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The kids need to be in school but I don’t get universities they should never have sent the kids to uni just stuck with online. It sucks for the kids but sending them to uni townshas been largely pointless as they’ve been locked in halls with no classes to attend And manufacturing and...

Or watching the Rugby. Or they’ve realised the proposals won’t get voted through by MPs there’s a lot of voices against a second lockdown. Does feel like if we are going for this extreme break the chain approach then everything needs to be shutdown which should have started a week ago to...

It really isn’t mate it’s not your fault you need an operation fingers crossed it still goes ahead.

Lockdown it is then leaked last night press conference at 4pm today. Of course people need to comply but people will only comply if they see a clear plan delivered by a leader you can trust in we’ve not had that from day one. They belittled the virus at the start and some have never shook...

Sounds like a true gent as well helped a lot of the young kids who came through under Fergie after his own glittering career taught them how to be fighters in the face of adversity.

Injuries wrecked Phil Jones career he was a player with serious potential when he emerged yes the Edwards comparison was ridiculous but Fergie wouldn’t throw that statement around without being blown away. Injury took away his chances of becoming a great player. Think it’s an issue with a lot...

His best football came as a number 10 off Kane just close to goal but not many teams play the number 10 anymore and workrate is an issue for him. He doesn’t press from the front which will put a lot of teams off him. I do agree hard to see where exactly he goes.

I have to admit I’ve never been that in depth on the anti semitism issue within the Labour Party. Is Corbyn accused of being anti Semitic or just turning a blind eye to the issue while he was in charge? Not sure Starmer had much choice he couldn’t shy away from the reports findings and by not...

Yeah true but McTominay, Bruno & Rashford started on the bench so they are starters. Greenwood probably nailed on for a start as well given Martial banned. I think Pogba has played his way back in as well. Can’t see Matic starting he’s not started the season well he was awful in the opening...

Dele is a good lad just struggled to kick on maybe got sucked into his own hype a little in that explosive breakthrough season. Injuries and a few off field distractions (ladies) maybe haven’t helped but he’s still young all he pieces are still there for him. I think he needs a move away a...

Rashford is probably the only option. Surprised De Gea didn’t get a nomination he’s had a good month made big saves at vital moments.

Very hard to predict these things the way the system works you can win with a minority vote. Trump has a very strong base with loyal republican voters. They big thing for Biden seems to be mobilising the black and minority voters who came out to vote for Obama but then didn’t vote for Hilary...

Telles out with Covid Martial banned Arsenal seem to be playing 3-4-3 at the moment and are struggling to score goals and they’ve got injuries at the back last week they ended up starting Xhaka in the back 3 and lost David Luiz to injury. Utd should fancy there chances in this one 3 points...

Same old playbook.

Can’t pay attention to polls Trump votes will be under the radar just like last time. Key thing for Biden is swinging the purple states back to blue this time around and the polls suggest he’s doing well in these places but you just don’t know. Trump is clearly worried and he’s playing on...

He never looked fit when he was here so he never got a chance the right back spot was wide open for him in his first season but he couldn’t take it as he wasn’t fit enough. Good luck to him in Milan I still think the end game is rebuild his reputation and sell him maybe try to be clever with a...

Not sure if they can what is Isco realistically going to grab in the current market 15-20m? Everyone is struggling for cash and fans are being locked out again across Europe next summers market prices will be even lower than this summer as no one is going to be flush with cash so selling your...

Don’t mind the cold but hate the dark afternoon/evenings really brings you down.

Ego you want to be the man to tame the beast. You also get paid a small fortune, if you fail it’s easy to point fingers elsewhere, if you succeed you become a legend and if you time it right you could take have the best players in the world at your disposal. I imagine living in Madrid is...

He’s tested positive for Covid so out of action for 14 days not sure when the test result came through but must be frustrating for him after a decent debut.

Yeah I don’t watch Ajax a lot but I’m guessing in domestic competition they would dominate possession playing their famous 4-3-3 system which allows a guy like VDB to break forward a lot. Ole seems to think he’s better with 2 disciplined holders in front of that defence which does make fitting...

Saw some rumour about his personal life doing the rounds being blackmailed or something which is going through the french courts at the moment. Just hasn’t really got going on the pitch yet the 3 game ban can’t have helped. If he can’t handle competition he’ll never make the top as new guys...

Zenit pay big bucks so go there win some trophies add to your CV and wait for other big jobs to come up. Looking at the squad Madrid have Poch might be wise to avoid it lots of senior players that need to be moved on and replaced.

