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!
Also I swear we have been stuck in this exact game for the entire season. If we ever manage to hold on after equalizing I will blow a gasket
Maguire played his ass off, deserved MOTM, pleased for the guy.
Maguire’s win percentage 📈
🗿📈
Harry “Poatan” Maguire
Adesanya was in the stands to support Sheffield
Dragged down by the Maguire
Extremely wasteful from United in the final 10 minutes. Lacking the fundamentals of football, fucking up 3v2 counterattacks and being offside in almost every attack.
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
One convincing performance…that’s all I ask for
If Maguire had started the season, Man United would have more points. Absolutely criminal that Ten Hag persisted with Martinez and then Lindelof over him.
McAtee, Hamer and Archer will be playing in the Premier League next season whatever happens.
Relax mate maguire in this game alone gave sheffield some of their best attacks from balls he gave away.
He deserves to be starting ahead of lindalof but this idea that he is changing any of the losses weve had to wins or draws is just beyond false
Lol just missing a proper LB and United were already struggled, not even a proper counter in last 10’. Imagine if more injuries would come.
Not even a proper counter? What?
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.
Set flairs off at 2-1 up btw
The celebration police are back. Imagine being happy the team you’ve travelled to watch are winning. Madness.
The NEW new new new new new new new worst game ever
Imagine if we made a midfield substitution before conceding. What a day that would be
Another emphatic, commanding win. What crisis?
Well it has to be said that that was certainly one of the football games that took place this weekend.
insane that united are only 6 points off city given how truly awful they’ve been this season
It’s only 9 games.
Nothing iNsAnE.
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
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
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
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."
Tbf it’s kinda hard to build a significant lead after only 9 games.