On Thursday, 3/5/2020, Manchester United played against Derby County in the FA cup. The match, in my opinion was bittersweet. On one hand, we saw the return of Wayne Rooney to the FA cup with Derby County and a small part of me as a United fan wants him to do well; on the other hand I also want Manchester United to win because I obviously want my team to win and move forward in the tournament.
The match itself was very exciting for the first 30 minutes of the first half. In the 33rd minute, Luke Shaw of Manchester United, scored a volley that bounced over the goalie and back into the back of the net. Up to this point the game was back and forth. As soon as Shaw scored, Derby County looked to fall apart. Soon after that goal, Odion Ighalo scored a scrappy goal that put Manchester United up 2-0. I was excited that my team was doing well, but a small part of me was sad; I grew up with Wayne Rooney as my idol and I looked up to him when he played at Manchester United so of course I did want him to do well and the smallest part of me hoped that he would lead Derby to beat Manchester, like what he did at Manchester when he used to play for them.
In the second half, Manchester started hard and fast, and Dominated possession right off of kick off. In the 77th minute Odion Ighalo scored a second off an amazing cut back pass from Juan Mata putting Manchester United up 3-0. For the rest of the game Manchester Dominated possession. At the end of the game I was happy but a little sad, because you can see the disappointment on Wayne Rooney’s face at the game, and that hurt a little; to see your childhood hero look disappointed and down just makes me sad a little. however regardless of that Manchester put on a performance that gave the impression that they were unbeatable and that gives me hope for the future of Manchester United. But at the end of the day Manchester United got the result and move on to play Norwich in the next round of the FA cup.
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