Against my better judgement I watched a small part of the Everton-Villarreal game. Apart from watching an apparently unfit Villarreal team run rings round Everton, the only thing of note was Everton's own fans quite clearly booing their own right-back (or number 2 anyway, Hibbert?) Why was that?

I might be going a bit out in left field here, but I'm assuming it's because he is utter sh*te.

A post that is not about Liverpool. I am impressed.

Saw bits of the game and it was hard going at times. Like Holloway said, if that had been in the Premier League Blackpool would have lost 3-1.

As for Hull City, the KC Stadium saw fewer goals than any other Championship ground in 2010/11 (3icon_cool.gif. More of the same I think.

Not a great start to De Gea's Unites career.

He's always been susceptible to the odd long ranger.

Where's that middle-finger emoticon?

Brilliant goal from Nani. A decent charity shield for once

Great game, that. City were poor at best, but it's early doors and i'm sure they'll get better. Impressed with Young, i said he had some impressing to do (IMO) and today surely helped. Smalling looked impressive again, albeit at at RB, and Jones looked fairly solid for 45 minutes. Error from De Gea gave that tree-stump Dzeko the opportunity to look good but that was all Dzeko did all game, and bottled his chance to win it just before the Utd winner.

Schoolboy error from Kompany. Looked devastated at the end.

Balotelli and Dzeko are too lazy to play together.

It's what you get when there is no team spirit because none of them like each other and are jealous at the extra fifty grand the next player might earn than them.



Superb game though. Thoroughly enjoyed it.



I think it's a crucial phase for United now. For me the likes of Vidic, Ferdinand, Giggs etc aren't up to it anymore. They looked a lot more settled in the second half today, which is strange when the changes they made were to take two experienced centre halves off for kids. I like Jones, he's already good enough for the Premier League and doesn't need to be playing off the bench or as support to Rio. He's already better than him IMO. Cleverly brought a lot of energy in midfield that they were missing in the first half. They still need a central midfielder, I can't understand why they haven't got one, they are so many quality players around in that position at the moment.



As for City, got to laugh at them. Spending £400 trillion and still losing, it's embarassing. Their best player was one of their bargains, Joleon Lescott. The likes of Silva, Milner, Balotelli etc were appalling. Balotelli is an out and out fool. Why they put up with him I'll never know. He's more poisonous than Bellamy and Barton combined.