Reserves Vs Aston Villa

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Ricky Sbragia takes charge of his first game as Manchester United's new reserve team manager.

The former Sunderland coach will attempt to tutor some of United's most promising young talent, and endeavour to drag the Reds up from 9th place in the FA Premier Reserve League against Aston Villa tonight.

Jimmy Davis returns to action for the club after a highly successful loan spell at Swindon Town, and he will be desperate to highlight how first team football has improved his game.

United's opponents Villa are currently in fifth place in the league and will provide Sbragia's young charges with a stern opening test.

Ironically, the game against the Villains will be United's first since taking on Sbragia's Sunderland three weeks ago. Now, switching sides, Ricky will be hoping to repeat the 3-1 result when he was last at Moss Lane, although this time in the Reds' favour.

Meanwhile, European football commitments mean two reserve team fixtures will be postponed in the coming weeks. Both fixtures are away, the first against Bolton Wanderers on Monday 25 November as the United squad travel out to Switzerland to face FC Basel a day later on Tuesday 26 November.

The second postponement comes in the game against Leeds United on Tuesday 10 December due to Leeds’ Uefa Cup commitments.

The games will be rescheduled at a later date, and ManUtd.com will keep you posted.

Tonights United reserves line-up: Carroll, Lynch, Rankin, Roche, Taylor, Wood, Chadwick, Richardson, Nardiello, Davis, Pugh. Subs from: Heath, B Williams, Sims, Fox, Johnson.


Not a bad side out tonight. Great to see little Jimmy back - a great player who I think could do a job for the first team. Interesting that Neil Wood has returned. I thought he had left the club but has obviously been injured. Also, defensively I think we could struggle. Looks as though Kris Taylor will be playing CB, and he ain't that good.

I'd expect Richardson and Davis to only play 60 minutes tonight as they are likely to be in the first team squad for the weekend.
 
Davis is going to be playing up front again? I'd have liked to have seen him at right wing, but looking forward to seeing him all the same. I know Tate is on loan, but I expected to see May in the line-up. Not bloody injured again is he? Isn't Taylor one of the U19's? They've a terrible defensive record. Doesn't look too strong a side to me, might be a tricky first game.
 
I would have liked to see Davis on the right, but he is also excellent up front.

Taylor does play for the U-19s. In the last few weeks he has played in midfield. He is left footed, a good passer but his defending is not great. He was poor in last seasons Youth Cup run.

I'd like to see Heath get more of a game. He is good for the U-19s and deserves his chance. Interesting to also see Lee Sims on the bench. Not a bad right back who is quick. His passing is not great though.
 
Just watched the HT highlights as I just got in.
HT 3-1
First was a penalty, Nardiello took it. Nardiello hits post with another chance from far out. Taylor made a good goal line clearance. Davis showed great speed and dribbling to create a chance where he played a ball across the box. Neil Wood then scored with a cracking left foot shot. But then they hit back with a beautiful long distance shot into the top corner. ardiello adds another on the break, turns in and puts it into the top corner.
 
Super game....
United lead 3-1 at half time but Villa are by no means out of it.
Utd awarded a penalty after 90 secs as a through ball from chadwick put Jimmy Davis through and HE WAS TACLED FROM BEHIND. nARDIELLO SIDE FOOTED ANOTHER ONE TO THE GOALKEEPERS LEFT AND HE WAS FORTUNATE FOR THE SECOND WEEK RUNNING AS IT WENT IN OFF THE KEEPERS PALM.
After 3 mins Neadiello hit the post with a wicked shot that the goalie never got near.
26 mins Wood scored with a rasping left footer29 mins first save from Carroll a piledriver from little Jackman. 33 mins This time Jackman gave Carroll no chance with a fierc3e drive into the top left corner.
39 mins Nardiello looking suspiciously offside runs thru beats the full back and a great right footer.
Chadwick Nardiello Taylor Carroll and davis have looked very sharp.
 
Wish I hadn't missed the first half, seems to have been a really good one. Great to see Wood and Davis doing well.
 
David Fox brought on for Richardson (presumably cos he'll be on the bench on saturday). Good to see Fox at this level, he's a good leader.
 
Chadwick scores straight after the second half starts. Wood hit a shot which deflects off Luke's head and into the back of the net.

ORM, feck off.
 
Great work by Chadwick on the wing gets down to near the touchline and cuts it back for Davis to coolly finish. Great to have him back! 5-1 <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" /> Nice one Sbragia!!! :cool:
 
12 Heath ON FOR 9 Nardiello
15 Lee Sims ON FOR 7 Chadwick
62mins

Nardiello's had a good game, particularly the first half when he scored and had a shot off the bar. Heath had been a regular scorer in the U19's and deserves this chance. Chadwick looking very good, full of desire to prove himself, and created the goal for Davis. Don't think I've ever noticed Sims much to be honest, so it'll be interesting to see how he does.
 
78mins Carroll concedes a freak goal from a poorly attempted cross which actually ended up going into the far top corner. Should maybe have been positioned better, but he was expecting a cross.
 
86mins Danny Pugh, from a great over the top ball by Neil Wood, Pugh showed some real pace and scored from the one on one. Good goal.
 
FT 6-2

A fantastic team performance with every player aiming to impress their new boss, Ricky Sbragia ex-Sunderland reserves boss must be pleased with so many individually outstanding displays, knitted together into a very formidable team. He benefitted from having Davis fizzing off of his loan spell and having finally made the first team bench. Also Chadwick was staking his right to try replacing Beckham while he's injured - and on this performance he should. Won't harm his chance of being sold in January either. Neil Wood showed that he's a talent after coming back from a long injury. This led to a team full of desire and they always looked like scoring. If only the first team was like this right now.
 
Apparently Mike Phelan was coach tonight, and Sgragia was taking over next match.

Mark Lynch was voted Man of the Match - not my choice though, I'd choose Chadwick, but it would be a very hard choice between him and Wood.
 
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