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Of course it was a shot, he had one option in the middle and he was well marked and only about 10 yards ahead of him, there's no way he's played a cross like that to pick out that man.

To be fair Carroll's impact was on the ground that day, not in the air, that was just poor communication between Stephens and Yoshida leaving a massive gap, not a lack of aerial ability.

Have to say he is one of the ones that has come through a tough start and shown his quality elsewhere, finally. Is he this first of our big departures to sign a contract extension with the club he signed for? Or has Lovren had one too?

Think Carrick's return to the side has coincided with their fantastic form, if i remember rightly. Him being out is definitely a plus.

That would be a hell of a miss-hit!

I'm not sure about forcing players to stick around but I think there should be a limit on how much wages can rise on a new contract, maybe a percentage increase or something. I know it'd never happen, but would remove an element of the temptation to move for money, but would probably see more players move for career purposes and football reasons, rather than money.

That's my biggest hatred of United, the embarrassing coverage they get. If Pogba scores, he will have absolutely justified the £89million price tag . The excitement has really hit me this morning though, cannot wait!!

I feel like this slipped under the radar

I have a seat in block 552 seat 364, so i'd say yes! i'm pretty sure when i bought that (today) there was a block available next to it too which was 501 or something.

Sims would be a very good option off the bench, although I agree it'll be difficult to fit him in. If we can though I definitely would!

Somehow got in with an expected time of 4 minutes and got my extra ticket I needed. Keep waiting, people will give up, tickets will get released back in. Good luck!

As above, definitely not Brighton. Went to their game at home to Cardiff two weeks ago and my god it was THE worst atmosphere I have ever witnessed in a professional football ground, truly dreadful. Just a ground full (well, not full, half empty) of neutrals like myself with no songs and no banter. Awful. Also bang average side with a good front line. Newcastle, Huddersfield, Leeds for me. Sheffield Wednesday would be fine too.

I can only imagine how low the uptake is going to be for memberships at the start of next season! Just wait until there's a game you really want 'priority' for and buy one then, and if we don't get to a cup final you've saved yourself £25!

Great post for anyone that missed it - surely the threr in bold are crying out for a Tadic, Bertrand and Gabbiadini number. Nothing major with multiple verses but a better quick and easy singalong chant than the white stripes one being sung about every player on our books. Edit: Also think (if the link works, if not it's 'Follow The Leader') would be great for Maya Yoshida. Chelsea used to do it for Florent Malouda but arguably Maya Yoshida fits better.

I would imagine most people on 4 and even 3 purchased tickets for Arsenal/West Ham to get up to 5, so could well see slow sales. Got a membership on 2 that i'd like to buy for so hopefully it gets to that!

Hesketh, Boufal and Clasie have all scored their first goals for the club in our run to this final, so i'm going with a Cedric, Stephens, Sims or Hojbjerg winner! Also think JWP finally is well worth his place in the team for our next game, would love him to really make a name for himself in the final.

The difference yesterday was someone who can score. All season i've been saying we are not that 'boring' but we can't put it in the net, which obviously is key in terms of entertainment. Yesterday I didn't see us playing any differently to many games this season, the difference is a striker who can make good runs and can finish. Goals = exciting. Quality up front = goals.

Wonder if we'll set up like we did against Liverpool, as in sit deep and soak it all up hoping for a counter attack. Their attacking quality suggests we may, but they're not as vulnerable defensively so one and two man attacks may not have the desired effect like it did at Anfield. Will be interesting.

It always feels like Bertrand should be the next one to leave for some reason, and yet I have this feeling that he's actually more loyal than would be suspected. Could he be one that actually sticks around for a bit? Surely his quality would've been recognised by other clubs by now.

I must say I can't agree. His form was hit and miss last season but I could never fault his workrate, which is one of the attributes that I think separates him from other good players. Hazard for example is fantastic, but doesn't bring exceptional workrate, as many extremely talented players don't. Mane, even when not at his best last season, was normally one of the hardest workers on the pitch in my opinion.

Said to my brother before Mane left that he'll be top 6/7 players in the world within 3 years, phenomenal player, never seen a player stop dead and beat a player so easily.

Puel should've scored that

Yeah sorry that probably came across wrong looking back at it - I meant i'd encourage Hojbjerg to look elsewhere because i don't think he's very good!

I think JWP has finally justified his play the last couple of games, partly due to the competition being so poor but also he's actually done something in a few games

As most of us predicted, lack of games means lack of rotation, so will the players finally take some responsibility if they play **** today or will it all be about Puel again?