Manchester United earned a fairly lacklustre victory against League One outfit Yeovil in their FA Cup opener
The Red Devils ran out comfortable winners over the lower league minnows but needed a moment of inspiration from midfielder Ander Herrera to break the deadlock after 64 minutes. The Spaniard blasted the ball into the net from the edge of the box after a loose pass in spectacular fashion. Di Maria added the coup de grace that saw the game off as a contest in the 11th hour.
Despite a late display of dominance from the Premier League side, the good people on social media were harshly critical of United’s incredibly dull performance in the first half.
https://twitter.com/writtenoff_mufc/status/551769370863874048
https://twitter.com/KeithMacGP/status/551773431059193856
That Herrera stunner more than makes up for the eyesore of the previous 60-odd minutes. Holy smokes
— Colin NOT Collins 🇳🇬🇺🇸 (@ColinUdoh) January 4, 2015
So that's what #mufc saw in Herrera
— Kevin Garside (@GARSIDEK) January 4, 2015
Out of context with Man Utd's display but a superb finish by Herrera to give them the lead.
— Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty) January 4, 2015
3 – Ander Herrera now has three goals in seven starts for Manchester United. Smasher.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 4, 2015
Superb goal out of nothing. Herrera scores with a beautiful strike. Steer no chance. #mufc lead.
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) January 4, 2015
Ángel Di Maria:
24th May 2014: UCL Final.
13th July 2014: World Cup Final.
4th January 2015: Yeovil away FA Cup. pic.twitter.com/jTy25Sliqr
— FootballFunnys (@FootballFunnnys) January 4, 2015
Ref only booked Herrera because he's jealous of how fabulous he is.
— Sarah 🐍 (@sarahmufc93) January 4, 2015
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