He did ok but not enough to jump the queue ahead of him in terms of the starters but more chances will come I’d like to see what he can do against a team where Utd look to be more on top.

Think he’s a guy for when you know it’s likely you’ll have less than 50% of the ball as he’s pretty wasteful with it in the home games where we dominate the ball we probably don’t need him. Finding the balance has been tough for Ole he’s had to go with 2 holders recently to try and protect...

Double header now against Istanbul if we can take 4 or more from those games we should be home and dry.

I really don’t think it worked caught them out initially but after that they really got on top of us and if they had more quality could have caused us trouble. I don’t see how we pin a team back with this formation could we play Bruno in this system ahead of Matic and use Fred as the holder...

Champions League: Manchester United 5-0 RB Leipzig - 28th October 2020 Pressure on the ball got us 2 goals. He is wasteful with the ball but he’s protecting that defence well used wisely in the right games an important player.

Feeding the kids while feasting on goals. Fantastic when he came on the space was there and he ran rings round the opponent when he came on.

Hopefully that gets him going wasn’t a great performance but seemed to grow in confidence.

Thought he looked good for the first hour but when they went all out attack and left him exposed our attackers had his pants down. Certainly didn’t strike me to be the superstar he’s made out to be but not going to rule him out based on 1 game.

Credit goes to the defence first for me they held the fort under immense pressure at 1-0. Didn’t give up a single easy chance to our opponent all night

Ole got his subs bang on again weathered to storm when they went all out attack he freshened up the attack with speed and quality that ripped them to shreds. Rashford is flying right now in this form he can be unstoppable.

4-0 Martial penalty. They’ve fallen to bits since that second goal heads absolutely gone totally lost their shape and discipline.

The subs have been brilliant just giving us that extra edge up top that was missing fresh legs against a team committing forward meant gaps were there to exploit.

3-0 Rashford again.

2-0 get in another tight VAR call. Great vision by Bruno and Rashford timed it perfectly

Yep very fussy happens in European games rules applied much stricter than normal

Just can’t get on the ball under serious serious pressure here.

Yeah looks to be on a last warning and they’re being clever. Always second to the ball at the moment just can’t get hold of the ball at all. The strikers need to make themselves available either come short or spin in behind at the moment they’re being easily marked out of the game they need...

Think Pogba started well but faded a little seems like they’ve worked out he’s the danger man and are making it hard for us to get the ball to him. Every time he gets the ball seems to have 2 or 3 on him. Agree Cavani could give us a more direct route out when under pressure.

Feels like they’ve worked out our system pressing us relentlessly and we can’t get out. Issue seems to be not enough players who back themselves under pressure our build up is slow and they pounce on us. They’re pushing right up on us and we’ve got no out ball to beat the press could be time...

Think it’s Utd trying to apply pressure on government for a bail out on footballs behalf. Hard to see how they’ll open Old Trafford to fans with Manchester in tier 3 lockdown. It is crazy that grounds remained closed after cinemas and theatres were allowed to open but the way things are...

Not massively involved but some nice footwork shown in midfield to get out of trouble.

Yeah feels inevitable the numbers are creeping up every week and these local lockdowns just don’t seem to work. I know people point to Sweden and what is going on over there in terms of a herd immunity approach which is a massive gamble that countries with more densely populated regions just...

Yep Fred does well to win the 50-50, Pogba plays the perfect pass and Greenwood with a great run and finish.

1-0 Greenwood Lovely finish thought it was giving to be given offside very close

Germany doing the same. If this is what needs to be done to keep kids in school then it’s only a matter of time for us

Their manager is looking very snappy quite the outfit he’s picked out.

The club lined it up as a diamond but could easily be 4-2-3-1 with Greenwood and VDB playing wide. Yeah will be interesting to see Upemekano as well for Leipzig.

Confirmed 4-4-2 diamond DDG AWB Lindelof Maguire Shaw Matic Fred Pogba VDB Martial Greenwood Subs Henderson, TFM, Mengi, Tuanzebe, Williams, Fernandes, James, Mata, McTominay, Cavani, Ighalo, Rashford

Utd have said they’re ready to welcome back 23,500 fans into a Covid safe venue I think they’re the first big club to really try and apply some pressure to the government. I expect the other big boys to follow soon. EFL chairman has spoken publicly about the lack of support coming from...

Injured according to the MEN.

Pretty sure I know which version would appeal to our away fans more especially when visiting Liverpool or Leeds for example.

