everyone on the back of pre season performances.
Like Young, he seems to have fooled everyone on the back of pre season performances.
Until Carrick is back I can see him playing plenty, unfortunately.
I thought Young did well today. The 2nd goal was his fault but he's not a left back, so it's not surprise. He did well in tackle and run. And his crosses have been so good today. I only see one bad cross from him.
Fletcher was poor today.
Fletcher is not good enough to play for Man Utd.
Hopefully those who thought he was back to his best got their wake up call s today. It's unfortunate to say but I think he's best days are gone.
Cleverley or Fellaini should be starting with Herrera. If we had other defenders I would even say Jones could play there. Fletcher shouldn't be playing for the club.
As a few of us said during pre-season, the pace and intensity of the PL will be the test and he looked well short of it today.
Said it before and i'll say it again, great he's recovered from his illness, i wouldn't wish any harm on any human being, but from a Manchester United pov how is it good news? A starting 11 with Darren Fletcher in is not great, try and imagine yourself as a City/Chelsea fan, United are playing one of those teams, you saw Darren Fletcher on the team sheet i'd be loving it.
Worst player on the pitch by some distance. Needs to wake up.
He wasn't great today at all. I didn't understand some of the positivity about him during preseason; he was almost being made out to be our new midfield saviour. He looked well off the pace today.
He was horrendous. I don't think he's up to it personally.
Worst player on the pitch today. Every time he touched the ball he slowed the play down and when he passed the ball it went backwards.
Either he just doesn't have it in him anymore or he's seriously ring rusty. Hopefully it's the latter, one things for sure though the Fletcher of a few years ago would have gotten stuck in far more there today.
This is why we are where we are. Fletcher is a great guy, he came back from a serious injury so lets make him vice captain and automatic starter. Which other top club would do that for feck sake. Sentimentalism is ripping us apart.
That is the biggest worry. Fletcher hasn't been great really since he came back yet he is still one of our better midfielders. We just don't have any quality in the area at all
His main asset was always his energy and drive. Now that he's not what he was physically we seem to be hoping he can turn into a deep-lying playmaker type and I don't think he has the quality for that.
If we are aiming to win trophies he should be third or fourth choice and not a first team starter.
If we are aiming to win trophies he should be third or fourth choice and not a first team starter.
Thought he was ok but faded away badly in the 2nd half, both goals came from bad tracking from the midfield but I haven't checked in depth who was at fault.
completely agree.
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