[Ainu]

Herrera is really growing in that midfield role. He's starting to show his class.

 

[Annahnomoss]

Needed that. Herrera and Young have been the best players on the pitch.

Agreed. Young has actually challenged his full back and had the upper hand. Blind has been helping him tremendously, it felt like ages ago we had overlapping full backs in this manner.

 

[Señor]

How has Rooney missed that?

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Herrera's going to be our Lampard, isn't he?

Our skinny Spanish Lampard?

 

[Hellboy]

we've come a long way since those horror shows against fulham and lfc last year.

 

[rooney2009]

You can't take Young off,he is our most dangerous winger/attacker right now,he has pace and can take people on,Mata does not look that effective against teams that sit back.

 

[Loublaze]

Rooney is shit today

 

[hobbers]

Rojo has had a great half as well. His cross field balls to Mata were inch perfect.

 

[Offside]

We need to get hold of a top CF in the Summer if we want to win the league. Rooney is still good but won't get over 20 goals a season. Our issue this year has been shitting on the little teams, not the big games.

 

[charleysurf]

damn, 2-0 would have been deserved.

 

[Kostur]

Great goal from Ander, we deserved to be 2-3 up though.

 

[Shark]

I think it's a good sign that some of us were complaining about the football, the standard expected has been raised.

 

[Rado_N]

Please describe the goal someone especially as it's nearly1/2 time.Got no stream

Herrera kicked the ball and it went in the net.

Sorry.

 

[Marcosdeto]

half time

we played fairly well

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

Pretty good first half overall IMO.

We should be out of sight.

 

[Kill 'em all]

Herrera, Fellaini and Blind have chipped in a fair share of goals this season. We haven't had goals from midfield since like Scholes in his prime.

 

[carlosp]

What's the possession been like? 70-30? 75-25?

 

[Red Dreams]

Herrera is going to be some player for us.

Our best buys this season have been him and Blind.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Rooney is shit today

Do you think playing his arse off in 2 games in a week may have something to do with it?

 

[pauldyson1uk]

excellent first half, could and should of scored a couple more, but happy winning at half time, can we have a new ref please.

 

[Orton]

Valencia's decision making is dire. What's new there

 

[JTW95]

Well we are only 1-0 up but we are looking very, very good.

Its has been a long time since we were regularly this dominant.

 

[Mciahel Goodman]

Feels like international jet-lag kind of game. Been the better team by far, but we have a few gears to move up. I expect a better second half.

Herrera took that really well. Get in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ForlansHair]

I love the way we have to started play football now under van Gaal. 73% possession - completely in control.

 

[Hellboy]

Herrera kicked the ball and it went in the net.

Sorry.

 

[Raw]

Controlled the game well, hard to break down a team with 11 men behind the ball.

Just got to watch out for their counters.

 

[Member 60910]

Herrera is going to be some player for us.

Our best buys this season have been him and Blind.

Absolutely. Two fantastic signings there.

 

[Irrational.]

Villa should be down to 10, and there's no way they deserve to be only 1-0 down, but I'll take it.

They've shown absolutely no ambition, and only came to sit back and grab a lucky goal on the break. Shitehawk tactics from Timmy Sherwood pasta sauce.

Hopefully being 1-0 down will force them to play more and we can finally put them away convincingly second half.

 

[unchanged_lineup]

Utterly charmed by Herrera. The mark of a very good player (and this counts for Mata too) when they come through a difficult period to show their class. I guess we have to put Fellaini in that category too now.

 

[Cmz']

Completely dominated that first half, could quite easily be 3 or 4 up, great goal by Herrera, but Rooney and Carrick need to step it up second half

 

[kidbob]

We look a little disjointed compared to the last couple of games but we definitely look a lot better than the weeks before that. Started to play better before half time.

 

[Ainu]

Herrera kicked the ball and it went in the net.

Sorry.

 

[The_Midfielder]

Rojo has had a great half as well. His cross field balls to Mata were inch perfect.

He is very good with the ball...... our best CB with the type of game we play..

 

[Snow]

You can't take Young off,he is our most dangerous winger/attacker right now,he has pace and can take people on,Mata does not look that effective against teams that sit back.

Young is dangerous and Mata isn't? Mata has provided dangerous passes into the box and come close to scoring. Young has had two poor shots hit his first man and all of his 7 crosses have not reached a man. He's being his average self. Looking dangerous because he gets the ball a lot and runs at his man but nothing comes off it.

 

[SqueakyWeasel]

Please describe the goal someone especially as it's nearly1/2 time.Got no stream

It was good, Blind cut the ball back rather than making a cross from the wing. And Herrera took a small touch to set it up and shot along the floor through a crowd of players. Check PMs

 

[Hed Zitin]

Great performance.

Everyone has played well.

Stone wall pen. You cannot grab a guy around his neck even if they go down or not.

 

[SalfordRed1960]

We need to get hold of a top CF in the Summer if we want to win the league. Rooney is still good but won't get over 20 goals a season. Our issue this year has been shitting on the little teams, not the big games.

We have one on the bench, Falcao.

 

[Wade3]

Herrera and Young were our best players, but I couldn't name a player I'd want to take off right now.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Herrera kicked the ball and it went in the net.

Sorry.

Football is such a simple game, amazing

 

[marlowe78]

How would that help at all? It's not like we're creating lots of chances that are being missed.

I think Fellaini is really offering very little in the penalty area today and would have Falcao try some poaching, but we're ahead now, so I rescind everything. After causing trouble for nothing