Not sure it will impact prem sides to much signing first team players but will stop them filling academies with foreign talent at 16. Will likely stop clubs in championship and below buying any foreign players

Very different chances PSG he shoots through a crowd with the keeper almost on his line vs Chelsea he was one vs one with the keeper off the line and he shot early trying to catch the keeper off guard and just didn’t hit the corner. I think he should have took another touch to get in closer but...

Also, news today suggests the antibodies don’t last and herd immunity cannot be achieved. The message put out a few months ago was eat out and get back to work we clearly weren’t ready for that in some places across the UK and as a result things are heading in the wrong direction again and we...

Points system but it’s not exactly clear how it will work. Will be similar to the system used to judge players not currently born in EU. Under new visa rules anyone from outside the UK will need a visa so even Irish players will need to qualify. Will this lead to more players declaring for the...

Start of last season or early into last season. Our start last season was dreadful and it seems that we’ve done similar this season. Obviously not all Ole’s fault it’s an odd season for everyone and our summer didn’t exactly run smoothly. Just frustrating that it doesn’t look like we’ve...

League only 5 games 2 goals 2 assists Think he’s had a good start was our most dangerous player vs Chelsea forced two good saves out of their keeper while feeding off scraps. In the last few weeks he’s started looking like the player we saw before his back injury he never really looked at...

Don’t you turn scouse on us.

No our game in hand is Burnley away date for us to catch up that game isn’t confirmed will likely happen in January if we don’t get through in league cup.

Martial banned no other fully fit centre forward Tuanzebe had played 1 game in nearly a year Telles I assume wasn’t fit as didn’t make the bench Pretty obvious why he didn’t pick the same team again so he went with the one who beat Newcastle 4-1 less than a week ago.

We do need him proper competition/cover for Bruno at a discounted price. I do think getting Bruno, Pogba and VDB all in the starting XI is tough probably impossible but VDB just needs to be patient and take his chance when it comes. We also needed a right winger but we couldn’t get the one...

Well at the weekend he subbed on Pogba, Cavani and Greenwood for McTominay, Mata, James So we certainly ended the game a lot more attacking than we started and we made a few chances later in the game.

We don’t know what VDB is looking like in training either on the pitch he’s done ok but he hasn’t exactly lit it up in the limited chances he’s had so far. He’s also in a position of the squad that is fiercely competitive.

He’s started Mata and Bruno in his 3 playing VDB as well makes us even more narrow against a 3-4-3 it was always going to be tough for our full backs to get forward. Sometimes you just need a round peg for a round hole. James has a bad game so I get people will single him out but I find it...

How many league games has Torres started for City? How many league games has Ziyech started for Chelsea? VDB has started 2 league cup games, came off the bench in 3 of the 5 league games. He will get his games I really don’t understand why people are losing their minds over it.

Last season home record 10 wins 7 draws 2 defeats This is not a new issue it’s been a long time since Old Trafford was a fortress. I do think teams know when they come to Old Trafford you sit deep and counter and we struggle Bruno has helped us unpick the locks but we do still struggle to...

Because one is a winger and the other is a centre mid. We all said in the summer Utd are short of wingers. With Rashford playing in the centre, Greenwood just back from injury, Lingard injured this is why James started because he fits in the system. He actually played alright vs Newcastle...

The team needs a win in the league to kick start the season a bit the table is a bit pointless this early on but we want to make sure we don’t get left behind. We’ve had chances to take points from rivals at home and haven’t taken them Spurs and Chelsea both came and took points we need to...

Can’t say I watch every game but does feel like the holding in the box isn’t being heavily punished by VAR. It seems like they only give it if neither player gets to the ball and the defenders hold stops that player reaching the ball. Ones like that where it’s a bit of grappling and the...

The club are supplying 5,000 free school meals during half term in support of Rashford’s campaign. He really has got the Tories rattled on this even little lies like Hancock suggesting talks were on going are being called out as he refuses to treat this as a political debate. All their usual...

Watch your language. Still to early to blame the booze ;)

Same as the Rashford one at the other end once the ref doesn’t give it not enough there to overturn it. Yes he’s got his arms on him but I don’t think it gives him the advantage to win the header he’s just stronger. If the ref gives it though they won’t be over turning it. I don’t think...

Could be as simple as not having a home crowd behind them is having an impact could be that the big empty stadium spooks our players and lifts our opponents. Teams sitting off us and countering more in home games than they do in away games could be an issue. Takes away our ability to hit on...

I think it’ll be a back 4 and we will see some rotation that Arsenal game at the weekend is becoming a bit must win now. DDG AWB Tuanzebe Lindelof Telles Matic Fred Greenwood VDB Rashford Martial

Southampton 2-2 West Ham 1-1 Palace 1-3 Spurs 1-6 Chelsea 0-0 That worries me I know Chelsea shut up shop and came for the draw but it was another pretty poor home performance at home.

