Another painful result, almost salvaged late on when United finally overturned Fulham's lead that they held for most of the game, with 2 goals within 90 seconds from Carrick and Van Persie. RVP was assisted by Mata, and Carrick's shot took a wicked deflection and ended up in the back of the net. But like the rest of the season, heartbreak came in extra time, after Bent scored a header.
It's hard to be positive about the match against Arsenal on Wednesday, or any of the remaining 13 games of the season for that matter, I guess it's just time to accept we will have to go a season without hearing that beautiful Champions League anthem.
After the rumors that Anderson said in an interview that many players at United, including Nani, wanted to get out of Old Trafford. The Brazilian hit back via social media saying:
Wilfried Zaha: After coming off the bench 38 minutes into the game against Norwich, Zaha made an immediate impact for Cardiff assisting two goals that saw them come back from a 1-0 deficit to win 2-1.
Federico Macheda: Macheda scored a late equalizer to gain Birmingham City a point in their 3-3 draw at St. Andrews. The striker made his first appearance for the club, and came on just after the hour mark.
Tyler Blackett and Tom Thorpe: Blackett played a full match for Lee Clark's side, while Tom Thorpe was stretchered off the pitch after suffering an unfortunate injury.
Will Keane: Keane did not feature in any matches this week.
Sam Johnstone: Johnstone kept a clean sheet for Doncaster in his first match for the club.
Charni Ekangamene: Ekangamene made his debut for Carlisle United and impressed many of the spectators.
Sam Byrne: Byrne only played 15 minutes, but played quite well.
Phil Jones: Moyes confirmed that Jones suffered a concussion during the Stoke game, and said the following:
"Phil is okay. He was unconscious for a period during the game, but he’s had a head scan and the hospital has checked him and there were no problems. The medical team did everything right and we got him off the pitch as quickly as possible."
Jonny Evans: Evans came off with a calf problem during the Stoke game, but the extent of the injury is currently unknown.
Rio Ferdinand: Moyes expects him to be available for selection again very soon.
Marouane Fellaini: Fellaini has just recovered from his wrist injury, and has been in training, but he will not be rushed back into the starting line-up.
Luis Nani: On Friday Moyes confirmed that a bad hamstring injury could keep Nani out for another month.
A tough result today at a very windy Stoke City as United fall 2-1. It is getting really hard to see us still making top 4 with Liverpool given the chance to go 9 points clear in fourth. In a game that United dominated the possession, Stoke still managed to get a 2 goals from Charlie Adam, both of which left De Gea with nothing else he could have done to try keep them out.
Van Persie equalized after Mata played a very nice through ball (goal below), but it was cancelled out shortly after by Charlie Adam's second goal. And to make matters worse, Evans and Jones went off injured, causing Carrick to be forced into defense, with Rooney and Cleverley controlling the midfield.
It was a tough result, but with Fulham coming up next, United needs to bounce back right away before the big clash against Arsenal.
