TNBT wrote:0-0 draw, the first game we haven't won this season. Apparently we were very unlucky not to score, especially with a Rooney goal controversially disallowed. I didn't see the game, so can someone give us a run-down of what happened and what chances we missed, specifically the Rooney goal?
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Rooney's offside goal was CLOSE. We're talking about millimeters here. I wouldn't blame anyone for arguing for either side. We started off the first 15minutes with 6-7 shots I believe. Looked really good and Rooney even taking shots from 25 yards out granted it was right at Krul. Mata had a good shot near post from the right side which was an excellent save by Krul. Then Newcastle actually started getting into the game and United didn't get much. Newcastle put in a cross and was headed by Mitrovic (who I was pretty impressed with) which hit the top right cross bar. We honestly should have been down even after dominating possession and chances. Second half was much slower paced, but we started to push once chicha came in and we were starting to run out of time. Chicha had a 1v1 with Krul which was again an amazing save by Krul. Smalling also had a header from a corner cleared off the line and Newcastle should have scored a 3v1 at the end of the game where we were unfortunate.
Overall, we looked better than the first 3 games for sure. The finishing touch is still glaring, but it's getting there. I felt like even though we had 19 shots, Newcastle had 2 great chances and either team could have easily won the game. Starting Schweinsteiger was definitely huge for us. He didn't actually play side by side with Schneiderlin but instead went up more to support the attack while Schneiderlin covered the defense. Hopefully Rooney can end his goal drought (700+minutes) on Tuesday. Liverpool is coming up in a week or two we have to get ready!
