Barcelona Vs Manchester United - Pre-season friendly

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Well done lads.

Should be great for morale, lots to take from this match, even if it is just a friendly.
 
I thought the game didn't kick off until 2am so I missed all but the last 8 minutes, I only recognized Thiago and Valdes on Barca's team, did they play their b side?
 
I thought the game didn't kick off until 2am so I missed all but the last 8 minutes, I only recognized Thiago and Valdes on Barca's team, did they play their b side?

Loads of subs. Ending up with pretty much a youth team on the pitch, yes.
 
good win, but it meant feck-all, just a pre-season match.
 
I thought the game didn't kick off until 2am so I missed all but the last 8 minutes, I only recognized Thiago and Valdes on Barca's team, did they play their b side?

Villa, Iniesta, Busquets and Abidal started at least
 
It's only a friendly but I thought it was a very good team performance. We defended very well, Nani was excellent and Cleverley really impressed in CM. Ando had another good game, Welbeck was good and looks like he has a point to prove and Owen scored a typical goal (though his miss was a shocker).

Only De Gea's second game and he was impressive again, couldn't do anything about the goal which was a great strike. Smalling also continues to impress but I hope we don't expect him to be a RB, he can be exceptional as a CB.
 
'Pep Happy being Second-best to United'
 
Cleverley, Smalling and Welbeck were all excellent. I really hope we will give these boys a chance this season. Along with Fabio, Rafael, Evans and De Gea we have the makings of a solid spine for our team for the next decade.
 
Good result, good performance. Nani, Welbeck, Smalling and Cleverley were particularly impressive.