Hard to see the transfer market recovering to anything like it was for a few more years until stadiums are full again and the world economy recovers. If we decide to sell just take whatever we can get and move on we won’t be able to hold out for a higher price because of his contract but the...

He’s just such a big personality you can’t seem to discuss anything about Utd without Pogba being part of it. For years we seemed to be so reliant on him if he played well we played well if he didn’t we didn’t. The good news now is other players like Rashford and Bruno are regularly stepping...

Wasn’t just Pogba in those early games Matic was also really poor the change from Pogba/Matic to Fred/McTominay has made the team look a lot less vulnerable. Not everything is always about Pogba

Yeah he started to two league cup games and was alright but he didn’t really force Ole to pick him next time around. It’s been a bright start if he’s still not getting starts in a months time then I’d worry but right now I’ve got no issue with easing him in slowly.

Yeah I tend to agree he’s a big liability in that deeper role when we aren’t in possession.

Best game in a while let’s hope being dropped was the kick up the backside he needed in terms of form. With Tuanzebe fit again there’s a threat for the starting spots so the starters need to stay on their toes.

I didn’t think it was a nailed on penalty the player doesn’t try going for the ball he just plays for the penalty. If the ref gives it then VAR won’t overturn it but the ref hasn’t give it I don’t think there’s enough to come back and award it.

Thought Fred was good tough battle in there didn’t really let them win the midfield battle. His passing can be sloppy which is why he isn’t considered world class but I think we’ve been a better team this season when he’s been in it.

I think he will go on loan in January. Just hasn’t really kicked on not sure they’ll give up on him totally but it doesn’t look great for him. He gets the ball and doesn’t seem to know what to do he can move quickly but he can’t think quickly to use that to his advantage he’s very...

I don’t really follow the women’s game when I have watched it I quite like it slightly different style of football to the men’s game. Just don’t have the time to follow it really. I see a lot of the top American players are over here at the moment just a shame the fans can’t see them in person.

VDB needs to earn his starting spot he’s done ok when he’s played so far but he hasn’t really forced out a starting player. It’s a hard one for Ole to solve for me 4-3-3 best fits VDB but in a 4-3-3 I don’t think we can play Bruno in the midfield I think he needs to be higher in that front 3...

English player values are inflated because of the home grown quotas and our teams being 20 of the 30 richest clubs in the world so we all just rip each other off. I’ve never really understood people’s issue with foreign players. It’s our lads who should be being more adventurous and test...

I think Mata drops out Bruno goes right and VDB goes in the centre. New signings don’t always go straight in so I’m not to worried. I think he came in to be the Pogba replacement as I reckon he’s off next summer.

Love that movement across the defender we’ve not had a striker that does that in a while.

Think Ole setup not to lose and Lampard did the same both went for caution over adventure and that’s how it played out. We had the better chances but draw was a fair result. Positive is a clean sheet but it highlights the lack of wide options when we are still using James and Mata in wide...

They look very toothless going forward at the moment miles off what they were like at their best.

3-2 Utd

Might be to soon for a start but would be nice to see him get sometime off the bench in the next few games see what he has to offer while Martial is banned. If he gets off to a good start he could easily find himself the starter as Martial hasn't really got going yet he really needs to rise to...

I think streaming is inevitable but I just don't see it ever being an "in house" operation unless the PL became a closed shop. That way the 20 clubs that are locked in for 5-10 years could weigh up the benefits of taking it in house and invest in the long term plan. PL clubs always vote on...

Looks it's a broken system but until we fix it the least we can do in the short term is make sure kids get 1 proper meal a day. As with all things it's on us as the adults to make sure we elect the right people to resolve these complex issues in the long term.

Sounds like a pretty grown up answer to me. Pogba's no idiot he'll know he was rubbish in those opening games and all he has to do is be better than McTominay or Fred and he'll be back in the team. Maybe Ole has taught him what he knows best how to be the super sub

Latest rumour I've heard is he's had stitches on a head injury that wasn't football related and that is why he can't play. Good old rumours aye

I did see they've started imposing curfews in France. I know yesterday Christmas was a big topic across the UK but surely the best case at this point is we can get everywhere down to medium risk by Christmas so that families can get together in groups of 6 over Christmas. Looks like more and...

Be a big boost to have all 3 of them back

It's all about risk PL would need to build the platform to host the games online, employ all the staff to broadcast the games, take on all the management of promotion, take on all the legal responsibilities of broadcasting in each country etc, take on all the customer service issues. There's a...

