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I reckon he sticks it out 1 more season then comes back to England. Joined them at the wrong time. Fair play to Alonso for agreeing to stay at Leverkusen. The question now will be will his players be sticking around too?

Easy to point fingers at the manager but so many players yesterday were well below their best and need to be held accountable. There is definitely a tactical problem but realistically what can he do to fix it with the players he has available?

That was as bad as last season yesterday. The only difference was they didn’t take their chances this time round. Thought we started ok but after 20 minutes we fell off the game became so one sided chances after chance after chance.

I think Pope was out of the squads before his injuries and Johnstone I think needs surgery and has been ruled out. Not sure he’d risk James and Shaw fitness wise in the squad. His injury record is shocking. Brathwaite not coming on in either of the friendlies makes me think they’ve decided...

I looked at on his whole career at City and he's played around 80 games on the left and 40 games on the right. This season though he's played a lot more on the right. I think he's just that good that you can put him anywhere and he'll contribute. 82 games on the left 24 goals and 17 assists 40...

I've watched a couple of Juventus games this season and he's looked good but I wasn't paying particular attention it seems like a lot of money for a player who's not really played at the very top level.

Think he was a bit of a late bloomer from what I could find on him. Brazil have had quite a few good centre backs in the last few years though so hasn't been easy to break into that team. Juventus are still in a financial mess so I think they'll be looking to sell players again this summer...

I did see that the 23 man squad isn't set in stone there's a meeting in the next few weeks and there's a rumour that squad size could still increase to 26. I think they'll take Shaw he's expected back in May so could play the last couple of league games then there will be friendlies before the...

I think they could give him a ban but basically say it's already covered by time served and make him pay a further fine. The dates suggest he carried out betting on games after his move to Newcastle but the Italian FA couldn't include those in their charges.

Think if we are going for top down changes to how decisions are made you can't really make the change of manager until all the people above him are in position. That's the group of people who will decide the fate of the manager and decide who should replace him if there is a change. Next season...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68686129 Could get even worse for Tonali although you have to assume these charges would be covered under his current ban. Another ban at this point would feel a bit harsh.

Seems to be the latest name doing the rounds. Brazilian centre back with a 60m euro release clause. 27 years old only had 4 caps for Brazil. Feels to me more like someone Juventus are trying to sell and as a result we are being linked than someone we'd be looking to buy.

Hasn't got well for the youngster was injured in his first game and hasn't returned yet. He is expected back soon so hopefully he'll get some games in before the end of the season.

Loan seems to be going well he's starting every week even if it's for a side that at this point of the season are basically relegated. Guess for him he's just hoping to catch the eye of teams willing to take a chance on him.

Utd apparently aren't happy at the lack of playing time he's had at Sevilla. Made 4 appearances so far only 1 start. They're 6 points clear of the relegation zone now, doesn't sound like they've got any interest in keeping him so feels unlikely he's going to get that many opportunities.

In terms of the squad for the summer working on Southgate playing 4-2-3-1 how do you see the 23 man squad looking as of today? You have to pick 3 keepers that's FIFA's rule not mine. So that leaves you 20 outfield players. This assumes everyone is fit. GK - Pickford, Ramsdale, Trafford RB -...

I see Rashford's role as a sub later on in games if England are ahead he's the guy to bring on to chase the second goal. I think Southgate will be loyal to him but he's on the fringes for missing out. Pickford Walker Stones Maguire Shaw Rice Mainoo Saka Bellingham Foden Kane If everyone is...

Unless the perfect candidate is available and wants to come then I say stick with what we have for now and try to fix some of the other problems this summer. The players still seem to be with him, if that wasn't the case you'd have to change it.

I'll give you Luckhurst he's the worst but then he works for a company that's entire business model is driven by clicks.

Romeo Lavia ruled out for rest of the season. In his first season at Chelsea he will play 32 minutes.

Made his first start for Argentina last night. Sure that was a very proud moment for him and his family.

I don't think we've really seen him run the game with 100+ passes in the way that a Modric can but I agree style wise they are quite similar. I think players currently still think they can press him and take the ball off him, I think they'll start standing off him a bit more now because of his...

Ogden isn't normally a click bait type guy so the stuff that's come from him in the last 2 week's is odd, but it's international week so you always get these random stories pop up. I think no one really knows who the candidates are until they decide what the "Man Utd Style" is going to be. I...

