Passing game working very well for United... making good use of the middle of the pitch and the left side... good passing even from DjDj who has not given away the ball so far as i can tell... 15 mins gone... Bellion's first touch has been complemented in this game... shocking... Arsenal with some possesion... Pennant on the ball, to Clichy, to Larsson... United come forward.. Fortune to Bellion, to Kleberson, Miller gets it to DjDj to Klebs.... now to Bellion wins a corner... flowing football - quick passing and movement. Nothing of the corner, United with possesion again.
Eagles to Bellion who uses good touch to evade a tackle... Richardson found himself in some space nothing of it, but the ref speaks to van Persie who made a late tackle on Miller.
By the way... Phil Neville is captain for the night... I sure am glad we still have him... so, so flexible... meanwhile... Djdj header on target, saved... yes, back to phil... been getting involved in the attack at RB tonight and I'm glad to have him on our team... they've said good things of Quincy who has drawn comparisons to Ronaldo with his footwork... Arsenal corner... nothing of it, or of United's counter either.
Back and forth for both sides... a bit of a lull... but United looking sharp and relaxed.... fk to Arsenal... Pennant flicked into the area but its cleared... Arsenal back with the ball now... abit of possession for them now. Stolen... Klebs to Eagles, to miller... Eagles on the ball... Brown gets a touch back to Howard but he miss controls the ball and Van Persie tackles him but danger is somehow averted.
Eagles cross partially cleared but United back with it... Fortune's cross to Bellion who was diving for it, but its cleared for a corner.... Fortune's cross good and Bellion did well. Poor delivery and headed away... back with United working alot on the left... OShea to Klebs to DJDJ who gets tackled... Arsenal counter but Quincy loses the ball... if someone can pick up the PBP i'd be grateful, im about to be off to a meeting but i can keep it up for 10 more mins or so.
I should not think so, when he played we had a ton of injuries... iirc... I would not see him more suited to replace our starters in the back more so than anyone in the lineup today and I don't think I rated him above them at any time... not after just a couple games.
Seems like Miller is playing more centrally... doing alot of hard work, tackling and winning balls... seeing alot of the ball... Howard is mad about something and cusses someone out...
Arsenal win a fk through lupoli... Brown bringing him down just outside the area... well, they are saying its a dive now.
Arsenal generally seem to be mistimed, they have put some good plays together and they should get even better as the game goes on. Still great play by United, we should have more than 1 goal by now. lets hope we finish better. Maybe Rossi gets on as a sub?
'Ere we go again! Second half explodes into life with some good old fashioned handbags at dawn. Van Persie body checked Richardson like an ice hockey player. Richardson didn't like it and had an go back at hime. Players scuffled. A yellow card a piece and on with the game.
Bellion races Clichy to the ball and is adjudged to have fouled Clichy. Van Persie had previously been denied a card for an unfair Fortune tackle... he stayed down a long long time but the ref saw through it... Arsenal fans called for a handball against fortune... United fans then started mocking them by calling handball every time the ball was struck... then go up a decebel or three when an Arsenal player takes a throw in... hillarious stuff... United counter... nothing of it...