Manchester United Thread..The Final Chapter of 17? (MOD WARNINGS IN OP)

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Drumpot

ziggyman17 wrote: »

Have a huge lead.. but a lot can happen in the next 5 months.. Newcastle were miles ahead in 95/96 and were reeled in. We were miles ahead in 97/98 and lost out to Arsenal.. A couple of injuries and a loss of form could change things..

It’s extremely unlikely because you are also asking for united to pretty much win the majority of their remaining 20 games with City, spurs, Liverpool , Chelsea and Arsenal on that list.

2nd spot is a realistic target and I think we should just focus on what we can do. We can’t affect city so we might aswell look to solidify 2nd before the champions league starts back up. If City slip up, great , but that can’t be in Uniteds plans or expectations.

United have Chelsea and Liverpool around the Seville game. Depending how close they are to City may very well see changes made in those games that’s about protecting and preparing players for Seville.

It’s jusy hyperbolic sound bites to say “united can’t concede the league in February”. If they are double digits behind city with only 14 or so games left then I think , as unpalatable as it sounds, they would be better off targeting and prioritizing the champions league like they did with Europa last season.

I think, thus far, this season has shown that united have moved up a level. Any other season and they are in the mix for the league. You have to take your hat off to city who are shattering records. But I think the squad is only a couple of night signings from being a proper challenger to City.

https://twitter.com/DuncanCastles/status/942138088637247488

bangkok

ziggyman17 wrote: »

Have a huge lead.. but a lot can happen in the next 5 months.. Newcastle were miles ahead in 95/96 and were reeled in. We were miles ahead in 97/98 and lost out to Arsenal.. A couple of injuries and a loss of form could change things..

Loss of form and they are still miles better than most teams. I think they will break the 100 point mark in the league this year.

Robson99

Mitch Connor wrote: »

I think the comparison of Pogba to gundogan and Herrera to KDB is wrong. If Herrera is part of the comp then it would be the other way around and it would be vundogan over Herrera. KDB vs Pogba would be the debate and I reckon neutrals would go for KDB.

In terms of attacking potency, I feel the major difference is Jose vs pep rather than player vs player.

I agree Mitch. I was just saying that in a combined team we would have as many players in the team as city. You could still have a middle of the park 3 of Matic Pogba and KDB.
The difference is Guardiola

Rossi IRL

If Shaw can't get himself sorted by the summer I would like us to forget about Rose and sign Tierney from Celtic.

All be it in Scotland but whenever I have seen him play I have been impressed.

He wouldn't command the Levy fee either.

Also, would like to sign Ozil in January, would be an instant upgrade on Mata/Mhki and along with Pogba would provide great service for Lukaku imo

Drumpot

Robson99 wrote: »

I agree Mitch. I was just saying that in a combined team we would have as many players in the team as city. You could still have a middle of the park 3 of Matic Pogba and KDB.
The difference is Guardiola

Pep inherited a better squad and getsbevery player he demands. Perisic was another Jose target. Jose has had to make more changes to move united from on average 5th to 2nd with no better a budget then Pep.

Pep was not exceptional at Bayern so not having a blank chequebook does even out the odds. I am not saying Pep is not a superb coach but it’s not simply “all Pep”.

xtal191

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/942382695438602244

hufpc8w3adnk65

Not sure where I’ll watch the match lads... turned on sky and the Scottish football is on... anyone have any recommendations on a channel to watch the build up on?

Rossi IRL

MrMac84 wrote: »

Not sure where I’ll watch the match lads... turned on sky and the Scottish football is on... anyone have any recommendations on a channel to watch the build up on?

MUTV?

Trigger

MrMac84 wrote: »

Not sure where I’ll watch the match lads... turned on sky and the Scottish football is on... anyone have any recommendations on a channel to watch the build up on?

Sky sports premier league has the build up

adox

Robson99 wrote: »

Good point. I would even have Martial in a front 3 ahead of sterling.
I dont think this is an amazing city team. We have the players to match them. They just playing far better as a team

I’d have Rashford in my team ahead of Sterling every day too.

jayo26

MrMac84 wrote: »

Not sure where I’ll watch the match lads... turned on sky and the Scottish football is on... anyone have any recommendations on a channel to watch the build up on?

Bein sports 11

adox

Mata gets a start today as well as Rashford. No Martial.

Jones and Smalling together at the back.

Souness with the usual soundbites
Biggest spoofer on Sky

titan18

Pheonix10 wrote: »

Looking at that City team, they don't even have an outrageous 11 or anything.

De Gea over Ederson
Young/Shaw over Delph
Jones over Mangala
Bailly over Otamendi
Valencia equal to Walker

Matic over Fernandino
Pogba over Gundongan
De Bruyne over Herrera

Sterling marginally over Rashford
Martial just behind Sane
Aguero much better than Lukaku

So, you take our best 11 with no injuries, and take the City one with injuries to compare?

Whatever about the defenders where we are better (although Mendy goes in at LB), City take all 6 spots in attack over us (Pogba has a chance of going in, but that's David Silva and KDB not Gundogan), and it's not even close in the positions. They're backups are equal or better than what we have starting in some areas in attack.

hufpc8w3adnk65

jayo26 wrote: »

Bein sports 11

Have it! Sorted thanks good to see Andy Grey and Richard Keys again

jayo26

MrMac84 wrote: »

Have it! Sorted thanks good to see Andy Grey and Richard Keys again

Proper football talk.

hufpc8w3adnk65

jayo26 wrote: »

Proper football talk.