Well it's high stakes Poker Liverpool were in court filing for administration the banks had called in the loans and the club couldn't pay it was only at the last minute FSG stepped in to cover loans and take control of the club. If Utd ever got themselves into that situation there's no...

It's certainly an option if I was thinking about putting Pogba back in I'd have him in the centre of the 3 behind the striker with Bruno plus one other. Fitting him in has become a bit of a problem especially when we're still trying to find a place for VDB. I'm on board with James starting on...

It's just about options really with Martial out, Greenwood probably out, Cavani not yet fit his options start to look a bit limited so you have to consider just squeezing in the man in form. If they have Mata/Bruno/James behind the striker you've got a nice balance of speed and creativity if...

Legally this is your only option but other means are available but not allowed to post about them on here as it breaches rules. I think the move to their own streaming service would only happen if satellite revenues started to drop so say on the next round of bids Sky/BT bids are lower than the...

Not wanting to go into a history lesson but John Henry and FSG spotted an asset in trouble Liverpool were going bust the banks were closing in on them thanks to the previous owners who attempted to follow the Glazer model. It took them years to turn it around and really the big moment for them...

In reality there isn't a huge amount between Utd and Liverpool historically the thing was Liverpool didn't cash in like we did when football boomed in the UK through the 90's they fell behind and have now caught up both on and off the pitch. Their owners are much like ours just with better PR...

In my head he always scored for them against us before he joined but think that's my mind playing tricks remember a cracking volley against us at the back post then De Gea saving a great last minute free kick. Mata always seemed to pop up with goals in big games especially at home. We had...

Not sure about Mata scoring against Chelsea for us doesn't instantly ring any bells.

Think if you go back 3 you need to try and keep 3 up to allow yourself to get out from pressure Mata might not be the right player for Chelsea but you sometimes have to go with form and he's the one in form.

Kids are obese for a number of reasons but normally it starts from poor eating habits of parents being passed down to kids not just the kids that are obese in this country. Quick easy meals/snacks loaded with rubbish being given to kids rather than a proper balanced diet. This goes alongside a...

Current plans are for it to run to the next international break in November if fans are back in the stadiums after the internationals then it will stop but given how they've stopped even holding test events it doesn't look like fans are coming back this year at the moment. Once fans are allowed...

I'm not sure the 5 games that go to Box Office per week are unlikely to be the big fixtures so if you're already paying for Sky/BT like I am then I've probably got the games I want to see covered. In a normal season Utd probably have 4 or 5 league games that aren't picked up for TV. I don't...

@O-Dog Martial is banned so can't be the same team and Greenwood seems to be in the bad books. Not sure Cavani will be fit enough to start either so think it might be a slight tweek with Mata/James/VDB coming in to play off the wings be more of a 3-4-3 but I agree if they're all fit they go...

The tweet I saw said net debt was now £424m not totally sure what the different is between gross and net when it comes to debt as your not paying tax on debts. BBC report net debt as £474m. Think from memory they borrowed something like £550m against the club from banks to buy it they then...

Glazers still took there £23m dividend despite Covid. What a truly lovely bunch of owners we have absolutely ashamed of nothing this lot.

Well if he wants things to change he should keep banging his drum they don’t have to listen but he’s trying to make a difference for people who genuinely need help and haven’t been given the right help for a long time. MPs asked footballers to chip in during lockdown looks like they’ve bitten...

Given the start he’s had would be a shame for him to lose focus and not make the most of it. I trust Ole to make the right calls he’s used to working with young players let’s hope the message gets through and this is just a minor bump in the road. Lateness is something football clubs just...

Welcome KTMF I’ve always watched most games on TV maybe make 2-3 home games a season over the last 20 years location just made a season ticket unrealistic. Have to say TV games without fans is wearing a bit thin not hearing fans getting behind a new chant or just abusing an opposition player...

I certainly think he’s getting support from some people who know what they’re talking about feeding him the correct stats that can’t be challenged but he’s been one of these poor hungry kids so if he wants to try and make a change he should see it through. Right now he’s running rings around...

Maguire was very much the leader of this team last season Bruno’s arrival in January just added further support further up the pitch that had been lacking. Maguire had made our defence look much more organised. Before his injury even Rashford showed leadership he was the guy wanting the ball...

It's FIFA vs UEFA and nothing else the big clubs will play them off against each other. FIFA hate that UEFA hold the power in the game through the big European clubs, FIFA only get a sniff of the top stars every 4 years at a world cup they want much better access to the clubs because that is...

