Reserves v Liverpool

[datura]

Kick off 7pm

United are 6 points clear of Liverpool in the League, but Liverpool have 2 games in hand so it's an important match in deciding the league winner.

Team:
1. Foster
2. Wootton
3. Dudgeon
4. Evans
5. De Laet
6. Gill
7. Stewart
8. Possebon
9. Brandy
10. Norwood
11. Obertan

Subs:
12. Moffat
13. Devlin
14. Thorpe (first reserve call up)
15. Pogba
16. Keane

Liverpool:
1. Gulacsi
2. Irwin
3. Cooper
2. Palsson
5. Mavinga
6. Duran
7. Dalla Valle
8. Amoo
9. Saric
10. Plessis
11. Bruna

Subs:
12. Mendy
13. Hansen
14. Brouwer
15. Kohlert
16. Kacaniklic

 

[Rado_N]

Just put MUTV on to watch the build up, gutted I can't be there tonight, was going to go but had it in my head it was Thursday.

 

[datura]

I thought Macheda might have got 45 mins just for game time.

 

[Crerand Legend]

Just looking at Oles record, move him up to assistant manager SAF, he is the man for the job

 

[Rado_N]

Quite a jump that CL.

 

[x42bn6]

Can't see us winning with that team. The Mancs are in good form, won 6-1 last week.

Plessis is awful. I'd assume Gulacsi is in goal, we might need him a lot.

And that team sums up the rate at which Rafa's signed youngsters, arguably worse than Arsenal!

 

[x42bn6]

In terms of goal difference that 6-1 did us loads of favours; Liverpool are on +12 and we are on +24, so a draw wouldn't be the end of the world.

 

[datura]

Amoo, Dalla Valle and Mavinga have impressed when I've seen them in the past.

 

[Crerand Legend]

Quite a jump that CL.

He would be perfect, intelligent, modern thinker

 

[prateik]

fergie and gill watching
fergie looks angry

 

[prateik]

possebon

 

[Crerand Legend]

fergie and gill watching
fergie looks angry

Been a long frustrating week or two

 

[x42bn6]

fergie and gill watching
fergie looks angry

He's deliberating signing either Benzema or Gourcuff I think.

Obertron with some good closing down - early hassling from the French youngster.

 

[datura]

Still a bit scrappy although we are on top at the moment with no significant goalmouth action. All a little frantic at times.

 

[prateik]

brandy is out of contract in the summer isnt he ?

 

[x42bn6]

Obertan absolutely flattens a Liverpool defender with a huge leap, get up you softie.

I'm reminded of dolphins with shiny heads leaping up in circuses to catch fish.

brandy is out of contract in the summer isnt he ?

Yup.

 

[x42bn6]

De Laet with a vital tackle in a 3-on-2 situation at the back, good work there.

 

[x42bn6]

Possebon takes the sting out of a very slow Liverpool counter-attack (they've all seemed rather ponderous, as if they're learning the art of speed by Mascherano) with a good tackle.

Possebon's started well so far.

 

[prateik]

obertan brilliant
brandy shot cleared off the line

 

[x42bn6]

Off the line by a Liverpool defender! Obertan not closed down at all and is allowed to dance his way through the Liverpool midfield and defence crossing for Brandy who shoots on the turn, and the Liverpool defender clears off the line with his leg fully outstretched!

Close there, the sunlight made me think it had gone in.

 

[x42bn6]

Bit more pressure by us, stopping a pitiful counter-attack by Liverpool, and winning a couple of corners although to no avail.

Cleverley with crutches and Eikrem in the stands watching.

 

[prateik]

eikrem has grown
his nose looks a bit dodgy

i think he first came on in a friendly against aberdeen .. was tiny back then

 

[x42bn6]

Liverpool with a free-kick in a decent area but they fire just wide of the post.

Air kick by Liverpool's right-back and it goes out for a throw.

 

[x42bn6]

Dalla Valle has been really underwhelming so far and he puts a cross-field pass right out of play on a good counter-attacking position.

Liverpool win a corner and take it short.

 

[Number7]

"The number 9 is all too keen to hit the ground, much like the number 9 at first team level"

 

[prateik]

saric , liverpool's #9 is quite happy to hit the ground .. much like their #9 from the first team

funny

 

[Sir Matt]

The guy talking about Scouser #9.

 

[prateik]

oberfeckingtan

 

[Sir Matt]

That was brilliant.

 

[prateik]

great goal

 

[lewstherin]

Brilliant goal from just outside the box from Obertan. 1-nil United

 

[Raven Blade]

Thunderous strike by Obertan!

Thats what he needs to do for the first team. Show some real goal threat.

 

[prateik]

fergie watching too .. good

 

[x42bn6]

Obertan! Long through-ball finds Obertan who jinks in. A poor clearance by Liverpool (right in the air) and Obertan nicks the ball off a midfielder and whacks it into the top corner; Gulacsi could have reacted faster I think, but who cares? 1-0

 

[prateik]

HT 1-0 united
brilliant goal by obertan
not much happening . we have probably shaded it

 

[x42bn6]

HT: Manchester United Reserves 1-0 Liverpool Reserves

Good half from us, their best chances came from two set-pieces only one of which was on target and Foster did well for that one.

Obertan and Possebon have been good through the middle and Brandy has been tricky. The back four have done well to keep their strikers anonymous.

 

[Sir Matt]

That's 2 goals in 2 games for him.

 

[x42bn6]

Great goal from Obertan. Looked one of the best players on the pitch.

I wonder if they'll mention how foreign he is?

The irony of mentioning the foreignness of our players is not lost on me! Look at their bloody lineup!

 

[Red Defence]

Impressed with that one!

 

[Number7]

Feck I go into Kitchen for 2 seconds and we score