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Sunday Dugout Discussion

15 April 2012 1914 comments
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With their city rivals making a statement at Carrow Road yesterday, the Sunday Dugout Discussion opens to see if league leaders Manchester United can hold their nerve and restore a five point lead at home to Aston Villa. It’s the only Premier League game taking place today, and the team news for the encounter is in…

Man United XI: De Gea, Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Young, Welbeck, Rooney.

Villa XI: Given, Hutton, Collins, Baker, Lichaj, Bannan, Ireland, Clark, Gardner, Weimann, Agbonlahor.

As expected, Sir Alex Ferguson restores Paul Scholes to his starting line-up in place of Ryan Giggs. There’s also recalls for Rafael and Danny Welbeck, with Phil Jones and Javier Hernandez dropping to the bench.

Alex McCleish is without the injured duo of Stephen Warnock and Chris Herd, so there are starts for both Gary Gardner and Ciaran Clark.

The Dugout Discussion chatroom can be accessed right here, and will remain open the duration of today’s football, including the FA Cup tie between Tottenham and Chelsea.

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  1. bmb100
    14 years, 6 months ago

    The sad thing is we have probably been watching 3 of England's main front 4 struggle to take apart the likes of Villa, QPR, Wigan and Fulham in the last few weeks.

    What chance do we stand against Europe's finest?

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    1. Kagawa-san-mia
      14 years, 6 months ago

      englnd never has chance what have you been smoking

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      1. bmb100
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Not saying we did, it's just depressing when you think about just how bad it's looking.

        Rooney is our 'best' player and having watched him in the last few games the fact we're going to be in such a 'desperate position' without him available just tells us how dire it all is.

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    2. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 6 months ago

      A great chance with our bulldog spirit. All we need is a bit of passion and we'll kick those Spanish fancy dans.

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    3. Somalion
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I'd be concerned about the English middle too. The Lampard/Gerrard issue needs sorting.

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      1. itstimmehc
        14 years, 6 months ago

        On current form i wouldnt have gerrard anywhere near the team...and have Lampard maybe on the bench perhaps?

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        1. Somalion
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah I wouldn't have either of them starting, certainly not together because they play very poorly together.

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      2. bmb100
        14 years, 6 months ago

        And then there's the sticky situation in the defence with Terry/Ferdinand.

        Having Parker in there though is a positive.

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        1. Somalion
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Parker is a plus, like him as a player. Yeah a lot of English woes need ironing out. Meanwhile in Ireland we're trying to convince out idiot manager that McLean should be there.

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  2. Acquafresca
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else not convinced by Rooney's first half performance?

    I'm strongly considering Aguero or Tevez in for him now..

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    1. Somalion
      14 years, 6 months ago

      As am I.

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    2. bmb100
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Yep, unless he goes crazy second half he's a dead cert to go. Can only seem to score from the spot these days.

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  3. mikess
    14 years, 6 months ago

    i ditched Young as I thought he was a big risk and used cash for Aguero. Keep him quiet villa. Swing n roundabouts

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    1. Microcuts
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I did exactly the same. Swapped him for Sess.

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      1. itstimmehc
        14 years, 6 months ago

        big mistake 😛

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  4. rasher
    14 years, 6 months ago

    any team news for chelsea spurs game?

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  5. afcblegend
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Welbeck has the worst celebration I've ever seen

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    1. kaz 96
      14 years, 6 months ago

      not watching the game but i bet he again did that wannabe gerrard thingy

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  6. kaz 96
    14 years, 6 months ago

    2 freebies, team linked, suggest a trannie

    PLEASE...

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    1. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Dame Edna

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    2. Somalion
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Eddie Izzard

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      1. FF Dirtbag
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Copycat.

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  7. Sleep Talk
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Looking good so far!

    Here's some half-time entertainment for you all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=316AzLYfAzw
    Just saw it myself, incredible commercial! 😀

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 6 months ago

      😆

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  8. super711
    14 years, 6 months ago

    http://i41.tinypic.com/157oj15.jpg
    this angle shows a .......

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      14 years, 6 months ago

      lol what an embarrassment.

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    2. Somalion
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Show the other angle where he clearly clips his angle, you know if you want an impartial comparison.

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      1. MAD
        14 years, 6 months ago

        http://www.soccerclips.net/videos/man-u-1-0-aston-villa-rooney-pen

        good angle at 1:07, it's more young clipping the defenders angle lol 😀

        how about you try to be impartial in this one?

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        1. Somalion
          14 years, 6 months ago

          I am being impartial. I've been saying that the QPR one definitely was a dive with no foul. This is one with a foul. First contact is the defender. Second one is young making contact with him. First contact is still a foul. Don't like how Young acted at all, dislike him as a player but it was contact in the box off the ball and in front of the ref.

