Hello all my fellow football heads
Hopefully, those of you who endured Sunday’s huge one at Old Trafford have had time to reflect, calm down and get back to work!
I must say to Ricky and Scala, Jerome, Brendon, Paul and all the good people I know that support United, “sorry guys, that must have been a tough one”.
To the rest of you, what the f*** did you expect?
And to all of you Liverpool fans out there, “not the best day at the office”.
United looked the better side for the best part of the first half, playing the ball around a bit quicker than usual and pushing forward, which was to be expected given the absolute necessity of an improved performance against the enemy.
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp was more than aware of what to expect and set his side up unusually deep, preferring not to commit too much up front.
But as has been the case week-in-week-out, United’s ability to sustain momentum was again highlighted as Liverpool gradually found their stride.
It wasn’t a good display from the visiting side and it took around 80 minutes before we caught a glimpse of the free-flowing football that has hallmarked their "return".
I felt a million hearts sink as Adam Lallana found himself alone, net open and ball
perfectly at his feet.
It looked like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s soul vaporised like a silent fart, as the realisation that a dream afternoon was just to be another cruel day in his short and inadequate career at Old Trafford.
I was tempted to stick a few Rand on a live bet as Liverpool looked likely to nick it with five minutes additional time on the clock.
It wasn’t to be, and for all the neutrals out there like me, a good result in the end.
It leaves United just two points off the relegation zone and Liverpool’s lead at the top cut by two points.
ANOTHER MISERABLE RESULT: United boss Solskjaer. Picture: Jon Super/AP.
It was another weekend of VAR controversy, although I agreed with both calls regarding the disallowed goals at Old Trafford.
But discussing each one is just pointless, like an ongoing scratched record.
VAR is with us, we’re gonna have unexplainable decisions every week and we’ve just got to live with it.
YOUNG BLUE BLOODS: Chelsea take on Ajax next. Picture: David Klein/Reuters.
Champions League football (and Thursday night stuff) is back this week and a couple of interesting fixtures, with the pick of the bunch, Chelsea away at Ajax.
Two young attacking sides, with the Blues desperate for three points.
And back in the Premier League this weekend another attention-grabbing game on Sunday as Liverpool travel to Tottenham.
It’s a similar type scenario again for the title-chasing Reds, Spurs floundering and having to put in a big performance at home to appease the crowd and critics.
With another k@k week and four injured players in my Fantasy League squad, who said being a coach was an easy job?