Manchester united versus Manchester City sun 1.30pm

Soldie

Very soft yellow there.

Kirby

left the ground and two footed. Letter of the law stuff....even though he was nowehere near tevez at all.

Sherifu

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

A+ banter, wp all

Would read again!

berbatov :pac:

NightStrike

If berbatov was in any way decent utd would be ahead in this game. the space hes had is unreal. even looked to be away on the right a few mins ago only he turned like an oil tanker and bridge overtook him with ease. Could be worth a bet on owen for last goalscorer regardless of who is winning.

That bellamy challenge on anderson was worse than anderson's yellow. Thought kicking someone was letter of the law stuff too.

That_Guy

That_Guy wrote: »

Him and his giant head.

It really is large.

PHB

for **** sake ref, how can you book Anderson for his clean tackle and then let Bellamy away with a studs showing tackle into Andersons shin. A bit of consistancy please.

Also, take off Park and bring on some width either in Valencia or Nani.

ROCKMAN

Instant Karma wrote: »

lol, gotta feel for them, utd fans must have spent a fortune on travel arrangements.

well said on behalf of the Irish City Fans :rolleyes:

LuckyLloyd

Thankfully Berba missed the free header, so as to save us from a week of 'but he was offside, Utd run amazing at Old Trafford' talk.

Kirby

Good spell for city here. Lots of possession.

mike65

That_Guy

Ah Tevez!!!

Chong

Sweet Jaysis!

MagicMarker

lol @ Tevez.

Sherifu

Quality defending from Vidic.

Kirby

Great play.,......poor miss by Tevez. dead cert goal.

Handsome Bob

Unbelievable.

beertons

tevez off the post, ha

NightStrike

tevez for all his effort isn't a natural goalscorer.

mink_man

my heart was in my mouth!

LuckyLloyd

Beastly play from Toure, super touch from Ireland, deserved a goal.

HoPpiE

Tevez :pac:

That_Guy

City to win 3-1!!!

PHB

I think Fletcher could be doing more in the middle, but to be honest, I think our real problem is the wings. Need Valencia or Nani on for Park, who has been utterly anonymous.

ROCKMAN

Real piece of class from Ireland there , Some drag and roll

Dcully

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Beastly play from Toure, super touch from Ireland, deserved a goal.

Wait till hes joined by his brother, if rumours are true ofcourse

Kirby

Poor finish though....which is what it ultimately comes down to. Santa cruz or Bellamy would've burried that. I'd wager Adebayor would've missed it too though.

united lucky there

LuckyLloyd

NightStrike wrote: »

tevez for all his effort isn't a natural goalscorer.

With the absolute greatest of respect, that isn't exactly a revelation.

monkey9

Jesus, Utd have been poor. City much the better side!!

An interesting 2nd half in prospect!!

That_Guy

Ah Lescott

NightStrike

Mark Hughes should tell his players at half-time that they're not actually supposed to block their own free kicks.

orourkeda

Dcully wrote: »

Wait till hes joined by his brother, if rumours are true ofcourse

He plays for the mediocre bunch of mercenaries that are f.c Barcelona.

Now theres a real football club

shano_88

great first half, thought city were prob the better team. De Jong, Wright-phillips and Tevez have been excellent.

Handsome Bob

City are looking the more threatening without a doubt. Anderson and Vidic have to be careful now that they are on yellows, especially given the environment. It would be all too easy to have a rush of blood moment in this game.

LuckyLloyd

It's kind of a trade off. A more clinical striker sticks that chance away a higher percentage of the time, but robs Foster and sets up the first goal a much lower percentage of the time. A Torres / Rooney type that does both is an extreme rarity - hence why those two are so valuable.

Xavi6

I thought we'd crumble after going one down so early (SWPs fault for not tracking Evra). The response has been superb though and we've shown good character. Delighted with Carlos so far. He's working hard and causing problems. De Jong has been the best player on the park for me though. Hasn't missed a tackle yet.

eZe^

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

It's kind of a trade off. A more clinical striker sticks that chance away a higher percentage of the time, but robs Foster and sets up the first goal a much lower percentage of the time. A Torres / Rooney type that does both is an extreme rarity - hence why those two are so valuable.

Rooney is hardly a clinical striker to be fair, he is the very definition of a streaky finisher.

WillieCocker

Can't wait to hear Fergie's media talk after the game if City win this.:pac:
Have to say Carlos Tevez is a real work machine and would be welcomed in any team in this League.

ShooterSF

Park off for Valencia and Nani on for Foster (Let O'shea do full back and goalkeeping to the same quality) please.

Vokes

De Jong has been awesome. Really impressed.

That_Guy

Great second half in prospect. Pressure is on United IMO.

De Jong has been very good as a few of you have already said. His breaking up of play is top notch.

thomond2006

Score and time update?

orourkeda

WillieCocker wrote: »

Can't wait to hear Fergie's media talk after the game if City win this.:pac:
Have to say Carlos Tevez is a real work machine and would be welcomed in any team in this League.

The four magic words "if city win this"

LuckyLloyd

thomond2006 wrote: »

Score and time update?

1 - 1 (Rooney / Barry), HT

That_Guy

Was wondering when the commentators would mention Ronaldo.

Kirby

Great play by berbatov to win that free kick.

mink_man

3-1 utd (my prediction!)

PHB

eZe^ wrote: »

Rooney is hardly a clinical striker to be fair, he is the very definition of a streaky finisher.

Compared to Tevez, he's like Ruud.