[Bojan11]

Was great.

But still annoying how midgets like Coutinho beat him in the air.

 

[Devil may care]

He defended well enough, offers nothing on the ball but is a dedicated dog soldier.

 

[Adam-Utd]

Very disciplined and steely performance tonight. Kept their midfield quiet and made some vital tackles. good match.

 

[the hea]

Second best player after Herrera today. If the other players showed as much heart as these two we'd be a much better team.

 

[Kostur]

Pretty much what I expected from him today, puts the 'he'll shit it against the better opposition' argument the bed as per usual until we're up against some other, new big opposition.

 

[Eddy_JukeZ]

This is Man Utd... We expect world beaters.

Focus on the world beaters we do have who continue to stink up the joint.

 

[Ban]

He has been immense today. Kept it simple with his passes and great defensively.

 

[FC Ronaldo]

He scares the hell out of opponents and makes them give up on 50/50's before they even start which then makes him win a truck load of free balls in the middle of the park. Mitigate the use of his elbows and he's an effective juggernaut in winning loose balls. It's that simple.

 

[BennyBlanco]

This is Man Utd... We expect world beaters.

Yea, we need some more Pogbas.

 

[Sammyjunn]

Yea, we need some more Pogbas.

And Zlatan's, and Rooney's (according to the last few diehards. In reality our best players have been Bailly,Valencia, Herrera and Fellaini, who would have thought that?

 

[Ekeke]

Thought he did a simple job fairly well.

 

[Full bodied red]

Another great performance tonight.

Has been our most dependable MF for the past 12 months, without a doubt.

Although we're not allowed to say that, are we ??

 

[saivet]

So much for him not being able to handle Liverpool's pressing

 

[K2K]

And Zlatan's, and Rooney's (according to the last few diehards. In reality our best players have been Bailly,Valencia, Herrera and Fellaini, who would have taught that?

Young ,Fellaini and Herrera got us into the Champions league in 2014/15 while DiMaria and Falcao were shocking.

Big names mean nothing.You'd think people would be wiser to that after the spending spree we had and little result.

 

[shaggy]

Credit where it's due - he did well. And I was one of those expecting him to be pressed to nothingness.

 

[Raw]

He's actually been pretty decent this season.

 

[Sammyjunn]

Young ,Fellaini and Herrera got us into the Champions league in 2014/15 while DiMaria and Falcao were shocking.

Big names mean nothing.You'd think people would be wiser to that after the spending spree we had and little result.

That's why I get baffled when some say we're great or title contenders just because we got some new toys in Miki, Zlatan, Pogba for example(although they got enough time to get going and pick form). Name means nothing to me after this past few years.

 

[RedIke]

Props to him today. He played a controlled and great game today.

 

[K2K]

That's why I get baffled when some say we're great or title contenders just because we got some new toys in Miki, Zlatan, Pogba for example(although they got enough time to get going and pick form). Name means nothing to me after this past few years.

I think some people get a bigger high for signing big games than actually winning games.

You need players to form a team rather than a fifa x-i

 

[iKeano]

Focus on the world beaters we do have who continue to stink up the joint.

Yea, we need some more Pogbas.

I've written about his shortcomings in the Pogba thread... his anonymity hasn't gone unnoticed.
Doesn't change the fact that we should expect world beaters. The Ronaldo type.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Another good game from him. In terms of bad vs good performances, him and Hererra are head and shoulders above all our other midfield/attacking players.

 

[ReDDHDevilS]

Played very good in terms of what's expected from him. Both him and Herrera were very good especially in the 1st half.

 

[Bwuk]

Him and Herrera were excellent in their own roles today.

 

[The United]

The reason we were able to defend better than in most other game it seems was that we played with 2 real DMs or at least Ader helped it a lot. I think the days when you can get away with only one DM against the styles that city or pool or most top teams playing right now is over.

It is just too much for one DM to run around both sides to fill up holes. It is not because he is a shit player. It is that the set up with him and pogba at the base of the midfield while pogba hardly ever holds his position when needed makes him look bad.

 

[sammsky1]

Donkey Kong did well tonight. Tag- teamed very well with Herrera

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

I wasn't worried about Fellaini tonight. Before the game I said he'd be our man of the match. Wasn't quite man of the match, but he played a very good game, in my opinion. Always turns up to big games. Don't know why people are so worried when they see him on the team sheet. They need to start looking at the players who are not pulling their weight in the team.

 

[Zoo]

Giggs said beforehand that Fellaini is one of the few players who will follow instructions without needing to be repeatedly told. Van Gaal said the same thing last season and Mourinho appreciates him too.

