Manchester United and Chelsea finished off 2015 with a tense 0-0 draw at Old Trafford earlier this morning.
After most of the action came in the early stages, both teams reverted to more of a defensive approach in the second-half and the draw seemed a welcome ending for all involved.The hosts may narrowly have had the better showing, hitting the crossbar twice and being denied two arguable penaties, but with a total of 20 shots being produced, David De Gea and Thibaut Courtois stole the spotlight with some true goalkeeping heroics.
The result divided opinion among Manchester United fans, some seeing merit in the performance, while others believed that the point was not enough for Louis van Gaal to keep his position on the sidelines. Chelsea supporters heaped praise upon the efforts of Courtois, yet nerves remain as a win is yet to officially be recorded with Guus Hiddink on the sidelines.
Here are the best reactions to come from Twitter after the match:
That was the most entertaining 0-0 I've seen for a long time.. #MUNCHE
— Bertil van Vugt (@brutuz) December 28, 2015
Gonna go play fifa against Chelsea now on amateur so I can sleep well tonight #MUNCHE #SSFootball
— Muthusi Wolfie™ Ndou (@Wolfpack0019) December 28, 2015
When #MUFC fans see their team playing attacking football…#MUNCHE #CFChttps://t.co/mopSGf5lGvhttps://t.co/MW69r7RcNE
— FootballFanCast.com (@FootballFanCast) December 28, 2015
I hope Louis Van Gaal gets the sack in the morning!! #BPL #MUNCHE
— Ben Roberts (@benorobs) December 28, 2015
unlucky to the #LVGOUT crowd for the team getting a 0-0 draw when you wanted us to lose. some fans you lot are #MUNCHE
— Adam Joseph (@AdamJosephSport) December 28, 2015
Both teams lost today's game #MUNCHE
— Asaaju Akorede (@Finechameleon) December 28, 2015
Goalkeeping masterclass. #degea #courtois #MUNCHE #LeagueSX
— LeagueSX (@league_sx) December 28, 2015
The goalkeepers were the best players in the #MUNCHE game. Brilliant saves from both the keepers today!#BPL #CFC #MUFC
— Nolan Lucano D'souza (@nolandsouza) December 28, 2015
#MUNCHE #EPL #humor
Ironically given the nationalities of their managers, #United and #Chelsea had to go Dutch on points— Vinay Kanchan (@vinaykanchan5) December 28, 2015
Playing for a draw should be made criminal. #CFC #MUNCHE
— Kaja Hüssain (@kajahussain1618) December 28, 2015
No striker. No real creativity in midfield. Sloppy last 10 mins wasting time, two penalty escapes. I'll be happy with half a point #MUNCHE
— ♔ Pirasath Kirupa ♔ (@pirasathk) December 28, 2015
#munche match was like watching two former Giant World class boxers trying to fight, but were too tired to box. #PremierLeague @SkyFootball
— Veli-Matti Hettula (@velluhettula) December 28, 2015
From the number of fouls, you could really tell that United wanted this win. #MUNCHE
— Adhil Abdul Majeed (@SerAdhil) December 28, 2015
@ManUtd When you haven't won in 8 games, you don't fool around with the same tactics, hoping you might break the deadlock.#MUNCHE #change
— Nirmoho Banerjee (@NirmohoB) December 28, 2015
#MUNCHE used to be the adrenaline rushing matches between great teams.
But this seasom, I just gave up on both. Y U NO PLAY GOOD? 😪
— ♚ Nanth 김재중 ♚ (@V_Nanth) December 28, 2015
leakiest defence vs worst attack #MunChe
— ThakkaliSoru (@DaltaDappi) December 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/_Musie10/status/681557346850598912
Guys, I just realized…. LvG might have taken Theatre of Dreams a little too literally #MUNCHE
— Dev Sheth (@DevSheth) December 28, 2015
Joke of the day – Courtois : " we also wanted to win the match" #MUFC #MUNCHE
— kalpesh (@dresswalla) December 28, 2015
Courtois and wood work saved Chelsea from a 3-0 loss at Old Trafford…!! #MUNCHE
— Shubhankar Chatterji (@Shubhankar04) December 28, 2015
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