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U21s: United vs. Sunderland
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Thanks for the reminder. Easy to miss these games.
Is there a reason why we are doing so poorly in the u21 league? Our reserves used to be by far the best.
Is it just that we've loaned so many out?
Is it just that we've loaned so many out?
Joel Pereira; Varela, Keane, Blackett, James; Pearson, Rothwell; Janko, Petrucci, Lingard; Andreas Pereira
Another chance for Pearson and Rothwell to slug it out for our love.
Who's the co-commentator?
I have to say, Warren Joyce is a right sour bastard. I was at the FA Youth cup tie against Huddersfield and I swear he scowled at me for just looking at him.
streams down...
David Healy!
Cheers. Seems to be from the Higginbotham school of never shutting the feck up.
We're not exactly doing poorly, we've only lost 3 times and rarely had a settled side.
Janko is a tank of a player.
1-0 Lingard
Thank Christ for that - 1-0 United scored by Lingard.
Hopefully Sunderland come-out and play now.
Hopefully Sunderland come-out and play now.
Pure class there from Lingard.
1-0 Lingard. Good strike from outside the box after a Sunderland error.
Sunderland are terrible. This half has been terribly one-sided. Our lads are so comfortable on the ball which is comforting.
Sunderland are terrible. This half has been terribly one-sided. Our lads are so comfortable on the ball which is comforting.
Sanko 
He's done quite well. I like how he has switched left and drifted around a bit showing he has more to him than pace and power.
Still massively missing a player up top. We're getting past Sunlun's first line of 4 and then there is another line which we have no one to get through other than a solo run of brilliance. Sunlun packing 8 at the top of the box isn't helping much. Looked to open up a bit more after the goal so hopefully the second half will be a bit better.
He's done quite well. I like how he has switched left and drifted around a bit showing he has more to him than pace and power. Still massively missing a player up top. We're getting past Sunlun's first line of 4 and then there is another line which we have no one to get through other than a solo run of brilliance. Sunlun packing 8 at the top of the box isn't helping much. Looked to open up a bit more after the goal so hopefully the second half will be a bit better.
Surprised Keane wasn't on the bench for us at the weekend.
Did Joyce just shout greedy fecking bastard at Davide..?Some very very good play from us tonight
Can Warren Joyce coach our first team? These guys are knocking it about incredibly well. Our patience is starting to create opportunities.
Rothwell really impressing 2nd half.
I had a similar thought myself a few months back watching the reserves as the first team started to fall apart - because that I was enjoying much more the football played by the reserves than the first team. Encouraging I suppose that the kids are coming through playing this way.
1-0 FT
A decent enough performance against one of the poorer sides we've played this season, despite their solid league position. Not sure I like how shackled Pearson has been and continues to be in this side, it feels like you can count the number of times he's crossed the half-way line all year on one hand. He does a good job in his holding role but part of his game is wasted there. I'm all for teaching young players the importance of positional discipline but I hope he gets to express himself a bit more in the near future.
A decent enough performance against one of the poorer sides we've played this season, despite their solid league position. Not sure I like how shackled Pearson has been and continues to be in this side, it feels like you can count the number of times he's crossed the half-way line all year on one hand. He does a good job in his holding role but part of his game is wasted there. I'm all for teaching young players the importance of positional discipline but I hope he gets to express himself a bit more in the near future.
Barclays U21 Premier League
AJ Bell Stadium
Monday 24 February
Manchester United 1
(Lingard 40)
Sunderland 0
24/02/2014 20:59, Report by Mark Froggatt
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U21: Utd 1 Sunderland 0
Jesse Lingard's solo effort was enough to earn Manchester United's Under-21s an excellent 1-0 win over Sunderland at the AJ Bell Stadium on Monday.
The Warrington-born forward struck the only goal during a match of few chances, helping Warren Joyce's side record a third consecutive victory in the Barclays Premier League against a Black Cats team that would have gone top with three points. United's triumph was also noteworthy because of an illness that had spread through the camp in the week, forcing several players to miss training ahead ahead of kick-off.
