Not unexpected. Celtic is on an entirely different level than all the other teams in their league. Maybe they should consider switching to the PL instead.

2nd half from ManUtd vs ManCity seemed pretty weak honestly compared to the first one.

Faruko

Chile34173 Posts

September 10 2016 13:26 GMT

#511

I think clattenburg missed a bravo penalty tbh

Dante08

Singapore4189 Posts

September 10 2016 13:26 GMT

#512

Tale of 2 halves.. not sure what United were doing in the first half seriously. Oh well it was a good game. City look really good after the first game actually

Faruko

Chile34173 Posts

September 10 2016 13:30 GMT

#513

The moment united tried to do damage they did a lot, City will have big problems in UCL when teams arent afraid of controlling the ball

Liquid`Drone

Norway28910 Posts

September 10 2016 13:33 GMT

#514

great game! city's first half was absolutely stellar and should worry united, if you disregard bravo and a bit of stones it was one of the best halves I've seen from a PL team. But the second half showed that united is competitive, even if they didn't get any equalizer. City overall the best team anyway, so the victory was deserved.

City seems like a way more varied team than pep bayern or barca, dunno if that's guardiola being pragmatic with the players he has, or some evolution in attitude, or the players not having learned the skillsets required for more full blown tiki taka, but either way I thought it was very entertaining.

Elentos

55594 Posts

September 10 2016 13:38 GMT

#515

I think it's mostly Pep realizing that with the team he has, full blown tiki taka isn't an option yet.

evilfatsh1t

Australia8930 Posts

September 10 2016 13:39 GMT

#516

i dont think this game is a good basis to judge how good the teams were. the first half city dominated us, but truthfully speaking we had lingard and mhki showing some of the worst individual performances ive ever seen in a man utd player for years. they probably had a 10% pass completion rate combined. a championship team would have run us over with the way those 2 were playing.
once we changed our shape and the players on the 2nd half we were back in the game but we also had help from bravo and his barthez moments so overall the bad performances by players in the game made their marks.
gotta say de bruyne ran circles around us though

Elentos

55594 Posts

September 10 2016 13:43 GMT

#517

10 minutes into this day of Bundesliga and there's already a goal, a yellow card and two player substitutions. Oh this is gonna be good.

Faruko

Chile34173 Posts

September 10 2016 13:45 GMT

#518

I think Mourinho still has problems finding his starting XI, the second half got a glimpse to it and the level was much higher.

Welp, United is playing much better than with LvG at least lol, and while City has good level and itll probably be more than enough for the premier league + Show Spoiler +

(which honestly, even Celta de Vigo would be more than enough, but it does seems to be rising ! so thats great for England)

im not sure it would be more than enough for Europe, which im pretty sure IS THE REASON for Guardiola to be in MCity, to win the champions league

Faruko

Chile34173 Posts

September 10 2016 13:52 GMT

#519

By the way, Rashford has the level to even be on England Starting XI, if that guy keeps his head cool, keeps training and all that... he might be the next england star honestly

sharkie

Austria18762 Posts

September 10 2016 13:59 GMT

#520

On September 10 2016 21:01 Pandemona wrote:
Miki has been awful for Yanited so far, long way to go this season of course but he has started his career off very poorly.

What do you expect from a lesser kagawa?