Sheffield United 1 - 2 Manchester United
Sheffield United scorers: Oli McBurnie (34’ pen.)
Man U scorers: Scott McTominay (28’), Diogo Dalot (77’)
Venue: Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England
Referee: Michael Oliver
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Foderingham | Jordan Amissah | ||
| Auston Trusty | 45’ | Femi Seriki | |
| Jack Robinson | Anis Ben Slimane | ||
| Jayden Bogle | Jili Buyabu | ||
| Luke Thomas | 37’ | Ben Osborn | 78’ |
| Vinícius Costa | 62’ | John Fleck | |
| Gustavo Hamer | 84’ | Bénie Traoré | 84’ |
| Oliver Norwood | Rhian Brewster | 51’ | |
| James McAtee | 78’ | Ryan Oné | |
| Oli McBurnie | 34’ 51’ | ||
| Cameron Archer |
Manager: Paul Heckingbottom (England)
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| André Onana | Altay Bayındır | ||
| Jonny Evans | 82’ 84’ | Raphaël Varane | 84’ |
| Harry Maguire | Mason Mount | 88’ | |
| Victor Lindelöf | Donny van de Beek | ||
| Diogo Dalot | 77’ | Hannibal Mejbri | |
| Sofyan Amrabat | Christian Eriksen | 63’ | |
| Scott McTominay | 28’ 63’’ | Facundo Pellistri | |
| Antony | 63’ | Alejandro Garnacho | 63’ |
| Bruno Fernandes | Anthony Martial | 63’ | |
| Marcus Rashford | 88’ | ||
| Rasmus Højlund | 63’ |
Manager: Erik ten Hag (Netherlands)
1’: We’re off!
3’: SAVE! The ball deflects to McBurnie who’s in space! He fires! But Onana makes a comfortable save!
16’: Antony takes a shot at goal, not enough power on it, easy save for Foderingham.
17’: Antony fires wide by a lot.
21’: Onana is down. Medics looking at him. Looks like he’s going to stay in for the moment.
24’: SAVE! Cameron Archer fires from distance through the legs of Maguire but Onana is alert and keeps it out!
28’: GOAL MAN U!! Scott McTominay chests the ball up in the air, somehow adjusts to make the volley, it deflects and takes the keeper flat-footed!
31’: PENALTY FOR SHEFFIELD UNITED! McTominay the goal-scorer penalized for handball!
34’: GOAL SHEFFIELD UNITED! Oli McBurnie smashes it in off the inside of the post!
37’: Luke Thomas pulls down Antony by the shirt
38’: Højlund stretches out and can’t quite make the tap-in on the cross.
44’: Bruno Fernandes takes a free kick and hits the top of the crossbar!
45’: Auston Trusty carded for preventing Rashford from taking a quick throw-in
45+3’: SAVE! The ball deflects out to Højlund! He fires quickly but Foderingham was also off his line quickly and makes himself big to make the save.
HT Sheffield United 1-1 Manchester United Tied at the break but gotta say, Man U do not look like the better side.
46’: We’re back!
48’: SAVE! Norwood fires on target, Onana just tips it over for a corner.
51’: Sheffield United substitution: Rhian Brewster on for Oli McBurnie who comes off gingerly
52’: SAVE!! Brewster fires from distance, Onana parries up but it bounces up in the air! McAtee attempts to get the rebound but can’t jump high enough. Some check for a foul by Maguire on McAtee but the refs give nothing.
55’: Mixup in the back for Sheffield United! Foderingham and Trusty don’t link up and Rashford takes the pass, but the shot from Højlund is saved.
58’: MISS! Rashford puts it just a hair wide of the far corner!
62’: Vinícius Costa slides in late on Antony
63’: Man U triple sub: Alejandro Garnacho, Christian Eriksen and Anthony Martial on for Antony, Scott McTominay and Rasmus Højlund
66’: Hamer fires a wild shot into the stands.
67’: Amrabat fires a thunderbolt and hits the crossbar!! They pick up the rebound but Fernandes puts it wide!
77’: GOAL MAN U!! Diogo Dalot fires a speculative effort from distance and it turns out beautifully! Comes right off the keeper’s fingertips into the net!
78’: Sheffield United substitution: Ben Osborn on for James McAtee
82’: Jonny Evans seems to have hurt himself committing a tactical foul
84’: Man U substitution: Raphaël Varane on for Jonny Evans
84’: Sheffield United substitution: Bénie Traoré on for Gustavo Hamer
87’: Foderingham flat-footed again as the shot comes in but Garnacho only ripples the wrong side of the net.
