Manchester United (Red Devils) | Special Thread

Manchester United (Red Devils) | Special Thread

51 min: United look to turn the screw, having opened the scoring. Mata tries to dink the ball forward down the inside-left channel to release Herrera. Skrtel is forced to concede a corner. And it’s another fancy set piece move, the ball shuttled back up the left wing and Carrick whipping it towards the far post, where Schweinsteiger should really control and hammer home from eight yards. But he miscontrols and the ball squirts wide right. United have really turned up the pace here. Liverpool don’t know what’s hit them.

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2m ago18:37
GOAL! Manchester United 1-0 Liverpool (Blind 49)

This is a stunning free kick! Liverpool have packed the six-yard box. So Mata pulls the ball back to the edge of the area. Blind rushes in, opens his body, and sends a pearler into the top-left corner! Unstoppable! Much credit to Young, too, for earning that set piece. Old Trafford erupts!

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4m ago18:36
48 min: Young injects a bit of pace into proceedings. He bursts down the left and threatens to go past Clyne. The Liverpool right back steps across his man. It’s a free kick, just outside the area, and a booking for Clyne. And from the set piec
 
Ashley Young ni nomaaaa, kampa mtu yellow card na faulo ikazaa goli.
 
53 min: Shaw and Young combine nicely down the left, the former chasing after a chipped pass from the latter. Shaw is forced to turn back, but then hoicks a fine cross to the far post, where Mata is caught a yard offside as he tries to lay off for Fellaini. United are really pushing for a second goal here. A second would surely be decisive. One is probably enough, so inept have Liverpool been in attack.
 
DARMIAN WINS PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARD

Matteo Darmian's impressive start to life with Manchester United has earned the Italian right-back his first accolade with the club - the Player of the Month award for August.

Thousands of fans voted in ManUtd.com's global poll with 42 per cent selecting the summer signing - presumably appreciating both his attacking flair on the right flank and his robust contribution to United's early cluster of clean sheets.

"It's important to know this is from the fans," Matteo told us. "I want to thank them. I am happy.

"I also want to thank my team-mates and everyone at the club for making me feel welcome. I have been working hard for the team."

Two of Darmian's fellow defenders were also nominated for the award, with Chris Smalling collecting 35 per cent of the votes to Luke Shaw's 23 per cent. All three have since performed well for their national teams during the international break and will be looking to maintain their form as September's domestic schedule begins with Saturday's home game against Liverpool.

When recently asked about Darmian's displays, Louis van Gaal said: "A full-back firstly has to defend and then secondly he has to build up. Thirdly, he has to attack and give an option to his fellow players in front of him. He has fulfilled my expectations of him so far."

Congratulations to Matteo and thanks to all the fans around the world who voted on ManUtd.com.
 
67 min: Young, having rolled his ankle, is down receiving treatment. It looks as though he’ll be OK, as he gets up and, after a brief hobble, breaks into a jog.

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2m ago18:54
66 min: That’s Firmino’s last act of the game. He’s hooked in favour of Ibe. Meanwhile United hand a debut to pricy youngster Martial; Mata makes way for him.
 
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