V Manchester United (A): Match Thread

[Roboklopp]

Defenders didn't question the offside cos they're so ****ing ****e, they just assume they ****ed up. Yet a-gain.

[DannyMan2006]

Playing no strikers and no DM doesn't do us any favours.

Playing strikers who don't score did us no favours up to now either. At least we have pressing and movement.

[Sarb]

But why would you set up the defence this way for a big game at Old Trafford. No wonder they all look lost

[Muddled]

Lucas for Allen to offer some stability and Balotelli ... I guess, to offer some kind of goal threat. Our approach play between Sterling, Coutinho and Lallana *outside* the box has been neat and intricate, but we've been needed the runs of Moreno from deep to make the numbers up in the box. Get Balotelli on and let him just loiter and hopefully pick up the pieces.

[RedRum]

Agreed, it's not been great but we've been better than them and find ourselves 2 down ffs. They're dirty cynical ****ers too.

We haven't really been better though, defensively for that first goal we deserved it. Maybe in an attacking sense we have been better but if you don't take your chances it counts for nothing.

[Rich]

Defenders didn't question the offside cos they're so ****ing ****e, they just assume they ****ed up. Yet a-gain.

Sadly I think you're right.

[Gibbo]

I've said it before, but if Mario wants to prove some people wrong, now is the best possible time.

[DannyMan2006]

But why would you set up the defence this way for a big game at Old Trafford. No wonder they all look lost

No defensive errors up to yet.

First goal, Coutinho didn't track a midfield runner, second goal, he's offside by a mile.

[danperkins]

Don't get all the criticism. We've been by far the better side. Many of us have said ditch Lambert and try out Sterling up top for his movement. He's been in time & time again, but you see why Rodgers tried to persevere with the strikers he's had. Raheem just can't finish.

Annoyingly, Lallana has twice had an open goal and not been passed too. Raheem should above squared when through the second time, whilst. Moreno could have squared it instead of trying to knock it ahead for a strike. United..... They've had two chances. And one was offside. They've literally done nothing else and we've played them off the park. But other teams have done similar in the past few games and also lost.

That's what happens when you have top strikers. You win when you're being outplayed.

Today does show why everyone has been banging on how we'll be much improved with Sturridge back. He'd have had a hat trick by now.

With all due respect Danny, we haven't played them off the park.. it's been a case of two fairly poor sides & the difference being one side has a class GK & clinical strikers and the other doesn't.

Teams don't have to play well to beat us this season, bad team setup, wrong personnel & bad individual performances are what is costing us.

[McDermotX]

We haven't really been better though, defensively for that first goal we deserved it. Maybe in an attacking sense we have been better but if you don't take your chances it counts for nothing.

Not sure where the impression we've been better is coming from. Two poor\average sides.

[Exiled_red]

This has been a better showing than against Basle. Really poor from the linesman and referee for the second goal, looked obvious to me in real time.

It was so clear I assumed it wasn't going to be given, and I was furious when it was given.

You can see the bias of Neville saying it's a slight touch and it took 3 views before he saw it.

[RedRum]

Still on for my 2-3 prediction

[DannyMan2006]

Oh, and I know Valencia just completely bypassed Allen to set the goal up. There were two LFC players and still didn't stop him. But that isn't counted as an error. Nor is it poor defensive set up. It's just **** play.

[McDermotX]

Mario on for Lallana

[frank the tank]

Don't get all the criticism. We've been by far the better side. Many of us have said ditch Lambert and try out Sterling up top for his movement. He's been in time & time again, but you see why Rodgers tried to persevere with the strikers he's had. Raheem just can't finish.

Annoyingly, Lallana has twice had an open goal and not been passed too. Raheem should above squared when through the second time, whilst. Moreno could have squared it instead of trying to knock it ahead for a strike. United..... They've had two chances. And one was offside. They've literally done nothing else and we've played them off the park. But other teams have done similar in the past few games and also lost.

That's what happens when you have top strikers. You win when you're being outplayed.

Today does show why everyone has been banging on how we'll be much improved with Sturridge back. He'd have had a hat trick by now.

i agree that a striker would have made the difference......sturridge would have filled his boots here...

But for me - if we had Lucas and Mignolet playing today (and to be honest Kolo in place of Lovren as well) then for me we would be 0-0 now....

It's not Rodgers fault that we havent scored..... but for me, the way he set up the team defensively was ****e...