Manchester United vs. Newcastle United

No chance. He's played well. Rooney will get another 10, possibly 15, and then he'll be the one coming off. He's looked well short.

Yup.

No chance Fergie will do anything to dent Berbas confidence after a great start to the season.
 
It was not poor, it was the right thing to do, our players should anticipate that. The first thing you are thought in football is to go the center circle as an attacker or defender, whoever gets there first changes the game.
We need strikers who have this tendency naturally, SAF is trying to teach Rooney this, but it is like teaching an old dog a new trick

It was a poor ball because he did not look up. Surely the first thing you are taught in football is to LOOK UP! What has the centre circle got to do with anything?
 
Really good first half performance that. A bit wasteful at times, and we started giving the ball away a bit much after the first goal, but composed ourselves again and look very strong. More of the same for the second half would be great.
 
Scholes, Fletch have been very good, running the show. Really pleased for Berba too.

Valencia not really in the game and Nani has had so much of the ball yet incredibly infuriating, but its worth it when he can put Evra in like that.

As for Wazza, its going to take a while before we see the best of him.. he's going through those infamous patches.
 
Not a bad half at all. Dominated possesion, had some good chances and two decent goals. One of which was Berbasex!
 
Precisley the point lads, rooneyis short of match fitness and needs minutes. Berbatov obviously is match fit and has got a goal which has done him a world of good no doubt. Hernandez should come on so we can see his partnership with rooney, and because he'll most likely score if given the chance.
 
Rooney needs to stop acting like a cnut towards Nani. I find it quite irritating, particularly when he's playing shite himself.
 
Leave Rooney on. The points are virtually wrapped up and more time on the pitch will do him good
 
It was a poor ball because he did not look up. Surely the first thing you are taught in football is to LOOK UP! What has the centre circle got to do with anything?

It wasnt poor because he had every right to expect someone to be holding back as there were like 3 United shirts in the box. They clustered instead which was a bad idea. It could have been better if he looked up - but there still wouldnt have been anybody there for the free goal.
 
Yup.

No chance Fergie will do anything to dent Berbas confidence after a great start to the season.

Exactly, it would be stupid to sub him (especially so early in the 2nd half).

He'll take confidence from getting another goal and putting in a good shift so far. Rooney looks a little rusty still, which is to be expected.
 
Great scoreline. Looked quite rusty but it's only expected. Good thing we have a 2 goal cushion.

We lost the ball a bit too much though this half. There was a period of 5 minutes where we seemed to lose the ball every time we went forward.

Rooney needs a goal.
 
There's a large gap between our front 6 and the back 4 that Carrol, Gutierrez and the like are charging into every time they get the ball

They're not breaking in numbers anywhere near enough for us to worry about it though...and lack the ability to hold it up so I'm not too concerned with that...
 
rooney reminds me of the space jam movie. looks like somebody took his finishing touch and stored it somewhere else. We need bill murray to get it back for him
 
It wasnt poor because he had every right to expect someone to be holding back as there were like 3 United shirts in the box. They clustered instead which was a bad idea. It could have been better if he looked up - but there still wouldnt have been anybody there for the free goal.

Still three red shirts in the box to attempt to aim at if he had LOOKED UP
 
Giggs for Valencia, move Nani to the right. Hernandez for Rooney - what I see happening.

Exactly. It all depends on how both look in the second half. Valencia has looked surprisingly distracted. Nani wasted a few good chances for a pass
 
Some lovely creative stuff from Scholesy. If you give him the space he'll tear holes in your defense.
Looking awesome down the left, Nani needs to be more accurate with his passing and we'll be scoring for fun. Evras like lightning.
The games nice and open which is perfect for United to run riot.