He's very similar to the player Wilshere was when he broke through at Arsenal. Players that can dribble the ball in the way these two do in the centre of the park are very rare. Positionally he still has things to learn which will come with experience but he's getting better all the time and...

Gary O'Neill is the latest to be linked by Mark Ogden who works for ESPN (same guy who broke the Southgate story last week). It's odd because they talk about him being offered a coaching role within the club.

England deserved the draw but the defensive errors across these two games are a concern. Missing quite a few of the starting XI so not going to judge to much on the results. Think Dunk has possibly played himself out of the squad for the summer and Southgate is hoping that Walker, Shaw and...

Only just turned it on. Sounds like Mainoo has done well.

Think it's smart having a look at him alongside Rice from the start see how they work together, he's totally different to the other options we have in that position but he's still very raw and learning the game. I'm assuming there's going to be quite a few changes with all the injuries...

He could be a candidate his teams are very well coached but he works on a small budget so there's only so much he can reasonably be expected to achieve with a club like Brentford. I don't think he's quite ready for this sort of jump up. Utd need a coach who's experienced at managing a team in...

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/25/vinicius-junior-racist-abuse-spain-brazil-football-real-madrid

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/25/marina-granovskaia-role-chelsea-alleged-financial-breaches-under-investigation-premier-league Another club on the naughty step

Thomas Frank's name being chucked around today. Guess who we play at the weekend.

Rice to captain the side tonight.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68661196 Didn't realise how far over the limit they'd gone basically 50% higher than the limit. They really need to speed this process up we shouldn't be having appeals conclude this late in the season when the accounts close at the end of June. Feels...

I refuse to bend to the demands of other posters on here. I will remain cynical and pessimistic about every Utd game until we do the treble again.

Well hopefully we're both right you get another left back and I get a right back, centre back, couple of centre mids, a right winger and a striker. Deal? :cool:

My point is the finances are tight regardless of the SJR investment Utd have got to be smart with how they spend this summer and we've seen this year the PL aren't shy in dishing out points deductions if you don't comply with the rules. If money was no object of course we could bring in another...

It's always sunny in philadelphia is one I've been slowly working my way through for about a year, comedy shows like that I can't watch to many episodes in a row. Currently watching Kin only have 2 episodes left on series 2, series 2 is better than the first series.

Not sure why but I reckon if Shaw was an animal he'd be a shetland pony.

Surely you'd have him kidnapped to claim on the insurance?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68654923 Still find this whole thing weird.

I dunno these people are human beings if they've had a crap 2 weeks with their international teams bad results, bed performance or just a bad training camp it's going to impact you. Others will have had a completely opposite experience they might have loved their 10 days away and come back...

25 man squads are one reason, then there's limits on number of foreign players within that, FFP/PSR calculations in terms of transfer spending/wages, squad harmony is another you don't want a guy who never plays around the first team all the time. It's a specialist position you are rarely...

Think international breaks always act as a bit of reset for your momentum. This break is the one that I reckon annoys club managers the most as it comes at a huge point in the season.

Sorry my editor will be furious I missed this huge scoop about what Utd's number 8.25 was up to.

You can't really have 3 specialist left backs in a squad so it'll need to be 1 in 1 out and if neither of them are going anywhere it's hard to bring someone in. Shaw I think probably needs to be managed through a season a bit better than he has been this season, strikes me as a lad who's...

You would hope they'll be after a bit of revenge after that shambles last season. At least it won't be 40 degrees this time. They've lost 4 of the last 5. Think for them they'll be boosted by the return of Mbuemo who makes a big difference for them.

Going to be a proper B team on Tuesday.

Think with his contract he's someone who's going to be around for the long term not many clubs can afford to buy him and with his injury issues they're likely to look elsewhere. It looked like he'd turned a bit of a corner with the injuries but in the last 2 seasons they've returned. They need...

Been released early by Portugal along with a number of other players for their second friendly match. Utd have given him a few days off, he'll return to training with the rest of the international players on Thursday.

Guess we wait to see who of the walking wounded are back from international football unscathed. Start of a run of tricky games for Utd 3 games in 8 days so they need to get off to a winning start. We could be boosted by the return of Martinez who's been training with Argentina, they didn't...

