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

PhlegmyMoses

Never a free against Rooney

Francie Barrett

United just look awful, wrong tactics, wrong team selection.

Zico

Captain leading by example there.

Kylo Ren

BobbyPropane wrote: »

2 games into the season and he's useless? He's been holding up well and is playing beside an alcoholic.

And he still pities anyone who has to play beside Tom Cleverley!

Omg so predictable and then cleverly and fletcher top up the pain

OctavarIan

If Fletcher and Cleverly can't even meet the level of Sunderland, how does Van Gaal think they have a hope in hell of competing with the top 4?

Amirani

Terrible hospital pass by Cleverley. He really offers so little going forward.

Billy86

I'm actually leaning towards the 'Fletcher has been worse than Cleverly today' wagon. He's done that a few times now.

SlickRic

this is being played at the pace of a preseason friendly.

Amirani

Billy86 wrote: »

I'm actually leaning towards the 'Fletcher has been worse than Cleverly today' wagon. He's done that a few times now.

Cleverley's pass was awful.

FortuneChip

SlickRic wrote: »

this is being played at the pace of a preseason friendly.

I wish.
Bubble burst.

adox

SlickRic wrote: »

this is being played at the pace of a preseason friendly.

Utd actually moved the ball quicker in pre season.

Smithwicks Man

Poor stuff from United but the 3 points are still there for the taking

jamesbere

Sweat mother of God, it's terrible.

newballsplease

Nice cross valencia !!! Piss off

Nalz

Scholes and Giggs would do better in CM today, genuinely.

Please God we buy a CM.

TheTownie

Billy86 wrote: »

I'm actually leaning towards the 'Fletcher has been worse than Cleverly today' wagon. He's done that a few times now.

They're both chronically bad. I'd rather see Pearson and Rothwell in there instead at this stage.

2moreMinutes

I assume Cleverley is still following the orders he got from Moyes last season since that's apparently the reason he was **** last year.

Billy86

Diego Simeone wrote: »

Cleverley's pass was awful.

If any other player on the pitch for us (barring Young/Valencia) gave that exact same pass everyone would be blaming Fletcher's could control for it. Wasn't a great pass but wasn't terrible. Fletcher's retouch however was awful.

He did exactly the same in the first half after Cleverly passed him the ball and moved into space for a 1-2, only for Fletcher to ignore him (possibly justified, as Cleverly is poor at this level) move it up the pitch, and take a comical touch outside Sunderland box that list possession and led to a counter attack for them.

MagicMarker

Adamocovic wrote: »

I love how RVP, Rooney, Mata, Young and Valencia seem to be getting off scot-free by most even though they should be the players offering creativity in the final third.

Although Fletcher has been poor and Cleverley hasn't exactly been great they are still not the main reason we are lacking a threat up front.

The forward players seem to be content just dropping and passing, not really taking people on, or getting into great positions.

Why are the forward players dropping? Since when so Mata, Van Persie and Rooney take people on?

Fletcher and Cleverley are exactly the reasons why we are lacking up front, along with Young and Valencia.

MagicIRL

Soooooo slooooowwww

Son Of A Vidic

Trilla wrote: »

Scholes and Giggs would do better in CM today, genuinely.

Giggs was our best player on the field, when he played his last game at OT last season.

adox

Welbeck I presume for RVP.

Billy86

To be fair, Cleverly showing for the ball again there and ignored by Jones. His poor play could well have earned it but there looks to be a distinct lack of faith in him from his teammates.

Welbeck should hopefully inject some spark for us.

Harry Palmr

ha "peno" denied to RvP and then Young dives.

BobbyPropane

wtf was that

Talib Fiasco

Wahey!

Professional Griefer

wow ref, ****ing wow

MagicIRL

Penalty on RVP surely.

Right call on the spanner Young.

Francie Barrett

I fcukin' love Ashley Young!

Tipsy McSwagger

Young back to his cheating ways

FortuneChip

Oh good jaysus! How high did he get there???

Decent run by RVP prior, even if a little lucky.
And with that, he's off.

SlickRic

ah Ashley.

could have been a penalty on RVP though.

double GG

I can't think of any positives from this game

Amirani

Good to see. Clear dive from Young.

Paully D

Clear penalty IMO (based on one replay admittedly). What the **** were Sunderland playing at?

Oh dear Ashley, shocking dive

2moreMinutes

Diving ****. GTFO of United, u useless waste of ****ing space.

PhlegmyMoses

Atkinson got it right for both probably

PhiloCypher

Nadal coming off .

madcabbage

TC23 still standing? Outrageous!

Redzer7

Fúcking Tom Daly in disguise!

Mocha Joe

Gary neville changed his tune on diving?

Billy86

Young booked. Great call ref, delighted to see that punished even if it was on us.

Van Persie's did look a penalty in replay though, but at first I thought it was a good tackle so hard to ridicule the ref in.

Flat her off, looks like Louis agrees.

Nalz

Fùck off Young ya diver.

Come on Januzaj and Danny!

Diabhal Beag

Ashley Young is the only likeable United player IMO

Quandary

Young is a sorry excuse for a footballer. We should pay someone to take him off our hands.

PhlegmyMoses

Paully D wrote: »

Clear penalty IMO (based on one replay admittedly). What the **** were Sunderland playing at?

The RVP one? Cause Young dived.

RVP could have gone either way

Dead right from the ref, there was a tiny bit of contact but Young was already diving before it was made.

He should be read the riot act for wasting a promising position.

Talib Fiasco

Redzer7 wrote: »

Fúcking Tom Daly in disguise!

Hehehehehe