Mcateer holding no punches laying into Liverpool players for been soft! I could get used to this channel

jayo26

MrMac84 wrote: »

Mcateer holding no punches laying into Liverpool players for been soft! I could get used to this channel

Total different attitude to sky in my opinion .

Cantona's Collars

MrMac84 wrote: »

Mcateer holding no punches laying into Liverpool players for been soft! I could get used to this channel

Funny how they change their tone and opinions when not on British TV. Souness openly admits to it when talking about doing punditry on Irish TV.
All too pally pally on Sky.

pjohnson

jayo26 wrote: »

Total different attitude to sky in my opinion .

Well when sky pick a Gallagher as a pundit what do you expect? Sky a clickbait joke recently.

hufpc8w3adnk65

Even Pulis having a pop off the FA for fining managers etc!! It’s like a breath of fresh air been honest

jayo26

I liked him talking about interviews in the tunnel been straight out and honest say I manager's don't want to do it and they prepare the answers before hand.

It's no surprise we all know it already but the interviews and the way they are fined for saying the wrong thing but if they don't do them they get fined too.

Cantona's Collars

jayo26 wrote: »

Proper football talk.

I went a bit further East for my coverage,the lads on Bein seem to have a stutter on my TV. Was just treated to a highlight reel of Martials goals.

jayo26

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

I went a bit further East for my coverage,the lads on Bein seem to have a stutter on my TV. Was just treated to a highlight reel of Martials goals.

It's grand now again.

I didn't actually realise how good our home form was this season untill after the city game the copy was well and truly blighted but nice to see us being very strong at home again

Rayne Wooney

Crazy that 7 of 11 players starting were at the club under Fergie.

PhlegmyMoses

Herrera is in shocking form

jayo26

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Crazy that 7 of 11 players starting were at the club under Fergie.

Just goes to show how much money was wasted and also that none of them are lvg signings. I know Herrera came in his first summer but he was lined up and wanted by moyes.

Lord TSC

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Herrera is in shocking form

He has misplaced so many passes already. It's mind boggling how badly he has regressed this season.

Valencia and his service
Non existent

ElChe32

Good man Rom!

J. Marston

What's with the non-celebration for his last two goals?

J. Marston

J. Marston wrote: »

What's with the non-celebration for his last two goals?

Because his own fans keep calling him a donkey

I've been a critic of Lukaku but he is immense in the box especially under a cross.

J. Marston

J. Marston wrote: »

What's with the non-celebration for his last two goals?

Does a postman celebrate when he scores a goal in a 5 a side?

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I've been a critic of Lukaku but he is immense in the box especially under a cross.

Service has been questionable the last few weeks
But he still is a workhorse but takes some amount of ****e from rivals and even our own fans

J. Marston

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Because his own fans keep calling him a donkey

Didn't know he read Boards.

Must be a sensitive soul, like some others.

J. Marston

J. Marston wrote: »

Didn't know he read Boards.

Must be a sensitive soul, like some others.

Not just here, all over twitter
I find it pathetic tbh

M!Ck^

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Service has been questionable the last few weeks
But he still is a workhorse but takes some amount of ****e from rivals and even our own fans

I still think he is quite poor at what he is asked to do in big games though and one of the things is balls up to him outside the box which he can't deal with, but in terms of getting in position and using his strength in the box and heading ability there isn't anyone better in the premier league. Which is strange imo

ElChe32

Jesse on a fine run of form.

Lord TSC

Deleted User wrote: »

I've been a critic of Lukaku but he is immense in the box especially under a cross.

Nearly as if the big issue he's facing is a lack of quality service.

Put Lukaku into a team with some genuine creative forces and he'd have double the goals right now...

Lord TSC

Would love to put five or six past them now.

Jayop

This ref is giving them absolutely everything. Amazing how little we get in games like this.

Lord TSC

Lord TSC wrote: »

Nearly as if the big issue he's facing is a lack of quality service.

Put Lukaku into a team with some genuine creative forces and he'd have double the goals right now...

In terms of chances being in created for him yes, but at the risk of repeating myself the job he is asked to do in the big games he isn't very good at. Now weather thats his fault or Joses is another debate I guess but he shouldn't be beyond criticism when he is doing things poorly

Lord TSC

Marcus Rashford has had a hand in 16 goals in 27 games in all competitions for @ManUtd this season (9 goals, 7 assists); one more than he did in 53 games last term (11 goals, 4 assists). Rising.

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

In terms of chances being in created for him yes, but at the risk of repeating myself the job he is asked to do in the big games he isn't very good at. Now weather thats his fault or Joses is another debate I guess but he shouldn't be beyond criticism when he is doing things poorly

I'd argue again, no Pogba and poor service the contributing factors to that
One decent cross today from Rashford and he buried it

sky88

Lord TSC wrote: »

Marcus Rashford has had a hand in 16 goals in 27 games in all competitions for @ManUtd this season (9 goals, 7 assists); one more than he did in 53 games last term (11 goals, 4 assists). Rising.

And i think he still has so much potential to reach which is why hes so promising

Cantona's Collars

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Valencia and his service
Non existent

Imagine if he was a waiter,the customers would starve after seeing the food leave the kitchen,get to the edge of the dining area then go back into the kitchen.