Not a totally satisfactory performance, but i would have took this result before the game. In actual fact this was as well as we have played for a while, but only in spells and only after we had let the home team gain an early initiative in both halves.
It seems as if Fergie is trying to give certain players a bit of a run in the team at the moment. Valencia seems to have been given the nod, now that the league is virtually over and we're out of the cup competitions. I presume he is trying to let him get his confidence back, that's fair enough i suppose, he was alright tonight without looking like the Tony Valencia we'd like to see. Kagawa started again on the left, and tonight had one of his best games in a red shirt, contributing superbly to both our goals. That is still not his ideal position for me, and he wasn't as involved in parts of the game as we or he would have liked, but that was pretty encouraging.
Rooney and Van Persie started as forward combination and though on the twittersphere Rooney got all the shit, whilst Rooney was on the park, i didn't think Van Persie was that much better myself. Worryingly for Rooney, Van Perise seemed to come alive once Rooney had gone off, though it wouldn't have surprised me if the same would have happened if Van Perise had gone off and Rooney had stayed on.
We were surprisingly suspect at the back at times tonight, more so than i expected us to be. I was also surprised that Vidic and Ferdinand started together again, more so as Vidic doesn't play back to back games too often any more. But it has to be said Vidic was absolutely magnificent tonight, almost back to his very best. The worry for me was Ferdinand, he looked a little off tonight, didn't quite look right to me. It's a bit where we have seen a performance where he didn't quite look mobile. I wouldn't be surprised to see Evans start on Monday night, he seems to have joined Cleverley as the forgotten man at the moment.
It was a coming of age game for De Gea, flattened by Carroll towards the end of the first half, he let the big geordie know he hadn't forgotten about it at the first opportunity at the beginning of the second half, and that he was great to see.
Once again Cleverley was overlooked for the starting line up and again not even considered as a change when the game was being chased. I don't think he's going to get much more of a look in for this season, the summer will be a big time for him.
I thought City might struggle against Wigan, pity they couldn't hold out until the end, unfortunately I've a feeling City will do Spurs on Sunday, not that it matters, we will wrap the title up at some point, no idea when though.
It seems as if Fergie is trying to give certain players a bit of a run in the team at the moment. Valencia seems to have been given the nod, now that the league is virtually over and we're out of the cup competitions. I presume he is trying to let him get his confidence back, that's fair enough i suppose, he was alright tonight without looking like the Tony Valencia we'd like to see. Kagawa started again on the left, and tonight had one of his best games in a red shirt, contributing superbly to both our goals. That is still not his ideal position for me, and he wasn't as involved in parts of the game as we or he would have liked, but that was pretty encouraging.
Rooney and Van Persie started as forward combination and though on the twittersphere Rooney got all the shit, whilst Rooney was on the park, i didn't think Van Persie was that much better myself. Worryingly for Rooney, Van Perise seemed to come alive once Rooney had gone off, though it wouldn't have surprised me if the same would have happened if Van Perise had gone off and Rooney had stayed on.
We were surprisingly suspect at the back at times tonight, more so than i expected us to be. I was also surprised that Vidic and Ferdinand started together again, more so as Vidic doesn't play back to back games too often any more. But it has to be said Vidic was absolutely magnificent tonight, almost back to his very best. The worry for me was Ferdinand, he looked a little off tonight, didn't quite look right to me. It's a bit where we have seen a performance where he didn't quite look mobile. I wouldn't be surprised to see Evans start on Monday night, he seems to have joined Cleverley as the forgotten man at the moment.
It was a coming of age game for De Gea, flattened by Carroll towards the end of the first half, he let the big geordie know he hadn't forgotten about it at the first opportunity at the beginning of the second half, and that he was great to see.
Once again Cleverley was overlooked for the starting line up and again not even considered as a change when the game was being chased. I don't think he's going to get much more of a look in for this season, the summer will be a big time for him.
I thought City might struggle against Wigan, pity they couldn't hold out until the end, unfortunately I've a feeling City will do Spurs on Sunday, not that it matters, we will wrap the title up at some point, no idea when though.
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