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Reactions to United’s win over Hull

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 07:48 AM PST

1. Before today, Hull had conceded 3 goals at home all season. The team closest to that is City with 5 goals conceded at home, followed by Liverpool and Arsenal on 6 goals. You probably would expect the league’s best defensive record at home to belong to a club in the bottom half of the table, but Steve Bruce should be applauded for the job he’s done with the newly promoted side. So, with such a great defensive record, it was vitally important that we didn’t make any silly mistakes and conceded unnecessary goals…

2. To find ourselves a goal in less than five minutes was a joke. To go 2-0 down with less than quarter of an hour played was unbelievable. “Champions, you’re having a laugh!” the Hull fans sung gleefully. The first goal came from boyhood red James Chester, who joined our club when he was 8-years-old, coming from United supporting parents, before being sold to Hull when he was 21. Alex Bruce, another red and son of former captain Steve, got up to head a corner back towards goal. Chester lost his marker, Wayne Rooney, and fired in from close range. Whilst the defending for that goal was bad, the defending for the second was a joke, with Jonny Evans left with his head in his hands after his lame intervention deflected a tame, De Gea bound shot in to the back of the net. An absolutely horrendous start.

3. Wayne Rooney has been our best player this season and today he came up with the goods yet again. His first contribution was the perfect cross from Chris Smalling to put us back in it, the defender doing well to out jump the Hull defence to pull a goal back. With 13 minutes played, we were 2-0 down, but 13 minutes after that we were level, thanks to a fantastic strike from Rooney. Evans played a lovely ball forward to Rooney, who linked up nicely with Danny Welbeck, before smashing the ball in from distance. There was a tiny gap for him to aim at, between the defenders, goalie and woodwork, and he managed to strike the ball perfectly. That’s 18 goals and assists for Rooney this season, a record only bettered by Luis Suarez. With every passing week, the decision to cling on to him, despite his preference to leave, is proving to be more and more important.

4. David de Gea was probably the hero of the day though, with him commanding the box and making some fantastic saves when it all started to get a bit edgy in the final five or ten minutes. Our hearts were in our mouths when he came rushing out, only to make little contact, but then he won possession back with his feet. His reactions are fantastic and it’s great to see him winning points for us.

5. There were a handful of players who did little to impress today though and thankfully we got away with that. Other than the ridiculous defending to concede those early two goals, the idiocy of Antonio Valencia kicking the ball away at the end was frustrating. With Rafael, the right side of the pitch was starting to look really dangerous over the past few weeks, but with the defender hobbling off injured early in to the first half and Valencia now suspended for a couple of games, it’s back to square one. Fortunately, Ashley Young, who has had a few good games on the trot now, did well again, particularly on the right, so hopefully he can maintain this form. Darren Fletcher was another who let the game pass him by though, suggesting maybe it’s a bit too soon to rely on him, but with Michael Carrick returning, the workload should be shared now.

6. This was a huge result for United, a huge result for Moyes, to continue a run of good performances more recently. It’s a worry to see us give away such sloppy goals, but a relief to see us make amends. It will be a boost for the players’ confidence and it means Moyes will get a bit of a break. “You’re getting sacked in the morning” rung around the ground at 2-0, a popular chant for opposition fans when we’re struggling, but we came out on top yet again. We need the teams around us to start picking up dodgy results, but this is certainly a better period for United, so let’s hope we can keep it up.

VIDEO: United’s goals vs Hull

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 07:02 AM PST

Hull players who started their career with United

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 04:22 AM PST

James Chester – playing today

Chester, born in Warrington, joined United’s academy when he was just 8-years-old and signed on as a trainee when he was 16. He went straight into the club’s under-18 team, making 17 appearances that season.

He continued in the under-18 side the following season, and scored his first goal on December 9th 2006 against Manchester City.

He made his debut for the Reserve team on February 15th 2007 and played in both the FA Youth Cup and Manchester Senior Cup finals at the end of that season.

The following season he became a regular in the reserve team, making 24 appearances in all competitions as the team won both the Manchester Senior Cup and the Lancashire Senior Cup, and finished in third place in the Premier Reserve League North.

The following year he was named captain of the Reserves and was given a first team squad number – 39. After being named as a substitute for the first team’s 1–0 win over Bolton Wanderers on 17 January 2009, he was again selected as a substitute for the League Cup semi-final second leg against Derby County. With United 3–0 up at the time, Chester came on as a 67th-minute substitute for Gary Neville. Although Derby pulled two goals back, United ended up winning the match 4–2, meaning that they won the tie 4–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2009 League Cup Final.

Chester spent time out on loan at Peterborough, Plymouth and Carlisle, before signing for Hull in January 2011.

