Man of the Match - game 6 - Manchester United - Home - PL

[Woo]

1. Riera

2. Mascherano

3. Carragher

[AngryOfTuebrook]

1 Alonso

2 Mascherano

3 Babel/Riera/Kuyt/Benayoun.... In fact, all of them. I love them and, yes, I would take it fudgewise if they so demanded.

[Redexile]

1. Xabi - by some distance, for me. He was utterly imperious and bossed The Mancs from start to finish.

2. The Chief - made up for the mare he had (and knew he'd had) for his mate's goal.

3. Dirk - much more at home in the middle where his strengths are maximised and his weaknesses diminished. OK, so he could have scored, but he literally bullied their centre halves today and the pull back for Babel's goal was great.

I would swap 1 & 2 around but otherwise agree with all you've written. Riera had one of the better debuts I've seen in a red shirt and if he continues will prove to be the bargain of the season.

[robbiefowler9]

1. Rafa- fair play to the tactics. Went out for the win and it worked.

2. Kuyt- Brilliant assist and two grea efforts that both could've been goals.

3. Everyone else- brilliant team performance and I loved Jamie's celebrations at the final whistle.

[Kurt]

This one is difficult as so many played their parts. Mascherano was brilliant, but still fault for their goal. I believe Alonso was overrun early on, but he was brilliant in the second when we really took control of the ball and the match. Yossi also played well, and with at least one natural winger so stretch the defence, it made it made more space for Yossi to run into. Oh, and lets not forget he crocked Carrick. Both Kuyt and Keane worked incredible hard, but guilty of some poor finishing. The back 4 all played well. Arbeloa started off very good, while Aurelio was strong in the second, and Babel deserves praise for how he changed the game, taking the piss out of Wes Brown.

 

In the end i`ll go for

 

Mascherano

Alonso

Riera

 

Riera isn`t really quick. But when you have such a good first touch you are given more time to pick a pass, and you can take advantage of the space early. Looks like a player.

[Red Nick]

1 Arbeloa, his best game in an LFC shirt

2 Masher

3 Carra

[Ted]

Mascherano

Riera

Kuyt

 

Honourables for Xabi, Carra and Keane.

[Hooch]

Mascherano

Alonso

Carra

 

Yeah that.

[Dougie Do'ins]

Mascherano

 

Kuyt

 

Riera

 

Apart from the result a couple of other positives today.

 

(1) Coming from a goal down to win.

 

(2) Its not often it happens but nobody had a bad game today and we made the mancs look very ordinary.

[stringvest]

Riera

Mascherano

Alonso

[dave u]

Mascherano

Alonso

Kuyt

 

With Riera and Carra running them very close.

[ratcatcher]

Alonso

Mascherano

Skrtel

 

But a lot of other players were very close.

[Dirk]

Mascherano

Kuyt

Alonso

[Baresi]

Kuyt

Mascherano

Riera

 

and a special mention to Babel who looked full of confidence after his goal

 

Seconded.

[RedKnight]

Mascherano

Alonso

Riera (because it was his debut)

[xabi400]

1.Mascherano

2.Kuyt

3.Skrtel

[SCOUSE TAPAS]

The chief

 

Dirk Dastardly

 

Xabi

[Scott_M]

1) Masch

2) Dirk

3) Skretel

 

PS - Apart from his finishing, I thought Keane was excellent

[snez1]

Kuyt

Masch

Riera

[Stott]

1 Kuyt

2 Mascherano

3 Aurelio

[sir roger]

Masch

Riera

Kuyt

[andy8ball]

1. Alonso - thought he looked back to his best. Took him and Masch 10 mins to get hold of the game but once they had it they never let it go.

2. The Chief - don't you just love him?

3. Dirk - ran his bollocks off again and never let Ja Ja and Vidic settle. Looked much better in the centre than on the right.

 

Honorable mentions for Riera who looked useful on his debut, and Babel for a great cameo.

[Punchy]

What a display, well overdue

 

1. Masch

2. Alonso

3. Riera ..... just pipped the rest of the team.

[Torvald Utne]

1. Kuty Kuyt

2. Keane

3. Mascherano

 

the game was won by hard work today and these 3 worked the hardest.

 

honourable mentions for arbeloa, aurelio and riera.

[Sangria]

Mascherano

Kuyt

Alonso

 

The whole fucken team well in redmen.