OFFICIAL: Manchester United v Liverpool|Saturday 14 October|12.30pm|Sky Sports Premier League

Originally Posted by jem

you say that almost as often as you say people want united to lose. are you trying to draw someone out?

Can confirm you've misunderstood pal.

Originally Posted by saffers

Can confirm you've misunderstood pal.

oh. you really think we'll go unbeaten?

Originally Posted by jem

oh. you really think we'll go unbeaten?

We went unbeaten for more than half a season last season. Why not.

Originally Posted by utd99

What have the back four got to do with it? Liverpool didn’t score mate. Bailly might have made a difference in all of those three corners we got though.

It made us even more cautious than we would (admittedly) have been anyway - is this really that hard to grasp?

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

It made us even more cautious than we would (admittedly) have been anyway - is this really that hard to grasp?

Don’t try to deflect from your idiotic comment by suggesting it was somehow too sophisticated to grasp.

We’ve been playing really well recently, scored loads of goals, look far better than last year, so we weren’t good at the Vermin, so what? Take a point there year on year, chances are they will beat our main rivals there.

normal service will be resumed when we absolutely smash Huddersfield 1-0 on Saturday

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

It made us even more cautious than we would (admittedly) have been anyway - is this really that hard to grasp?

Have read more than a few posts on here excusing the negativity because Mou had to play Jones and Smalling at the back. They are levels above Lovren and Matip as a pair.

Originally Posted by Tiberian

Have read more than a few posts on here excusing the negativity because Mou had to play Jones and Smalling at the back. They are levels above Lovren and Matip as a pair.

And that absolute £#%&!ing fruitcake they had at fullback. Who Sky gave man of the match for no apparent reason. I suppose it had to be someone and there were no other candidates.

Originally Posted by Tiberian

Have read more than a few posts on here excusing the negativity because Mou had to play Jones and Smalling at the back. They are levels above Lovren and Matip as a pair.

It also ignores the fact that you don't have to go ultra negative to protect a shaky defence. You can be positive, dominate the ball, and keep the opposition pinned in their own half, using skilful, creative players.

Originally Posted by andyroo

And that absolute £#%&!ing fruitcake they had at fullback. Who Sky gave man of the match for no apparent reason. I suppose it had to be someone and there were no other candidates.

It was a shit match, still surprised that anyone expected different. Utd at Anfield with Mou's typical big match approach, could only ever be a shit show.

The post mach reaction has been a little extreme, maybe in part because some have been trying to convince themselves that his approach has changed.

Originally Posted by Sandman

It also ignores the fact that you don't have to go ultra negative to protect a shaky defence. You can be positive, dominate the ball, and keep the opposition pinned in their own half, using skilful, creative players.

Sometimes the best form of defense is attack.

If United had been more adventurous, Liverpool would think twice about pouring forward in the way they did.

A point is always a good result at Anfield, but it was a backs-to-the-wall job for around 75-80 minutes from United. Where we could so easily have lost.

Originally Posted by Tiberian

It was a shit match, still surprised that anyone expected different. Utd at Anfield with Mou's typical big match approach, could only ever be a shit show.

The post mach reaction has been a little extreme, maybe in part because some have been trying to convince themselves that his approach has changed.

Well you’d hope that with a good start to the season, plenty of goals and some confidence for a change we might have been tempted to give them a bit back, but we didn’t. I think if we’d approached the game the right way -with a bit more balance- that a United win would have been more likely than a Liverpool win, but we simply weren’t brave enough. This is not a good Liverpool team.

Originally Posted by Tiberian

The post mach reaction has been a little extreme,

You reckon?

Originally Posted by utd99

Well you’d hope that with a good start to the season, plenty of goals and some confidence for a change we might have been tempted to give them a bit back, but we didn’t. I think if we’d approached the game the right way -with a bit more balance- that a United win would have been more likely than a Liverpool win, but we simply weren’t brave enough. This is not a good Liverpool team.

I agree of course, but this is Mourinho. This is what we signed on for, pragmatic to a fault, but successful. I feel the same with this non-story over a new contract, engage Mou and then act surprised and offended when he starts acting like a @#%&!? Really?

Originally Posted by Tiberian

I agree of course, but this is Mourinho. This is what we signed on for, pragmatic to a fault, but successful. I feel the same with this non-story over a new contract, engage Mou and then act surprised and offended when he starts acting like a @#%&!? Really?

Lukaku scores at the end of the first half none of this really matters. He literally did the same job with Chelsea against liverpool in the slip game that we all love. Can't expect him to change what is pretty much a winning formula for him really and he's doing pretty well, we are just nobbed off that it was possibly an opportunity lost. The net result is fine ffs

Originally Posted by Harri Jaffa

Lukaku scores at the end of the first half none of this really matters. He literally did the same job with Chelsea against liverpool in the slip game that we all love. Can't expect him to change what is pretty much a winning formula for him really and he's doing pretty well, we are just nobbed off that it was possibly an opportunity lost. The net result is fine ffs

Well if you’re right and this approach is inevitable for certain games then maybe the real question goes to his judgement on which games require it. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; this incarnation of Liverpool are really not that good - especially without their best player.

Originally Posted by utd99

Well if you’re right and this approach is inevitable for certain games then maybe the real question goes to his judgement on which games require it. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; this incarnation of Liverpool are really not that good - especially without their best player.

see you're still not over it

This match has attracted more media hype than the current champions losing at Palace, who hadn’t scored a £#%&!ing goal all season and more hype than the bummers getting beat by Watford. City are the best team in PL history because they won by 5 goals unprecedented. Let’s focus on United not winning at the rats.

Originally Posted by Denis Irwell

This match has attracted more media hype than the current champions losing at Palace, who hadn’t scored a £#%&!ing goal all season and more hype than the bummers getting beat by Watford. City are the best team in PL history because they won by 5 goals unprecedented. Let’s focus on United not winning at the rats.

Staggering isn't it. The two you mention both worthy of being the media highlight of the weekend. And everybody focuses on a 0-0 draw at Anfield