[Tucking Fypo]

Smalling with hair is just hilarious.



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[-Someone-Like-You-]

(Original post by Tommyjw)
They arent that match of an underdog, perfectly capable of winning.

Not as strong a midfield as i would have liked to seen, but i guess it has to be not-full-strength at some time.

Oh, I agree they're not 9/1 or anything of the sort like we were. But United at home. The famous United at home. Their record is just incredible. And i'm sure Bilbao appreciate that. And odds-wise they're still over 5/1 to win in the 90.

I'm not that surprised at that actually. And United just scored. So...yeah lol. United are just brilliant at home.

[mel0n]

Rooney

[Akkuz]

Goal!!!

[Tommyjw]

Good goal, great passing for it.

[DaveSmith99]

Rooney wasn't having that great of a game before the goal, hopefully the goal will give him a bit of a lift.

[SciFiRory]

great goal, Rooney

[-Someone-Like-You-]

I should have put money on Rooney to score first goal aha, I knew it would be him

[Mo-Amin]

That's a real poacher's effort from Rooney
/FM

Think we got a bit lucky there with Smalling on Llorente.

[Akkuz]

Bilbao are leaving so many gaps at the back. I reckon we'll get more on the counter.

[Tommyjw]

The counter attacking could be key but been a few silly balls given away in doing so so far.

[KingMessi]

I'm not watching the game but by all accounts Bilbao are playing quite well? They have a few good players, I seem to recall - Muniain, Llorente and Martinez come to mind, as well as Iraola.

[-Someone-Like-You-]

How did he miss that?

[The Rusty Spork]

Channel 5 commentator just said Giggs is the most successful English player in Europe, ever

[jit987]

Bilbao should have scored by now..........Playing like Barcelona at times. No wonder Messi wants Bielsa to replace Pep should he leave.

[-Someone-Like-You-]

Absolutely brilliant save!

[jose]

Sexual pass inside the fullback from Bilbao
That was liquid football.

[DaveSmith99]

Ryan Giggs

[Welsh Leprecaun]

(Original post by -Someone-Like-You-)
That said, Rooney is in the team. And I rate Rooney. A lot. He can change the game in an instant for United. So if United score first, there's a very good chance Rooney will be involved somehow, and probably hold it out. But the longer it goes on, the better chance Athletic have!

Good call, but not a surprising one.

Sidenote, just noticed that the entire Bilbao squad is Spanish.

[IWantSomeMushu]

(Original post by Welsh Leprecaun)
Good call, but not a surprising one.

Sidenote, just noticed that the entire Bilbao squad is Spanish.

Athletic Bilbao have always had a policy of only having Basque/Basque roots players.