a lovely day absolutely glorious weather here as we welcome you to a football match of considerable
significance great consequence it looks as though we're going to have a great turnout such as being
the level of enthusiasm generated once the fixture was announced there is still movement in the crowd
plenty of people yet to take their seats the roads outside are very very busy particularly
around this time of day so red and white of course the preeminent colors at old trafford
which is now officially the largest club football ground in england its capacity 75 000 and growing
two high-profile high caliber teams this is a welcome event for all these supporters well on
the face of it peter we would appear to have a high caliber meeting with very little at stake
but then you consider a chance for one or two of the fringe players to get a look in
and this becomes a big incentive it changes the dynamic
so there's plenty at stake for them which will do no harm to the energy levels and the overall
conviction and hopefully the style of contest things have got underway here pretty promptly
so jim tell me this who are you looking for in particular here yeah the goalkeeper wojciech
chesney peter he's got incredible reflexes and that makes him one of the best shot stoppers
around he's also very comfortable when he's under the high ball or coming out for crosses and having
someone like that just easing the pressure on that defense can can spread confidence very
quickly he would be the obvious choice wouldn't he he certainly has all the right qualities cuatrado
oh and they really should have been made to pay
locately
move forward and quickly so alex sandro and here's morata
fred tries to dink it in
another throw in
and he's forced to go back
ocatelli
still waiting for the first goal and it's ravio
finds himself eased off the ball
out to the right and he's in a really good position here now
bentancur sends it forward going through good spots he's seen the run
well it's a move of great promise but will it really prove productive
referee's had a look and he's blown his whistle for half time so another team has broken through
but certainly not for the want of trying it's been an interesting game up to now but still goalless
outside the stadium how would you review the first half well they've never really been threatened in
the first half i think it's been a magnificent team effort has been superb very very organized
no goals at this stage but certainly not devoid of action it is nil nil here at halftime
and we're off again no score in the first half who's ready to go for it now
juventus have a free kick
substitutions taking place
now there's a fine ball oh shut up goal that's a half decent try
and it's been taken short stands up to a well and emerges with the ball
shifted out of the wing played with finesse licked it back promptly there's a beautiful
simplicity about this contest willing running on one side dogged defense on the other
cristiano ronaldo
oh just lacked a decent finish manchester united certainly look a very capable counter-attacking
team they're direct they're quick and to be honest they're full of belief that it'll pay off 71 898
fred and the counter is on alex sandro gets into the right position to intercept
now it's cristiano ronaldo gets his pass away
tries to get it and the shots and
act of generosity that was always going to have a painful ending
after 70 minutes is number six paul pigment
so
time for a change in personnel well you have to feel a little for the player been
taken off here i think he's been made the scapegoat after that but i guess
something had to be done i suppose it did need a little change substitution
deadlock broken it's one nil look you can't
deny that it's a blow but this game is far from unsalvageable
oh that's clearly not what he wanted to do
shifted up field there's a real appetite from them to finally put this game to bed but will they
alex sandro
no he's had it nicked away from him oh he's broken the line here can he put it away it's in
a two goal lead and they're firmly in control
and he stuck it away as if later guided now that's what i call
finishing right in the corner he knew instinctively and didn't need to waste
is number seven cristiano
ah now some movement on the bench and we are going to see a change
well as stamina was called into question then but there's absolutely nothing wrong with his heart
he put in he was very willing though not quite able to up and very little time left surely this
is it well that's a really bitter blow i think it's going to be very hard for them to find the
character to respond from that there will be five minutes at a time and the ball is out of place
raphael for run
cut out in the nick of time oh he's not going to get that berteski
referee looks at his watch and blows his whistle a decent win by a very competent performance
without doubt they were the better side and the result reflects as much how do you look
back on the game then jim yeah they had a game plan which was about hammering
away in central positions and it paid off for me they were persistent and ruthless
so that's it from us many thanks and goodbye from us it's currently being displayed on the screen