Stoke City v Manchester United | 3PM | Setanta Sports 1

super_furry

How come Ferdinand isn't even on the bench?

Nolars

Carrick and clev are so bad at passing the ball. predictable and no fast tempo at all.

Danger781

Liam O wrote: »

Shìt cross after shìt cross after shìt cross after shìt cross...

Welcome to Old Trafford! Where our wingers can't cross, we play defenders in midfield, and midfielders in defence!

Kerrydude1981

super_furry wrote: »

How come Ferdinand isn't even on the bench?

Injured I think or else he either tweeting about something or selling a few baseball caps.

Kirby

Mata:"estúpida decisión venir aquí!"

bucketybuck

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Injured I think or else he either tweeting about something or selling a few baseball caps.

Rio was available, just not included in the matchday squad.

How Soon Is Now

nullzero wrote: »

Another shambles against stoke

Not trying make excuses but its a ****ing awful setting. The weather is crap and its been more like a game of Gaa football then soccer. ****ing hate playing Stoke always seems to be a horrible game that when we win its ****ing scrappy ****e.

Never a pretty moment in the Britannia .

thelad95

Disgusting game so far Stoke players hacking the f*ck out of Man U. Cowardly play from Carrick for the goal. This would be a massive three point for us if we could pull it out of the bag, especially 'playing into the wind' in the second half.

titan18

From Eurosport, so apt.

That's half time. Stoke deserve their lead almost as little as Manchester United deserve any credit at all.

Pro. F

People complaining about Fletcher not being brought on are ignoring the fact that he has ulcerative colitis.

edgecutter

Carrick needs to man up. But I think everyone is right, we have little attacking threat at all. Too predictable again.

5starpool

Liam O wrote: »

Shìt cross after shìt cross after shìt cross after shìt cross...

Crosses into the box aren't really the clever way to get at Stoke tbh. I still expect utd to win as they can't be as bad as they ahve been surely, but obviously the injuries don't help.

Pudsy33

Pro. F wrote: »

People complaining about Fletcher not being brought on are ignoring the fact that he has ulcerative colitis.

If he isn't fit enough to come on he shouldn't be using up a bench spot!

edgecutter

Pro. F wrote: »

People complaining about Fletcher not being brought on are ignoring the fact that he has ulcerative colitis.

We all know that, but why is he on the bench if he can't play? Surely we would use his spot for someone else if we can't use him.

Nalz

titan18 wrote: »

From Eurosport, so apt.

On the money

kona

Put the ball on the ground and pass it on the ground and run with it. Waste of time hitting it in the air .
Mata Rooney and rvp up front have to start playing football.

Stoke are such a nasty piece of ****. I hope they go down. Reminds me of underage football matches away in cabra. May as well be a boxing match.

edgecutter

5starpool wrote: »

Crosses into the box aren't really the clever way to get at Stoke tbh. I still expect utd to win as they can't be as bad as they ahve been surely, but obviously the injuries don't help.

We have been awful this season. I can only see us drawing this game. We're far too predictable and I felt with Mata that would change, but it hasn't.

5starpool

edgecutter wrote: »

We have been awful this season. I can only see us drawing this game. We're far too predictable and I felt with Mata that would change, but it hasn't.

Even with that as a boost, something still isn't right, whether it's the players not buying into Moyes' stategy fully or just the self belief they've always had is gone, but something hasn't been right all season. It's perplexing really, even as an outsider.

rebeve

Mata wont paper over the cracks .WE play like a managerless team ,which is pretty much what we are . This will end bad ,

tigger123

5starpool wrote: »

Even with that as a boost, something still isn't right, whether it's the players not buying into Moyes' stategy fully or just the self belief they've always had is gone, but something hasn't been right all season. It's perplexing really, even as an outsider.

Not trying to start an argument with any Utd supporters, BUT, SAF was able to turn that squad into a league winning side, he's gone, and while Moyes is a good manager, the players just arent there.

ThirdMan

edgecutter wrote: »

We have been awful this season. I can only see us drawing this game. We're far too predictable and I felt with Mata that would change, but it hasn't.

Yeah, and this is his second game. How many games will it take for one player to turn around a whole season?

Red Crow

Zaha set up a goal for Cardiff there

Pro. F

edgecutter wrote: »

We all know that, but why is he on the bench if he can't play? Surely we would use his spot for someone else if we can't use him.

As far as I understand with UC it's very unpredictable how you will be throughout the day. Good one minute, suffering the next. He had the operation, which isn't supposed to be that effective, and he still looks gaunt as fook, so I would guess the disease is still causing him a lot of trouble.

Moyes might be putting him on the bench knowing that it's not certain he will be able to play. It's not like Moyes has many other CM options to chose from anyway.

Paul Tergat

When is the ref going to start carding Stoke players? Constantly leaving one in after the ball is gone

Red Crow

Get in!!!

Dicky Pride

Gwan

Paul Tergat

Class Robin. Get in

LostBoy101

GET IN YOU SEXY BASTARD!

yermandan

YYYEYYAYEAYAAAAAASSSS. TOP TOP FINISH

Lord TSC

What a link up and what a goal.

Kerrydude1981

Nice one,come on to fu*k now.

Cypher_sounds

About time, we fully deserve that goal.

Dicky Pride

The difference between having a quality finisher in the team. No disrespect to the potential of wellbeck but he would have turfed it over the bar.

Liam O

Unsure whether that should have been called offside, but don't mind

RobertKK

Go United!!!!!

Red Crow

Ref is uselss

How Soon Is Now

Two game two goals for Van Persie and two assists for Mata.

IvySlayer

Mata & RVP!!!

Professional Griefer

Nolars

2 assists 2 games bhoyy

5starpool

I'll be amazed if they don't push on and win now.

yermandan

What a clearance by Carrick there

Danger781

Mata RVP is some partnership..

Rooney being outdone!

Pepe LeFrits

Should have been flagged offside alright. Good finish though.

dubmick

Well done Carrick, first the ball up for the equaliser was class then two minutes later his clearance prevented a goal

Paul Tergat

People say a lot about Youngs diving and yeah its embarrassing when it happens but he has been chopped down all through the first 50 minutes of this game and the ref is just happy to let it go on

Cypher_sounds

Get the cards out ref ffs, he is a joke.

dubmick

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

Get the cards out ref ffs, he is a joke.

In fairness that was T Clev's fault

Professey Chin

Ah fcuk sake

Liam O

Ah come on like.