Ryan McLoughlin plays for Ireland not NI!!!
U21s: United vs. Liverpool
- Thread starter gooDevil
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Ibe has gone missing a bit for Pool
Lawrence on for Henriquez 58mins
Not looking to much like breaking through at the moment
Feel a bit bad for him, his movement was solid and he worked hard but had very little support. The one time the ball was destined to land at his feet for a shot, Lingard took it off him.
Hm..Stephen Sama might disagree with you on that one
Petrucci has been as bad as any Liverpool player, he's far too reckless in the challenge.
I don't think Petrucci has been that bad.
Amos's kicking has been atrocious.
Januzaj 
Are you sure? He played NI Youth but now seems to have opted out of International duty.
Bollocks.
3 rediculously gifted goals.
who was at fault this time - my stream died a few minutes before
Just noticed the 'Man Up' advertising hoarding 
We have been relying a little too much on Januzaj to create something tonight, and struggled to get Lingard in the game enough.
Liverpool are defending in numbers, we attack in numbers and then get caught out.
Jesse, Larnell and Adnan have all been excellent.
Yep he's jumped ship apparently
Can someone not go and slap those bitches shouting come on Liverpool. Or are those bitches just kids who's voices are yet to break? Either way slap them, it will teach them a valuable lesson.
A deserved win for Liverpool, too many individual mistakes for us and a bit disjointed altogether. Liverpool very good on the break, closed down well and defended far better then us.
M. Keane had a nightmare at the back. Amos should have done better with the freekick too. Januzaj tried and tried
Adnan.
Maybe it's time to go back to playing 8 defenders?
This sums it up nicely.
I think although we had more talent than Liverpool nearly all over the pitch, we can learn from them in terms of their pressing, concentration and their decision making in the attacking third.
Saw enough tonight to suggest we will play some excellent football this season, especially when Pearson, Pereira, Rothwell and Barmby get more involved.
Amos is very poor imo. Not only with shot stopping, his composure is non-existent.
Just come back to see this. Disappointing result but it sounds like there were plenty of positives. Liverpool playing a first team striker can't have helped us much.
Barclays U21 Premier League
Salford City Stadium
MANCHESTER UTD U21 2
(Cole 7, Lingard 35)
LIVERPOOL U21 4
(Ibe 10, Morgan 18, Borini 20 80)
19/08/2013 20:42, Report by Adam Marshall
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U21s: United 2 Liverpool 4
Manchester United opened the defence of the Barclays Under-21 Premier League title with a 4-2 defeat against Liverpool at the Salford City Stadium.
Jesse Lingard's opener was soon overturned by Jordon Ibe, Adam Morgan and Fabio Borini, only for Jesse Lingard to pull one back before the interval. Despite plenty of pressure by Warren Joyce's side, Borini wrapped things up towards the end.
In a breathless first half, Lingard had already flashed a shot wide when he was involved in the move that led to the opening goal inside seven minutes. The England Under-21 international showed good strength to hold off Ryan McLaughlin and the ball was fed to Cole via Belgian duo Adnan Januzaj and Marnick Vermijl. The man who scored a hat-trick against the Merseysiders in last season's semi-final found the net at the second attempt after his initial shot was blocked.
Liverpool's response was swift and purposeful as Ben Amos was forced into a first-class save to thwart Borini and, moments later, Ibe ran through the defence to find the bottom corner with a clinical low drive. Only the bar denied Jack Dunn and a rare slip by Michael Keane let in Adam Morgan for another finish out of the top drawer.
A debatable free-kick in the 20th minute allowed the visitors to move further ahead when Davide Petrucci was harshly penalised for a sliding tackle. Borini smashed the set-piece goalwards and the swerve denied Amos to make it 3-1. Craig Rodden blasted wide as United appeared rocked by the turnaround but Januzaj tried to regain some
composure with a splendid turn and run that led to the first booking for Joe Maguire's crude foul.
Januzaj was inevitably involved when he and Cole helped tee up Lingard for a splendid low drive to reduce the deficit with a lovely goal. Captain Tom Thorpe then headed into the side-netting from a Petrucci free-kick but Borini was unlucky at the other end following a terrific solo run.
The second period was predictably quieter from the outset with Januzaj still the target for some tough tackling and Vermijl adapting to a holding midfield role after Tyler Blackett replaced the injured Charni Ekangamene.
