Could the World Fall?

I got MUTV yesterday - in the process, actually having to converse with another human being over the phone, an ordeal in and of itself as I tried to get an extra channel while fending off attempts to upgrade to Sky+ HD/3D/6DXL/WD40. I did this because I really want to see more of the United youth team and reserve players, I don't think the MUTV online service lets you watch the games online and you don't really appreciate players holistically when you watch the meagre scraps that are YouTube clips and compilations.

So anyway, the first game I saw yesterday was the Youth Cup game between United's academy and the Portsmouth youngsters. I won't give a full report, just a wee baby one, but this was a very commanding victory that ended 3-2, a much more even score than the performance warranted. United dominated most of the game outside of some early energetic Pompey attacks and the late comeback, but the comeback shouldn't have been a shock since Pompey had apparently come back from 5-0 down to draw 5-5 if the commentators are to be believed.

As for individual players, a few stood out. Will Keane is absolutely excellent and if he continues to progress at his current rate I can see him becoming a first team player at some point. He had a couple of goals ruled off for offside in addition to the one he got, one of which was miles onside anyway. Paul Pogba's long range strike was tremendous and his passing throughout impressed. Ryan Tunnicliffe is a proper box-to-box midfielder, obviously trying to mould himself on someone like Darren Fletcher or Roy Keane (as he's often compared to), he had a good game. It was a generally strong performance from the team, helped by Tom Fry having a bit of a nightmare in the Pompey goal. Overall, I'd say the star performer was Paul Pogba. Also, John Cofie for failing to win a penalty at about 25 minutes and not dropping the issue for the rest of the game. He was absolutely furious.