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Apparently agreed a zero compensation package said the club needs the money more than he does. He might not be up to it as a manager but he at least didn’t fleece them on the way out.

Fair play to him for taking tough jobs. His tactics probably aren’t going to work in teams with low budgets.

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First one is on Martinez. Maguire has the man in the centre, Martinez can see Isak behind him and should deal with him. Deflection on the cross loops it over Maguire who’s in the right position.

He’s left Plymouth

Harsh to call him a balls up. Good player got a bad injury and hasn’t been the same since. Happens to a lot of players. Hopefully it’s not permanent and he gets back to his best as we can’t keep throwing money at centre backs.

I reckon he’s going to retire at the end of the season. He turns 33 in a few weeks I really don’t think dropping down levels would appeal to him. Maybe back to Brazil for a farewell tour. Maybe a good year there and he can sneak into the WC squad for 2026.

I agree Martinez is not a centre mid not the time to be learning a new position. Maguire played that position for years under Southgate or should I say Sir Gareth. He’s the one I’d put out there stick De Ligt in the middle and Yoro right.

Just what you need the day before going back to work. Hard to see how he massively changes it but Ugarte and Bruno returning should help. Onana Yoro De Ligt Maguire Amad Ugarte Mainoo Dalot Bruno Hojlund Garnacho Last season we smuggled a 0-0 that no one really saw coming. When was the...

The only way they sack him in the summer is if we are relegated. He knew what he was signing up for he’s got to make the best of the bad situation this year and help the club address the issues in the summer.

Think injury/suspension to Bruno and Mount has made him push Anad further forward into the front 3. He’s got a lot of centre backs currently so probably wants to use them there. When everyone is fit surely he becomes a squad player?

If he can’t play well in his own position why put him somewhere else. He’s miles off his best drop him

Without players leaving there’s no money for signings. At best they might be able to do some loan moves.

Kante, Hazard, Matic, Diego Costa & Pedro all in their prime. Azpilecueta & Courtois as well. Alonso was a top wing back and like you said Moses really hit it off in that system. It was short lived but it was a hell of a side

Which season did we play 4-3-3 in the majority of games? I don’t recognise that title but they won it once and their current manager has changed it to 4-2-3-1.

Yep Joyce certainly had him rattled.

He should never have been signed in the first place. Even at his best he wasn’t good enough to play in the very best sides. After that heart attack he shouldn’t have been anywhere near a side like Utd.

Our best player on the night. Unlucky not to score with the header off the post.

Thought he did ok. One of the few outfield players who wasn’t a complete shambles.

No one decided to keep him, no one wanted to sign him. Contract expires in June

Splitting hairs here aren’t we as most would describe the Amorim system as 3-4-2-1 but he’s clearly struggling to find the right players to slot into it. Pedro and Hazard stayed wide in the Conte system. The main difference was Conte had a much better squad of players to play it with.

Mourinho’s chelsea is the only side that won the league playing 4-3-3 every week. Mancini and Pelligrini both played 4-2-3-1 at City Fergie mainly 4-4-2 but switched to 4-3-3 in big games and 4-2-3-1 in later years. Wenger 4-4-2 but later moved to 4-2-3-1 but didn’t really have success with...

Just looks like his confidence has gone, it happens best to take him out for a bit and hopefully get his head right.

You keep saying it’s never worked. Conte won the league at Chelsea with it. If you have the right players for it anything is possible. You can play whatever system you want with this lot and you’ll struggle as the quality is poor. How we fix it at this point I don’t really know a few...

The sacrificial lamb in the first half the manager should protect him in his post game interview. The reaction of some of the fans was shameful.

Looked like a player who hasn’t played in a month. So far off the level required he must be considering retirement

Should not be anywhere near the pitch in a Utd shirt again.

Not a wing back

Poor on both goals should be dropped for the next game

Probably his best game of the season so far. Sadly game was lost by the time he came on

The previous manager signing 2 old farts on £500k a week between them then spending £50m on Mount is the main reason. The squad building in that area has been abysmal.