When he's 100% on his game there are few better but how often we see that due to a combination of injury/form is the issue. Left back does seem to be a position where there are very few stand out players.

Got to talk up the players he'll be managing next season hasn't he.

I'd say the micro-penis people are the ones who allow themselves to be wound up by this stuff. Most of them seem to currently be occupied by the colour of some thread on a football shirt rather than the obscene price the manufacturer expects people to pay for it. Anyway do you think Gallagher...

Thanks for the compliment. So he’s an 8.25

Continued his rehab with the England squad at St George’s Park.

Maguire, Walker, Johnstone withdraw from squad due to injury. Harry Kane has also returned to Bayern due to injury Rico Lewis and James Trafford promoted from U21s.

Agent talk me thinks. He has a contract until 2025 with an option for another year. There is no rush whether you think he deserves one or not to give this guy a new contract. Get the new CEO, director of football and others in place then make these sorts of decisions.

Most games I’ve seen him play he plays as the attacking midfielder in a 4-2-3-1 that role is now widely known as the number 10 role. That’s how Palace used him and where Chelsea have played him in most games this season. I don’t see him as being good enough with his passing to play in a...

Find the reaction to the defeat odd usual idiots going way over the top. was a competitive game for an hour, both sides missing some of their regulars. Then both teams started making subs and they scored a bit of a scrappy goal nothing to be alarmed about. Things we probably learned are...

He's a good player £40m sounds like a lot for a guy with very little premier league experience. Certainly need more options in midfield. Still think we need a bit of muscle in the midfield.

Think Gallagher has played as a number 10 at Chelsea in front of Enzo and Caicedo, I don't think he's really a centre mid. Yeah I'd like to see Branthwaite get half hour at the end alongside Stones in the first game then maybe start alongside Maguire in the second game. It's a shame Saka got...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68580638 Not good news for them.

Will Mainoo start? Got a feeling he might as long as he's trained well surely Southgate will want to see if how he plays alongside Rice/Bellingham. I expect he'll go strongest XI in the Brazil game then make changed for the game midweek. Will be interesting to see who gets the nod with Saka...

Of course we could still win its football mad things can happen that turn games quickly. Their goal in extra time I felt was against the run of play, I felt in extra time we had the momentum they weren’t able to regroup and dictate the game the way they had for a lot of the second half. I think...

Ground probably hasn't erupted like that since the McTominay goal in the derby which was the last home game in front of crowds before Covid.

Yep since the turn of the year I think he's been very good.

Yeah it's been going on all season probably more noticeable since Christmas with Casemiro/Mainoo in midfield we've gone a little bit less direct with the build up play and Garnacho has tried to stay wide on the right to maintain width.

I don't think it papers over anything but it shows we can go toe to toe with a good side and come out on top. Was a real roller coaster match for the first half hour we were flying really should have gone 2-0 up with that McTominay chance but after that it felt like we'd lost it but the moment...

It's almost like you've got no interest in having a sensible conversation about this once the emotion and buzz of that game has worn off and try and look at what actually happened. Yep lets go back to age again, how old do you think I am? Always nice to be called a kid

Of course they want to but when you are doing it week after week it takes its toll on you. They’ve played 18 games in 2024 we’ve played 12. If I was Klopp I’d probably be thinking was sending on 3 youngsters in a winning position a smart move. Probably not but that’s what he had on the bench...

It really isn't given we were talking about fitness of the players generally, I felt in extra time we had the physical edge because we hadn't played a midweek match. No sympathy for them if you want to win trophies you need to be able to win these matches in the stages of the season where you...

They're far from perfect but what they do well is sell players on at the right time and because they are successful their squad players hold their value. Not a huge market for Grealish though he's on big wages rumoured to be £300k a week and still has 3 years on his City contract so if they did...

Honestly give that nonsense a rest. You seem to enjoy accusing other people of being Liverpool fans it is rather boring and needless. You can say we wanted it more. What does that even mean? Really the game came down to the bounce of a ball off a set piece luckily for us it bounced our way and...

Rumours that they're looking to move Grealish on in the summer.

I agree, especially if the flag wasn't put up on the field so we had the whole celebration to find out he was just offside. Think it would have been a huge momentum swing, we saw away at Arsenal earlier in the season how much a decision like that can impact a game. Garnacho's disallowed goal...

