Manchester City vs. Manchester United

Townsend: "fortunately Berbatov didn't score"

You're doing the whole neutrality thing wrong Andy!
 
Carrick has completely outshone Scholes today. Epitomized by that move where Carrick goes past a man plays it to Scholes, who gives it away, but Carrick wins it back.

Berbatov's having a bit of a stinker.

Tyler just called him 'brooding Bulgarian'. So typical.
 
What is it with Berbatov, United and the new Wembley? Haven't seen us play good on this shite stadium yet.
 
Need to change things up front Berbatov is to slow to play a lone striker
 
That's the reason why Chicharito plays over Berbatov. He would have scored both chances.
 
If Chicharito comes on in the second half, the only play worthy of subbing is Berbatov and we need him on. Everyone else have played well
 
Berbatov is having a bit of a shocker.
Carrick is playing very well, Scholes a bit out of sorts in his passing.
Nani has looked our most threatening attacker.
Valencia and Park have been quiet.
Rio, Vidic, VDS all solid.
JOS & Evra dodgy.
 
Berbatov is just useless 90% of the times playing as a lone striker. Bring on Hernandez, atleast he'll be a threat with his pace and stretch the City defense.

Berbatov will probably score now.
 
I think Bad Berba is back for hopefully a brief cameo

He was gash in the 1st half

Nani, Carrick and Scholes all playing well
 
We started out brilliantly. The missed chances by Berbatov seemed to have deflated us a little. City came back into it and had a few decent efforts. The game is there to be won, we just need to be more clinical in the final third.
 
val has been strangely ineffective. Not quite sure why as nani has been very influential

Because there's rarely anyone in thew box. Berba's usually beside him or behind him. He's never going to be effective with a lone striker that plays like Berbatov.
 
Got a feeling we're going to be in for a long evening.
 
TBh Berbatovs not a lone striker, this is why i said all week leading up to this i hope we go with Berbatov and Hernandez otherwise you get what weve seen so far, hes not got the pace to get in behind and hes isolated up front whenever he gets the ball, his confidence has looked a bit shot since he missed those chances.

Id be tempted to put Hernandez on for him at halftime.
 
aww god.. Berba's mind has completely stuck, you can see it on his face :(

Berba, you got to calm down.

It's because 'supporters' like some we have on here react whenever he misses a chance. These fans need to have some fecking respect. He is out top goal scorer and as critical as anybody as getting us into the position we areso far this season. Just get off the guys back. Half way through that half, I remembered why I avoid the match day the.rad because it's full of fair weather fans who just moan like old women.

(this post not necessarily aimed at those quoted inn this post)
 
Strange enough 1st half, Berbatov unlucky for those two chances earlier he really should have done better with the 2nd chance. Vidic unlucky with a header as well.

City had their chances too though. We really could do with upping in a gear or two in the 2nd half, i'd be fearful of City snatching it if we don't.