Manchester United vs. Athletic Bilbao

[Moriarty]

Berba not on the bench tonight. Is he injured?

 

[Skywarden]

Credit to Bilbao. Local lads, no poaching across Europe or signing megastars.

Not only that, but they come here and play offensive football.

I love it.

 

[LARulz]

What a chance

 

[pauldyson1uk]

that was a let off

 

[The Taurean]

bloody hell....

 

[Minkaro]

Got away with that.

 

[Damien]

That was a great chance.

 

[ha_rooney]

fecking hell that was lucky.

 

[iSparky]

fecking loving this game, fast paced end to end stuff

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Thye remind me of Barca but with worse ball retention and shit defending.

And poorer work rate, and less incisive passing, and no Messi-like player...But they are Spanish!

Oh dear... what is he doing there!? Run in on goal you bellend!

Let off.

 

[JakeC]

So Fergie insists on his no central midfield tactic....

Pays off! Hopefully Ando will come on

 

[Sw33t]

Smalling and Rafael did very well there.

 

[ArmchairCritic]

Too many youngsters in the backline again, Jonny always much deeper than anyone else. With Rio that's fine because he plays just as deep.

 

[cj_sparky]

We need to liven up a bit at the back.

I love how commentators pick fault in anything De Gea does. Getting boring now.

 

[holyland red]

Here's hoping we don't run out of luck before Sunday. It looks like we've used March's quota in the first half alone.

 

[Theon]

That was great football.

 

[Hellboy]

Giggs is a god

 

[Sunny Jim]

Phew Evans lucky there

 

[JakeC]

Haven't seen one dive, credit to the Spanish league.

 

[Massive Spanner]

How is Ryan Giggs still so good? Mental.

 

[redevil2]

Brilliant Giggs like he's a youngster

 

[Solius]

How have they not scored?

 

[Sw33t]

They will score at some point.

We just better score more.

 

[sparky]

why has the commentator called Giggs the most successful englishman in europe. He is Welsh you twat!

 

[ha_rooney]

Good save.

Bilbao playing some very nice football.

 

[Pexbo]

Good strong hand and great reactions from De Gea there.

 

[Theon]

Too many youngsters in the backline again, Jonny always much deeper than anyone else. With Rio that's fine because he plays just as deep.

Hardly blame the youngsters, most of their best football is coming down our left at Evra.

 

[The Taurean]

skinned too often by iraola....

 

[Bross]

Giggs "the most succesful English player in european competitions" according to the commentators

 

[Danny1982]

Giggs

 

[Sw33t]

Every time I see Jones up the field a bit of me panics and thinks, "Who's covering him at CB/RB?" Then I realise he's meant to be there.

 

[Sassy Colin]

Poor old Pat looked lost on the wrong side of the field...

 

[Pexbo]

The feck was that offside? About a yard on and Hernandez wasn't even moving forward at pace.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

This first half is flying by.

 

[Skywarden]

They attack with a lot of men. We should capitalise on that.

 

[ArmchairCritic]

Hardly blame the youngsters, most of their best football is coming down our left at Evra.

It's not their fault per se but another experienced head is need there to recognise the positional faults, hard to expect Rio to play so often though.

 

[Claymore]

We never beat Villarreal though, Athletic are an excellent side too, both are a world away from the likes of Hearts and Aberdeen FFS.

Who cares? You're looking at this game tonight and the intensity Bibao are playing in what is a lesser competition for us and probably their dream trip and making a case out of the two,twobteam leagues debate!!! Those teams didnt troubke us in CL, even Barcelona only beat us by two goals not ten and we beat them once!

I guess Palace, Coventry, Leeds, Exeter show hiw weak the premier league is? Yeah, thought so.

 

[The Taurean]

good defending and awareness.

 

[Sean_RedDevil]

I've said 1-0 would be a great result for us before the game.

Right now we're needing a 3-0 or 4-0 because it will be a very hard game in Bilbao.

 

[Hellboy]

Evans injured