Lost a bit of our momentum after the subs Newcastle have got a grip of the game again. The 15 minutes either side of half time we were the better side. We just don’t get the ball into the box anywhere near enough.

He’s got to get another attacking player on here and go for it.

No system will work when you’ve got players that can’t run. It’s fair to say it doesn’t suit all these players. Looking at the bench hard to see how he changes to much. Probably take Maz off for Garnacho get Anad at right wing back. Maybe Collyer on for Eriksen for some extra legs. I said...

the sub has made a difference. Shocking miss by Casemiro pulling 1 back before half time could have totally changed the mood.

Good that he’s made the sub early. Totally shameful reaction from the fans in the ground. Can all have a moan on here but in that ground you stick up for your own. It could have been any one of them who got that hook

Good of VAR to decide they can’t be arsed looking at the handball. This is nothing to do with formation it’s just lads who aren’t up to it against a side that’s miles better than us.

Zero creativity from those wing back options as well. Just don’t see where goals are coming from unless someone does some individual magic

They’ve always been an odd bunch just when you start expecting the worst they suddenly turn it on. Let’s hope tonight is another one of those nights.

Rashford has arrived with the squad

Looks a very good player but can he play wing back rather than full back?

The point was success elsewhere does not translate to success at Utd.

It is lots of small savings added together to make big ones. It isn’t like they haven’t made bigger cuts elsewhere. Fergie’s salary and 250 staff redundancies. The players wage bill which is the main expense will be cut to with contracts expiring as it was last summer. Each bad new story last...

The glazers won the Super Bowl with their NFL team twice. Doesn’t make them good Utd owners

Yep it’s the senior players in that squad that are really letting us down. Kids are having to shoulder the burden for them and it’s not on.

The new deal was all about timing. He’d just scored 30 goals in a season he was 25 and had 1 year to run on his deal. You couldn’t ask for a better negotiating position.

Scholes didn’t move into centre mid until he was 22-23 and had 2 seasons in the first team. Stepped in when Keane did his cruciate. I just don’t think Mainoo’s game suits it his 1 and 2 touch game needs to improve a lot and not sure he’s got the physical game to really dominate in there...

I’d rather the club went bust than sell to state ownership. As for SJR it’s pretty clear the clubs in a financial mess due to the current owners. He’s took on the challenge of fixing it and that means every penny that can be saved will be saved. Our debt is due for refinancing in the next 2...

I don’t think he’s got a position yet. Superb talent but needs to learn a position either a box to box midfielder in the 2 or one of the 2 number 10s. I personally think it’s better to have him further forward for now.

Still annoys me that Cunha played against us he should have missed the last 3 games. Had a nice run of games played 3 teams who are struggling for wins.

He’s fit in really well there. A deep lying counter attacking side is playing to his strength.

you have to think they’re looking to get him out in January. Even just a loan move. The rumours about his gambling are fairly well reported on but a lot of the suggestions are that the people he surrounds himself with are not helping his career.

There’s nothing long term with Cas I’d tell him to find a new club if he wants to play regularly. He can be first off the bench but I’d rather go through the pain of Mainoo learning than just give Cas more games. This season is a write off.

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I dunno. Pro’s The training ground is getting long overdue investment. Stadium plans actually have a bit of momentum behind them. He’s employed some people who should know how to run a football club to run ours. Signings/Sales in his first summer window look pretty spot on. Cons £66 ticket...

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Need players to leave in January so they can register Olmo for the 2nd half of the season in the league.

Duran’s appeal against his red card rejected. Will serve a 3 game ban.

Sounds a bit fishy to me let’s see if it’s still doing the rounds in a few weeks. Amorim gave him his debut at Sporting so there’s obviously a link there. A loan with an obligation to buy would probably be the only way we could do this deal in January if he is a genuine target. They paid...

