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Manchester United-Manchester City EFL (Carabao) Cup Semi Final 1 Post Match Thread

Colin Is The King said:
22:18
'What do you expect, a 7-0 win?'
Manchester United 1-3 Manchester City

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola: "The first minutes were tight but then we had an outstanding goal and we played really good. In the second half they changed their shape and we struggled a little bit to keep the ball.

"It's not over because it is United, they are able to score goals but hopefully we can reach the final again.

"It is hard to control Rashford because he is so fast so we are comfortable with the ball so we played many passes. Bernardo always plays good he is a fantastic footballer.

"We play United, what do you expect, a 7-0 win? In general it was an incredible performance at Old Trafford."
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Can’t argue with that.
 
MUEN JoMU Player Rating

David de Gea 5
Aaron Wan-Bissaka 5
Victor Lindelof 1
Brandon Williams 4
Andreas Pereira 2
Fred 4
Daniel James 2
Marcus Rashford 5
Jesse Lingard 1
Mason Greenwood 4

Subs
Nemanja Matic 4
Angel Gomes 5
Anthony Martial 5
 
22:20
'Of course Man Utd can come back'
Manchester United 1-3 Manchester City

More from Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on BBC Radio 5 Live: "The last game (a 2-1 loss in December) we could not control when we lost the ball and tonight we did it better.

"We lost the ball in a position which is so dangerous (for the United goal). We cannot forget which team we play. Tonight we can be more than satisfied to come here to Old Trafford and win.

"It is not over. We have one more game and we'll see what happens.

"Of course Manchester United can come back. Last year here they lost to PSG and they qualify (in the Champions League). They have the shirt which means history and pride."
 
Sky Player rating effort

Player Ratings:-
Bravo - 6
Walker - 8
Fernandinho - 7
Otamendi - 6
Mendy - 6
Rodri - 7
Gundogan - 8
De Bruyne - 8
Mahrez - 8
Benardo - 9
Sterling - 7

SUBS Jesus* 6,Foden 6** (Not Used) Ederson, Silva, Garcia, Cancelo, Aguero
 
22:30
'We didn't cope with the setbacks'
Manchester United 1-3 Manchester City

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sky Sports: "From their first goal and especially the second we struggled to get to grips with them. A good reaction second half, but first half until they scored it is was back and forth. We didn't cope with the setback well enough.

"We didn't deal with their system well enough, we know they can play that way. They played that way last season and beat Chelsea 5-0.

"First goal there is nothing we can do, second is sloppy and the third we just didn't recover.

"With Matic and his experience (coming on in the second half) he had more presence. It was more about wanting the ball and believing, passing the ball. Someone needed to take responsibility. We've shown before we have been down from a home tie and turned it around. PSG is the latest example and we have to believe that we can put on a performance.

"It was a decision late on on who was fit, it was no excuse. We have the players we have. We put a team out believing we could get a result."
 
Rag forum player ratings: :ROFLMAO:

Here we go again...

DDG - 6 - Made some important saves to stop this from being a Harvey

AWB - 3 - tackled well enough but meh
Lindelof - 1 - just no
Jones - 1 - been at the club longer than Cantona was 😢
Williams - 0 - Poster boy for the Me Too movement after tonight

Fred - 1 - Shiiiit
Pereira - 0 - What does he actually do? Genuine question - Makes me miss his Sensei Cleverley

Greenwood - 2 - Not his fault
Rashford - 5 - Silver lining in a cloud of shiiit
James - 1 - Did he even play?

Subs

Matic - 7 - actually did well - should have started
Gomes- 4 - better than what had come before
Martial - 0 - just doesn’t care


Manager

Ole - 0 - I don’t even think his mum wants him to stay
 
Daily Mail player ratings

United
De Gea 6 Wan-Bissaka 5.5 Lindelof 5 Jones 5 Williams 7 Pereira 4 Fred 5
James 6 Lingard 5 Rashford 7 Greenwood 6

Matic 6 Gomes 6.5 Martial no marking

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 5

City
Bravo 6.5 Walker 7 Fernie 8.5 Otamendi 7 Mendy 6.5 De Bruyne 8.5
Rodri 8 Gundogan 7.5 Mahrez 7.5 B Silva 9 Sterling 7

G Jesus Foden no marking

Pep Guardiola 8

Referee Mike Dean 6
 
Quotes from the Mail match report by Ian Ladyman that have caught my eye....

'A rivalry that continues to lean so heavily towards sky blue it's hard to imagine a day when it will ever tilt back again. It will happen, of course'

'If they go to City on January 29 and are competitive, it will feel like an achievement'.
 
Colin Is The King said:
Quotes from the Mail match report by Ian Ladyman that have caught my eye....

'A rivalry that continues to lean so heavily towards sky blue it's hard to imagine a day when it will ever tilt back again. It will happen, of course'

'If they go to City on January 29 and are competitive, it will feel like an achievement'.
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Col, Ian Ladyboy is no friend of ours and all his articles would suggest he is a raging rag, so I’m not surprised.
 
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