Topsy Turvy is the best why to describe the best way as to what went down last Sunday. There were thrills, spills, laughter, sadness and Phil Jones getting bodied by Moose. Apart from a mad 7 minute spell, United had their Manchester counterparts firmly under control and made them look like League 1 fodder. It was a shame that we threw away a 2 goal lead with 20 minutes left but, come on, we just drew at home with Manchester United and can be genuinely disappointed at not getting three points from the tie. So how did this match play out?
First off, the light show was back (yay...) just as I thought that it might only be reserved for midweek matches, it turns up on Sunday night. Anyway, first half. kicked to the Kop during the first half and dominated the opening exchanges and could have been one up much sooner had David De Gea not made a stunning double save to deny a John Lundstram thunderbolt and then a McGoldrick header. United were up and running shortly after however, thanks largely to Lys Mousset. Moose picked up the ball on his own on the left flank. Between him and the goal was prolific gurner and England international Phil Jones. What happened next was glorious, Moose took on Jones and absolutely bodied him to the floor. Jones looked like he was going to cry, maybe he did, Moose took a shot that was deflected by De Gea onto the onrushing shin of John Fleck and United's early dominance paid off. 1-0. You would have thought that this would have been the wake up call that the 'mighty' Manchester would have needed but it wasn't. Instead United continued to look more likely to score but apart from a quite frankly filthy David McGoldrick dummy, the score stayed the same as we went into half time. Second half and United were once again on top and found a second goal to double our lead not long into the half. It was Mousset at it again with a lovely drive from about 25 yards out that nestled into the bottom left hand corner of the Bramall Lane end net. That's 4 goals and 3 assists now on the season for the Frenchman and what a signing he has been. You can tell that he loves playing regular first team football again and it looks like the system that we play is one that he thrives under. Unfortunately, Moose would have to go off due to a tight hamstring and this is where everything started to go a bit wrong. Shortly after Mousset's departure, Manchester United woke up and put the ball in the back the net. 2-1. Ok, that's fine, surely we'll buck our ideas up now and try to regain control of the mat... Oh it's 2-2. How did this happen? Why have we let them do this!? It's 3-2 now and oh my god, we look like we've thrown this away in 7 minutes. It was surreal to watch. It was akin to our 10 minute spell against Villa last season. The fact of the matter is, no matter who the opposition is, if you're 2-0 with 20 minutes left to play, you do not let the opposition back into the game. Thankfully for United, we did manage to regroup and as we entered the first few minutes of added time Oli McBurnie fired home for his second Blades goal and our equaliser. VAR almost ruined the party but thankfully the goal was given and despite chances for both teams. A breathless game ended 3-3. For the neutral, this must have been quite an entertaining game of football but as an interested party, I don't think I've experienced an emotional rollercoaster like that game in a long time. You have to wonder what might have happened had Moose not gone off injured. His speed and ability to run at the Manchester defence put the fear of god (or should that be Moose?) Into them but once he came off, that ability to press high wasn't present as much and it allowed Manchester the opportunity to have time and space on the ball. It was a real shame to not win this match but on the bright side we keep our unbeaten run going and go into the game against Wolves this weekend 6th in the table. So despite the madcap 7 minutes, there was a lot to like in this game from a United perspective. Until next time, UTB.
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