I think in a lot of games we have looked more in control but we still lack a cutting edge which could also be an issue under Ten Hag. What has really killed us defensively is the individual errors are still there and the set piece situation. I’m not sure the set pieces can be fixed with these...

On corners first one we face I would be telling everyone to start a shoving match make the ref get involved. On the corner you can almost guarantee he blows and gives us a foul. It sets a tone and makes sure the ref is watching for pushing on our players. Like it or not someone needs to go...

Hopefully they arrive a bit to over confident and cocky. Hit a good run the of form and Isak is banging them in for fun. Tonali and Guimares are starting to work together well in the midfield as well. Utd have to be ready for the physical battle that comes they’ll be looking to batter us...

Modric passing ability was miles clear of Kobbie. Mainoo carries the ball well but he has to learn how to pass it forward quickly and accurately to be a centre mid. Mainoo to me is looking a little bit lost in the new system. I think longer term he will be pushed ahead as a number 10 playing...

Being an unused sub in the 5 games before yesterday tells you the manager isn’t interested in him. It isn’t about getting the best from him now it’s about how do you get rid of him. He is 33 in February and you wonder is he thinking about hanging up the boots in the summer. It’s hard to see...

They showed a bit of a comparison of their league records. Since Amorim has come in we’ve scored more goals per game with a worse Xg for per game and conceded more with a better Xg against.

Looks to me like he’s out possible in January. Came off the bench yesterday but before that he’d been an unused sub in 5 of the last 6 games.

I wasn’t certain we’d lose this one as wolves are as bad as us. If we got the first goal I think we’d have won especially if we’d had XI on the pitch for the whole game. If he’s sacked in 30 months what we can’t afford is another culture/identity reset. If this is the plan we need to stick...

I can’t remember the last time I felt 100% certain of a Utd win. I don’t think we are as easy to play against as we were at times last season but we’ve clearly got a weakness defending set pieces and going forward to we are very blunt. I don’t trust these players not to make mistakes. The...

I don’t think the Glazers or their underlings were ever serious about giving Rangnick the power or influence he required. They kept everything in house and surrounded themselves with bootlickers rather than experts who might challenge their wisdom. Him being manager first probably meant he...

We were very hit and miss under Ten Hag as well. Most of our points have come from the teams below us. 3 different managers. This rot started last season and it’s carried into this season that’s why Ten Hag lost his job.

He’s a kid no doubt a bit of early success has probably gone to his head. now that things aren’t coming off he needs senior players around him to help him. Not only by getting the job done n the pitch but keeping his head up. Those attacking players have got no one to look up to.

We currently look like the 14th best team in the league. That league table really isn’t lying. Luckily Ruud isn’t making his new team much better

Meant the performance against Xg Our defence was top 3 for goals conceded but was tracking at 9th. We were top for Xg for but must have been one of the worst for goals scored. Utd just didn’t look like we would start winning consistently under Ten Hag. It’s still that way under Amorim. It...

I thought it was a foul but it was borderline not enough for VAR to over-rule it. Utd need to put a defender in to clear those blockers out or it will keep happening. Amorim needs to highlight twice in a week that fouls on the keeper haven’t been punished to make sure the refs give the next...

Just found out it was 2-0 :D

Even being sent off twice in a season for two yellow cards is pretty poor.

Same as every game. Manager clearly thinks his performance in training isn’t good enough to make the squad. Read between the lines and I think they’re trying to force him out in January.

And one of the worst Xg against. The keeper had bailed us out of a lot of games under Ten Hag. There’s deep lying issues that in 2 years he hadn’t addressed and in modern football that’s enough to call time. I haven’t seen the 2nd half and caught parts of the first half but Amorim needs to...

True but things were heading in this direction under him. He’d lost the plot wasn’t all down to him he had a lot of nonsense to deal with off the pitch but it had to change. Neither of them can get this attack to fire As for his signings in the first 2 summers he seemed to be the man calling...

