Dominated the first 15 then was crap till half time. Kagawa came into the middle and Adnan went out wide at half time and we stepped it up and pressed higher, played some decent football with Adnan, Welbeck and Kagawa together.

First half was the usual rubbish, 10 men behind the ball, slow build up, midfield was bon existent, senses had 63% possession.

Second half we came out flying, managed an early goal which was a clear moral boost. Processing was good, we played a higher line which allowed us to keep possessing and pin Swansea back.

After the second goal we absorbed the pressure and countered very nice a few times.

Januzaj was brilliant again, Welbs had a good game, as did our full backs. Good to seeFletch back who had a good second half.

Swansea had 63% possession*

Pressing was good* allowed us to keep possession*

Cheers , there was a lot of talk about United's improvement in the 2nd half when Shinji moved into the middle. I'm happy if that is true. He needs to play more down the middle.

Shiniji moved into the middle after 25 or so minutes... That wasn't the key... Pressing higher up the pitch after half time was the key.

Shinji only really settled after 60 mins or so.. But was good once he did

Kagawa really came to life when we started to counter attack.

I haven't seen us counter with such speed in a long time. Januzaj, Kagawa and Welbs played some good stuff. It's a shame Lingard and Zaha weren't given 19 minutes.

Thanks guys

Motd is on now anyway

There seems to be much praise for Evra and Kagawa.
I thought they were both very wasteful, much more wasteful than a certain Portuguese winger we have.
Evras crossing is worse than Valencia's and the amount of opportunities Kagawa wasted was ridiculous.
That being said, they both got into great positions many times and ultimately fu c ked every single one of them up.

At the end of the game we could have easily had about 6 or 7 goals and we really should have, Swansea didn't really create a single clear chance to be fair, long range shots is all they had and one from Jon Jo Shelvey that went wide.

Januzaj had a world class performance, absolutely fantastic. Everyone bar Kagawa and Evra played really well in the second half.

Actually, Kagawa did a lovely little cross to Smalling. That was about the only good thing Kagawa did and Smalling missed an open goal.

My god Greg, Kagawa was involved in a lot of nice interplay in and around the box. To say that the cross was the only good thing he did is just bizarre.

I don't include basic passing as nice play. He had lots of time on the ball as it seemed like Swansea were tired.

He usually has lots of time in the ball. It's because he's a good player. We just need to use him in the right way.

tedious first half, negative, all the usual.

second half was excellent, early goal helped, the Kagawa came into his own in the middle and started to dictate things, Januzaj was brilliant throughout

Having just watched the match, I though Kagawa was really good. Valencia still looks far from impressive and needs to be replaced quick...

Don't get how people say Kagawa was really good yet say Nani is beyond poor.
Kagawa's end product was ATROCIOUS.
He played some OK passing around the box, which even Cleverley is capable of, nothing special.

comment by Greg- (U1192)
posted 34 seconds ago
Don't get how people say Kagawa was really good yet say Nani is beyond poor.
Kagawa's end product was ATROCIOUS.
He played some OK passing around the box, which even Cleverley is capable of, nothing special.
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Nani didnt play

Really?

Nani gets unfairly treated by you lot on here, Kagawas end product is no better than his, if not worse, yet he gets praise for being in good positions and playing a couple of "nice" intricate passes around the opposition area.

I am guessing Kagawa is a confidence player, I hope Moyes sticks in the middle more often because you can see the class he has but today being honest, he really was poor, his end product was terrible and I don't really see how anyone can say any different unless they are being biased.

Hizmo and Greg are the biggest Nani fans on this board

his end product in the second half was very good, nearly scored just before Valencia scored, laid the ball on a plate for Smalling who missed an open goal, his passing in and around the box was excellent, we created so many chances that came from his intelligence

I was lucky enough to be at the game today and it's frustrating to see the media side of it - 'Over-praise one player and overlooking others'

Kagawa in the first half was of course disappointing. First time I got to see him play since I saw him in Japan! He's not a left-inside winger, he's clearly a number 10. His end-product in the second half was much better and he was pulling the strings.

Every time he had the ball, he was looking for options but frustratingly had to hold onto the ball and wait. Our players don't exactly create space for themselves. We're terrible of the ball and it's the biggest area of our game we need to improve if we are to actually play football at Old Trafford.

Play him as a number 10, with midfielders like Oscar/Hazard/Willian/Mata who are all interchanging, make loads of space and intelligent runs, he'll succeed.

I thought what Kagawa did was pretty standard.
Januzaj was the main man today, created everything for everyone.

comment by RVP's Left Foot - Los Pollos Hermanos (U11781)
posted 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
Hizmo and Greg are the biggest Nani fans on this board
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No they are not.

I am.

Nani doesn't get unfairly treated. He's a God to many on here (not me). Kagawa was decent second half but eas frustrating in his ball usage at times. Mark my words though - kagawa in that second half eas better than anything Nani has produced since 2010!