I dunno there was probably 20 minutes either side of half time where they really controlled the centre of the park and Utd couldn't get near them as they moved the ball to quickly for us. We don't really have the ability to do that to other sides and have them chasing shadows. That isn't a pop...

I'd have given it to Garnacho he got through a hell of a shift in that game but really it was a day where everyone put in at least a 7/10 performance.

We have been playing 1 game a week pretty much since Christmas they've been playing two. I think in extra time it was us who had the physical edge on them. I think sometimes with the crowd you can really push yourself in one off games but we've seen this pattern throughout the season. The team...

I wouldnt be against that idea. Neves has bags of experience for a guy who’s just turned 27 and leadership qualities. He’s had a very strange career though makes me wonder if there’s something about him that puts big clubs off. Think with FFP though we actually need a transfer fee for...

I think Hojlund sets that tone he leads from the front, hunting everything and the others follow. When he isn’t there the press just doesn’t happen but after a couple of weeks out maybe he wasn’t quite ready to really push himself to the limit. The difference he makes to this team is massive. I...

I thought it was going to be the Van Dijk sucker punch on that corner.

Should be put in charge of media training the academy players.

Consistency is key before we can rush to that judgement.

He's spoken up about his lack of playing time recently, think his spot with the national team is being called into question. Think he's unlikely to get to many starts if Casemiro/Mainoo/Bruno are fit but showed at the weekend for the last half hour of games there's certainly a role for him...

Maybe if he joins them again he'll actually bother to learn the language this time.

Wonder if they're worried about other nations sniffing around him. Getting him capped in these games doesn't lock him into anything as friendly matches don't count but he is exactly the type of player we're missing in midfield.

Mainoo has been called up to the senior squad.

Rumours that Eric Cantona is interested in a role at the club under the Ratcliffe regime. I guess some sort of ambassador type role.

Sky Germany reporting that Dortmund are willing to sign him but they are only willing to pay 35m euro and Sancho needs to accept a big pay cut to fit in their wage structure. I suspect Utd will try to get them up nearer to 50m euro but feels like that's going to be tough as while he's doing ok...

As long as it exists in society it's going to exist in Football. Think where the UK has done well with it is fans don't use racism as a way of trying to put off an opponent. That still seems to be a thing in Spain where it doesn't seem like anything is off limits for fans when it comes to...

I'll keep an eye out for it got a few things on my list to watch. Kin Season 2 on Iplayer Reacher Season 2 on Amazon Prime International Break is always a decent chance to catch up on a few things.

Currently watching The Gentlemen on Netflix. If you like Guy Ritchie Gangster movie style stuff then it's worth a watch.

Tell you what he looks bloody good in that 3 piece suit. One thing that is probably lost amongst the poor results this season is how on an individual level so many players have really improved under ETH and are playing their best football of their Utd careers so far under him. It hasn't worked...

Got to say since the turn of the year he's been a star man for us, seems to be back to the levels we saw before the world cup last season. Showing more and more quality on the ball each game moving into the midfield areas and his defending has also improved. Seems to have that focus that is...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68604392 You do wonder how much longer players will put up with this in Spain. Not saying it's perfect here but the way this guy is singled out must be a concern for the top players. I guess another way of looking at it is if he packs up and leaves because...

I think it's something that needs to be looked at just to be certain but I do think there's some extenuating circumstances in their defence. 1) We played a ridiculous number of games last season using a fairly small group of players. 2) Shorter than normal summer break to recover due to world...

International break has come at a bad time for him. Hopefully there's going to be some behind closed door matches during this break to help get him up to speed.

Interesting that the panel decided it was 6 points but with 2 knocked off for their cooperation during the proceedings.

Games that far ahead haven’t been moved for TV yet probably waiting for the FA Cup semi games to be done to see what games are left. Think it’ll be 5.30 on Saturday and 2pm on Sunday. The Met have kicked off about games in London kicking off late and there’s pressure from fans over the late...

Again my comment and him moving on was in response to the post above I agree with what that poster said. I don‘t judge players on 1 game. He has 1 year left on his contract in the summer so they either offer him a new one or move him on. I think move him on and bring someone in to replace...

