Jim D

So scrappy, 30mins of pure intensity..

Mancs winning the battle in midfield at the moment, winning the 2nd balls.

Mancs team Van de Sar Brown Evra Ferdinand Vidic Ronaldo Giggs Anderson Hargreaves Tevez Rooney

We are unchanged from the game against Marseille... Reina Arbeloa Carra Hyypia Riise Benayoun Gerrard Mascherano Kewell Kuyt Torres

Well we have in the 1981 European Cup Final, Barney Rubble anyone? But as Big Wayne points out we've never played them at the Bernabeu or at Anfield in a competitive game. I would like either Real for the above reason or Inter simply so we can get revenge for that 1965 Semi-Final defeat where they cheated us out of winning the European Cup for the first time.

Marseille used all their subs!

Unnecessary free kick conceded from Riise there! Stupid challenge, pressure still on, corner to them. The ref is gradually turning into a Homer......wait a minute, free kick to us 20 yards out

Should have seen AT LEAST 2 bookings already for Marseille players!

Like I said we will play worse this season and win, I don't think we were that bad but the only thing I can question about Rafa is not so much his rotation but he seems to have a habit of playing players out of position or playing players that are not on their game. Sissoko's inclusion can only be justified to combat Reading's physical approach but you've got Mascherano beside him. Is it another case of Rafa worrying about the opposition rather than let them worry about us. Voronin is another strange one, I don't know where he plays now!

Yes and in the past five games we've been rotating but no one was complaining about it then. One team selection later and everyone is jumping on the rotation bandwagon again. We will play worse than that this season and win, like I said in the match thread it just wasn't our day, everything went against us. Less I say about the officials the better.

Everything has gone Reading's way today, absolutely everything. Refeering decisions, run of the ball in every aspect, despite the team selection this game could have been won many times over. Sometimes it just isn't your day and today is one of those days. Reina hasn't had to make a single save all game, their goalkeeper has made countless saves and the woodwork more than once has saved them. The ref was a total homer and I wouldn't be surprised if he wore a Manchester United shirt underneath his jersey. He had a SHOCKER, that stonewall penalty we should have had at 1-1 was the big decision and ultimately it has cost us the game.

I wouldn't say they are a one man team because they have good players all over the park but they are heavily reliant on Ronaldo to create chances and to nick the odd goal now and then. Defensively they are sound but you just wonder if Ronaldo was out for a run of games through injury would they be able to break down teams and score as many goals as they do with him in the side. The title race this season is going to be tight and I can see it going down to the last game. One or two major injuries to KEY players from any of the top 4 sides could be the difference between losing and winning the league, that is how close it is going to be.

Be 1-0 to the Mancs, goal in the last ten minutes.

Interesting to see the Mancs struggle like they did at the beginning of the season. During that time they were both missing Rooney and Ronaldo and here today they were missing again and the Mancs struggled. Does this show the Mancs rely on them heavily or the fact that their squad doesn't have strength in depth?

City's home record is outstanding, shame Reading couldn't hold them out, no matter City won't be in the mix come May.

4 mins of Fergie time.

Here he is in all his glory....

Evra seems to have some immunity from receiving a yellow card, thats twice now hes gone through Davies.

and Ronaldo......hope Ferguson's decision to rest both will come back and bite him on the a***....still a long way to go.

Totally, today's game is still showing our wastefulness in front of goal and that is a major concern. Thankfully Newcastle are that bad, imagine if we were blowing these chances with the scoreline still 0-0 or 1-0.

He is becoming a liability.

Confirmed, no changes from the game against Besiktas.

Does that statement mean the number of goals scored away by the teams playing against each other or across the whole group? So eg 0-1 1-0 Results would be the same number of away goals scored so goes to point d), which is why that 8-0 scoreline could be important. A 0-1 2-1 would put us through?

Fantastic Football!

What has changed? It is great to see us passing the ball along the floor with players moving off the ball. Case now of closing the game out.