Liverpool vs Manchester United - The Prestigious International Champions Cup Final 20

Will I Amnt

That United defence needs a lot of work and at least one more starting CB who is comfortable on the ball.

Strongbow10

Anyone watching this on fox sports USA? The Guinness ad is ridiculous

Amirani

Yeah, Jones foul was a clear penalty on seeing those replays.

Cypher_sounds

Stadium has turned into a nightclub for half time, looks deadly craic!!

Augmerson

Half time show is nuts.

Lord TSC

A disco has apparently broken out on the field....

Utopia Parkway

Liverpool's pressing has been pretty good for a pre-season game. Have pressurised Evans, Smalling and Jones into mistakes.

Shankly Gates

Some thoughts on the first half

• Johnson and Fletcher a bit useless
• Definite peno
• A lot of unforced errors from United
• United don't like being pressed
• I don't remember Joe Allen's name being mentioned once

Cypher_sounds

Think i can see Van Gaal out there on the field dubstepping:P

Strongbow10

Lights are gone out in the stadium now for half time entertainment

Undertaker to come out and clean house?

Pro. F

Liverpool getting way too much room in front of the United back line. There's far too much hesitancy in the closing down.

The three centre backs aren't good enough on the ball at the minute. DDG being so good with the ball is the only thing saving them.

5starpool

Weird half time stuff in the stadium.

https://vine.co/v/M9wP119Uxq1

copacetic

Diego Simeone wrote: »

Yeah, Jones foul was a clear penalty on seeing those replays.

Yeah, I thought maybe he got a good touch, but the ball is still dropping at sterling a feet if he isn't taken out. So clear peno. Even sky all agree.

As they do for the second one on sterling, it's more of a pen if anything. Hilarious defending from Jones again in lead up to that, banging a pass to smalling from 3 yards away.

rob316

That challenge from herera on sterling looked a stonewall peno too.

cunnifferous

BenThere wrote: »

He'll be useful from the bench against teams who park the bus and we need the famous "Plan B".

Yeah tbh, Rodgers has already said he's looking for another forward so I fully expect him to be 3rd choice at least. I actually quite liked him at Southampton but his touch and ability to hold up the ball (his main strengths) have looked quite poor so far. No doubt they'll improve with a bit more game time..

Utopia Parkway

Shankly Gates wrote: »

Some thoughts on the first half

• I don't remember Joe Allen's name being mentioned once

I like Allen but I can see him losing a lot of game time to both Lallana and Can this season. Depending on the situation.

KERSPLAT!

Shankly Gates wrote: »

Some thoughts on the first half

• Johnson and Fletcher a bit useless
• Definite peno
• A lot of unforced errors from United
• United don't like being pressed
• I don't remember Joe Allen's name being mentioned once

Is Joe Allen playing!?

Sakho, Sterling and Coutinho been good for Liverpool

Herrera and Young have been good for United

Y2KBOS86

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Reckon he'll look a lot sharper in 2 weeks to be honest.

Loaning Origi back to Lille is looking a really bad move, it's fine if your Madrid or City with money to burn, but Liverpool need to get someone for now, having lost the best striker in the world.

Rodgers is really underrating the loss of Suarez.

Kylo Ren

Gotta love the Americans. Or hate them, I suppose.

martyos121

This half time show idea is great. Imagine if it was implemented in the Premier League.

Oasis reunion show at the Etihad.
John Bishop stand up show at Anfield.
David Moyes at Old Trafford.

MagicIRL

United are really missing the pace Welbeck was bringing to the front two. Hernandez has been very poor.

cunnifferous

5starpool wrote: »

Weird half time stuff in the stadium.

https://vine.co/v/M9wP119Uxq1

Miami doesn't have much interest in 'soccer' really tho does it? Probably sold tickets to the game based on the lightshow instead of the game :pac:

ricero

Y2KBOS86 wrote: »

Loaning Origi back to Lille is looking a really bad move, it's fine if your Madrid or City with money to burn, but Liverpool need to get someone for now, having lost the best striker in the world.

