Manchester United v Liverpool -PL 07/04/24 3:30pm KO- Official Match Thread

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Wtf !!!!

2 Scouse mates both said:

"Deffo a penalty" but then both admitted they'd be raging if it was given against them.

Just been having an argument with a mate about it. Definitely not a pen, but AWB shouldn't have given the ref an option. Tit.

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£#%&!ing hell.

What next, Micah Richards playing “What’s The Time Mr Wolf” with Roy Keane?

Shambolic.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

https://x.com/fabrizioromano/status/...aSbh7vgQsN2lEQ

Is he admitting Arsenal are a better side than his?

Originally Posted by Hyman_Roth

If AWB had touched the ball then I think it’s probs not a pen. That fact that he doesn’t but then effectively impedes spaghetti head means it is one.

Also not one United player complained that it wasn’t.

Should have been a pen and red card simply for being the world's stupidest moron. There was no need to dive in at all, he just had to stay on his feet. He's an absolute cretin.

Of course we all know we'd never have got that pen in a billion years, though.

Originally Posted by Zorg

Should have been a pen and red card simply for being the world's stupidest moron. There was no need to dive in at all, he just had to stay on his feet. He's an absolute cretin.

Of course we all know we'd never have got that pen in a billion years, though.

Yep - both spot on.

Why did AWB go to ground in that situation,he needed to just stay on his feet. Then Elliot doesn't go over and initiate contact to get the penalty

Originally Posted by croady26

Why did AWB go to ground in that situation,he needed to just stay on his feet. Then Elliot doesn't go over and initiate contact to get the penalty

I can’t say for certain, and I’m not sure anyone can, but I think it’s because he’s thick as whale soup.

Originally Posted by croady26

Why did AWB go to ground in that situation,he needed to just stay on his feet. Then Elliot doesn't go over and initiate contact to get the penalty

because he goes to ground all the time. He's an idiot. It's what reactive defenders have to do because they're constantly chasing and stretching after people rather than reading the game.

Casemiro goes to ground loads as well but mainly because he can't be arsed chasing after people any more.

He's a super defender but made a big mistake. I forgive him.

Originally Posted by armchair

He's a super defender but made a big mistake. I forgive him.

He’s not super, but he’s one of those who have improved under ETH and, to give him his due, he was playing out of position.

Originally Posted by Finport Red

I can’t say for certain, and I’m not sure anyone can, but I think it’s because he’s thick as whale soup.

to be fair to wan b, if elliott hadn't passed, it would have been a great tackle/block.

as it was, he didn't bring elliott down. it was almost piresesque. a blatant dive under no actual challenge.

Our midfield

The referee Anthony Taylor made as many interceptions in the game (two) as United’s central midfield trio between them.

Originally Posted by jem

to be fair to wan b, if elliott hadn't passed, it would have been a great tackle/block.

as it was, he didn't bring elliott down. it was almost piresesque. a blatant dive under no actual challenge.

no actual challenge?!

you're £#%&!ing tapped mate.

this place is like Stalinist Russia! it is possible that we sometimes commit fouls...

I was absolutely stunned Casemiro didn't get a red right at the end tbh. Looked like he'd gone totally over the top and looked like.he assumed a red was coming. That last minute or so, we tried our best to hand them a win. It's like self sabotage at times.

Originally Posted by pedr0

no actual challenge?!

you're £#%&!ing tapped mate.

this place is like Stalinist Russia! it is possible that we sometimes commit fouls...

yes. casemiro should have had a red card. wan b did not bring elliott down; he dived.

Originally Posted by shenwen

Our midfield

I know. "trio"? wtf?

I’ve only watched Liverpool on four occasions this season (us x 3 and away v Newcastle) and every time they’ve been shit.

I’ve read they’ve been like it for many more games too and have actually had a lot of very favourable calls in games?

Originally Posted by AK14

I’ve only watched Liverpool on four occasions this season (us x 3 and away v Newcastle) and every time they’ve been shit.

I’ve read they’ve been like it for many more games too and have actually had a lot of very favourable calls in games?

Look at their players, they're nothing special. Only Salah is truly top class. Van Dijk is all right I suppose (but over the hill). The rest are dross

We can argue all day about whether it “was” a penalty or not (it was btw) but he gave the officials a decision to make and we all know what happens in that scene