I thought Rashford was brilliant today, looked dangerous and inventive every time he touched the ball and made some great movement off the ball. Shout out to Valencia who had a really good game and also played in a few low. hard crosses (one led to a goal) like he used to back in the day. Martial was quiet, Rooney did well and at last showed some drive, Smalling had a terrible game. I love the FA Cup and am over the moon tonight (the normal one, not City's ****ty blue one), roll on next season and let's start doing what we should.
Atleast we've got something to smile about this season, even if it has lost some of its importance down the years. Still won more than all our other main rivals this season. Pleased for LVG too, if it's to be his last game, then atleast he can go out with his head held high.
The city/pellegrini option would have been disastrous. A lame duck manager with the squad not playing for him anymore. Well done United and LVG. A show of class and dignity.
Rashford was our best player no doubt. Pleased for Carrick. If he's leaving then it's a fitting end to an illustrious career for a longstanding servant to the club
Yep, the man at least deservers that after his career. Pity the news came out today, some bastard journo wanting to spoil his day.
He certainly wasn't a liability, he played well. All game really. He/they took it by the scruff of the heck when down to ten men when I honestly thought we'd play for penalties. Shame we didn't have that attitude more often during the season.
Nice touch from Rooney too, wouldn't lift the cup on his own but made Carrick lift it with him. Could be many reasons for this, captain and vice captain, only domestic trophy neither have won or Carrick's last game, whichever it was nice to see.
He gave the ball away countless times and one of those led to Smalling's first booking. But agree with the rest, I thought CP would capatalise with their long balls to Bolasie and Zaha without a settled back 4.
United, who rely on luck and money, just won the FA Cup. The winning goal was scored by a local lad who progressed through the academy. Go figure.
That was Carrick's last game for us and he leaves as a legend. Sadly I think he's starting to make the odd mistake as his legs are going BUT he's been ****ing superb for United. Massively underrated player, integral to so much success, wasted by England. I've said it before...when Fergie was the manager, Carrick always played when available. Fergie knew. Great player.
The RS fans are optimistic that their future is bright after losing the Europa final, worsening of their league position and drop in their points total, no European football next season. The United fans are not so positive after winning the FA cup to equal the record of FA wins, get 5th (miss the 4th on goal difference), have a dynamic young striking force and ..replace an unsuitable manager with a new one with a good track record who will have a huge budget to rebuild or strengthen. Go figure
Yeah Carrick has been the best midfielder England have had since Scholes retired, yet hes barely made a squad. People can big up the likes of Lampard and Gerrard as better goal scorers than Carrick, but in terms of actually carrying out the role of a central midfielder Carrick was by far Englands best option. Ashame they underused him so much.
Didn't score enough goals to catch their eye, the England team are a bit like Garth Crooks "team of the week", if you score a goal you get in it
What was so often missed was that he rarely needed to tackle as he read the game so well and it was all about interception. I think it was the fact ppl judged him negatively bcos they didnt see him doing bone crunching tackles that made him so underrated whereas in fact what he was actually doing, was a much harder skill.
