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Everyone's slating United for not playing expansive football but If they did they prob would've lost the game. They came with a game plan and executed it to perfection, not much else to say really.
 
Tezzz said:
Bullshit. When United were good they were very good. They'd play **** and still nick the three points against us.
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Disagree, form goes out the window in this game. If you can go to Anfield and avoid defeat, it's a good result in my book, and if you get the win, it's a great result.
 
dilakh2 said:
Everyone's slating United for not playing expansive football but If they did they prob would've lost the game. They came with a game plan and executed it to perfection, not much else to say really.
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You've gone up in my estimations sir. In this current moment of time, if we were to go to Anfield and try out-Klopp Klopp, it would've been idiotic.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
The irony in this coming from Howard Webb.
Under unfair and significant pressure, it seems Anthony Taylor was excellent.Of course nobody will speak about him because he didn't mess up

Anthony Taylor is an Altrincham fan as much as I'm an Evertonian.
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How did you think he did? I thought he did pretty well under the circumstances, but was very card shy and then all of a sudden showed a few light ones to first time offenders.
 
RhQQ said:
How did you think he did? I thought he did pretty well under the circumstances, but was very card shy and then all of a sudden showed a few light ones to first time offenders.
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He let some horrid challenges go. He started by not booking Rashford early and lost control from there. Ibrahimovic went through a 5 minute spell of a lesson in just how many different offences you can do without getting a card.

The man should NEVER of been placed in charge of that game.
 
RhQQ said:
You've gone up in my estimations sir. In this current moment of time, if we were to go to Anfield and try out-Klopp Klopp, it would've been idiotic.
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You tried that against City and lost. Mourinho said it best losing the game would've meant further distance from your rivals. Going toe to toe with us would've been mad your best bet was to play for the draw. Was it nice to watch, **** no but it is what it is.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
He let some horrid challenges go. He started by not booking Rashford early and lost control from there. Ibrahimovic went through a 5 minute spell of a lesson in just how many different offences you can do without getting a card.

The man should NEVER of been placed in charge of that game.
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Then he got trigger happy with his cards towards the end. Meh 5/10 for me.
 
The lowest ever possession United have ever had in a Premiership game?

Really? Wow. That's impressive going even for him.

How did we dominate possession to such an extent when we had complete off days from one to eleven? We could barely string two passes together or control a ball for most the night.
 
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Scouseinthehouse said:
He let some horrid challenges go. He started by not booking Rashford early and lost control from there. Ibrahimovic went through a 5 minute spell of a lesson in just how many different offences you can do without getting a card.

The man should NEVER of been placed in charge of that game.
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Yeah Rashford went in hard that time on Milner, probably let it go because of how early it was (don't know why, but refs do it a lot) I agree Ibra was lucky not to get a booking earlier, Henderson should've been booked for mauling down Herrera just a minute or two after Bailly got a rather light yellow for pretty much a similar offence.

But other than that, no bias shown from him, no big decisions to make (penalties) so was a pretty uneventful game for him, as it was for us.
 
Interesting definition of 'no bias' shown but it is what it is.

At least he wasn't Webb biased to cost us the game so there is that I suppose.
 
It says a lot that United are congratulating themselves on parking the bus against us successfully - and without a couple of top class saves, it may not have been enough. It says even more that they're right to do so because as of this moment, we are the better team. They did what they set out to do and did it well.

Looking forward to playing them at Old Trafford, because surely Mourinho won't be able to get away with 6 at the back at home.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
The lowest ever possession United have ever had in a Premiership game?

Really? Wow. That's impressive going even for him.

How did we dominate possession to such an extent when we had complete off days from one to eleven? We could barely string two passes together or control a ball for most the night.
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United were pressing in the middle zone. That's where you couldn't string passes together. Happy to let you have it in the lower third playing it around your defence. It is in fact, what sides did to us last season. Essentially lots of useless possession
 
Tezzz said:
Bullshit. When United were good they were very good. They'd play **** and still nick the three points against us.
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Incorrect. Our Anfield record is poor. Our Old Trafford record against Liverpool however is very good.
 
Mike. said:
Incorrect. Our Anfield record is poor. Our Old Trafford record against Liverpool however is very good.
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In my lifetime alone, we've only had a winning Anfield record in one decade. The '70's. When Utd were utter ***** after Busby and the rivalry was 'just another game.' L'pool won 7 and drew the other 2 of the 9 Anfield contests.

They've not come out on top in a decade since.

2 wins out out 11 at Anfield against Utd the '80's. With 4 Utd wins. 5 Draws.

4 out 10 the '90's. With 4 Utd wins. 2 Draws.

5 out 11 the double 00's. With 5 Utd wins. 1 Draw.

And 4 times thus far out of 9 this decade. With 3 Utd wins. 2 Draws. Utd having gained 3 wins and a draw their last 6 visits.

If that constitutes a poor record at Anfield I'd hate to see a good one!
 
Any of you Pool fans worried about your press and super high work rate? Noticed a few games this season some of your players getting cramp in 2nd half, especially last night with Firmino and Coutinho in the last 10-15 mins. Just wondering.
 
Theatre of dreams said:
Any of you Pool fans worried about your press and super high work rate? Noticed a few games this season some of your players getting cramp in 2nd half, especially last night with Firmino and Coutinho in the last 10-15 mins. Just wondering.
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Nope. Last night aside when the intensity was completely off, we're comfortably winning the fitness game against everyone. Now they've had the grounding of the pre-season base in their muscles for the long haul, along with taking Munich's key head fitness coach the summer, they're visibly stronger and fitter than they were last year.
 
I don't think it'll be a worry for them T.O.D, but should they get European football next season, it'll be a lot more testing.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
Nope. Last night aside when the intensity was completely off, we're comfortably winning the fitness game against everyone. Now they've had the grounding of the pre-season base in their muscles for the long haul, along with taking Munich's key head fitness coach the summer, they're visibly stronger and fitter than they were last year.
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I'm sure that's the one Pep was slagging off when he was there in his last season. And other fitness staff at Bayern.
 
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