Man Utd Thread:

[Tony Baloney]

AC were dead and buried at 1-0 so I'm not surprised they didn't waste much time chasing the ball up and down the pitch.

[EC Unique]

Goes to prove once again. Once you leave Manchester Utd it is always a step down. Ronney must be having regrets at this stage....  Come back Ronney all is forgiven.

[ballinaman]

Savage result, beat them all over the field. Great start to the day!!

[mouview]

RTE pundits pronouncing the Glazers - Glaziers

Bill O'Herlihy constantly calling MU "Man U"

Bill O'Herlihy trying to feign knowledge of football

Bill O'Herlihy

[ross4life]

Just back from the game  payback for 2005 & 2007

been to many Champions league games but none as enjoyable as that!

another great rooney header, great ball by nani for the 2nd goal & flech getting the last goal was fitting as for me he was man of the match

[muppet]

what the glaziers are doing at utd is scandalous..

this is way of topic but since you mentioned it. the US military went half way around the world into a hostile country of 30m people (to put it mildly) and so far has suffered about 4,000 causalities. in cold mathematical terms from a US perspective its hardly a fiasco whatever some in the military think. its a war that was only ever going to have one winner

In cold mathematical terms, from a Glazers perspective, there was only ever going to be one winner. Their bank accounts.

[GalwayBayBoy]

i see beckham even but a scarf on after the match

He is no mug when it comes to PR.

He is getting a bit of a doing from the lads on RTÉ now

Beckham actually looked a bit interested at least despite probably getting handed the scarf by his PR people.

Milan were abysmal. They basically chucked it after the first goal went in. Ronaldinho didn't have even have the slightest interest in defending and made a doddery Gary Neville look like Cafu in is prime.

[full back]

Fcuk me but Milan were terrible.
Just seemed totally dis-interested & didnt give a sh1te.
Embarassing.

Rooney keeps his great goalscoring run going & at the moment is probably the best in the world.

Utd played well all over the park last night with Mr Neville playing very well (never thought I would say that again).

Real missed an awful amount of chances in 1st half. Game could have been over at ht

[Goats Do Shave]

The White Pele will grab the headlines - & rightly so, as he was again unplayable, but I thought Fletcher & particularly Park were tremendous.

Gary Neville put in his best performance in since before his injuries (bar a couple of wild crosses) & Scholsey ran the show in midfield.

[ross4life]

i Don't think anyone mention the importance of Rio & Vidic to the united team, i'll say it again keeping these two fit will make all the Difference!

my one worry after a huge Result like last night is hopefully it doesn't get to their heads! like Roma game a few years ago, cause united are as good as any team left & over confidence could knock them out

[mikasas]

Well said about Vidic and Ferdinand! What have I not been saying about Johnny Evans and Co. They are just not in the same league as these two when they are playing together!

[EC Unique]

Owen Hargreaves will not take part in the Reserves' Manchester derby on Thursday evening.

Last week it was reported that the midfielder would make his long-awaited return from injury when Manchester City travelled to Altrincham's Moss Lane on 11 March.

But the game, a top-of-the-table league clash, doesn't tally with Hargreaves' precise rehabilitation schedule.

A club spokesperson told ManUtd.com: "This definitely isn't another injury setback. It just doesn't fit in with Owen's training schedule."

But while Hargreaves, who hasn't played since September 2008, won't feature, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is expected to name a strong team, despite the game coming just three days after the Reserves beat Stockport County 1-0 in the Manchester Senior Cup.

Thursday's game kicks off at Moss Lane, Altrincham, at 19:00. Entry is free for season ticket holders, £5 adults, £2 concs.

Those who can't make it to Altrincham can watch the match live on MUTV or read our match report on ManUtd.com shortly after the final whistle.

How the f**k does a come back match not fit in to a training schedule

[Boycey]

i Don't think anyone mention the importance of Rio & Vidic to the united team, i'll say it again keeping these two fit will make all the Difference!

my one worry after a huge Result like last night is hopefully it doesn't get to their heads! like Roma game a few years ago, cause united are as good as any team left & over confidence could knock them out

Wouldn't have thought that last nights was a HUGE result, on all known from form United were miles ahead of Milan...

[Boycey]

Good pic

[magpie seanie]

That is a great pic Boycey and the TV cameras picking up on and showing the two LUHG banners was brilliant. The crowd were fantastic last night and really sowed it in to the gimps in front of the world. The game being such a non event helped in that regard but it did the heart good, was sick I wasn't there. Whatever people think of it Beckham putting on the green and gold scarf is actually huge as it will get massive coverage worldwide and even in the US (he is the only soccer player most yanks know). The Green and Gold campaign has been a huge success so far in the momentum it has built and pressure it has ratcheted up on the Glazers. The improvement in atmosphere at OT has also helped the team which is a helpful by product of it all. Obviously the campaign will ultimately be a failure if it doesn't get rid of those gimps but I think the possibility of success in this regard has increased substantially.

On the game United were decent - no more, no less. Worked hard and solid at the back. Rio in particular had the bit between his teeth and himself and Vidic do give great solidity to base the team on, make a huge difference. Evra looks like a lad that needs a break, a bit mentally tired - luckily not punished. Midfield worked very hard as did the whole team. Park (who tormented Milan's best player Pirlo again) and Fletch deserve special mention. Loving Valencia's play and Nani despite having the concentration levels of a goldfish and often giving the ball away too cheaply produced some good moments. Scholes was quiet enough but efficient. Rooney - nothing needs to be said. I'm sure he wasn't injured last weekend - Fergie just needed to rest him. I think he was worried about him getting injured after the senseless actions of Capello making him play nearly a full game on a heavy pitch on the Wednesday.

All that said Milan were nothing short of atrocious. They were a disgrace to their jersey but after what they've done to United in the past (on top of 2005 and 2007, taking the trophy off United in 1969 and hammering a post Munich crash team in 1958) it was time for a bit of payback.

Finally, as has been said already, a harsh lesson for Ronaldo in the reality of life that its all downhill once you leave Manchester United. Maybe some day he'll get a standing ovation too.