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          1. MAD
            14 years, 6 months ago

            seriously, watch that clip at 1:07 and tell me where the first contact is? it's young stepping on the defenders toes and then throwing himself...

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            1. Somalion
              14 years, 6 months ago

              First one is Young's right foot which is clipped, not standing on his toes. Second one is his left foot kicking his leg which was Young's fault.

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      2. The3rdTurd
        14 years, 6 months ago

        The contact isn't the reason people are talking about it. It can be both a valid penalty and at the same time a blatant dive by Young.

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        1. Somalion
          14 years, 6 months ago

          I've been saying that though? It was a penalty but blatant acting by Young.

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    3. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Cheat

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  9. Doctor X
    14 years, 6 months ago

    How many goals has Shrek scored from penalties this season?

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    1. kaz 96
      14 years, 6 months ago

      don't exactly remember but i think 6, he's missed a couple too

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    2. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      14 years, 6 months ago

      9

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      1. Kagawa-san-mia
        14 years, 6 months ago

        6, commentator jus said it

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  10. mouldy_uk
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Any chance Tevez will be rotated for the last few games?

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  11. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Why has every team the last month just sat back against Utd?

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    1. Kirby
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Except Wigan 😉

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Exactly!

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    2. Chazza
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Love it, but when Wigan show the way forward...

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    3. Syd.
      14 years, 6 months ago

      because the referee has either awarded a penalty against them or sent a player off... no point when you are playing against 12 men all the time

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    4. @ImpressiveTackl
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Theyre being pinned back you hater.

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  12. Holy See
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Rooney's got a fine head of hair now in fairness. Swapped it for his football talent by the looks of today's proceedings.

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  13. I taught Ashley Young how t…
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Video reviews would stop diving because players would be scared to get found out during a game!

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  14. Abominable Snowy84
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Anybody considering getting rid of Rooney are foolish.
    With all the diving pens man u get all i see are points.

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 6 months ago

      looks like that's the only way he's getting on the scoresheet.

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    2. SouthCoastSaint
      14 years, 6 months ago

      lots of shots off target hopefully mean Welbeck bonus!

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  15. Rinseboy
    14 years, 6 months ago

    what was Tevez like at this stage of last season? Did he go on runs of scoring?!

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    1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      14 years, 6 months ago

      He was awesome throughout. I remember the last game he got a 2 pointer though

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    2. @ImpressiveTackl
      14 years, 6 months ago

      A focused Tevez is an awesome player and FPL prospect.

      Still a scumbag though.

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      1. Syd.
        14 years, 6 months ago

        +99

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  16. Wild Card this!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Who's do you think guys will collect more points until the end of the season - Tevez or Aguero?

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    1. Tim Canterbury
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Rooney

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    2. @ImpressiveTackl
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Tevez IMO.

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    3. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 6 months ago

      RvP

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    4. The Finnisher
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Aguero.
      There, 2 possible answers, 4 different ones.

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    5. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Bendtner

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  17. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 6 months ago

    As expected, Drogba starts. Torres rested for Barca 🙂

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    1. rasher
      14 years, 6 months ago

      have u got the lineups??

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      1. rasher
        14 years, 6 months ago

        have it below!

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    2. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Would have thought they would prefer to challenge barca

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  18. @ImpressiveTackl
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Wow, so many Utd haters on here today. They're playing awesome, just need to polish up on the finishing.

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Wouldn't go that far, a dive for a pen and a baffling piece of defending.

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
        14 years, 6 months ago

        You arsenal fans, is City all of your second teams? Is it because they buy all your players?

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        1. Drip Doctor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          14 years, 6 months ago

          No, i couldn't give two turtle shits who wins the league out of you two. I just don't think you've been "awesome"

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    2. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      14 years, 6 months ago

      +1

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    3. Chazza
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Get Chicha on for that!

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    4. The Finnisher
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Dominating them, but you need a striker to lead the line properly IMO.

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
        14 years, 6 months ago

        ^ this more balanced view FTW.

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  19. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I miss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at United 🙁

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    1. FF Dirtbag
      14 years, 6 months ago

      van Nisterooy ... What a poacher.

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  20. Demí
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Spurs: Cudicini-Walker Gallas King AEkotto-Lennon Parker Modric Bale-vdVaart-Adebayor

    Chelsea: Cech- Bosingwa Luiz Terry Cole-Mikel Lampard-Ramires Mata Kalou- Drogba

    Oh dear Ashley Young!....

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    1. Kirby
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers Demi.