Sacking Ten Hag was the right decision. Thinking it would fix this season was optimistic.

There’s a lot of talent but you should never ever be relying on kids. The young players are struggling but the senior players on the big money are the ones who are failing.

Takes a real special level of idiots to let that happen twice in a week. Why isn’t one of our players getting in to help the keeper out with the two players who’ve boxed him in.

This is the Rangnick season all over again. This groups heads are gone and it’ll just be one car crash to another now for the rest of the season. Stupid by Bruno on a yellow use your head. We could play until next Christmas and not look like scoring

No point loaning him unless he can be replaced because we are short of numbers up top.

I see the FA have decided Cunha can start his ban after Christmas. Get money on him to bag today

Osihmen’s wages are going to be a massive problem for any club. He’s on silly money at Napoli

Off to the pub with the kids to see Santa shortly. Tomorrow we are round my parents so will have some support entertaining a 2 year old. Merry Christmas all

Sure I read that Arsenal, Forest and Bournemouth are the 3 best sides at attacking set pieces so playing 3 of them so close together probably exaggerates things. Taking Casemiro out the team is another issue. That guy is excellent in the air but he cannot run. I still stand by my original...

Couple of good chances at 1-0 that needed to go in. His finishing just hasn’t been good enough this season.

Just saw the highlights let’s hope he doesn’t have many more days like that. Stupid tackle for the penalty and on the third goal he got caught jogging back against a man who was sprinting forward

Took them a few months under that manager to get it going last season but it’s really come good for them.

Hopefully the PL pull their finger out and ban Cunha can’t believe he was playing yesterday. They’ve had their new manager bounce hopefully we can rock up and remind them how crap they are. As with every game we play could be 3-0 either way. Would be nice to see the starting line up start...

Season is a write off the quicker they can get him gone and off the wage bill the better. I wouldn’t waste time on players that aren’t in the plans for next season. Sounds harsh and ruthless but it needs to be done.

What’s the football equivalent of burning the pub down for the insurance money?

It’s always like this we plug a couple of holes then 3 or 4 new ones appear. Mainly because we have bought so badly in the past we don’t fix problems so within 2 years those players become problems. See Mount, Casemiro and Eriksen. The defenders we signed last summer all look fine. There’s a...

He’s had a long time out will take him probably the rest of this season to get fit. Got to give him a bit of time.

I think he’s lost a yard of pace he doesn’t get to the problem as early as he used to. Got to give him a bit of time but if De Ligt is recovered from illness could slot Maguire in as the left centre back for a bit. He’s played that role for England for years.

If he changes his plan he looks weak and indecisive. When you commit to making a change you have to see it through. The moment you start doubting it then everyone will. You lose the group and it’s game over as the players will think they know better than you. I don’t think we’ve seen a totally...

The worst thing he could do now though is change his tactics to suit these players to try and get a few results. It needs to be crystal clear to the whole squad that this is the way it’s going now you either get on the boat and come along for the ride or get off. He must be thinking now that...

Illness

Think I had Fulham so I think it’s over.

They’ve got it in the bag. Barring a massive injury crisis I don’t think there’s anyone good enough to catch them. Chelsea stumbled today with a draw at Everton. Just got goals throughout that squad. Salah might be the main man but the supporting cast are all chipping in regularly.

Think the big thing for Amorim is how much of his reputation is still intact at the start of next season. If we finish 13th how much patience will there be with him? We aren’t going to go from 13th to 4th next season without an absolute miracle summer. This is another rebuilding process...

I would really like the next 5 players we sign to be absolute monsters in the air.

Our current form is WWLLWWLL Think that was his 4th defeat in the league.

I saw we had more of the ball twice as many shots but the same number on target. None of this matters when they score 3 and we score 0. is that the 4th time this season we’ve let in 3 at home? Where do you even start trying to fix it?

Spent the game making sausage rolls sounds like I made the right choice. This club is so broken right now to the point where I don’t think it can be fixed. Will take an absolute miracle worker with a hell of a lot of luck to stop this sinking ship.

