[nokoya]

Didn't watch first half, second half was great. So happy, keep the second position and hopes Citeh lose against Arsenal and drop their morale.

 

[Tincanalley]

I really hope that goal was offside. Could not happen to a nicer bunch. And just when they were getting ovr their slump. [*Anticlimax Wonk Trombone sound effect*]

 

[EyeInTheSky]

A good ugly win.

A bad ugly post. We played well in the second

 

[Jazz]

Just listening to McTominay. The lad has his head on his shoulder.

Rom should get a lot of confidence from this performance.

 

[Carolina Red]

Big win for us, especially considering it’s against the team that’s seemed to always have our number recently. So glad to see the team battle back after going down.

Lukaku showed some real passion and drive throughout the game. He’s gotten a lot of stick this year, but maybe this set up from today can give him the service he needs to make a comeback in the last 1/3rd if the season.

Matic played a hell of a game today as well. It definitely seemed like he had a chip on his shoulder and wanted to prove something. We need him to do this every time though. McTominay also grew into the game and I think he’s going to end up being alright for us in the future. I like the kid.

Finally, Jesse Lingard proving again why he’s valuable to the club. He’s not the flashy signing, but he puts everything into his minutes for the club, and it is showing.

 

[Seij]

Credit to Lukaku for finally stepping it up against big teams and putting in a MOTM performance. We did get lucky because Morata's offside could've easily been ruled as a goal, and Conte made a bizarre decision to take off Hazard when they needed to score.

Really important 3 points to stay in top 4.

 

[Robbo's Shoulder]

Great result after a poor 1st half hour. Another assured performance from young Scott. Impresses more with each game. Got a big future that lad. Time for Sanchez to step up the performance level now.

 

[LoneStar]

The first half performance was average at best. But we picked up form during the second half. Thought McTominay did his job very well.

Matic bossed the game, and Lukaku was very good too. Clear to say that we retain much more control in a 3 man midfield. Also, Lingard did great when he came on. Should shut up the people who criticised him coming in place of Martial.

3 huge points in the top 4 race. Do well against Liverpool and it should be a stroll for top 4. A much needed win for both the team and the fans.

 

[Rado_N]

Souness is absolutely gutted

 

[dan1ka]

2nd half... Hands down.. One of the best performance of the season so far

 

[fellaini's barber]

.. Our CF is the best crosser at the club, need to sort that out

 

[shamans]

Good win but I definitely think there was some papering over the cracks (first half performance)

 

[donkeyfish]

We're better than Barcelona now right.

 

[Icemav]

Can somebody please explain to me why/how we suddenly clicked in the 2nd Half. Its like our players threw off the shackles and decided to go for it? Non??

 

[TheReligion]

Was it though?

Yes. Tight but the right decision. Just like Mata's kneecap last week.

 

[Irrational.]

You are definitely on speed.

 

[Tincanalley]

Bailly is managing us now.

Willian trying to read it. "Valentine's note?"

 

[EyeInTheSky]

Martial was terrible apart from his assist, Matic was motm if it were not for our winner

I agree. He did not offer anything today with no urgency. Lingard has better movement and energy and offers himself far more to help moves start while Martial waits for the game to come to him and wants to dribble. I want to see Lingard and Sanchez link up as their energy levels and movement would be a real threat.

 

[glazed]

When Jesse lobbed the ball towards the open goal and the final whistle went, I really want to know if it went in.

McTominay interviews like he plays.

 

[Jazz]

Souness is absolutely gutted

But fair in his comments...

 

[Esquire]

Proper game. Crap in the first half. Much improved in the second.
Great to see Beast mode Lukaku all game. Dominant.
Matic played well.
Pogba getting back on track.
Martial needs to be worried b/c Lingard should start ahead of him.
Also, like others been riding Mou a bit but today the tactics mostly were right. Subs were obviously right with Lingard.

 

[Random Task]

An excellent second half all round. Fully deserved the win in the end.

Matic was utterly dominant in that second half - his best game for months and deserved the MotM award in my opinion.

 

[Toad]

Nice to see McTominay prove me wrong. Such inexperience, yet played a very good game. Gave him an 8 because of that reason. I like him as a squad player but we will need to improve on Herrera.

 

[LLMU]

What a massive win for us and Lukaku having one of the games of his life.

 

[redom]

Huge result against a top 4 rival and nice to see Matic and Lukaku performing like this. Hopefully the team gains more confidence from this result and put all the doom and gloom talk on pause for a bit. Continuity and a run of decent result is needed now.

Really hope so, we need to use this as a springboard for the rest of the season. We got the result today but the performances have got to pick up from now on and really try and finish on a high because there's still pressure from those behind us and we can't afford to drop back into lacklustre form.

 

[Carolina Red]

Willian trying to read it.

Please, let us sign this guy!