Robbie Brady

Brady, born in Dublin, was spotted by United when playing for the under-16 all-Ireland champion team. He signed for United just after his 16th birthday.

He played his first game for United’s U-18s against Liverpool and a couple of months later appeared for the Reserves for the first time.

After a few seasons with the youth side, Brady joined the Reserves on a permanent basis when he was 18-years-old and was an unused substitute for the first-team’s League Cup Fourth Round win at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers on October 26th 2010.

Brady’s only appearance for the first team came on September 26th 2012, when he was used as an 86th-minute substitute for Alexander Büttner in a 2–1 victory over Newcastle United in the Football League Cup Third Round.

He was loaned out to Hull on two separate occasions before signing for them on a permanent basis in January 2013.

Paul McShane – on the bench today

McShane, from Ireland, joined United’s academy and signed as a 16-year-old. He played in the 2003 Youth Cup final as a 17-year-old and was given the first team squad number of 34.

He spent time out on loan at Brighton and Hove Albion as well as Walsall, before being signed by West Brom in a deal that saw Tomasz Kuszczak come to United.

Joe Dudgeon

Born in Leeds, Dudgeon joined United as a kid and played his first game for the U-18s when he was just 15-years-old. He became a regular for the U-18s a few years later and helped them finish 3rd in the Premier Academy League and reach the Fourth Round of the FA Youth Cup.

The following season, 08-09, he kept his place in the U-18s but was regularly used for the Reserves as a sub. At the end of the season, Dudgeon was named in the reserve squads for the finals of both the Manchester Senior Cup and the Lancashire Senior Cup; as an unused substitute in the former and playing the full 90 minutes in the latter.

The following season he was given a first team squad number, 44, and helped the club win the Premier Reserve League North title. He then appeared in the Premier Reserve League play-off against Aston Villa, which United won 3–2 on penalties after coming from behind three times to draw 3–3 in normal time.

Dudgeon joined Carlisle on loan before signing for Hull in May 2011.

Alex Bruce – playing today

Son of our former captain, Steve Bruce, he was born in Norwich but moved to Manchester when he was three-years-old when his dad moved clubs.

Bruce started his football career at United’s academy but was released when he was 16-years-old, where he went on to join Blackburn Rovers as a trainee.

Cameron Stewart

Stewart, born in Manchester, joined the club as a child and signed as a trainee when he turned 16-years-old.

LIVE BLOG: Hull City vs United

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 04:16 AM PST

CONFIRMED LINE-UP: Hull vs United

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 03:57 AM PST

De Gea, Rafael, Smalling, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Cleverley, Fletcher, Young, Rooney, Welbeck.

Subs: Lindegaard, Vidic, Carrick, Fabio, Kagawa, Januzaj, Hernandez.

Hull: McGregor, Bruce, Chester, Davies, Elmohamady, Figueroa, Meyler, Huddlestone, Livermore, Graham, Sagbo.

Hull subs: Harper, Rosenior, Faye, McShane, Koren, Boyd, Fryatt

Hull player: I grew up supporting United

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 12:00 AM PST

Warrington born James Chester, who joined Hull in 2011, has spoken about the early days of his career spent at Manchester United.

He joined the academy when he was 8-years-old, coming from a family of United supporters, and signed on as a trainee when he was 16-years-old.

"I went when I was eight or nine and I was there until I signed for Hull when I was 21,” said Chester. "I was a United fan. My mum and dad were United fans, so it was only right for me to go there. When I got scouted, I don't think I quite realised what it all meant but, as the years went on, I knew. I was playing for a team called Winwick Athletic. It was where my dad grew up and he took me when I was five years old and I played in the Under-nines. The kit buried me. I didn't really know what I was doing back then but he's put me on the right track. I used to play right-wing and ­midfield but when I went to United, they quickly shifted me back."

Chester was the captain of our Reserves side but his big moment for the first team came in the 2009 League Cup semi-final, when Sir Alex Ferguson opted to give him his debut.

"I came on for Gary Neville and he gave me the ­armband,” he said. “Then the ball came into play, so I was running around with the armband in my hand for about a minute. I think I gave it to John O'Shea. I was just glad to get rid of it. It was nice for my mum and dad, who were there in the crowd ­watching me that day."

Chester has paid tribute to our former manager and reflected on how lucky he was to be a part of the youth set up at United.

"He was great for a young lad. He knew everyone's name and how you were doing,” Chester said. "If you weren't doing too well, he wasn't shy in telling you. I couldn't have asked for a better upbringing in football than having worked under the best manager of our time. For him to know your name and how you're doing was good. I don't think I realised how lucky I was until I left United. I probably had the best upbringing a young lad in football could get, with the coaches and the facilities that were there for me. I'm grateful for the time I spent there. Without them, I don't think I'd be as high up in my career as I am."

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