Didn’t see it but most of the reports I’ve seen suggest Usyk deserved it on points. 3 rounds is a close fight. Probably means no trilogy maybe the 1 final payday showdown in the uk with Joshua is still an option for Fury.

Could see him going on loan but can’t see it being a permanent thing. Bit like Sancho last season just feels like he needs to be away from the club ASAP.

Obviously isn’t getting the right reaction from him. Isn’t like he’s got stars ahead of him he basically just needs to look like he will offer more than Antony. 3 games suggests he’s just going through the motions in training.

No Rashford in the squad Onana Maz Maguire Martinez Dalot Mainoo Ugarte Malacia Amad Zirkzee Bruno

Not a surprise but clubs should not be doing this sort of nonsense.

That is some knockout

Must be one of their worst runs in their full history even the terrible City sides that got relegated didn’t have many runs like this

Up to 3rd Absolutely flying this season

So many clubs must be fuming that they didn’t take the gamble on Isak now.

They look like Moyes Utd A group that is just finished and have lost their aura of invincibility.

Feel sorry for any player dealing with persistent injuries. This will be him for the rest of his career now which is a shame for him.

Depends how well you negotiate and find players with low release fees or expiring contracts. He isn’t going to get to overhaul the squad in 1 summer. If we get into Europe then then budget goes up as well, same if we manage a few sales. Utd will free up quite a lot of the wage bill this...

Will be a very tough game their away record isn’t great but then our home record isn’t much to write home about.

A transfer fee plus having him off the wage bill makes a huge difference to what we can spend.

The bank of big Jim. I reckon even without European football there will still be around 100m to spend in the summer before sales.

I think like Spurs it will be built under a construction management contract. I can’t see the big main contractors taking the risk on that sort of project. Stadiums were a big reason for the collapse of Buckingham Group. Rumours are Laing O’Rourke are losing money on the Everton ground...

His arm goes across both his arms as he’s jumping and positioning himself to tip it over. It’s a foul all day every day. It’s a really poor decision by the ref

It’s just a foul the player holds the keepers arms down. Not much the keeper can really do.

That’s a foul on the keeper. It might look soft but it is and the ref has got to be giving that.

Spurs might be the only team that are dumber than us. That keeper does not want the ball at his feet but they keep giving it to him.

What are Spurs playing at 3-0 up and you dick about on a goal kick with a keeper who clearly isn’t comfortable on the ball. I really don’t get this with modern managers

Missed the first half but heard we’d been alright. Second half we’ve been awful Spurs have just bullied us all over the pitch

3-0 game over Sit those subs back down and save them for Sunday. Way to easy for Solanke to beat two defenders and get a shot off

Our starts to each half really do my head in. We concede so many goals in the first 15 minutes of each half.

I reckon he's preparing for a full takeover in the next 24 months.

I think the major thing that holds him back is he just doesn't have the desire to do the defensive work. He never has and he never will and when I mean desire it isn't just about running back and being in a position it's a desire to actually get the ball back and focus on that job as soon as...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4g39jge8gmo Huge news for them and might bring a bit of optimism back to that club going into that new ground next season they'll be hoping they can strengthen the squad and have a team that are actually worth watching.

He's said he wants to get back in the England squad and go to the world cup in 2026 he knows the move to Saudi would be the end of that goal. I don't see that appealing to him.

Amorim did say for both of them to get back in they've got to knock someone else out of the squad. Mount's injury means there was always going to be space for 1 of them to return and looks like it's Garnacho who's got the nod. I wonder if we might see Antony get a start tonight.

I think the interview was fine to be honest. The news will only last a day or two and Amorim has said he wants to work with him and get the best from him so he's left the door open if Rashford changes his mind which is smart. The rumour mill was already starting to leak stuff about him so it...

