Thought United played very well especially considering the terrible heat. Some of the football in the first half was great to watch. Obertan, Welbeck, Cleverley, Carrick involved in some great moves. We were unable to get that killer pass in the final third. Neither Jones or De Gea could've done anything about their goal tbh. Couldn't believe the amount of slag those two were getting on twitter. They both had a very good game. De Gea made a fantastic reflex save to keep us in the game right on half time. Cleverley had a good game i thought, struggled in early stages but after 20mins or so played with more confidence and freedom. Obertan looked very very good. Welbeck also did very well and some of the brilliant piece of skills from him was a joy to watch.
The second half was the same, this time the pressure payed off and the deadlock was broken by a very special move. Great bit of play by Ferdinand and his pass to Rooney was a peach. Rooney''s finish was unerring. Rafael scored 47 seconds after coming on! Great move and he meant that finish from that impossible angle. It is not impossible if you're a Brazillian that's for sure.. Rafael -> Maicon any day of the week. No question.. Nani got a bit of luck for his goal, but what a great chip after that? Extremely composed first time finish.