Yeah I saw the incident didn't look enough for a penalty to me used his body well but a more fussy ref could have judged it a foul fair to say he took a chance.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54631791 Not really sure I can get on board with him being the "victim" in this situation. He ran his contract down to the last 6 months flirting with lots of teams to take advantage of a bad mood at the club to more than double his wages. His performances...

I'm Dave Gorman was on TV in 2001 was an adaptation of his stage show.

Matip also got a knock vs Everton so missing the CL game tonight. Alexander-Arnold is struggling defensively as well so there's plenty to be worried about for the Liverpool fans this season.

You beat me to it @Shoot I missed the game so was wondering what the consensus was on him seems that Tuenzebe got the headlines

Martial is a good centre forward he isn't a great one I think we can all accept that. He has however improved massively since Ole arrived and is the best centre forward currently at the club (until we've seen what state Cavani is in). The question is can he develop into a great one? I don't...

Doesn't need the armband to do that he's already having that influence on the team every game a bit of ribbon around your arm doesn't change that. Maguire is captain and I'm sure he will have no issues with Bruno being a big voice in the dressing room and around the club but until Maguire does...

That's 2 in 2 when this lad gets on a run and his confidence builds he can be devastating lets hope he builds on this

I think he keeps his spot vs Chelsea as long as the physios are happy that he's not risking injury I'd be sending the same XI out again that Chelsea game is must win now.

Fred is a boy for the big games he grafts in the centre and gives nothing easy same with McTominay they battle and that's important obviously in games where you need a bit more creativity to crack a tight defence these boys aren't the ones but in the big matches right now it's those two plus one...

Interestingly the clubs are claiming the broadcasters set the price and the broadcasters are saying the clubs set the price. Reading between the lines both clubs and broadcasters agreed on the price. Given how badly it's gone down you wonder if they aren't already thinking about dropping the...

They gave him a contract because they believe someone will eventually buy him but I don't think Jones is desperate to leave the club so the sort of offers that would come for him just won't be of interest for him. No one is going to offer him more money than he earns at Utd, chances are he's...

We can all point at other countries who are also struggling but we still made massive mistakes. These mayors in the north were even saying when restrictions were lifted nationwide back in the summer please don't do it we're not ready for it but rather than remove restrictions on a regional...

You can see why the model appeals to the European Clubs a closed shop with guaranteed income and full control is exactly what they want and it's what the NFL has. They act for the good of the collective group not for the good of the overall game but obviously they've always had it that way...

I mean Pogba coming on for the last 20 minutes is the last thing opponents will want to see a fresh hugely talented player is your worst nightmare as an opponent so he will get more time and space later in games to hurt opponents. Last night Ole got it bang on after we conceded he changed the...

No guidance and no call for Q1 suggests the forecast isn't great given there's no chance of full capacity games this season if we're lucky we might see 50% full by the spring but given Manchester currently is tier 3 it's unlikely any fans will be going back to the stadium through the autumn...

Play well you get picked don’t play well you don’t. Think the message is clear your spot isn’t guaranteed you have to earn it there’s proper competition now. He had a starting spot and he’s lost it and to be fair the lads who came in for him and Matic have put them to shame. He’s done well...

The government should never have reopened nationally at the same time it should have been region by region, they’ve ballsed up track and trace, they ballsed up testing, they ballsed up PPE at the start, they lost the public when they didn’t sack Cummings. We’ve had 3 different slogans, 2 or 3...

Franchise system probably you’ll be invited to join if the 18 members deem you worthy I reckon it’ll be a closed shop as that’s what the owners will want.

Only saw the last 10-15 minutes looked the stronger side. Fred was bossing that midfield and the lads up top creating chances sounds like we deserved it which is a great boost.

Confirmed DDG Lindelof Tuenzebe Shaw AWB Fred McTominay Telles Bruno Martial Rashford Subs (9 subs in CL) Henderson, Pogba, Mata, James, Pellistri, Ighalo, Matic, Williams, VDB

Injured before we came back from lockdown, still injured no real reporting of what the injury is. All a bit weird if you ask me

Going to be so many jobs lost as a result of this across the north west. 241 Covid deaths reported today highest number since 5th June they really have ballsed up the easing of lockdown across England.

Could be a short thread. Left out of PL squad and CL squad. Still got 2-3 years on his contract.

Reports are Ozil has also been left out of Premier League squad. Think that means he’s currently only able to play in cup games.

From what I’m reading this will be replacing the Champions League. Clubs will still compete domestically but the CL will become an 18 team league competition. FIFA are desperate to get the big clubs away from UEFA.