Rodgers is really underrating the loss of Suarez.

We have a month to sign a forward. Relax

Pro. F

I pity the subs trying to do a warm up during this half time.

Talisman

Y2KBOS86 wrote: »

Loaning Origi back to Lille is looking a really bad move, it's fine if your Madrid or City with money to burn, but Liverpool need to get someone for now, having lost the best striker in the world.

The loan back was a condition of sale - without it the player wasn't for sale!

Rayne Wooney

Liverpool have been the better team

It's blatantly obvious that United need a centre back and a midfielder to go straight into the team and backups on top of that

Once united are pressed it's a struggle and it's been this way for 5 or 6 years now

Dont be at yourself

First time seeing Herrera, and he seems a bit off the pace. Second to every ball and giving away needless fouls. Early days yet, of course, but not what I expected from a former Bielsa favorite...

BenEadir

Y2KBOS86 wrote: »

Loaning Origi back to Lille is looking a really bad move, it's fine if your Madrid or City with money to burn, but Liverpool need to get someone for now

Maybe Lille wouldn't sell him unless they could keep him on loan for another year????

Vicxas

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Liverpool have been the better team

It's blatantly obvious that United need a centre back and a midfielder to go straight into the team and backups on top of that

Once united are pressed it's a struggle and it's been this way for 5 or 6 years now

Haven't UTD been looking for a CM for years!?


How hard can it be?

I am pie

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Liverpool have been the better team

It's blatantly obvious that United need a centre back and a midfielder to go straight into the team and backups on top of that

Once united are pressed it's a struggle and it's been this way for 5 or 6 years now

i cant see lvg putting up with fletcher, cleverly and those cbs for long.

5starpool

cunnifferous wrote: »

Miami doesn't have much interest in 'soccer' really tho does it? Probably sold tickets to the game based on the lightshow instead of the game :pac:

If Real Madrid had made it, the ground would have been full I'd say. Massive amount of hispanics in Miami.

MagicIRL

Vicxas wrote: »

Haven't UTD been looking for a CM for years!?


How hard can it be?

No value in the market pal :pac:

K-9

Y2KBOS86 wrote: »

Loaning Origi back to Lille is looking a really bad move, it's fine if your Madrid or City with money to burn, but Liverpool need to get someone for now, having lost the best striker in the world.

Rodgers is really underrating the loss of Suarez.

Rodgers wants another attacker.

Seriously how many times do people need to read it.

Kirby

Lambert.

Vicxas

K-9 wrote: »

Rodgers wants another attacker.

Seriously how many times do people need to read it.

Rodgers has even acknowledged it. So its not like he's got blinkers for it.

mada999

next time shoot Gerrard, dont pass it!¬¬

5starpool

Kirby wrote: »

Lambert.

It was just slightly behind him, although he didn't do brilliantly with it for sure.

Utopia Parkway

Good chance for Lambert. Ball just a tad behind him maybe but you would still want to score that.

5starpool

Oh, so close. Fantastic again by Coutinho.

K-9

Lambert might need to give Mr. Peters a call.

cunnifferous

5starpool wrote: »

If Real Madrid had made it, the ground would have been full I'd say. Massive amount of hispanics in Miami.

Haven't previous MLS franchises gone bust there due to lack of interest tho?

Large portion of Hispanics in Miami are of Cuban origin who are more interested in baseball than football I think....

mada999

some ball by the Count... class

copacetic

Oh ffs, that should be two already in this half. Sterling not as bad a miss but lamberts was a shocker.

Amirani

Another great little ball from Coutinho.

TheFullDuck

phil jones just can't cope with pace running at him

Vicxas

Thought that was in

Utopia Parkway

Good chance again. Sterling just deflected past the post.

K-9

Coutinho the little magician.

dfx-

mada999 wrote: »

some ball by the Count... class

He got the ball as several times previously by a United centre half trying to blast the ball out to the wing/full back with no short option in the middle.

Amirani

Shaw has looked good going forward on a couple of occasions.