Not good enough from Maresca or the players.

None of the options picked worked up front,was a better from Caicedo that stopped us losing, yet no Nkunku or Felix.

Once again Sanchez messes up.

Disgraceful performance and a rubbish result.

I knew if Palmer did not put in a Cole Palmer FC performance we would not win, and we we not.

Weird game. Don’t know how to feel. 

I thought we should’ve won but then again I’m happy with the point given what we were up against. We just don’t ever turn up at Old Trafford and this predates Maresca, let alone against a new manager bounce. 
 

Caicedo better start getting his flowers. 
 

 

Maresca looks properly pissed off and I’m glad to see that 

Rubbish performance. United were poor, they wouldn't have beaten most teams in the league today, but we let them off with a draw. How Maresca stuck with Jackson should raise serious questions, he was atrocious.

There is still a serious mentality issue with this squad. When an opportunity opens up, they don't seem to have it in them to go for it and take advantage of it. We could have gone third today, they would have known that before kickoff and they wasted that chance, which is something they do more often than they don't. I don't fancy our chances against Arsenal next week, and if we don't win that, then even the likes of Tottenham could go ahead of us.

I'm not impressed with this start from Maresca, I don't think he has improved us at all in all honesty.

What a really poor game and yet another wasted opportunity.

That's on Maresca today. Not positive enough. Really slow, ponderous build up and how the f**k did he think Jackson had done enough to warrant staying on the pitch for the whole game? He gave us absolutely nothing today.

Players and Maresca had a week to prepare this group of players for this game against a covering RVD, and that is what they produced?

That for me just wasn't good enough. Far too many players not up to standard. Gusto, Fofana, Madueke, Fernandez, Mudryk (even for the little time he was on) Jackson all poor.

Sanchez i thought was okay, but still somehow found a way to pi$$ on his own chips...again.

Sanzhez, mudryk, are useless 

 

Noni madueke is far too inconsistent Neto is more effective than him.

gusto should stop playing in this position of inverted wing back 

Poor penalty to give away. which is making it hard in games keep giving opponents goals when they can’t create themselves 

No excuses on tiredness as rotation has been used but some players haven’t performed for a few games now 

The managers infatuation woth Kackson needs questioned. Nkuku should ask to leave in January, imagine having to play second fiddle to Jackson ffs

1 minute ago, Scott Harris said:

Rubbish performance. United were poor, they wouldn't have beaten most teams in the league today, but we let them off with a draw. How Maresca stuck with Jackson should raise serious questions, he was atrocious.

There is still a serious mentality issue with this squad. When an opportunity opens up, they don't seem to have it in them to go for it and take advantage of it. We could have gone third today, they would have known that before kickoff and they wasted that chance, which is something they do more often than they don't. I don't fancy our chances against Arsenal next week, and if we don't win that, then even the likes of Tottenham could go ahead of us.

I'm not impressed with this start from Maresca, I don't think he has improved us at all in all honesty.

I agree 100 %

2 minutes ago, dan_cfc said:

Honestly feels like a loss against this absolute dross. Poor.

It’s does they will always play out of their skins against us and we will always give them far more respect than they deserve. They scored 3 goals at home all season we are banging in goals for fun and we do f all don’t have a go at them at all 

Neither Jackson or Nkunku are a box threat like Isak, which is what a lot of the balls coming in needed, so I can understand why he didn’t make a change. We just don’t have anyone with that profile. 

1 minute ago, Gunslinger said:

The managers infatuation woth Kackson needs questioned. Nkuku should ask to leave in January, imagine having to play second fiddle to Jackson ffs

I normally rate jackson but he did sod all and nkunku would have been more effective what was the manager thinking? 

Just now, Term_X said:

We just don’t have anyone with that profile. 

Been advocating all summer that’s the profile we desperately need. 

Jackson ain’t it. 

I reckon Sterling would have scored in that game LOL.

1 minute ago, CFCCAN said:

And he (Jackson) never gets booked for a worthy cause always stupidity 

Yeah but it shows that he really cares, right? Doesn't it?

Personally I'd rather see him challenging for headers and leaving a bit on defenders on the few occasions he decides to actually go for a 60 / 40 ball. But if he can't do that, I'll take back-chatting referees, arguing with his own team mates, and snarling at the opposition whenever the TV cameras are on him as an indication of his "total commitment".

He is going to be as good as Drogba in time............... So I'm told.

 

We were poor today..Utd were not good and we played at a snails pace and simply allowed them in the game.  Jackson, Palmer and Noni were not good today either nothing of note created in open play.  Don’t understand Jackson staying on when you have such an in depth bench.  Nkunku will be seeking a transfer no doubt in January or the summer if our manager treats him this way.  
I still have worries about our midfield ; I don’t see any structure just Caicedo mopping up mistakes and being a one man band filling gaping holes in the centre..

Arsenal are in poor form but you can guarantee we’ll screw it up again..

@Simplymo

Hojlund fouled for a pen, who would have thought? Lol

Sanchez really is an abomination, and the things he did right today were just standard stuff. Regarding the penalty, Hojlund hadn’t taken a good first touch, he’s veering off too wide, all Sanchez has to do is use his presence there, Reece was on the line and Fofana not far behind. Just needless.

1 minute ago, just said:

Yeah but it shows that he really cares, right? Doesn't it?

Personally I'd rather see him challenging for headers and leaving a bit on defenders on the few occasions he decides to actually go for a 60 / 40 ball. But if he can't do that, I'll take back-chatting referees, arguing with his own team mates, and snarling at the opposition whenever the TV cameras are on him as an indication of his "total commitment".

He is going to be as good as Drogba in time............... So I'm told.

 

He’s a cross between Costa and Coco the clown at the moment…

1 minute ago, axman2526 said:

@Simplymo

Hojlund fouled for a pen, who would have thought? Lol

Yep - perhaps if we had him up front we would have won today...... Who would have thought!

4 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Weird game. Don’t know how to feel. 

I thought we should’ve won but then again I’m happy with the point given what we were up against. We just don’t ever turn up at Old Trafford and this predates Maresca, let alone against a new manager bounce. 
 

Caicedo better start getting his flowers. 
 

 

Anyone that expected an easy win at Old Trafford against that team that is wounded was way off, sure we should have played better but what's on paper doesn't matter, it's a physical game and we simply lack the experience to kill off such an opponent.

Ofc Maresca will feel that we should have done more but all things considered it's expected to come up short and miss out on the win here, we don't really have a bully up front or someone that would be willing to kick the opponent while they are down, we are still too nice but hey, they scored first and we came back into it!

Disappointed with the performance.  Was expecting a big bounce from Man Utd but they were just as useless as usual we just didn’t turn up.  So slow on the ball, not enough fight and bite.  Annoying but looking a the table things are looking much better. Can’t complain too much.

Still why do we keep letting these bastards off, it pisses me off.

Hmm.. long ball Utd today.. most possession teams that want to press struggle against it because it leaves the defence exposed.. I think Fofana struggled against holland..