 

[fatboy]

He's technically better than people give him credit for. Against teams that press hard and fast, we need players who are comfortable in possession even in that environment. Herrera and Fellaini are such players.

Now if Pogba can get his act together, we'll have our midfield three (rotating with Mata for games we expect to dominate more).

 

[criticalanalysis]

So much for him not being able to handle Liverpool's pressing

I said that in the pre-match thread and people seemed to think he would get exposed and get shown up.

In a well set up and disciplined midfield three nobody is gonna get squared up and run around in circles, especially a guy of Fellani's size. I had absolutely no qualms about him before the game and it showed with his performance. He's a dedicated (to a fault) player, who will put his size and agility to good use in those 5-10 yard pocket of spaces in midfield. We should be evolving as a team to minimise the 'need' to play someone like him but at this time in moment, he deserves his place in the squad.

 

[Rossa]

Giggs said beforehand that Fellaini is one of the few players who will follow instructions without needing to be repeatedly told. Van Gaal said the same thing last season and Mourinho appreciates him too.

So every other player is just a little bit thick? At the very minimum of my expectations were I to be manager, would be that the players followed instructions. I sort of get what you mean though, and Fellaini really put in a shift yesterday.

 

[Marcelinho87]

So when do all the "feck sake Young and Fellaini, all these managers same shite" brigade bob in with an apology because yet again Fellaini was head and shoulders above our supposed "world class" players.

As was Young.

 

[sugar_kane]

He's actually been pretty decent this season.

For my money he's been decent for the last three. The amount of stick he gets is appalling.

He has a dodgy game now and then, as all players do, but he is otherwise consistently decent.

Is only proper bad season was under Moyes, but I don't think anyone should be judged based on that catastrophe.

I also liked how disciplined he was last night in a fairly charged game where we had quite a few players get booked.

 

[thepolice123]

Might not be the best footballer but he will always show up, especially in the big games. Every year we hear the same rhetoric about Fellaini when we play Liverpool. The most common being that their "mobile midfield and aggressive pressing will run rings around him". And most of the time, he gives a good performance against them.

 

[Witchking]

So when do all the "feck sake Young and Fellaini, all these managers same shite" brigade bob in with an apology because yet again Fellaini was head and shoulders above our supposed "world class" players.

As was Young.

I did not get a chance to watch the game but i was one of the guys to crib about both the players starting. Glad that Jose's team selection has been vindicated. My apologies. Not that Jose needs it.

But United are running short of time, next game is a must win. 1 win in 5 games is quite a low standard that we have set. I am hoping that Mkhi and Martial and Shaw retun and give a much needed fluidity in attack. Also maybe Zlatan needs a rest, he and Rooney can sit and crack jokes on the bench. Need to play Rashford upfront with Martial and Mkhi on the wings. We will have some serious pace.

Then with Mata at 10, Pogba and Herrera in the midfield, we might have some good and fast passing. Waiting for this team selection.

 

[dannyrhinos89]

It's got to be his new hair because he's done a good job this season tbf

 

[wiz4231]

It's got to be his new hair because he's done a good job this season tbf

Pogba needs to grow an afro

 

[SwansonsTache]

Should be a part of our defensive 4-3-3, with Mata taking over in our offensive 4-3-3.

 

[Brwned]

Another good game from him. In terms of bad vs good performances, him and Hererra are head and shoulders above all our other midfield/attacking players.

Definitely. I can't get rid of this nagging suspicion that him playing well has no impact on how the team plays, though. You'd hope that when your centre mids play well that the rest of the team functions around that. Despite being an undeniably selfless player I'm not entirely convinced he fits into the bigger picture that well. Unless the bigger picture is us playing destructive, disjointed football more often than not.

Individually I've been really impressed with him though.

 

[itso 7]

It's got to be his new hair because he's done a good job this season tbf

He has his uses it's only when managers forget that and use him in every game, regardless of the opponent, that he gets found out. As a specific weapon for certain games/teams he is brilliant.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Definitely. I can't get rid of this nagging suspicion that him playing well has no impact on how the team plays, though. You'd hope that when your centre mids play well that the rest of the team functions around that. Despite being an undeniably selfless player I'm not entirely convinced he fits into the bigger picture that well. Unless the bigger picture is us playing destructive, disjointed football more often than not.

Individually I've been really impressed with him though.

Under Van Gaal, he started every game where the team put in a really top performance (which was rare enough but usually against decent opposition) and this season he was a key player in our opening run of victories, so we're obviously capable of playing well with him in the side. Southampton, for me, was our best performance of the season and he was a big part of a dominant team display. It also helped that, for once, Pogba played really well in that game. So long as he keeps failing to repeat that kind of performance our midfield will always look disjointed but it's Fellaini who is more likely to get the blame.