It looks like we have finally turned the corner, the old Manchester United is back. Yesterday was a beast of a performance with every player was at the top of his game. City may not be the team they were, but how many teams have took them apart like we did yesterday.
Kudos to the manager, it's took longer than we hoped or expected to get the team playing to the standard we have seen over the last few weeks, but hopefully it's here to stay. Whether he found the right team and formation by accident or design, doesn't really matter any more. I'm not and never will be a big fan of Felaini, but the problems he has caused teams over recent weeks means he has become almost undroppable. In his head to head with Toure there was only one wiiner, Toure hardly caused us any problems whilst the Belgian was all over City like a rash.
Valencia had easily his best game at right back, it was by far and away his best game defensively, he seemed to read danger in a way that we have never really seen before. There were a couple of worring situations that he nipped in the bud in the nick of time. I think yesterday was probably Herrera's best game in a red shirt as well, his link up play with Mata and Valenica which has been so central to our revival was matched with good link up play all over the pitch. I could say the same thing about almost every player, it was one of those rare days where every player turned up and all the individual battles were won by players in red shirts.
And yet those first five to ten minutes were so different, City bossed the game and it was us that were second to everything and us unsure in everything we did. I think Van Gaal was spot on about the equaliser being so important, from there on tables were reversed and it was United running the show. They really couldn't get to grips with us at all, it really was glorious stuff.
And we even had a proper atmosphere, which wasn't just created by the result and performance, everybody seemed well up for this game ahead of the kick off. Roll on Chelsea!
Kudos to the manager, it's took longer than we hoped or expected to get the team playing to the standard we have seen over the last few weeks, but hopefully it's here to stay. Whether he found the right team and formation by accident or design, doesn't really matter any more. I'm not and never will be a big fan of Felaini, but the problems he has caused teams over recent weeks means he has become almost undroppable. In his head to head with Toure there was only one wiiner, Toure hardly caused us any problems whilst the Belgian was all over City like a rash.
Valencia had easily his best game at right back, it was by far and away his best game defensively, he seemed to read danger in a way that we have never really seen before. There were a couple of worring situations that he nipped in the bud in the nick of time. I think yesterday was probably Herrera's best game in a red shirt as well, his link up play with Mata and Valenica which has been so central to our revival was matched with good link up play all over the pitch. I could say the same thing about almost every player, it was one of those rare days where every player turned up and all the individual battles were won by players in red shirts.
And yet those first five to ten minutes were so different, City bossed the game and it was us that were second to everything and us unsure in everything we did. I think Van Gaal was spot on about the equaliser being so important, from there on tables were reversed and it was United running the show. They really couldn't get to grips with us at all, it really was glorious stuff.
And we even had a proper atmosphere, which wasn't just created by the result and performance, everybody seemed well up for this game ahead of the kick off. Roll on Chelsea!
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