One of the biggest things I'd say about this guy is he's hitting all the right notes in his press conferences. I liked Ten Hag but this guy is miles better at getting the message across than he was and if the results go well I think he'll have the press eating out of the palm of his hand. He's...

Amorim hasn't confirmed if Garnacho and Rashford will return the squad. Said everyone has to earn their spot in the squad.

Seperate topic but there's a good documentary on national geographic about their stadium redevelopment. It's part of the megastructure series it aired a few weeks ago. Got to say they've done an amazing job of modernising the ground.

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The interview does suggest he doesn't want to do that but no doubt Utd will be giving him a pay off if he has to accept a lower salary at another club. My gut feeling is he's going to be out on loan with an option to buy to someone in January. PSG could be an option as they're in big trouble in...

I think it's always difficult to separate player from person Maz is clearly a fantastic player who I'd want in my team but probably isn't someone I'd share a lot of views of the world with. He isn't using his status to make things worse for LBGQT+ people but he also isn't using it to make it...

Hodgkinson wins the award Littler came 2nd but scoops the young persons award. Strange that it’s on a Tuesday night rather than the prime time Sunday slot it usually gets.

Feels like it’s the right time to say goodbye though. There’s a real talented crop who could break through in the next 6-18 months to keep the legacy going. There’s still Mainoo and Garnacho keeping the academy represented. I hope he goes abroad out of Manchester and a fresh start. He...

You wonder if he’s got something already lined up.

I think the big thing with him right now he isn’t even trying to beat people.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cm2ev4xy39eo Mudryk suspended pending investigation for a failed drugs test. He has claimed he didn't knowingly consume a banned substance.

Struggling to remember anyone being consistently negative about him. Had a look through his match thread for last season and the loan at Sunderland and it’s pretty much all good stuff.

Are you sure it was just two of you?

Looked gutted when he went off. Just looked to be getting up to speed then injury hits again. Hard to ever see him shacking these problems off.

I hope it isn’t the club briefing these journalists. Forcing him out the door by destroying his reputation isn’t what the guy deserves. I think it is time to part ways but he should not be made the scapegoat for the current situation.

I like Henry as a pundit when he talks about strikers. He was so good as a player but there’s little things he can point out that most wouldn’t see.

Also, I see the refs/var are still smoking crack. How was that foul on Hojlund not given. Surely this is what VAR is meant to be for.

Yeah I just feel like a couple more years at the right sort of salary could be worthwhile for Utd if Amorim is happy with him. Just feels like this summer money has really got to be spent on the midfield and attack as that's where the quality is really lacking.

Evans, Lindelof and Maguire could all leave this summer for nothing we probably need to bring in 2 players to replace those 3 and we don't seem to have a massive pot of money to spend. If we're playing a back 3 I do think you could make a case for giving Maguire another 2 year deal on lower...

He still needed a kick up the arse a few weeks ago when he was out of the team, injuries have given him a chance to get back in. Sancho is just one of those people he'll never be consistent but he's got so much talent people will keep giving him chances. He was well protected at Utd for a long...

There's a big decision to make with him. There's a case for keeping him if he's willing to take a pay cut but players don't take pay cuts.

I think they'll get more than 11 points but can't see them mounting any sort of recovery. Don't see where the goals are coming from.

I do think it's a much bigger game for them than us. Bigger picture wise I don't think Utd need a 2 leg semi final they'd probably be better off with the training time rather than more games. Not saying we chuck it but if we do get knocked out I won't be losing much sleep. we've had recent cup...

Heard he played well.

I thought he got plenty of chances under ETH he managed him pretty well, he's a young kid he should be eased in and I maintain it's damning of the senior players in this team that once again it's a kid providing the killer moments in games. He's been a slow burner but anyone who saw this lad...

Spurs are even more unpredictable than us when they are on it they can basically rip through anyone but equally they could collapse at any moment. Not sure how either side will play this in terms of rotation. Spurs will surely go strong that club is starved of trophies and he can't risk not...

No surprise they very much look like a team who were not good enough to come up. You have to be seriously good to stay up playing the way they play.