Think there are potentially two more double weeks to come there are people who sit and work all this stuff out online. I'm guessing but Utd and Chelsea's league games that were meant to be played on the semi final weekend will both move to midweek and stay part of the original game week. Utd's...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68594865

I had a bottle of Super Bock after dinner in honour of our captain. I had the first half on the TV but wasn't paying much attention, was hard to focus on another game after that afternoon.

Looks like the current rules are going to be binned and replaced with something similar to the way the rules in UEFA competitions will work going forward. Your compliance is now assessed as a ratio of revenue against "football" cost each season rather than trying to assess losses over a 3 year...

Think people might be saving the free hit for double game weeks down the line. So few games this weekend for me it had to be done. I gambled big on Spurs which backfired.

Didn't watch the full match but Barcelona won 3-0. Atletico's first defeat at home in the league for over a year. Big story is Joao Felix scored for Barca against his parent club as in La Liga players on loan at other La Liga clubs are allowed to play against their parent club.

Had two players get any sort of points. Leno who I had anyway and Coufal who I had on my bench. I had no choice with the free hit as I think I had 3 players with a fixture in my whole squad.

That ref yesterday probably would have. Think when you have a rule like that it needs to be easy to police, it can't be up to the refs to interpret your message. Think I remember some story that sponsors weren't happy about players taking shirts off when goals were scored as the big moment that...

Yep very good finish. Think the pass from McTominay was the perfect weight to hit first time as it was right in his stride, keeper had no chance.

If that existed he would have been off the pitch when the winner was scored? Equally what would they have done to the Liverpool keeper who was booked for time wasting in the 109th minute? Think the yellow card for taking your top off in a celebration is a rule that needs to be binned. It...

As stupid as it sounds it's how they react to the misses that really matters to me, forwards will always miss chances. He had another one that I think the keeper saved after when the flag did go up but he was still looking to get in the position and it was 3rd time lucky. You have to keep...

Rumour is they'll be getting the verdict/punishment on their PSR breach this week.

Fab Romano is paid by agents/clubs for these posts, that's the modern world. I'm sure they'll park him in their group of clubs over the next few years as they've done with other players.

Feel a bit for the ref on this one he isn't allowed to apply common sense the rules are the rules.

Think the extra games caught up with them in extra time we had it last season when you progress on all fronts this is when it really starts to kick in and test your squad. Utd still had something in the tank going into extra time and were able to make the game the way they wanted it which was...

They didn't draw the lines on it to confirm as he missed but from the replay it looked like he was just offside.

Read my original post about his performance yesterday. I said he did a good job on Salah especially as it was his first game back and my comment about him moving on was a response to the post above. Well there's a lot of players who probably do need to move on there's a case for selling pretty...

Yeah I believe he is he's quite good at wriggling out of a tight position and dribbling but I don't think his passing is anywhere near good enough. Today is not really the game to judge him by for that as he was played out of position which made it harder for him.

One day you will learn that rewarding mediocrity will never move you forward. Wan-Bissaka is a steady player great one vs one defender but below average on the ball. Part of football now with all this FFP stuff which means you have to keep turning over your squad players and sell players at...

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona currently live on ITV4

He has 1 year on his contract is likely to fetch a decent fee. United have to raise funds from some sales and I think he will be one.

Thought he was at fault on both goals to be honest. Salah pulled him out of position for the first and on the second he gave Bruno a hospital pass. Still not easy first game back against arguably the best winger in the world on your weaker side he kept him quiet for most of the game. Dalot...

I give him plenty of stick but the lad gets it. Goal and assist but battled for everything even if at times their quality meant he couldn’t get close to them he stuck at it and never gave up.

Did well when he came on, not easy for a guy who’s barely played in the last few months.

Good to see him back.

Played the last half hour on one leg as a sweeper. Captains performance?

Maybe dipped a little bit in the middle of the game but run his nuts off to the end and after those missed chances showed the cool head to take the next one.

Put your feet up lad. What a shift never stopped running for 120 minutes.

Hopefully he can keep building up his energy levels as he’s some talent.

Top class. Think this morning West Ham were rumoured to be offering 15m in the summer. Double that lads then We can start negotiating.

A great performance exactly what he needed to do when called on go and make an impact.

What a moment for the young boy showed supreme coolness in such a high pressure moment.

