Man Utd (away)
11 Sept 2021, lost 1-4
Expectations were subterranean, and the final result was depressingly familiar, but for an hour at least we played better than expected. As always, TF’s team of writers were on hand to provide an unrivalled range and quality of fan-led match coverage, from our previews to the match report from Old Trafford.
Vox Pop – TF writers give their verdict on defeat at Man U … and Bruce!
Atrocity Exhibition… First things first - Steve Bruce should NOT be relieved of his duties for overseeing an all too predictable and utterly expected 1-4 reverse at the hands of a team that has spunked over £400m on its playing squad over the past three seasons. Any...
Podcast: Newcastle United ship four goals at Man United leaving Steve Bruce on the brink
Alex Hurst hosts Norman Riley and Pete Davey to discuss another defeat as United slip to 19th in the table. The lads talk through A performance that was maybe better than expected and didn't deserve that scoreline Why in the grander scheme of things, that doesn't...
Player ratings: Manchester United 4 Newcastle United 1
Sadly the following player ratings have been heavily influenced by local journalists putting a negative slant on things. These player ratings are absolutely not the result of a fan going to match and standing in the away end forming opinions for himself based on what...
Match Report & FT Reactions from the away end – MUFC 4 Newcastle United 1
For six full minutes all was utterly glorious. A rapid counterattack saw the ball fed to Javier Manquillo overlapping on the right who lashed the ball past De Gea as if he was Shearer in his pomp. Cue bedlam. After all the miserable, grinding pessimism and emptiness...
Pre-match Presser: Bruce sets expectations for his “enjoyable” return home
While the attention of the football world was focused on the return of a Man United legend from Portugal, for some inexplicable reason the man himself had to field questions about Cristiano Ronaldo at his pre-match presser today. Hastily zipping up his training top to...
Vox Pop – TF writers on United’s visit to Old Trafford!
Money Changes Everything… “Green and gold until the club is sold”… That was a phrase I heard (or maybe saw?) from one Manchester United fan this week in an apparent protest at what The Glazers ‘Have Done’ (ahem) to his club – I nearly spat my coffee out across my...