SAF just messed up the night for everyone. It is not­ completely a bad idea to try the younger players. What­ baffled me was that most of the boys played to the­ gallery. They were too individualistic. It reminded me­ of Nigerian players. Welbeck may not turn out to be a­ good player afterall unless he becomes less selfish­ with the ball. I continue to maintain that football is­ a team game and you have to take your chances when they­ come otherwise you will come back to regret it. I think­ SAF should learn to be less critical of officials­ because in England and Europe it is now becoming a­ taboo for Man U to get penalty decisions in their­ favour. All 50-50 decisions yesterday went against Man­ U. The players must be ready to play exceptionally well­ such that the twelfth man will find it impossible to­ help the opposing team. Man U must wake up.

Caleb­ Arogundade

Sir Alex is not such a fantastic tactician sometimes.­ He gambled before last summer's Champions League­ final and paid heavily for it. I don't see United­ beating Wolfsburg away. Last night's performance­ was just a load of rubbish. Save Vidic, Brown and­ Orbetan, the rest were also-rans. No depth;no­ quality.Who is Bestikas? This will be a trophyless­ season due to poor planning.

I read in 2 comments the exact way i feel about the­ besiktas defeat. Alex Fergy paid no respect to all of­ us who paid good money to support our favourite team­ and go home frustrated by not watching our first squad.­ Further more why did he chose to play the kids here in­ old trafford. He should have fielded his best eleven­ then after making certain of a win introduce the kids.­ Then again he could had made certain of first place­ then play them in Germany and if they lose there then­ we would have not lost the unbeaten record at old­ trafford

Man utd was romancing the ball,without having­ goalsense.Anyway Besiktas took thier chance.And itwas­ embarrasing for last year runners up lose to a team­ like besiktas at home ground.

Man utd was romancing the ball,without having­ goalsense.Anyway Besiktas took thier chance.And itwas­ embarrasing for last year runners up lose to a team­ like besiktas at home ground.

kah kah kah... the scumbag who moaning Manure is a best­ club... ptuihhh (spit)... BLUE IS THE COLOUR...

Manutd are through to next round while Looserpoo­ CRASHED OUT DUMB SCOUSERS AHAHHAHAH

Re 161 cockrowinoto
Of course I appreciate how you­ feel;it's happened to me. Having been watching­ United since 1938-yes '38- I deplore how football­ has changed .But we're stuck with it-too many­ games,too much money,too many demands on players and­ managers. But I caught the disease way back and­ can't change now,so my response last night was­ seeing some of the fledgelings perform on the big stage­ and being glad that United have them. I watched that­ debut of the new Chelsea whizz kid last week and had­ the same gut feeling as when I first watched Michael­ Owen years ago for Liverpool. i.e here comes trouble­ for us. So ,on balance and hating ever to lose,3­ points at Pompey,West Ham and Fulham will more than­ compensate for last night. Thanks for saying hi.

Besiktas is not a high quality European team. Remember­ that They lost 8-0 to Liverpool and 6-0 to Leeds in CL­ in the past. The scenario would be the same if Sir Alex­ Ferguson had chosen the first line up. But this gamble­ of Fergoson's provided a remarkable chance for the­ Turkish champion and they deserved the win. Manu missed­ some important chances in the ext.time and Besiktas­ earned 3 important and vital points thanks to legandary­ Turkish national team captain and goalkeeper Rustu.

Besiktas is not a high quality European team. Remember­ that They lost 8-0 to Liverpool and 6-0 to Leeds in CL­ in the past. The scenario would be the same if Sir Alex­ Ferguson had chosen the first line up. But this gamble­ of Fergoson's provided a remarkable chance for the­ Turkish champion and they deserved the win. Manu missed­ some important chances in the ext.time and Besiktas­ earned 3 important and vital points thanks to legandary­ Turkish national team captain and goalkeeper Rustu.

#158 - KEL. I am a ManUnited supporter but you know how­ I feel. It's just like spending your hard-earned­ good money on a first class air ticket and suddenly­ when you board the plane you realise that they have put­ you on an all economy class flight. I spent my money to­ watch the first team play otherwise I could have just­ gone to their training ground and watch the kids play.­ SAF should have declared that he is fielding his second­ team earlier so that people will not waste their money­ on the match. Pity I couldn't ask for my money­ back. Tactically he should have clinched the top spot­ last night and then may not even send a team to­ Wolfsburg for all I care. It's a gamble that could­ backfire and he only has himself to blame. Wolfsburg is­ a must win now to be top of the group.

FoeyP. Welcome to the Europa League.

Re 153 FoeyP It's really heartwarming to know that­ Liverpool's exit and early season collapse has got­ you to the point where you have the gall to be critical­ of any other teams. Suggest you try a large dose of­ Gaviscon to soak up the bile and bittreness.

What a whingeing lot some of our so-called "United­ -fans" have become; not to mention the envious and­ carping twits from other places. We have a manager who­ picks his team mindful of the big picture and other­ things concerning players about which we supporters­ know little. He decided to play a "weaker­ "team with Pompey,Spurs and the Xmas rush in mind.­ Good on him because I'd rather have 3 points and­ victory in all of thise matches than a win last­ night.
I watched the match in exasperation because we­ did more than enough to win ,but I felt far more­ encouraged at the end rather than disappointed because­ I saw at least 4 players who one day will be a thorn in­ the side for all those now criticising United. The­ future is bright-let's stop whingeing and be­ thankful-very very thankful. good on you Alex.

Man Utd played okay without ever really looking like­ scoring - there was not exactly an all out attack on­ the Besiktas goal - talk about youngsters but the Utd­ defence was hardly a collection of first timers in­ Vidic, Brown and Neville. Going forward there seemed to­ be no real pace, strength or imagination. Tell me if­ I'm wrong - thought Obertan looks interesting, and­ once settled could be a real danger. Then comes the old­ chestnut - who is going to score the goals?