What an ending. Garnacho showed immense energy levels today. That ref was a tit by the book to send Amad off but chucked them 3 minutes of added time at the end. The goal should have been the last kick of the game no need to play on. A day that I’m sure will live long in the memory of those...

Anyone’s guess what formation we are playing now.

Looks like he was offside anyway

Rashford what a chance to miss. Felt like we had to win it there they’ll regroup now.

2-2 huge moment for Antony.

Bet they can’t believe their luck at the moment. That one on Garnacho a minute ago was a joke.

We looked tired getting towards half time a few lads just back from injury maybe not at full speed against a side that just keeps coming and coming, mistakes were going to happen. This Liverpool side are ruthless when they spot you’re wobbling a bit.

That was so stupid getting ourselves trapped in and losing the ball there sometimes it just needs booting away.

2 more goals for Muniz. I wonder if someone will go for him in the summer.

Equally impressive is that every team in that picture has scored more goals than us. Think what we've seen this season is Utd have a lot of depth in the squad in defence (and boy we’ve needed it) the two teams above us don’t.

Few rumours this morning of talks over a new deal. Reported as a 2 year deal with reduced wages.

Evans played the last 2 games injured and didn’t last the 90 minutes in either. Guessing there’s a limit to how much you can soldier on and now he has no choice but to sit out as others are fit. Mount will apparently be on the bench for this one.

I haven’t used my second wildcard yet will probably use i5 to get Salah in now he’s fit then benchboost straight away.

Use the free hit everyone else will. Double gameweeks are for bench boosts and triple captains.

Well I think after the tournament it will be a new man in charge and that will mean a bit of a changing of the guard. Think he’s got 3 possibly 4 players in his head already for left back at the euros. Gomez has been playing pretty well at left back so picking him over players like Mitchell...

I’m guessing for those not selected for international next week will be pretty quiet at Carrington in fact I’d be surprised if there’s any planned training sessions at all. Ten Hag and his coaches are probably having a week off as most club managers will during international breaks. Instead he...

I’m surrounded by Arsenal fans they can have a league title this year but I don’t want them anywhere near a European cup. Be funny if Kane knocks the pm out with Bayern.

I don’t think he starts for them so doubt they’ll take chances with him. He wasn’t rushed back at all he had a failed diagnosis on his surgery. The doctors failed to spot a fracture that was hidden by a plate in his foot so when he returned he still had pain and had to go for further surgery...

I imagine the training sessions with Argentina will be more intense as most of our first team will be away on international duty and they're playing world cup qualifiers rather than friendlies. There might even be a chance for him to get a run out in the second game if he's ready. Also, a...

He tends to stick to who he knows and Gomez has been in the squad before but yes after this tournament it's time for some new blood to start coming into the squad. Hopefully both Shaw and Chilwell are fit in the summer so we have two proper left backs in the squad.

He’s joining up with the Argentina squad during the international break as he continues his recovery. Could be back after the international break.

England Squad Goalkeepers: Sam Johnstone (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal) Defenders: Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Lewis Dunk (Brighton & Hove Albion), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Harry Maguire (Manchester...

Found it for you it was just below the Liverpool thread. Shaw is injured as is Trippier, he’s been playing left back so guess he’s been taken as left back cover for Chilwell. Unlikely to make the full squad. Not a lot of options in defence especially with Ben White making himself unavailable...

If it’s not us I don’t want any English side to win it. If it wasn’t for all their injuries at the back Real Madrid would be a serious contender but I think they’re still the best of the rest. Atletico over 2 legs are very dangerous but they’d be massive bottle jobs in a final, would love them...

They’ll probably need to refinance the current loans as part of any borrowing for the stadium. Sure I remember reading that the club tends to pay off that revolving cash facility (the credit card) throughout the year every season. I guess the question is will the stadium development happen...

The issue there is it's not for her and her family to forgive him and move on if he did the things she claimed he did he should have been up in court for a jury to decide as they are criminal acts not a civil dispute. It isn't up to the family to decide if the CPS will prosecute a case. We also...

Yep our midfield and forward options off the bench are an issue.

I think we've seen the reaction to Greenwood already they tried to bring him back and fans including ours rejected him, why bother trying again? I personally want absolutely nothing to do with him.