Romero used to get the Europa League games but the seasons we've been in CL both under LVG & Moyes I think De Gea normally got picked. Had a quick look the season under Mourinho De Gea played the CL games but Romero got the last group game.

Guess it depends on what the conversations were as part of those contract negotiations he's tied himself to Utd for 6 years on a new contract surely on the basis that it's a fair fight for the number 1 spot. You're never going to judge a keeper on training so my guess is he's going to rotate...

That was before he got to Utd once he came here his exploits with ladies of the night became much more age appropriate.

No just think Henderson will have been promised the cup and European games so think he'll be given the group stage games to stake his claim to be the overall number 1. I don't think De Gea deserves to be dropped he's not really put a foot wrong but I think we'll see rotating keepers for the...

Sounds like pretty standard behaviour by a Utd captain if you look at recent history

If Tuanzebe has travelled then he's got to start him he's got no choice. Henderson AWB Lindelof Tuanzebe Shaw McTominay Matic VDB Bruno Martial Rashford I'd probably end up with something like that just protect them as best we can ask Bruno to play off the flank in the front 3 be a bit more...

I think Icardi is injured currently and he's not always started think they normally start Neymar, Mbappe and Di Maria as the front 3 and Icardi is on the bench normally. I believe Verrati is also missing tonight. Just can't afford sloppy mistakes at the back if you make silly errors those 3...

I think a sudden change in captain just creates another story and another headache for Ole to deal with he's picked his captain so he should stick with him until he really lets him down which so far he hasn't really done just had a few shaky games. Bruno can still do his thing and be another...

I think Mata will be used sparingly this season for games against weaker opponents that will give him space and time on the ball where he can obviously punish teams. I think Utd have to try and be aggressive from the start try and unsettle them a bit see if we can get them out of their comfort...

Yeah positionally AWB is not the greatest so not sure he's really one for playing that wide centre back role Lindelof would likely be left exposed like a sitting duck and his passing would get him in trouble.

Bruno has certainly shown captain qualities since he arrived he did captain previous teams but changing now to me would be needless and knee jerk. It looks like Bruno might now be the vice captain maybe a bit of a kick up the backside to Pogba/De Gea who have previously had captain roles at the...

Injured Ole said he might be fit for the weekend.

Ole confirmed Bruno will captain the side tomorrow. Greenwood unavailable not disciplinary but has been pictured in training so who knows what is going on there.

Well the ref doesn’t need to get involved in an offside call that was always the job of the assistant so it should be checked by replay but it should be done by eye not by technology. I personally would bin the whole system just accept refs get things wrong and get on with the game adds...

Jones and Rojo are not eligible as they are not in the UEFA squad. Is Tuanzebe even fit hasn’t played in almost a year? Could be going Matic in a back 3 with Lindelof and Shaw Do you put AWB and Shaw in the back 3 with Lindelof?

Given all the protocols around covid I doubt they'd be travelling separately as Utd will have chartered a plane for this trip to minimise contact with anyone outside of their bubble. In normal times you'd sometimes get the odd occasion but very rarely on a European away and most of the time it...

According to MEN Bailly, Cavani, Greenwood and Maguire haven't travelled to Paris. Wonder who's going to play centre back if that is the case

He looked to be standing closer to the ball than normal and in that position it's hard to open your body up to go right side so I think the keeper could be pretty confident of where he was going with it. Think it was just poor execution by his own standards he normally gets them much higher...

There were rumours going round him and Williams were dropped for being caught out drinking during the week before the game so it was disciplinary but they were only rumours. When asked about Greenwood Ole just said he wasn't available for this game but I believe both have been pictured training...

Until track and trace works properly we're pretty stuffed here the virus isn't becoming less aggressive so the more we mix the more it spreads that is just how it works. Will be interesting to see how it works in Wales they've obviously gone for the most extreme measures, will that 2 week shock...

De Gea 8 no mistakes and made some good saves. AWB 7 solid and got his goal Maguire 7 same as above Lindelof 7 Solid Shaw 7 Solid McTominay 7 Fred 7 James 6 on the fringes a bit but much improved from recent months. Bruno 8 was there in the key moments as he always is probably fuming about...

Wales to go into a 2 week "lockdown" from Friday evening. All non essential shops to close along with hospitality no mixing with any other households. Schools will open after the 1 week half term which starts on Friday but year 10 upwards so 13 year olds and above will stay home an extra week...

Fans helped raise £20k for a food bank in Newcastle as part of the boycott other clubs plan on doing the same. Apparently the PL will not be releasing the PPV viewing figures as they are commercially sensitive.

