Quote Originally Posted by Lawnmower View Post
Still thought 5-1 flattered them. Yes they were the better side, but we had some decent spells too.
Your bias is almost comical in this post, Tim. The truth is a 5-1 scoreline didn't flatter Manchester United at all. Indeed, a larger winning margin wouldn't have been unfair. City were quite simply totally outclassed from first whistle to last.

In fairness, considering there isn't a single Cardiff player who would get in the United squad, that shouldn't have come as a great surprise. However, some of the City team were especially poor last night. Bamba had a really bad game, Morrison looked out of sorts and Cunningham was less than convincing; Gunnarsson was awful, Arter did little other than run around a lot, Hoilett was anonymous and Paterson looked completely ineffective. Meanwhile, some of the United players were excellent.

Warnock's men have done well at home recently, but I can't help feeling that, the Fulham game apart, they've had the rub of the green during the victories they've achieved. That's not a criticism as such, as there were games earlier in the season when the team definitely didn't get the rub of the green, but these things do have a tendency to even themselves out over the course of a campaign.

I've a suspicion the team has been over-achieving in recent months and the last two games have been something of a reality check. When your opponents are bringing on Brazilian and Belgian internationals as substitutes and you're bringing on Joe Ralls and Kadeem Harris, the task City are facing is underlined.