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Ashley Young Dives, Chicharito Misses (Sociedad vs Manchester United)
Maybe this will be the match that sends Ashley Young into a long suspension or hibernation, as he added yet another embarrassing dive to his notorious collection, winning Manchester United a penalty kick that Robin van Persie missed in an awful 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad. The other meaningful event in the match? Chichartio, aka Javier Hernandez, missing from where it should be impossible to.
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Manchester United – Nothing to Show Beyond Wayne Rooney & Robin van Persie
While players like Shinji Kagawa, Nani and Javier Hernandez continue to rot on the bench, disappointments like Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia continue to roam the wings. David Moyes has made some perplexing decisions when it comes to his team building and lineup, but hiding behind the talents of Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie isn’t going to last forever.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie Can’t be Replaced by Danny Welbeck
Even without Robin van Persie, Manchester United shouldn’t look this bad. However, when the manager is David Moyes, it wasn’t surprising to see a man-for-man switch by putting Danny Welbeck, who is anything but a goalscorer, instead of the team’s best player.
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Manchester United – Robin Van Persie & Wayne Rooney Good Enough for Minor Ambitions
Even if Manchester United see themselves as one of the biggest and strongest clubs in Europe, relying on the ability of Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney to link up and perform magic together simply isn’t enough, as the hopes of winning the Champions League might be shattered sooner than they hoped for once again.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie & Wayne Rooney Shouldn’t Need Refereeing Favors
There was never any doubt Manchester United would leave Old Trafford as the winners of the early kick-off match, but with talents like Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney on the team, it’s a shame that a referee was the one mostly remembered from the match, giving the home team a huge, unjustified boost once again.
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Ashley Young & Manchester United Can’t Stop Cheating & Diving
Even if Ashley Young diving and winning a penalty kick that shouldn’t have been awarded to Manchester United by Jonathan Moss wasn’t the only goal the team scored in their win over Crystal Palace it’s clear that the controversial moment at the end of the first half made most of the difference in the match, casting a huge doubt on the legitimacy of the win.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie Needs David Moyes to Help Him
Having the best striker in the Premier League isn’t enough. Even someone like Robin van Persie needs a decent enough supply of passes in order to conjure something. Unfortunately for him, David Moyes has done nothing during this summer to improve on that aspect, while the selections he makes (leaving out Shinji Kagawa and Wilfried Zaha) seem to be hurting Manchester United more than actually helping the team.
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Manchester United – Nani Scoring Doesn’t Make Him Important Again
Making the most of your opportunities doesn’t put you back in the lineup picture, and Nani is still a fringe player for Manchester United, even if he impressed in a friendly match featuring those not joining the main part of the squad in the Far East tour.
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Manchester United – Even Robin van Persie is No Longer Interesting
For Manchester United, their latest win as they run away with the Premier League, was about Rafael scoring a rare goal and Ryan Giggs with the finisher putting a solid and remarkable performance (at his age) in the middle of the field. For the rest of the league, only Robin van Persie being slightly injured seemed to be causing any interest.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie Keeps Up the Pace
It was a story of two halves, but one of them was so decisive in its dominance, there were no qualms over who deserved to be the winner. Once again, Manchester United needed the excellent form of Robin van Persie to do most of the job for them.