hahaha

Know its difficult in such a game, but havent seen the game so will appreciate some ratings

only watched 2nd half, but what shitty moments are u referring to with bramble because it didnt look like he put a foot  wrong.

Numerous sloppy missed clearances and misplaced passes.

Solid if unspectacular.  Just the job.

Decent performance, but not much to take out of the game at all over than the satisfaction of comfortably putting away a team full of part-time farmers.

For a change.

I just wish we could play a game where everyone played well at the same time. Bramble was mint tonight and Milner was shocking.
Duff tried hard enough but is still yet to show the flair we all know he has, and Baba behind him played well I thought.
If we could just all perform well in the same game we would fantastic.
Pissed off that yet again we got 1 change with only a few kins to go, Dyer look shatterd had ran his nutts off yet Roeder left him on, and late on 2nd half we did start to slow up and get slopp, that was the time to make changes!
Chuffed to bits though a good win and should make for an easy home leg.

SO insanely comfortable. We could have absolutely obliterated them if we wanted to. But that was the thing - we didn't want to. It was frustrating.

Martins and Milner were s****. Special mentions to Duff and Bramble. Bramble was superb at the back and Duff was the winger we saw at Chelsea/Blackburn. For the first time all season, i was optimistic when he was on the ball.

Harper - 6.

Solano - 7.
Taylor - 7.
Bramble - 9.
Babayaro - 6.

Milner - 5.
Butt - 6.
Dyer - 6.
Duff - 7.

Martins - 6.
Sibierski - 6.

No wonder they flogged him for £5m then.

First-half diagnosis?

Controlled the game - did nothing spectacular but didn't shoot ourselves in the foot

Second-half diagnosis?

Built on the first half and battered them for most of the second half, barring the abberation of their goal


Full-time diagnosis?

Potential banana skin hurdled fairly painlessly - so far. Just waiting to see who turns up sick tomorrow

Star man for United?

Wasn't really any individual who stood out for me.  Bramble had a good game, Martins showed some good strength and industry, Duff had one of his best games since August, Babayaro had a (mostly) solid game (see below) , Dyer looked good at times.


Worst United player?

Again, not really anybody I would put down for overall poor play.  Butt couldn't play his normal game after being booked early on, Milner had fits and starts, Babayaro should have been shot for giving the free kick away.

Opposition comment?

Looked like most of the teams we have played in the earlier stages of the Intertoto / UEFA - barely First Division at best.

Toon-pros?

Tie should be over really.  Didn't have to bust a gut to win this one and we now have a week off.

Toon-cons?

That goal.  As long as we a) give away stupid free kicks like that and the b) completely fail to defend against the free kicks away fans are still going to tell us that we 'never win f*ck all'.  Which we should sing back 'we always win f*ck all really!

Post-match feelings?

Job done, wasn't too painfull to watch

If Duff plays like that every single game, i'll be a very, very happy man.