Two wins away from the trophy. I will try to persuade myself that we would play better against champions league opposition.
EL W Europa League Quarter-Final 2nd Leg
Manchester United 2:1 Anderlecht
Post-match discussion
Thu, 20 April 2017
3. Rashford will probably start on Sunday.
That appeared to be hyper-flexed. That's a bad one to bounce back quickly from.
Hope Rojo not too serious either.
Fair enough. I'll happily accept winning the Europa League this season though.
Not sure about the players, but I was pretty smashed.
Really impressed with Rashford, didn't know he had the stamina to run like that the whole game. He was about to collapse towards to end of the game, but he kept trying and making runs in behind.
Just win 3 more games in this competition and we'll have Champions League next season.
Just win 3 more games in this competition and we'll have Champions League next season.
That was tougher than it needed to be, to say the least.
Super happy we are still in the running to win this thing, but damn we may have done it at the cost of Rojo and Ibra tonight
Rashford stepped up big. Someone said it in the Match thread, and I think it could be right if Ibra misses significant time... Martial and Rashford with Mkhi behind them could be the way forward.
Super happy we are still in the running to win this thing, but damn we may have done it at the cost of Rojo and Ibra tonight
Rashford stepped up big. Someone said it in the Match thread, and I think it could be right if Ibra misses significant time... Martial and Rashford with Mkhi behind them could be the way forward.
Well that's not the point. Did you think Burnley were very very good too?
My God I had one fag in my gob and was rolling another in that last minute. Shooting practise tomorrow lads.
Rashford was awful apart from the goal.
Well that was a little bit exciting and stressful.
We were poor until Fellaini came on for Lingard then dominated most of the rest of the match.
Wasted so many chances. Ibra was off form but others missed as well.
Referee was poor - must have got 5 or 6 wrong decisions against us and 2 or 3 against Anderlecht, credit to them for making it difficult.
Poor defending for their goal. Hope Rojo is not a long term injury.
We won which is the main thing, onward to the semis
We were poor until Fellaini came on for Lingard then dominated most of the rest of the match.
Wasted so many chances. Ibra was off form but others missed as well.
Referee was poor - must have got 5 or 6 wrong decisions against us and 2 or 3 against Anderlecht, credit to them for making it difficult.
Poor defending for their goal. Hope Rojo is not a long term injury.
We won which is the main thing, onward to the semis
No, the point of the original post was that they played well, which is untrue.
Rashford looks tiny next to Carrick. Is Carrick massive or Rashford small?
Rashford is a star
If we finish top 4 and win Europa then what happens? Does 5th place go through?
This is why we have Fellaini - to play upfront and create chances rather than being the foul-machine around our own box.
Never in doubt.
Bring back Chicharito. feck, bring back Solskjaer. He'd still do better that that lot out there.
Nah, just the 4 teams go through.
No...
Of course, but that looks like a remote possibility based on this performance.
Yes, because they have achieved what they came for.
Loved it. Thrilling game. I could whine about the performance but I'm always happy after a thrilling United game. Plus, EL semifinals!
Never say never my friend. Take each game as it comes.
Weird subs by anderlecht too.
They were miles better with Henna and tall blonde striker dude in both legs
They were miles better with Henna and tall blonde striker dude in both legs
Credit to Anderlecht, they played some good football tonight.
Fellaini is so underrated. I think he's a much better player in the last 3 months or so.
His knock-down for Pogba's disallowed goal should have counted. He did nothing wrong winning that ball.
His knock-down for Pogba's disallowed goal should have counted. He did nothing wrong winning that ball.
I guess we were great too considering we achieved what we wanted. However for majority, it's job done nothing more.
Yeah no he wasn't.
Hoping we don't have to Turkey for the semi. Anything else will be fine.
He's a Everton/West Brom player and that's pretty obvious.
We've underperformed though, sure. Burnley and Anderlecht played to their maximum I guess, we haven't.
I don't know how more straightforward I can explain it, sorry.
His finishing wasn't great but his dedication, energy and commitment to the team was above anyone else's. He certainly looks like he can lead from the front in the future.
Did you even watch the game?
You mad bro?
There are no words for our finishing.
Besiktas & Lyon are locked in a shootout. I'd rather Lyon than going to Turkey.
Title deciding game on Sunday.
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Score Predictions
575,11,14
- Man Utd win
- Anderlecht win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 41% Man Utd 2:0 Anderlecht
- 26% Man Utd 3:0 Anderlecht
- 8% Man Utd 1:0 Anderlecht
- 8% Man Utd 2:1 Anderlecht
- 6% Man Utd 3:1 Anderlecht
- 5% Man Utd 4:0 Anderlecht
- 2% Man Utd 5:0 Anderlecht
- 2% Man Utd 0:0 Anderlecht
- 1% Man Utd 4:1 Anderlecht
- 1% Man Utd 0:1 Anderlecht
- 1% Man Utd 2:2 Anderlecht
- 1% Man Utd 1:2 Anderlecht
- 0% Man Utd 0:3 Anderlecht
- 0% Man Utd 0:5 Anderlecht
- 0% Man Utd 1:1 Anderlecht
- 0% Man Utd 1:3 Anderlecht
Match Stats
- Man Utd
- Anderlecht
- Possession
- 60% 40%
- Shots
- 22 18
- Shots on Target
- 10 6
- Corners
- 12 6
- Fouls
- 14 11
Referee
Alberto Undiano Mallenco
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Daley Blind
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replaced by Marouane Fellaini
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replaced by Anthony Martial
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