This was what Manchester United fans feared when Sir Alex Ferguson quit. These were the howling images from their nightmares made flesh and blood. This was how it began to fall apart in their worst imaginings. Defeats as crushing as this 4-1 hammering, this was how the empire ended. Manchester City fans singing ‘There’s only one David Moyes’, grinning and dancing and doing the Poznan. A journalist asking Manuel Pellegrini whether he was disappointed City only scored four and Pellegrini laughing. A United team being totally outclassed in the Manchester derby, beaten more comprehensively than they were in the 6-1 at Old Trafford two years ago. Nemanja Vidic being muscled off the ball by Alvaro Negredo. Rio Ferdinand losing a 50-50 tackle with Samir Nasri. New £27m signing Marouane Fellaini, their only signing of the summer, looking bewildered and out of his depth. Their midfield overwhelmed by the quality and might of Yaya Toure and Fernandinho, their defence unable to answer the class of Sergio Aguero. And their own manager, Moyes, looking beleaguered as he attempted a call to arms in the post-match press conference. Their enemies had taunted them this was the way it would be now Ferguson was gone and some are already finding it hard to keep the faith. In the words of the band Killing Joke........" Another Empire Backfires, back to square one.....keep going"
Posted on: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:15:58 +0000
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