Anglo-American, Manchester United vs. Sunderland (Mon Jan 06) Manchester United | Sunderland 4-4-2 T | 5-4-1 C Tom Wright | Neil Stockley | D_de_Gea GK | GK M_Neuer B_Kamara DF | DF P_Retsos R_Varane DF | DF Gabriel G_Arana DF | DF N_Sule A_Tameze DF | DF Maicon P_Pogba MF | DF A_Grimaldo A_Januzaj MF | MF S_Berge S_Kagawa MF | MF J_Ward-Prowse T_Alcantara MF | MF S_Bergwijn A_Yarmolenko FW | MF Paulinho A_Martial FW | FW M_Icardi | D_Henderson SUB | SUB M_Vorm S_Heathcote SUB | SUB J_Young M_Rojo SUB | SUB L_Gooch E_Lamela SUB | SUB J_Sherman U_Enes SUB | SUB A_Nelson Min. 2 :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse with the heel pass to M_Icardi ... P_Pogba wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 5 :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse hoists the ball across to M_Icardi ... Good sliding challenge from B_Kamara and it had to be Min. 9 :(sun) M_Icardi sidesteps A_Yarmolenko ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... M_Icardi hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... D_de_Gea with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 10 :(mnu) A defence splitting pass from T_Alcantara to A_Yarmolenko ... S_Bergwijn leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That’s a bad foul!! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 12 :(sun) Gabriel plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Icardi decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... But B_Kamara clears the ball to safety Min. 13 :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... M_Icardi receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_Icardi has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... D_de_Gea makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 14 :(mnu) S_Kagawa with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Martial gets on the end of the pass ... A_Martial tries one from the edge of the box ! ... M_Neuer manages to turn it behind ... CORNER! ... T_Alcantara plays it towards the near post! ... A_Januzaj gets something on it! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork !! ... And goes safely clear! ... M_Neuer never had a chance! Min. 18 :(sun) N_Sule with the first time pass to S_Bergwijn ... S_Bergwijn has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... D_de_Gea makes a difficult save Min. 20 :(sun) P_Retsos is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to S_Bergwijn ... The ball comes in high ... S_Bergwijn beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has D_de_Gea to beat ... He nutmegs D_de_Gea ... D_de_Gea does well to save it !! Min. 23 :(sun) N_Sule jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Grimaldo ... R_Varane with the block Min. 25 :(sun) M_Icardi nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... M_Icardi has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... D_de_Gea gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide !! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 27 :(sun) M_Icardi jumps over A_Tameze's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... But G_Arana sweeps up the threat Min. 30 :(mnu) A_Martial sidesteps P_Retsos ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... Fine tackle by Maicon ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 31 :(sun) S_Berge looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to M_Icardi ... R_Varane clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 32 :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Icardi gets on the end of the pass ... Good sliding challenge from R_Varane and it had to be Min. 33 :(mnu) A_Januzaj runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to T_Alcantara ... T_Alcantara has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... M_Neuer grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boo's surround the stadium!!! Min. 33 :(sun) N_Sule lays the ball back to S_Bergwijn ... A left-footer by S_Bergwijn ! ... D_de_Gea with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 44 :(sun) S_Bergwijn runs at goal ... He spots the run of M_Icardi ... He's played him in ... M_Icardi with a bicycle kick ! ... D_de_Gea can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... D_de_Gea makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 0-0 Sunderland Min. 47 :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse skips the challenge from G_Arana ... J_Ward-Prowse blasts it at the goal ! ... But D_de_Gea reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on D_de_Gea anyway Min. 48 :(mnu) S_Kagawa with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... S_Kagawa gets his head to the ball ! ... M_Neuer saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 50 :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse takes advantage of a mistake by A_Tameze ... He runs towards goal ... A scorcher of a shot from J_Ward-Prowse ! ... D_de_Gea is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 52 :(sun) P_Retsos spots S_Berge who is in acres of space ... S_Berge cracks a laser towards goal ! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 59 :(sun) N_Sule brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Icardi gets on the end of the pass ... Intercepted by T_Alcantara Min. 65 :(sun) There's going to be a change ... A_Nelson will come on for M_Icardi and play FW Min. 65 :(sun) A_Nelson flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... A_Nelson with the crafty shot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... D_de_Gea moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And into the net! ... GOAL !! ... Sunderland go in front now with that goal! ... Manchester United 0-1 Sunderland ... Min. 69 :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to A_Nelson ... A_Nelson hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... GOAL !! ... What a cheeky finish! ... The Sunderland fans sing his praises! ... Manchester United 0-2 Sunderland ... Min. 70 :(sun) L_Gooch comes on for S_Bergwijn and takes up a MF role Min. 71 :(sun) Paulinho looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Nelson ... A_Nelson with his head down lets it go ! ... But D_de_Gea is equal to it Min. 72 :(sun) J_Ward-Prowse takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Berge ... R_Varane gets to the ball first Min. 76 :(sun) A_Grimaldo retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... P_Retsos latches onto the end of it ... P_Retsos sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... But it goes just over Min. 80 :(sun) A_Nelson with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past A_Tameze ... A glorious effort by A_Nelson ! ... D_de_Gea parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(sun) A_Nelson rushes through the defence ... B_Kamara reads the situation well and wins the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford Attendance : 69,398 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Alcantara Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Nelson (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Nelson (65,69) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Bergwijn (10) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Sunderland Attempts on Goal : 4 | 15 Off target : 2 | 5 On target : 2 | 10 Possession : 26 | 74 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 2 | 9 Key Tackles : 10 | 1 Key Passes : 3 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 0 - 2 Sunderland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_de_Gea GK 31 2 2 2 24 | 92 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 B_Kamara DF 1 28 13 2 24 | 92 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 R_Varane DF 2 27 10 2 25 | 92 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 G_Arana DF 1 27 13 2 23 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Tameze DF 1 25 6 2 30 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Pogba MF 2 2 28 5 21 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Januzaj MF 2 4 28 13 27 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 S_Kagawa MF 3 4 27 13 24 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 T_Alcantara MF 1 2 26 13 25 | 92 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 1 A_Yarmolenko FW 1 4 14 26 20 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Martial FW 3 2 3 24 26 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 D_Henderson GK 20 2 3 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Heathcote DF 2 25 3 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Rojo DF 3 24 5 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Lamela MF 2 4 26 12 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 U_Enes FW 2 1 3 23 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Neuer GK 29 2 3 3 24 | 92 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 P_Retsos DF 1 28 13 2 24 | 92 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 20 1 Gabriel DF 3 24 4 2 25 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 N_Sule DF 1 25 9 3 27 | 92 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 Maicon DF 2 24 2 3 22 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Grimaldo DF 2 25 2 3 24 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_Berge MF 1 6 27 3 25 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 27 3 23 | 92 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 78 4 S_Bergwijn MF 1 10 26 13 25 | 71 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 7 6 Paulinho MF 2 3 26 2 24 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 8 M_Icardi FW 1 2 4 26 24 | 66 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 M_Vorm GK 24 2 3 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Young DF 2 24 10 1 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Gooch MF 2 3 25 3 23 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sherman MF 2 1 25 5 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Nelson FW 2 2 3 24 21 | 26 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 8 8 60 1578335381 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35