Topic: Half time thread - Man Utd 0 Liverpool 1

[rob1966]

Game’s primed for a dodgy United penalty

Taylor will be dying to give them one too

[Persephone]

These are really the luckiest team in the league, but we're making it easy for them. Darwin and Salah need to be more ruthless with the chances coming their way.

The midfield once they settled have been sublime and Connor with Quansah down the right have cut out the silly passes. There is a lot to be pleased with but the goal is crucial, because we generally give up at least one good chance and we can't afford to today.

[Fromola]

Horrible FA Cup vibes about this. Need to be more clinical or you just know these jammy c*nts will end up making us pay for it.

Good thing is these playing Thursday has left them with less intensity but even in that cup game they were dominated for most of the 90 minutes. United will always punish teams that don't put them away. Look at Brentford last week.

[Keita Success]

Fucking cracking half that.

Let’s grab an early second. Into these c*nts.

[Tonyh8su]

I swear God I saw it in LIVE broadcast TV, Maguire just grabbed Salah's shoulder from behind in front of the ref.

Like literally fucking, in front, of Anthony Taylor.

And zero foul.

Glad someone else picked up on this.

We are so ponderous and wasteful though. This should be 3-0 at the very least and it is completely over. We need to score very soon into the 2nd half.

I hate these.

[Nick110581]

That orc had Mo in a choke hold two yards from the lino, and not even a foul. Colour me shocked.

Madness.

[Armchair expert]

Jota doesn't get injured against Brentford and we're in a cup semi, two extra points against City and out of sight here ...Get Fowler on for the second half

[DangerScouse]

Great first half, unlucky not get a couple more.

Some of the comments beggar belief though, way over critical. Fuck me.

[smutchin]

I will be livid if we don't score at least another two

It’s utterly one sided but I won’t be happy until we’re three up

[Number 7]

Klopp needs to  bollock the players. wasting chances  after being all  over them, we don't want an if only game.

This.
He was absolutely furious at Mo

[jillcwhomever]

I swear God I saw it in LIVE broadcast TV, Maguire just grabbed Salah's shoulder from behind in front of the ref.

Like literally fucking, in front, of Anthony Taylor.

And zero foul.

It happened in front of the linesman who didn't even react. This is what I resent more than anything the fact that linesmen just stay out of anything that's contentious.

[Snail]

Taylor will be dying to give them one too

Yep. If it’s still 1-0 past the 70th minute, they’ll get one.

[Barneylfc∗]

We're fucked if they bring Mainoo on for the second half

[Persephone]

So far, so good. Playing well. Just need to finish a little better. They are good at blocking shots to be fair.

Well they do have an Easter Island statue at the back.

[Syntexity]

Completely dominating them, even created whatever counters they had in the beginning by passing to them. But we just cant finish and we seem incapable of making good decisions inside the box. Not sure there would be much of a title fight to entertain the league if we knew how to be clinicial in front of goal.

Need to be even better next half to see this one out as the ref is itching to give them something. Would love it if we could put a few more in the net. Think Gakpo’s ability in front of goal could help as the second half progresses. Not sure who to take out, but maybe Salah.

Come on Liverpool! YNWA!!!!!!!

[Gerry83]

Criminally negligent?

Its up there.

We’re well aware that they can get 2 shots score them both and we’ll be left looking like mugs at OT … again!

[OkieRedman]

Is Jota going to be back at all for the run in? We probably have five if he is on the pitch. It isn't only his finishing. He makes very smart decisions with the ball around the goal. Oh, and Szoboszlai needs to come off for Jones. Szoboszlai passing was so poor he was basically United's best player.

[RyanBabel19]

Brilliant finish from Diaz and MacAllister is key in this, his use of the ball is sublime, always seems to know the exact area to play the ball in order to give his teammate the best chance to make something of the pass, reminds me of Trent in that respect

Elliott and Jones would be good subs to come on in this

[Judge Red]

Need to be more clinical that’s obvious.

