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MAN UNITED 4 QPR 0
Best day of the season for Man United, although goodness me QPR made it easy for them. Angel Di Maria was the main man, cutting QPR open at will down the left, scoring and creating. Newbie Blind looked a very solid presence at the back of a midfield diamond, Mata and Herera also had good games. New boy Rojo got forward well. RVP, Rooney and Falcao - who came on for the last 25 minutes - were not at their sharpest but, you know, they didn't have to be.
Encouraging attacking display from Man United. Their backs and keeper still have game-losing blunders in them, no question.
Encouraging stuff for United, although sterner tests await. Juan Mata, rather a nice chap I have always thought, presents the man of the match award to Di Maria, and translates for him. Both of them well pleased with their day's work, as they should be.
MAN UNITED 4 QPR 0
Best day of the season for Man United, although goodness me QPR made it easy for them. Angel Di Maria was the main man, cutting QPR open at will down the left, scoring and creating. Newbie Blind looked a very solid presence at the back of a midfield diamond, Mata and Herera also had good games. New boy Rojo got forward well. RVP, Rooney and Falcao - who came on for the last 25 minutes - were not at their sharpest but, you know, they didn't have to be.
Encouraging attacking display from Man United. Their backs and keeper still have game-losing blunders in them, no question.
MARCOS ROJO: Forced to wait for his debut due to a delay in securing a
visa, but the £16m buy from Sporting Lisbon looks to have benefited from
extensive preparation on the training ground. Quick, tenacious and
comfortable on the ball, the Argentina defender gave United balance on the
left and energy down the flank.
DALEY BLIND: Signed by Louis van Gaal to play as a holding midfielder,
the £13.8m signing from Ajax stood out by dominating the area in front of
United’s back four. Hoovered up every loose ball and happy to sit deep,
offering United the midfield security they have lacked since Owen Hargreaves
arrived from Bayern Munich in 2007.
RADAMEL FALCAO: A sixty-seventh minute replacement for Juan Mata, the
Colombian forward displayed non-stop movement along the QPR back line during
his brief cameo appearance. And he almost capped his debut with a goal on 84
minutes when he pounced on a save from Blind’s 30-yard strike, only to see
Robert Green to block his close range shot. Encouraging stuff for United, although sterner tests await. Juan Mata, rather a nice chap I have always thought, presents the man of the match award to Di Maria, and translates for him. Both of them well pleased with their day's work, as they should be.
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