There was a hopeful handball appeal against Lloyd Jones when he got in the way of a left-footed strike by Lingard while Tom Lawrence was the second introduction from the bench when Angelo Henriquez was withdrawn.
Borini had the ball in the net again but was flagged offside although most of the pressure came from the Reds with Januzaj a constant menace with his bewitching dribbling skills. However, there were few clear-cut chances of note despite the pressure, with Cole failing to keep one long-range attempt down.
The pass of the match by Keane released Januzaj for another run that carved out a near-post opportunity for Lawrence, who could only head wide. And there was no way back once Borini latched onto an underhit backpass to score from an acute angle and claim his second of the night.
Fittingly, Januzaj had one last noteworthy effort with a deflected curler that had Dan Ward sprawling but dropped off target. The result may have been disappointing but there was plenty to admire on the night at the new regular home venue.
United: Amos; Varela, Thorpe, M.Keane, Vermijl; Cole, Ekangamene (Blackett HT), Petrucci, Lingard; Januzaj; Henriquez (Lawrence 59). Subs not used: Gollini, Rothwell, Grimshaw.
Salford City Stadium
MANCHESTER UTD U21 2
(Cole 7, Lingard 35)
LIVERPOOL U21 4
(Ibe 10, Morgan 18, Borini 20 80)
19/08/2013 20:42, Report by Adam Marshall
Page 1 of 3 Next
U21s: United 2 Liverpool 4
Manchester United opened the defence of the Barclays Under-21 Premier League title with a 4-2 defeat against Liverpool at the Salford City Stadium.
Jesse Lingard's opener was soon overturned by Jordon Ibe, Adam Morgan and Fabio Borini, only for Jesse Lingard to pull one back before the interval. Despite plenty of pressure by Warren Joyce's side, Borini wrapped things up towards the end.
In a breathless first half, Lingard had already flashed a shot wide when he was involved in the move that led to the opening goal inside seven minutes. The England Under-21 international showed good strength to hold off Ryan McLaughlin and the ball was fed to Cole via Belgian duo Adnan Januzaj and Marnick Vermijl. The man who scored a hat-trick against the Merseysiders in last season's semi-final found the net at the second attempt after his initial shot was blocked.
Liverpool's response was swift and purposeful as Ben Amos was forced into a first-class save to thwart Borini and, moments later, Ibe ran through the defence to find the bottom corner with a clinical low drive. Only the bar denied Jack Dunn and a rare slip by Michael Keane let in Adam Morgan for another finish out of the top drawer.
A debatable free-kick in the 20th minute allowed the visitors to move further ahead when Davide Petrucci was harshly penalised for a sliding tackle. Borini smashed the set-piece goalwards and the swerve denied Amos to make it 3-1. Craig Rodden blasted wide as United appeared rocked by the turnaround but Januzaj tried to regain some
composure with a splendid turn and run that led to the first booking for Joe Maguire's crude foul.
Januzaj was inevitably involved when he and Cole helped tee up Lingard for a splendid low drive to reduce the deficit with a lovely goal. Captain Tom Thorpe then headed into the side-netting from a Petrucci free-kick but Borini was unlucky at the other end following a terrific solo run.
The second period was predictably quieter from the outset with Januzaj still the target for some tough tackling and Vermijl adapting to a holding midfield role after Tyler Blackett replaced the injured Charni Ekangamene.
There was a hopeful handball appeal against Lloyd Jones when he got in the way of a left-footed strike by Lingard while Tom Lawrence was the second introduction from the bench when Angelo Henriquez was withdrawn.
Borini had the ball in the net again but was flagged offside although most of the pressure came from the Reds with Januzaj a constant menace with his bewitching dribbling skills. However, there were few clear-cut chances of note despite the pressure, with Cole failing to keep one long-range attempt down.
The pass of the match by Keane released Januzaj for another run that carved out a near-post opportunity for Lawrence, who could only head wide. And there was no way back once Borini latched onto an underhit backpass to score from an acute angle and claim his second of the night.
Fittingly, Januzaj had one last noteworthy effort with a deflected curler that had Dan Ward sprawling but dropped off target. The result may have been disappointing but there was plenty to admire on the night at the new regular home venue.
United: Amos; Varela, Thorpe, M.Keane, Vermijl; Cole, Ekangamene (Blackett HT), Petrucci, Lingard; Januzaj; Henriquez (Lawrence 59). Subs not used: Gollini, Rothwell, Grimshaw.
Great experience for our defenders, though, to play against quality attackers. Hopefully they learn from the experience.