Sorry, I'm just out of hospital after laughing myself senseless yesterday afternoon! :lol:
I had the pleasure of watching the game with a United fan, and as a self confessed ABU, I loved it!
As a football fan though, I was really disappointed in United. The first 25 mins or so they were like Arsenal. All the possession, lovely passing, but creating the sum total of FA squared. Then caught on the break and 1-0 against the run of play. Rest of the first half was prob just shaded by City. I think at HT City had 4 shots on target to United's none (or that could have been just shots in general, I honestly can't remember). So Fergy's desperate attempt to deflect blame by saying Evans sending off cost them the game is gubbins. City started the second half the better side and looked more likely to score.
Saying that at no point in the game did United get going. They were very very flat. They just didn't seem to have any spark, and when Evans was sent off (prefeclty fair red card IMO) United just folded like a deck of cards. You could see they were there for the taking. That's all very Un-United! Normally they plow on regardless and look, if anything, more dangerous with 10 men. But yesterday they looked like they were just going through the motions.
I also think Anderson was lucky not to give away a penalty. He didn't get the ball and definitely impeded whoever the City forward was. But, It would be a brave ref who gives a penalty (and possibly another red card) against United at OT, 5 mins after sending off Evans!
I was surprised to see Evans start, but I guess Vidic is still feeling his way back and maybe Fergy wanted to try and rest Jones. Although by doing that he cost me ruddy points in FFL as Jonesy came on, shipped 3 and scored a total of -1pt.....wanker! Evans as a player hasn't improved at all in the last 4 or 5 years. If anything he has regressed. I think a move away from OT would probably do him some good. What odds on Steve Bruce buying this summer? He buys every other Fergy cast off!
Much as I'd love to gloat and say it was a turning point and City are now the dominant force. I've seen Unted get beaten like that before (Newcastle in the mid 90's and that hoking at The Dell by Saints). They will still be there or there abouts come May time. But, that is one almighty boot in the knackers for them, and a huge boost for City!
