Premier League Gameweek 20-21



Surely not plucky, loveable Foden doing Munich gestures on TV.


That looks very shitty, will probably get explained away as the Fifa thing but warrants an investigation I'd say.
 
I wouldn't say you've done enough to be much better than them.

I'd say its fair to say United have been the better team but not by a large margin. The xg of 0.53 vs 0.1 would back that up I'd say. Not nearly the one sided game the matchday thread and some would say either.
 
Akanji was signed as a cheap insurance, turned out to be the first choice CB this season and well deserved.

Pep tries to turn Haarland to false 9? They should go all out for Kane instead.
 
Having more possession and doing nothing with it doesn’t cancel out multiple good chances.

I honestly don’t understand how anyone can have watched that 45 mins and call it even.
Because despite united’s chances you can’t overlook 70% possession. united cannot hold the ball but have had great chances that were squandered whilst City are controlling possession completely but can’t score or even create chances. Even as you can get. If Rashford stays out City are prob gonna shade it
 
Martial off instread. Man. United going to end this game with a very young forward line.
 
I'd say its fair to say United have been the better team but not by a large margin. The xg of 0.53 vs 0.1 would back that up I'd say. Not nearly the one sided game the matchday thread and some would say either.

I don't think saying it's been pretty even is particularly controversial though either! :lol: I think there are many ways at looking at football and it's not just down to xG or we had one/two good chances and City didn't. It's quite clear you're being cautious after that Southampton game and trying to control possession and ease into the game. I think both teams have been good at some aspects of the game and poor at others hence the pretty even so far. I would say if you looked at the aspects that have been good so far you'd say United are ahead in terms of the team more likely to win!
 
Meanwhile at Goodison things are coming to a head between the supporters and the board before Everton’s match today. The board-have been told to stay away which is a complete overreaction by the club.
 
This has been a pretty pathetic United display in the second half.
 
City still getting sloppy but united are just not taking advantage is the difference in this half plus the addition of Grealish
 
Referee giving absolutely everything City’s way, as if they need the extra help.
 
Rodri is a great player but he gets away with so much.

Man. City going to tactical foul their way to the 0-1.
 
You can't give a goal for that how the feck is he not interfering with play. Disgrace. He literally shapes to shoot the ball.
 
Hmmm weird one, he doesn't touch the ball but clearly hovers around it and influence the way Walker defends it. Not bothered either way
 
You can't give a goal for that how the feck is he not interfering with play. Disgrace.

Yeah, bizarre. I want United to win but that doesn't seem fair.

Either way you had a stranglehold on the game this half and let them back into it.
 
You can't give a goal for that how the feck is he not interfering with play. Disgrace. He literally shapes to shoot the ball.
two players had to mark rashford, I don't think that should have stood.
 
Water bottle coming out for Pep any second
 
feck this I'm off to the pub. Take a bow ref. Good movement by Rashford for the winner though.
 
This will be a great end to the game once Pep puts Halaand in !
 
City should be fined for throwing themselves to the floor 4 times trying for a penalty.
 
So a completely disgraceful decision on the first goal might well decide the outcome of a title race for City. Unreal
 
Ah well, we didn't do enough to win but didn't deserve to lose either, shocking decision to turn the game (decide the title race?) but thats what happens if you don't create chances.
 
Yes, City can be angry about that offside decision but they eased themselves into the game and had United on the ropes in the second half until their goal and then just stopped. Can only blame themselves for letting United into the game again when if they kept applying pressure they'd have been grand.
 
two players had to mark rashford, I don't think that should have stood.

If Rashford hadn't shaped to shoot with his left I'd have said its subjective but that was clear.
That said, we may have lost because of that but we were dogshit again bar first 25 minutes of 2nd half so it is what it is. We didn't deserve to win (nor did United really), two teams played poorly.
 
City had a good half hour in the second half, their defenders are crap

What's happened to Dias? He played all the games for Portugal in the World cup so bit odd he's been injured either side of it. Laporte still only on the bench.

Ake-Akanji combination isn't winning you the league.
 
What's happened to Dias? He played all the games for Portugal in the World cup so bit odd he's been injured either side of it. Laporte still only on the bench.

Ake-Akanji combination isn't winning you the league.
Dias is injured. He already played injured against Marocco and aggravated the injury. Partially also explains why he was crap in the WC.
 
Dias is injured. He already played injured against Marocco and aggravated the injury. Partially also explains why he was crap in the WC.

Fair enough, Laporte?
 
So a completely disgraceful decision on the first goal might well decide the outcome of a title race for City. Unreal
Ah well, we didn't do enough to win but didn't deserve to lose either, shocking decision to turn the game (decide the title race?) but thats what happens if you don't create chances.



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Fair enough, Laporte?

Laporte has been shocking this season, I thought Ake was fine today, most United damage was done down the right. Don't think the cb's were the problem at all. Fullbacks again defensively.
 
You can't give a goal for that how the feck is he not interfering with play. Disgrace. He literally shapes to shoot the ball.

No way that goal should stand, however, unfortunately, like the Salah goal against Wolves and the Coady goal against us this part of offside is completely broken so in a way its the 'correct' decision. Fortunately Pep will now scream bloody murder and it will be fixed just like Klopp fixed us getting penalties.
 
No way that goal should stand, however, unfortunately, like the Salah goal against Wolves and the Coady goal against us this part of offside is completely broken so in a way its the 'correct' decision. Fortunately Pep will now scream bloody murder and it will be fixed just like Klopp fixed us getting penalties.

tis what it is buddy, annoyed and all as I was, no changing it now. enjoy the 3 points.
 
Brighton have started really well. Liverpool slow to get into the game