      Time to check on Ade and Bale 😀

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    2. Fray Bentos
      14 years, 6 months ago

      do these come to you as some sort of premonition?

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    3. Declan
      14 years, 6 months ago

      no Friedel

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    4. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 6 months ago

      No Cahill

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  21. LaLaLand
    14 years, 6 months ago

    We need a huge squad overhaul in the summer if we ever want to win the champions league
    The league we could probably win every year if we continue getting decision like we have bee for the past 2 seasons

    Rooney isnt the player the media make him out to be and the likes of Nani Young are very inconsistent
    Valenica is our best player by a country mile and need to work out how to involve him more

    Evra Ferdinand are getting worse every season

    We need new fulllbacks still undecided on the twins defending ability against good wingers
    New centre mids Carrick is still largely anonymous and uninfluential and we cant rely on Scholes and Giggs next season

    And another top striker Welbeck and hernandez are nowhere near good enough for United

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    1. Abominable Snowy84
      14 years, 6 months ago

      A couple refs in the pocket and ye should be fine.

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    2. kaz 96
      14 years, 6 months ago

      valenica? howard webb will find that offensive

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    3. Somalion
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Sell Rooney, sell Young, buy a central midfielder, buy a better striker (RVP will do nicely) get Vidic back to strengthen up the backs, give Fabio some time in Evra's position (he's much better than Rafa), Rio isn't too bad, Hernandez is a good striker just needs more time, sell Welbeck and another young striker in.

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    4. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Now, tell my why United are winning gold or being in the top 3 every year? Because they are a collective of players. Not players.

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  22. crystalpalaceRus
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Can anyone see Valencia being subbed off for Nani at some point today

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    1. Bøwstring The Carp
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Hope not. Hope Ferg punishes Young for diving

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  23. Davido989
    14 years, 6 months ago

    That dumb Utd fan holding a poster saying 'Why always we?', doesn't make sense. Epic failure of trying to impersonate Balotelli. Go get schooled.

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    1. Chazza
      14 years, 6 months ago

      "Epic failure of trying to impersonate Balotelli" is not a sentence. Some people really do need to get schooled.

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      1. Davido989
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Go diving dude, at Old Trafford of course.

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      2. Bøwstring The Carp
        14 years, 6 months ago

        If you wanna be technical neither is yours. You can't predicate that something 'is not' something - negative existentials

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    2. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Lol

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  24. rasher
    14 years, 6 months ago

    bosingwa and luiz starting..im backin spurs 🙂

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  25. Tommytour
    14 years, 6 months ago

    People going for Tevez/Aguero is it for wol or the season?

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Going for Tevez for the rest of the season.

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      1. anish10
        14 years, 6 months ago

        who for ? rooney?

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    2. Davido989
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I've got Aguero for the season. Man City vs Qpr gw38 has Aguero 50 goals waiting 😉

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    3. The Finnisher
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Got Aguero a few weeks ago, had plannned for WBA nor wol, but 29-31 points in those first two making it hard. Will see how he goes vs Wolves first 🙂

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    4. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Thinking to bring one of them for the rest of season...just don't know which one...undecided.

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  26. Rebellion
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Just saw Young replay again! Feel sick, very sick, they're ruining the game these fu*kin cheats!

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    1. Syd.
      14 years, 6 months ago

      it's up to the FA to do something about it....

      don't hold your breathe

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      1. The Nuts
        14 years, 6 months ago

        It could be argued that Young committed the foul by standing on the defender'd foot. Yorke is a tw@t if he can't see that Young is a cheat of the lowest order.......

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  27. NATSTER
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Umm.. Both United goals came from the left in 1st half. Hope the game switch to another side in 2nd half.

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    1. Chazza
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I'm sure it will when Nani comes on for Valencia.

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      1. crystalpalaceRus
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Probably.

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        1. NATSTER
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Too bad.. for Valencia owners. 🙁

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  28. I taught Ashley Young how t…
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Thing with Suarez is he is a cheater but he admits it. Young however continues to defend himself. P.S Drogba doesnt dive anymore and I'm a UNited fan admitting that

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    1. boc610
      14 years, 6 months ago

      dwight york kept a straight face saying all that..i woulnt have been able.fair play.

      for shame young.for shame....

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  29. rasher
    14 years, 6 months ago

    gonna bring in given for sorenson who of course doesnt play

    villa 2 home games, think ill captin him to nothing lose as chasing hopefully he saves a peno or 2 🙂

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  30. Davido989
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Hope Chelsea win, we'll stand little chance against Spurs in the final.

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    1. kaz 96
      14 years, 6 months ago

      true that, want spurs to go through though
      terry or gerrard holding a trophy is unbearable

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