Sunderland vs Manchester United - Sunday 24th August, 16:00PM

Billy86

Blackett has probably been our best player so far today. Sure that's not exactly saying a lot, but still...

Zico

Rooney seems to be using the captaincy to pull rank on the set-pieces, hasn't hit the target yet this season.

MagicMarker

Zico wrote: »

Rooney seems to be using the captaincy to pull rank on the set-pieces, hasn't hit the target yet this season.

This one and a half game season?

Son Of A Vidic

Billy86 wrote: »

Blackett has probably been our best player so far today. Sure that's not exactly saying a lot, but still...

Yes, his defending a moment ago was a rare positive from this match so far.

PhiloCypher

Nib wrote: »

Rafa Nadal has some leap on him doesn't he .

Phil Jones is in awe of what he is seeing .

Billy86

Zico wrote: »

Rooney seems to be using the captaincy to pull rank on the set-pieces, hasn't hit the target yet this season.

Doesn't matter, he'll never be called up on it by the English media.

Our lack of pace is telling

Zico

MagicMarker wrote: »

This one and a half game season?

Yes

He was awful against Valencia too.

syngindub

boring game so far.
back to watching some ice bucket challenges

double GG

United's play is so one paced.

Nailz

Blackett our best player so far today.

Danger781

Disappointing stuff so far. Can't wait until we're back to full strength. These injuries killing us.

Lucas Hood

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Our lack of quality is telling

Ftfy.

BobbyPropane

Buckley looks a great signing for us, old school winger

How Soon Is Now

Danger781 wrote: »

Disappointing stuff so far. Can't wait until we're back to full strength. These injuries killing us.

No midfield is killing us.

Billy86

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Yes, his defending a moment ago was a rare positive from this match so far.

And again just now to keep it in and get it up to Rooney. Too early to tell but he looks like he has a good ability to play intelligent and switch to attack quite well, a bit like Rio. Highly doubt he'll turn out as good mind you, but for my money that's because Ferdinand is the best defender the club has probably ever had. Different matter for a different day though.

PhlegmyMoses

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Our lack of pace is telling

Yep. Nobody beating a man and opening things up. Passing it around is great and all but it's wasted if you aren't breaking down their formation.

They seem to be less nervous, which is good

Talib Fiasco

BobbyPropane wrote: »

Buckley looks a great signing for us, old school winger

Quite impressed with him myself

Lucas Hood

Lucas Hood wrote: »

Ftfy.

Ftfy?? Why?

PhlegmyMoses

BobbyPropane wrote: »

Buckley looks a great signing for us, old school winger

Yeah, he has looked good. Your biggest threat anyway. He is facing Ashley Young though

NoelJ

BobbyPropane wrote: »

Buckley looks a great signing for us, old school winger

I think he's been the best player on the pitch. Only problem is he's against Blackett who's been Uniteds best player

Billy86

Young and Valencia both at fault there. And Jones could have done better too, though some effort from Stephen Fletcher all the same.

KH25

United really do need at least 3 players based on this. No pace, nothing offered from the middle and a team full of sub standard players who would never get a look in at any top club.

Nalz

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

No midfield is killing us.

Fletch's touch is awful, and Cleverley is rubbish. He's never in space to receive the ball unless it's in a non threatening area

BobbyPropane

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Yeah, he has looked good. Your biggest threat anyway. He is facing Ashley Young though

He's facing Blackett not Young

FortuneChip

Smalling - Keane finally done.
I was hoping they'd bring on RVP. Be nice to see him play.

Billy86

Aaand that's injury #5 officially for our defence. And a poor foul from the one 'proper' defenders have left in Jones.

madcabbage

Jesus this dire with Smalling off now.

Amirani

Strange they waited so long to bring on Keane if it is a hamstring issue.

How Soon Is Now

Trilla wrote: »

Fletch's touch is awful, and Cleverley is rubbish. He's never in space to receive the ball unless it's in a non threatening area

There's no one to pick a pass onto the forwards either.

The only movement is when Rooney and rvp get on to the ball but there hardly getting it cause quality behind them is awful.

Paully D

van Aanholt is atrocious.

NTMK

Trilla wrote: »

Fletch's touch is awful, and Cleverley is rubbish. He's never in space to receive the ball unless it's in a non threatening area

Fletchers everything is piss poor today. cleverly is just ****ing spineless, phil jones makes more attacking movements FFS

Billy86

KH25 wrote: »

United really do need at least 3 players based on this. No pace, nothing offered from the middle and a team full of sub standard players who would never get a look in at any top club.

This is why I was hoping we would gut the team and build up from youth and some key signings in midfield and defence. Just having the option of potentially playing Young, Fellaini, Cleverly and (to a lesser extent) Valencia is a bad thing.

xabi

Poor and all as utd are you just know they will fluke the 3 points here!

baldshin

Danger781 wrote: »

Disappointing stuff so far. Can't wait until we're back to full strength. These injuries killing us.

Can anyone actually remember when the last time was United had less than 2-3 injuries in the squad?? It's like the whole squad is made of glass!

How Soon Is Now

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

There's no one to pick a pass onto the forwards either.

The only movement is when Rooney and rvp get on to the ball but there hardly getting it cause quality behind them is awful.

Exactly. blaming rvp and Rooney is pointless we have nobody to attack the back four of Sunderland with pace. So predictable to defend against so rvp and Rooney are forced to drop deep

PhlegmyMoses

BobbyPropane wrote: »

He's facing Blackett not Young

Sigh.

How Soon Is Now

Adnan and kagawa needed in this game even Welbeck would do better job in midfield least would add bit of pace and forward movement.

Lucas Hood

This is ridiculous we've gone from 2 of the best ever Pl centre halves in Rio & Vidic to this.

madcabbage

I'll eat my own face is Rooney isn't dropped to CM and Cleverly off for either Welbeck or Hernandez! The midfield is just non existent.:(

twinex

When De gea is our best passer... God almighty

Kylo Ren

One by one, they all fall. Until only Cleverley, stands tall.

redbaron_99

Possibly the worst midfield performance I have ever seen from a united team.

And I've been watching for about 30 years!!!

edgecutter

Anyone who thought Fletcher would be a new signing must surely need to have a word with themselves.

In fairness smalling is quality when he's fit. He reminds me of rio , pushes forward from the back. Injury to him is bad

KH25

madcabbage wrote: »

I'll eat my own face is Rooney isn't dropped to CM and Cleverly off for either Welbeck or Hernandez! The midfield is just non existent.:(

It needs to happen. Right now, both Cleverley and Fletcher are offering less than nothing. Midfield is a gaping whole exacerbated by Young and Valencia being cack.

MagicIRL

Have United got the worst CM pairing in the league? Seriously?

Fletcher has been awful and don't even get me started on that ****head TC23.

RobertKK

Van Gaal will be contacting Ed telling him to hurry up with the transfer targets and adding in a defender.

Augmerson

MagicIRL wrote: »

Have United got the worst CM pairing in the league? Seriously?

Fletcher has been awful and don't even get me started on that ****head TC23.

TC23? Tom Cleverly?

redbaron_99

MagicIRL wrote: »

Have United got the worst CM pairing in the league? Seriously?

Fletcher has been awful and don't even get me started on that ****head TC23.

Possibly yes. They simply cannot do anything more than what lads in the street do.