Also got to be conscious of bradley getting caught out of position as that’s the only area they are trying to exploit.

Does Mo ever get a free kick these days? Maguire virtually bear hugged him. And don’t get me started on the holding in the box with slaphead looking right at it.

[exiledintheUSA]

Anthony Taylor / usual United pen coming.

That aside, get the next goal please.

[JackWard33]

What are you on about? It's exactly like the cup game. We are dominating and looking by far 2/3 levels above- just like in that game.
We just aren't taking our chances again.

In fairness United are significantly worse than that day

[King Kenny 7]

Cant believe its only 0-1, we need to get another early in the second half.

Will take the same scoreline at full time but they wont play that badly in the second half.

[CS111]

Repeat what everyone is thinking. More clinical and we win this more comfortably than 1-0.
1 is usually never enough

[Jack Barrels]

Shit, we're in the lead you know. Wasteful absolutely, but a very good first half. Make it count in the second!

[Wabaloolah]

15 shots to 0, with 4 on target, total dominance

A second goal kills the game, please make it early in the second half to kill the game and my nerves

[Asam]

Rooney’s hair transplant   

[duvva 💅]

Bradley's yellow card was ridiculous when you consider..

1. How Taylor refereed the City vs Arsenal game last week.
2. We were told when the attack doesn't come to an end you can't get booked for stopping it.
3. Garnacho didn't get booked.

Really was. Just the inconsistency (bias?) that is beyond frustrating

[Rush 82]

Rooney looks as if he’s living off pies and ale.


Interesting, despite all the shots and chances our xG is only 1.65

[stockdam]

Glad someone else picked up on this.

We are so ponderous and wasteful though. This should be 3-0 at the very least and it is completely over. We need to score very soon into the 2nd half.

I hate these.

Maguire has been shoving players off the ball with both hands and yet no foul?

[the_red_pill]

First time since Oct 2015- against City, that United haven't had a shot in the first.

[Phineus]

Calm heads 2nd half and it’ll be fine. Jones and Elliott on will help.

[Dougle]

The next goal is so important.

In a nutshell.

[unknownuser]

We need to make our chances count.

[vicar]

Why was the commentator screaming like mad Garnacho scored that goal in the first minute, it was obvious he was well offside.

Its was really stupid, it was very easy to see in real time that he was off.
Our passing in the first 10-15 was quite poor, could be the conditions and the ball seemed not to move quickly, guess it could be the water.

Get a second goal early in the second half and then slowly take them apart would be perfect, may I even say, utopia!

[Fromola]

Klopp needs to  bollock the players. wasting chances  after being all  over them, we don't want an if only game.

He seemed pissed off when the camera cut to him after the chances. He knows you've got to put these games to bed.

[Schmarn]

What are you on about? It's exactly like the cup game. We are dominating and looking by far 2/3 levels above- just like in that game.
We just aren't taking our chances again.

Nope. They could have scored another 4 that day. We are much tighter and they haven’t had a shot. We’re also creating better openings rather than just keeping the ball. It’s also less a case of missing sitters than them blocking shots.

[duvva 💅]

That orc had Mo in a choke hold two yards from the lino, and not even a foul. Colour me shocked.

Yep another one that had me fuming

[singerj]

Anyone else watching in the US get tickled by the Fernandes dive, which was of course too much force by Alexis right in front of the ref, one minute before Nunez gets stamped on, which of course is modern theatre ? Jaysus.

[Funky_Gibbons]

I know everyone is saying ‘with better finishing we’d be well ahead’ etc but I can’t think of many chances where I thought the player should have scored other than the Szoboszlai one he put wide.

I think the biggest problem is the final ball is always to slow or behind a player making the chance harder.

[Knight]

Rooney looks as if he’s living off pies and ale.


Interesting, despite all the shots and chances our xG is only 1.65

For one half that’s a lot. People overestimate how ‘good’ a chance is usually. What a player ‘should’ score is often a 1/4 or 1/5 chance.