 

[Jed I. Knight]

Excellent second half all around, some of the best stuff I've seen from us in a big game since Mourinho. We managed to control the game, and even though we're still not clicking together in attack we at least looked like a unit of sorts, capable of creating something. Especially with Pogba on the ball, you always had the feeling that we could get that goal. And honorable mention to Lukaku, of course, who looked rejuvenated in that second half.

McTominay and Matic both did very well in the recovery phases, too, especially Matic who showed the best I've seen from him since August.

Also very noticeable was the change in approach when trying to close out the game. Instead of sitting deep and trying to soak up the inevitable waves of pressure, we stood up and managed to choke their build up. Why have we not done this before under Mourinho?! It worked very well, and Pogba's abilities on the ball were really utilised well to give us some reprieve. We could've easily created a good chance or two in that phase of the game, too, so I really hope that Mourinho intends to adopt a more proactive approach when a goal up, going forward from here.

Hopefully this will be the platform on which we build our resurgence, and end the season on a high note, both in the league and the CL.

 

[sunama]

Great win.
Great comeback from 1-0 down.
Great result for us today and I love it!

Some people on this forum will be gutted that we won.
There was so much negativity in the match day thread and I also read a few posts that people want us to lose, so Jose gets sacked.
I am 100% convinced that some of the people on here, who claim to be MUFC fans are actually rivals. Bigging up our rivals who are actually below us in the table, while berating our club, manager and players.

 

[Tincanalley]

Souness is absolutely gutted

I switched them off. Sorry now. That studio must have been like a morgue.

 

[No Idea For Nickname]

Someone must have tried to quote all the doommongering and there was too much of it

Was thinking of qouting match thread posts, firs 11,12 pages and realised it will be few hours long work, and gave up. Just gonna enjoy rest of Sunday.

 

[EyeInTheSky]

Matic started to get the better of Willian in the second half as in the first he was being run ragged.

Can't believe so many were saying Willan is an average "workhorse" type player. He has everything you want in a player in his position.

 

[minoo-utd]

Predicted 2 1 to us but never expect we may win tbh. Massive win this regardless of the football. Sanchez is a bit worry for me he seemed so unsettled.

 

[r3idy]

Great result and no issue with the performance. If you go all guns blazing at Chelsea then the likes of Hazard would rip us apart. Controlled performance to get a result.

 

[Tincanalley]

Excellent second half all around, some of the best stuff I've seen from us in a big game since Mourinho. We managed to control the game, and even though we're still not clicking together in attack we at least looked like a unit of sorts, capable of creating something. Especially with Pogba on the ball, you always had the feeling that we could get that goal. And honorable mention to Lukaku, of course, who looked rejuvenated in that second half.

McTominay and Matic both did very well in the recovery phases, too, especially Matic who showed the best I've seen from him since August.

Also very noticeable was the change in approach when trying to close out the game. Instead of sitting deep and trying to soak up the inevitable waves of pressure, we stood up and managed to choke their build up. Why have we not done this before under Mourinho?! It worked very well, and Pogba's abilities on the ball were really utilised well to give us some reprieve. We could've easily created a good chance or two in that phase of the game, too, so I really hope that Mourinho intends to adopt a more proactive approach when a goal up, going forward from here.

Hopefully this will be the platform on which we build our resurgence, and end the season on a high note, both in the league and the CL.

I think its an excellent sign that Pogba and Mou are on more or less the same page.

 

[VancouverUtdFan]

Willian trying to read it.

Please, let us sign this guy!

All for it. Willian has been superb the last little while, really showing his worth.

 

[Janson]

Poor lad must be devastated watching the club he loves defeat Chelsea and take second spot back in the process.

I bet there are bunch of people who want Mourinho out, that are devastated right now.

 

[Trophy Room]

Souness is absolutely gutted

He's alright is Souness, I think he gets a bad rep from our fans but in the main he is fair.

 

[Jagga7]

You also have to laugh at Conte. He takes off his best player by a mile in a crucial tight 1-1 game then concedes a minute a later. He's reaching Rafa Bentiez levels of incompetence.

 

[Canagel]

Is that the first time we've come from behind under Jose? Fantastic 2nd half. Whatever Jose told the players at halftime worked because we were a lot more aggressive and the likes of Matic and Lukaku really stepped it up. Big shout out to McTominay, Smalling and Lindelof. We have big problems with our fullbacks though. Lukaku got fed up and took it into his own hands to cross. That's the second time Lukaku has assisted from the left wing this season. The first was Huddersfield.

 

[BluesJr]

The best thing for me was coming back from 0-1 and winning the game. That hasn’t been happening enough in the last few years and it’s amazing to see.

 

[Tincanalley]

I predicted 1 0 to us, but happy with this. Both goals well taken. Oh, let me bask in the double joy of seeing off those blue Chewski Chaants and... a decent win.