88’: Man U substitution: Mason Mount on for Marcus Rashford
90+1’: Garnacho puts his shot wide! Offside anyway but that was a bad miss.
FT Sheffield United 1-2 Manchester United Man U with a not entirely convincing but badly needed win!
If Sheff Utd could play against the bad teams as well as they play against the good teams (Newcastle aside) they would not be in the bottom three.
Bold to call us a good team.
uh oh, Evans has done his hamstring. United looking shaky at the back!
Varane came back, we couldn’t have too many fit defenders so Evans had to pay the price
like i said on the match thread. Somehow, some way, United are 8th, one point below the european spots. Adding to that the following: Honestly, i get they played 2 of the 3 promoted teams but considering how between injuries and not being good at the game, its honestly crazy they still got THIS close so soon to the european spots. I thought they´d only get this close like around matchday 20-30.
Honestly, if we ever relearn how to play football, we’re in and around the right place to actually achieve something. Big if though.
fair enough. Also, unironically but Ten Hag as much stick as he gets unironically is managing to make water flow from stones (that is how the expression goes right) considering Manchester United´s current situation. Like, it would be like if someone managed to get, ie, Everton to european qualification spots what he is doing with you all, a team that doesnt have much to meet ends with, managing to crack the top half of the table or inch slowly closer to it.
That couldn’t be further from the truth, getting United top 4 is statically easier than everton to Europe. I don’t know how people drop the bar so much for this team lol, and a bit reason for the lack of quality is ETH demanding these specific huge money signings
Everytime I watch a united match this season, I can’t help but feel like they’re lucky
They are, they’re so reliant on individual bits of quality, they’re poor. A good side would have beaten them today they’re awful first half.
That logic goes both ways. We could also be winning a lot more comfortably if it weren’t for individual bits of poor quality. I think we had so many opportunities created that led to nothing
Yeah I wish they had a huge run of games coming up
Nonsense. We have had some absolutely dreadful luck this year.
Several goals ruled out by millimeters, penalties not given.
Thanks fk I got outdoor plans next weekend so I don’t have to witness us being mauled by the oil roids.
With the American cunts continuing to feast on the club carcass inside out, we should expect to see this level of performance in long term. Championship standard of football.
Ten Hag wants to be the best transition team in the world yet can barely win against Sheffield United. Don’t think he’s gonna make the season.
Get ready for the massacre next weekend
Level on points with 5th and playing some of the worst football I’ve seen in my life with our whole defence crippled, a shaky keeper and a front 3 with 1 goal between them this season. I am confused on how we’re here
You only had 2 games against teams you would consider opponents for European spots and you lost both.
Wins against Brentford, Notthingham, Sheffield, Wolves and Burnly and losses against everybody else.
When the shedule gets difficult there will be L’s
3 tbh, Brighton, Arsenal, Spurs.
insane that united are only 6 points off city given how truly awful they’ve been this season
Tbf it’s kinda hard to build a significant lead after only 9 games.
League is a long run man. Let’s see in Jan where do the teams stand. I feel city will still run away with the title
They look as vulnerable as they have in a long while, but I don’t think anyone should be expecting us to be the team which catches up to them lol
yeah for what it’s worth i don’t think united are gonna be anywhere close to the title lol, it just feels like the team should already be like 15 points behind instead of 6
I welcome our shithouse win next week
I’ll just leave this here:
"Ferguson was appointed manager of Manchester United on 6 November 1986, replacing the sacked Ron Atkinson. His first years were not easy and were marked by inconsistency. In previous seasons, United were a regular in the top 4, while under Ferguson they mainly finished in the bottom half of the table, although they achieved second place in the 1987/88 season.
The 1989/90 season was a low point: United only finished 13th. City rival Manchester City, among others, lost with a heavy 5-1 score. The supporters became cynical and the press insinuated that Ferguson’s dismissal was not far away. However, Matt Busby, United’s successful manager in the 1950s and 1960s, recommended that the board leave him in his position, which was done. This was also due to the somewhat surprising FA Cup win that season: the first trophy that United won under Ferguson."
It’s only 9 games.
Nothing iNsAnE.
That game was not worth the impact it had on Saturday night traffic on the Sheffield ring road
Thought onana had a good game tbh
Play like this next Sunday and city gonna shove that ball up the arse of every united player they probably won’t be able to walk in final thirds.
One convincing performance…that’s all I ask for
Important win
After this horrible start to the season, we are 5 points off top 4 and we are 9 games right now.
We also have a fuck ton of injuries btw.