5/10 to Manchester United's Nani for his dive in the box after being brushed by Jonas Gutierrez, which fortunately Lee Probert was having absolutely none of. It was a bit of a disgraceful effort ant the Portuguese winger should probably have seen yellow for that, but since there was no penalty given justice was (mostly) served. Wayne Rooney is throwing his weight around too, but in a rather more controlled way than his tumbling teammate, scything through Newcastle's defence almost at will.
Newcastle United Vs. Manchester United: Nani Avoids Booking For Outrageous Dive
United have generated a series of almost-chances, which is to sad that sliding defenders have just about done enough to prevent them from getting into shooting positions in the penalty area. Newcastle are playing almost exclusively on the break now, which is more or less what was expected while heading into the match. Incidentally, Chris Smalling and John O'Shea are both looking like major weaknesses in that United back line - the hosts will be looking to exploit that through Jonas Gutierrez's trickery on the left flank.
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