Though the first half was lacking quality in front of goal, the Reds were well on top and probably should have taken the lead when the impressive Saidy Janko worked the ball out wide to Andreas Pereira, whose cross was shot away from goal by Davide Petrucci.
Moments later, Jesse Lingard was similarly wasteful as he latched onto Janko’s neat inside pass to blast high and wide. The Warrington-born forward made amends by intercepting a wayward pass, driving past a Black Cats defender and firing home from 20 yards in the 40th minute.
After the half-time break, United restarted brightly and went close to doubling the lead following some excellent work from Joe Rothwell, who got to the by-line to feed Petrucci. Unfortunately, the Italian could only hit the post from six yards before his follow-up effort was saved by the goalkeeper.
The game descended into chaos in the 65th minute when Ross Holland made an overly raucous challenge on Guillermo Varela before appearing to strike the protesting Rothwell, an incident that caused a considerable melee and resulted in the Sunderland man receiving a yellow card from the lenient referee.
That stoppage disrupted the flow and, though United were still largely in control, the visitors began to regain a foothold on proceedings as the clock ticked on, most notably hitting the bar with a free-kick in the 81st minute.
Encouragingly, the Reds kept their composure with captain Michael Keane showing his experience and authority at the back, helping his side see out a potentially influential victory that moves them up to sixth in the table.
United's next match is against Wolves on 10 March at AFC Telford United.
United: J Pereira; Varela, M Keane, Blackett, James; Pearson, Rothwell; Janko (Wilson 72), Petrucci, Lingard; A Pereira (Rowley 82).
Subs not used: Gollini, McNair, Rudge
Booked: Pearson, Varela
AJ Bell Stadium
Monday 24 February
Manchester United 1
(Lingard 40)
Sunderland 0
24/02/2014 20:59, Report by Mark Froggatt
1 of 2Next
U21: Utd 1 Sunderland 0
Jesse Lingard's solo effort was enough to earn Manchester United's Under-21s an excellent 1-0 win over Sunderland at the AJ Bell Stadium on Monday.
The Warrington-born forward struck the only goal during a match of few chances, helping Warren Joyce's side record a third consecutive victory in the Barclays Premier League against a Black Cats team that would have gone top with three points. United's triumph was also noteworthy because of an illness that had spread through the camp in the week, forcing several players to miss training ahead ahead of kick-off.
Though the first half was lacking quality in front of goal, the Reds were well on top and probably should have taken the lead when the impressive Saidy Janko worked the ball out wide to Andreas Pereira, whose cross was shot away from goal by Davide Petrucci.
Moments later, Jesse Lingard was similarly wasteful as he latched onto Janko’s neat inside pass to blast high and wide. The Warrington-born forward made amends by intercepting a wayward pass, driving past a Black Cats defender and firing home from 20 yards in the 40th minute.
After the half-time break, United restarted brightly and went close to doubling the lead following some excellent work from Joe Rothwell, who got to the by-line to feed Petrucci. Unfortunately, the Italian could only hit the post from six yards before his follow-up effort was saved by the goalkeeper.
The game descended into chaos in the 65th minute when Ross Holland made an overly raucous challenge on Guillermo Varela before appearing to strike the protesting Rothwell, an incident that caused a considerable melee and resulted in the Sunderland man receiving a yellow card from the lenient referee.
That stoppage disrupted the flow and, though United were still largely in control, the visitors began to regain a foothold on proceedings as the clock ticked on, most notably hitting the bar with a free-kick in the 81st minute.
Encouragingly, the Reds kept their composure with captain Michael Keane showing his experience and authority at the back, helping his side see out a potentially influential victory that moves them up to sixth in the table.
United's next match is against Wolves on 10 March at AFC Telford United.
United: J Pereira; Varela, M Keane, Blackett, James; Pearson, Rothwell; Janko (Wilson 72), Petrucci, Lingard; A Pereira (Rowley 82).
Subs not used: Gollini, McNair, Rudge
Booked: Pearson, Varela