Great start from Ireland. His passing is super crisp and he's dispossessing them all over the pitch, making Silva and Toure look like fools.
Damn, close from benteke.
TBH we should have scored there. If that rebound had been blasted into the net as opposed to into one of their players, I can't see a reasonable case for offside against Benteke.
Stevens has started wobbly. Muscled off the ball on a corner to nearly give them a goal, and just now collided with Gabby for a clearance, due to miscommunication.
Funnily enough, among other things it was complaints about the match engine which dissuaded me from getting FM2012 (specifically over-ease of scoring from crosses).It sounds like not only have they not rectified those problems, they've gotten worse.
Who are the bell-ends commentating? One of them just interrupted his own spiel to groan when a Utd pass went astray. Their bias is so transparent it's a **** joke.
Oh man. Benteke made Smalling look like SUCH a clown I almost feel bad. Almost.
Kevin Friend's whistle (the one with the MUFC logo on) must have been broken.
"Scholes is having to work much harder now, because Ireland is working hard."
This is what I like about our midfield with him in it, his reputation as a milquetoast is unfair.
This is one game where I'm advocating lots of hoofball. Gabby and Benteke are the most reassuring things about this team right now and the more we can get them on the ball, the better, even if it bypasses our midfield, which is lightweight.