It's a long stretch of games so there's going to be a lot of rotation so we might see Bruno/Mata paired together and Pogba/VDB paired together in starting line ups. Going to be a real test of Ole's squad management the next few months normally he's had his best spells when he's been able to...

VAR is still going to make mistakes the idea is they just make less of them if the human using the technology makes an error then the computer won't correct it. Pickford getting away with it was human error I didn't see it live but for whatever reason the VAR did not think to highlight the...

I tipped them for relegation at the start of the season but they've had a cracking start and made some decent signings as well.

Lets see if he can keep it up through the season. Calvert Lewin must love having him in the team he just knows a good ball is coming in from wherever he is on the pitch.

I mean the stuff personally directed at Pickford is way over the top and it is a huge talking point because of who was injured if a Burnley player suffered this injury people wouldn't still be talking about it. He should have had a red card but VAR has failed to spot the incident to me it...

Can't remember but he had some track record so not surprised if he got caught out. Not sure if you can get retrospective punishments anymore with VAR be mad if they got a panel together to give him a ban now when the ref and VAR didn't call for a red card. It's all a bit over the top this just...

Yeah to be honest if we are going to a back 3 I’d rather play 3 proper centre backs and bench Shaw but it seems to be the case that full backs tuck in as one of the centre backs guess it’s because they are comfortable to go out and defend wide areas. Just think if we got back 3 our wide...

Crazy end to that game Spurs blow it at home again bet they can’t believe they’ve chucked that away.

What a hit that is by Lanzini Spurs blow it at home again they’ve pumped Newcastle and West Ham and ended up drawing both of them.

Maybe but not a fan of the system. Big test for AWB up against Neymar can he shut down the Brazilian if he goes to ground a lot against him could find himself in big trouble

Think he’s going to ring the changes for this one really can’t see us getting anything out of it their attack will run rings round our defence. Henderson AWB Lindelof Maguire Telles Matic Pogba VDB Bruno Martial Rashford I wouldn’t start Pogba but I think he will I’d much rather see Fred...

Really looks back to his best this season think that 3 month break did him the world of good looks fully fit and back to his old self again. Him and Son link up so we’ll just read each other’s movements so well.

Won £30 last night on both teams to score in the first half of the Utd game. 3/1 seemed a silly price with the stupid number of goals flying in this season

Rumours that he was dropped yesterday for going out drinking with Brandon Williams. Just rumours but if true these two need to smarten up they are young lads who will make mistakes but they need to learn from them.

Great result just what the doctor ordered and think Ole got his selection spot on he had to make some big calls and I think he got them right. Mata ran the show linked brilliantly with Bruno. Maguire much improved and the goal probably helped boost his confidence. Thought they recovered...

Best performance in a long time and the goal at the end really topped off a good all round performance.

Glad he’s got himself a goal. Great finish

Just bin off the technology part I reckon you freeze the action and do it by eye only give offside if it’s obvious. Trying to be mm accurate when the technology doesn’t give you mm accuracy and still requires human input really is pointless.

Looked back at his best yesterday.

Think the money goes to the clubs who are playing after Sky/BT take a cut. I watched it in the pub in the end but £15 per game is a joke. You can’t say the clubs are struggling when between them they’ve just spent 1bn on new signings.

Think they will really struggle without him even though he’s been in dodgy form recently he’s miles better than the rest of their defenders with Allison out as well could be struggling to keep the goals out.

It’s a yellow card. You can’t put your hands on an official it wasn’t aggressive so wasn’t a red and if she had a problem with it then she would have called the ref over. Think people are going way over the top because it’s a female

It’s ridiculous that he gets away with that given that we now have replays.

Who knows? One thing about Ole is just when you think he’s finished he suddenly turns the ship around he’s far from that point at the moment but it could quickly become that again and if it does the board may act. However, the board is the same board that’s failed time and time again changing...

Well they get paid monthly not weekly but with big earnings comes big costs but yeah £600k dropping in your bank once a month must feel pretty good. Find it odd that we talk salary per week when it comes to footballers like they’re labouring on a building site getting paid cash every Friday. I...

Wouldn't surprise me he's Man Utd manager just because he's inexperienced doesn't mean you can pay him way below standard salary. Mourinho would probably have been on £12-15m a year as Utd manager. £7.5m a year probably puts him on par with what our middle earning players earn that equates to...

It's always a tricky one when you've got a massive squad like us there's always going to be unhappy players who might want a change in manager and the leaks from that dressing room in recent years have been a problem. That however looks like clickbait nonsense the guy who's written the "story"...