And i could've realllllly used it, bottom of both leagues :'(

finished some drastic changes to my team, and can only hope for the best in IKTS

Is that Reina's new nickname or somet?

There was nothing wrong with the challenge on the keeper, no arms on him, won the ball. Keepers get too much protection in the game, that was a fair challenge and the blunder lies with Reina.

You ask top goalkeepers how to catch those type of balls and it's above your head to prevent an incoming player nicking it off you. Reina had his arms down and trying to take it to his chest.

Then he multiplied the howler by chucking the ball into his net.

I would say Joe Cole was perhaps unlucky to be sent off, but what Gerrard said after the game was hypocritical. Nothing new from Gerrard, saying Koscielny got him sent off. If you look at the tackle, he went through his leg which was probably why it was red. And Gerrard would have probably been down for longer and in my opinion, Gerrard should have been off, two bad challenges from him.

But of what I saw, Atkinson had a decent game.

A decent man united performance here will increase my lead at the top...

Have made some serious change to the team if it wasnt for drogba in captain position I would be a bit stuck!

alex same here i had kirkland in goal what a mistake that was, and reina on the bench, got nani in my team for tonights game

You've got to catch the ball where it is, for him to catch that above his head he would've had to kneel down, is that better?

Keeper had two hands on the ball and that dirty Ronaldo wannabe jumped into him, knocking the ball out his hands, simple - foul.

Gerrard should've been sent off? what game did you watch, clearly some other game

Their only english player should've been sent off if Joe Cole was sent, missed the ball and had studs showing on a slide tackle on Mascherano which was worse than the Cole tackle

Oh and it made me laugh a little at the stupid commentators saying when both feet are off the ground, its reckless and should be sent off as a replay of it shows quite clearly 1 foot sliding on the ground

I got 31 in dream team and +30 on ikts not great. i chose anelka instead of drogba grrr

Yes, Gerrard's foul on Eboue, going in from behind and getting man and no ball = yellow card? Not according to Atkinson but letter of the law says yellow card for that tackle.

And then the bad tackle on Chamakh in the second half which he did get booked for.

Yellow + Yellow = Red. That was Liverpool v Arsenal, not Liverpool v Tellytubby United.

And Cole's red card Zak, they are saying he wasn't in control and even though the right foot in on the ground, there doesn't appear to be much control. I would say it was harsh, but apparently referees are trying to cut those sort of tackles out of the game

And oh, the Reina thing, he stopped. That's why it went low on him, run out, hands in air, catch it unchallenged. Instead stopped, let Chamakh win the the ball and then fumble it in the net, good goal, poor keeping

Edited at 15:16 Mon 16/08/10 (BST)

ikts top of the league
fpl 7th

not bad so bring it on

Come on Utd, need a 3-1 win tonight and rooney to get a hat-trick and vidic to assist all 3 lol

Edited at 15:49 Mon 16/08/10 (BST)

Refs can show leniency, and the letter of the law is the refs decision is final.

Chamakh was diving all over the place should've been booked for as well as a few other arsenal players (and the penalty/freekick for the foul on Torres which never came)

Yeah but the thing is the commentators were saying he should be sent because he had 2 feet off the ground, yet earlier on Wilshere had two feet off the ground against Mascherano after one or two previously reckless tackles without a card and only got a yellow, commentators said oh we'll let him off

It doesn't matter whether Reina stopped or not, he had two hands on the ball and Chamakh jumped into him knocking the ball out of his hands, nothing Reina could do to stop him. Chamakh didnt win the ball, he fouled the keeper

i have rooney in fpl

boloz i had man utd to win 2-0
stupid giggs 85th minute 3-0

i think i had 3-1 or 3-0

i think i had 3-1 or 3-0

you had 3-0 m8, nice 30 points for you there wd

2-0 would of got me 30 or if newcastle had scored 60

Still got 20 though so not the end of the world

and a clean sheet from vidic

Edited at 22:23 Mon 16/08/10 (BST)

that is even further clear at top of the league

Yep, your off to a good start mate

Can't complain clean sheet for vidic, a 2-0 would have been nice but the ff is the biggy!

On about 77 now :D

Thought newcastle might make more of a go of it and said 2-1 united, but still didnt go down any further

-60......

just giving you all a head start


and FF

again im 21st and 14 points behind 20th

just a head start

you'll get +10 for getting right outcome so will be on -50 now m8

Was gutted about ff, left cech out has had injury and left scharwz in and turned out to be other way lol and made a change beforehand in midfield but didn't register so lost about 12 points :(

Edited at 23:12 Mon 16/08/10 (BST)