I think he has been putting the effort in it just hasn't happened for him and his confidence has gone. I genuinely think he needs to leave Utd and Manchester and give it a go somewhere else to see if he can get it going again.

Judging from the highlights we were worth the win. Didn't look like a great game but we got the points.

He has a point which the other two would never get because of the era they played in. Rashford has had the pressure on him for years to be the saviour of a pretty average Utd side and he’s massively struggled with it. That is what I think Richards is trying to say. Being the local lad who’s...

They have to be we are almost half way and they’re 1 win off going top. Momentum is a powerful weapon in football and they’ve got it. Maresca has built on the good finish to last season under Poch.

That’s some skill on the goal.

Missed the game finally got 5 minutes to turn the Tv on as we went 2-1 up. Instantly turned it off again as didn’t want to jinx things. As for the two who were dropped if they aren’t pulling their weight or not behaving properly then this is the only action the manager has. Somethings are...

Rumours online is Garnacho. Been going round for a while but no one really knows

I wonder who his agent is

No Rashford or Garnacho in the squad.

Kelly Cates, Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan to take on the presenting responsibilities from next season. Cates stepping away from Sky Sports to take on the role.

Must be desperate. He can’t play until March.

O’Neill sacked

There are rumours he’s hard work in training, got a short fuse and always kicking off. Chelsea tried to sign him in the summer Reckon they’d sell Watkins before Duran.

I went Newcastle

Another big summer trying to shift players on massive contracts out the door to make way for new ones.

Interesting to see how much drama the last 2 games create in this new format. There will likely be a few teams who's fate will already be decided in terms of top 8 or elimination but in theory in the last game there will be something to play for in the vast majority of the games. Looking at...

Onana Yoro De Ligt Martinez Maz Ugarte Casemiro Dalot Bruno Hojlund Garnacho

A fair chunk of it is legit but a lot of their sponsorship deals are highly questionable. As for reducing wage bill it’s showing on the pitch as the squad looks light this season. Few big earners left and haven’t been replaced.

Great away win Second half much the better side, created 5 really good chances took 2 of them. Bit like the weekend gifted the opponent their goal which needs to stop but going forward it felt better (weaker opponents obviously). First away win in Europe in 18 months and are in with a good...

Was ok in the deeper role tonight. Can’t see him playing there in the derby at the weekend.

Another steady game for him tonight. They aren’t stand out amazing performances but it’s going well for him at the moment.

He just looks so far off the level required. Confidence is a big thing in football and he looks to have totally lost his and it’s really hard to see how he gets it back.

Top class again tonight. Maybe could have made more of a few moments where he tried to go alone but generally positive stuff again from the youngster

I thought he did alright first half the support around him first half was terrible. He had no one to lay it off to.

17 appearances 7 goals 5 in Europe 2 in the league. Very good tonight but my worry would be is this his level? His finishing is lethal.

Just looks lost. Nothing he tries works and it really does feel like it’s the end for him. You might get the odd flash of brilliance in the final third but his general play is so poor.

Great impact. Forced 2 good saves from the keeper.

This was my worry you can make a mistake but you have to be able to shake it off quickly and move on. He looked a bag of nerves all night and cost us a goal with a poor decision. Luckily his team mates dug him out of the hole this time

It’s European football our lot are still to stupid to understand the traps and fall for them every time.

We really make things tough for ourselves. That’s a bad one no excuses.

He’s pushed himself to the top of the pay scale and just doesn’t do enough to justify it. I’d sell pretty much any of the current squad but now just feels like the right time for Utd and Rashford to part ways. Might do him some good as well

Got half an eye on it created naff all. Rashford giving the ball away so much they’ve given up attacking down his side

I think the gap between the team in 5th and the team in 13th isn't that much we're all very up and down you just need to find a way of stringing a couple of good results together and you'll move up the table very quickly. 5th should get a champions league spot this season 1 very average side...