That assist was a beaut.
Also he defended very well too.
MoTM today
Also he defended very well too.
MoTM today
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Good performance and an outstanding assist.
If you're not absolutely made up for the man while watching his post match interviews (plural!) Then you're dead inside
I remember when we signed him people were moaning, 100% vindicated in saying he could do a job
Vintage
Great game. He delivered when we needed him.
Superb assist. I never did understand why the club sold Jonny.
So far, it looks like signing him as a backup was a masterstroke. Played very well today, had an assist, should have had a goal too, and bought a calm and level head at the back when we really needed one.
For all the shit he got pre game, he was great.
Doesnt look so comfortable playing out the back, which is understandable.
But the pass was superb. Great moment.
But the pass was superb. Great moment.
Great leadership.
Delighted for him.
Very solid performance overall, I was gutted for him when the goal was ruled out but what a ball for the assist
Very solid performance overall, I was gutted for him when the goal was ruled out but what a ball for the assist
Shame his goal didn’t stand, great header!
Great leap for the (non)-goal! Surprised by how well he played too. A good back-up to have.
Van Gaal. You could ask the same question about plenty of the players he sold.
Always had a soft spot for him, so absolutely delighted to see him have a great game for us once again. Cheers Jonny!
Like who?
I think selling Evans was harsh after one poor season. Most fans absolutely wanted him gone though.
It is ironic, except we sold him to West Brom
It's true, I have a recollection that the general view was that he was too weak/passive and had too many mistakes in him and most were happy he went. To be fair he did probably make more mistakes at United than at WBA or Leicester because it's a more ambitious style of football and much more pressure.
In hindsight it might have been a mistake, but only in view of who we brought in and kept that weren't definitively better, or probably worse in some cases. But that's more a problem with recruitment than being a decisive case for Evans. We buy better and it's not even a discussion.
It was harsh. He had a poor season but it was one season
Rafael, Nani, Welbeck, Hernandez, Evra, Vidic, Van Persie.
You could argue some or most of them were on the decline, but to get rid of all of them so soon was foolish as these players had won league titles and would have been good to be kept around for a bit longer. He gutted the squad to get his own replacements far too soon and he was the main reason the club was set back so far after Sir Alex retired.
He lost confidence, had that notorious league cup game at West Ham when they lost 4-0 and he looked gone. Always had the talent and had some great spells for Utd, that record breaking clean sheet run, but just had a bad spell, fell out of favour and needed a move.
If he really wanted to he could easily have spent a large part of the second half of his career as a squad player for a top team, there were times when City/Arsenal were linked with him, but probably at that stage he just wanted to play.
Nani wanted out didn’t he? So did Vidic and Evra after Moyes
Played well and gorgeous assist.
I'm pleasantly surprised by how well Evans played but it's a bit of a concern when 35 year old Jonny Evans is the bright spark in your team. Nice moment for him though, he seems like a genuinely good character.
Good lad
Yeap, worst managerial appointment the club has made since then.
Very, very good performance. Great assist (and goal) but first and foremost great performance in defence.
I love that he is here. First and foremost for his character in the dressing room. He'll improve the ratio of professional footballers vs entitled cnuts by quite a bit.
Yep. Aside from Welbeck (who has done well to be fair) I think gutting that team was a massive mistake. It was way too much too quick.
Rafael in particular I really didn't want to see go. Loved that little nutter.
Nearly a goal and an assist on his 200th appearance.. what a guy!
If he comes in and plays like that 5-10 times this season I’ll be very happy.
If he comes in and plays like that 5-10 times this season I’ll be very happy.
Rafael. I'll never forgive him for selling Rafael.
Pure class today. Too much to ask him to do it regularly, but great option to have in the squad.
He has always been a very good passer. It didn't help that he was trying to slot in for the like of Ferdinand and Vidic at that time and we didn't really emphasize much on passing out from the back anyway.
I am not saying he was a top defender or something we have been missing but I am happy that he could come back and probably finish his career here.
I am not saying he was a top defender or something we have been missing but I am happy that he could come back and probably finish his career here.
Delighted for him. What an assist too. Shame about the goal being chalked off.
Is he ahead of Maguire in the pecking order now when both are fit?
Fair enough, he was good today. Should have had a goal which was unfairly ruled out and then that assist was a thing of beauty.
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