I can 100% understand why some people have reached that point with him. If we had a stronger squad I'd probably be more willing to let him go but this summer. I think most of us are expecting Greenwood, Martial, Sancho all to leave. Add in Anthony's situation and even a squad player like...

Think we all did but it just hasn't worked out for anyone (other than Dortmund). He got off to a bad start with the injury issues when he arrived and he never really seemed to get going. Joined the club at a very turbulent time wasn't like he joined a settled team everything at the club has been...

When he's good he's great but when he's bad he's awful there doesn't seem to be much in between with him. He's a hard player to rely on through a season because you never really know which version is going to turn up. I actually think he could do with some better advice around him. He's got a...

I just think he went way to far with what he did showed to me that he doesn't really respect the authority of the manager and you can't really have people like that around a club as high profile as Utd. I think he's had a few chances with us he misses a lot of games and his performances at Utd...

Ben White has signed a new deal to 2028. He looked a bad buy in his first season when he was at centre back but since moving to right back he's been rock solid for them.

Maybe try and squeeze them a little higher but at that sort of money I'd think about selling. I think there are plenty of players out there better than Rashford but there's already plenty to be done this summer in the forward positions so I think they'll probably keep him around unless he...

It's international week so if it's not a serious injury he'll only miss 1 game. I just don't see a way back for him at Utd regardless of who the manager is and who was at fault. If I was a manager I wouldn't want him around.

Feels to me like it's wide open for the two English clubs this season.

Yep hopefully a few extra £££'s on the offers for him this summer. Think I read he scored at the weekend as well in the league.

I think you can give Casemiro/Bruno different directions in how the team plays and they're good enough to adapt. If we want to keep the ball they can play a shorter game but to do that the team needs to be more compact and closer together. Currently the team is asked to spread out and that...

SJR shouldn’t be anywhere near decisions on signings it will be down to the people he appoints into these positions of power and authority to make these decisions. He won’t be buying any players it will be the clubs money that is used to buy players. All his investment cash is ring fenced for...

Yeah I think in some games we might see him instead of Rashford or Garnacho to try and get a bit more possession higher up the pitch and be a bit less direct. The plan at the start of the season certainly looked like he’d be used in a 3 in midfield.

Utd will have to be looking at value signings like free transfers or low value release clauses. not sure how he’s played this season but remember him getting plenty of plaudits last season for probably the best season of his career. So much needs to be done in the summer. RB, CB, LB, CM, RW and...

I would reserve judgement until the full task force is appointed.

Sounds a bit headline grabby to me.

Sounds very agent talk to me. Benfica player + Massive Release Fee normally means 5/5 on my transfer BS radar.

I reckon the club will arrange some behind closed doors friendly games during the international break hopefully he'll get some minutes under his belt in those. Feels like he needs to have a strong finish to the season no more injuries and show the fans some glimpses of what the club has paid for.

All the raw materials appear to be there with this kid but Utd probably can't afford to pay such a premium for potential. Still a long way from the finished article, 1 thing I haven't really seen from him is how good is he on the ball under pressure close to his own goal? That is where top...

Cup game. Trophies to me are still more important than finishing 4th or 5th.

Regardless of how many Villa/Spurs need to lose for us to catch up to close the gap Utd probably need to win most of their remaining games. That is where I don't have much faith we've seen this season the team is very up and down in terms of results. I know it can be boring breaking it down to...

That's what I heard as well Pep wasn't happy with the control they had in midfield so he changed De Bruyne for Kovacic. As for Liverpool pretty impressive and equally annoying that they basically rebuilt their first choice midfield in 1 summer.

The club does have the financial fair play rules to consider. I wouldn’t rule out Reguilon being sent back because it saved £1-2m from this year’s numbers. I also don’t think you want unhappy players around the training ground every day, 3 senior left backs is to many. As for the medical team...

Palmer with a goal and an assist. He has carried them this season.

I'm well aware of what the boss said and I'm sure he was frustrated that things didn't go to plan but rehab isn't an exact science. For what it's worth Shaw did return from injury before suffering another separate injury which may or may not have been a result of him rushing back and being...

If Shaw/Malacia are both fit for the remaining games how many games does Reguilon end up playing if he stays? At the point that he goes Utd are out of 2 cup competitions so there's not going to be a huge number of games to get through. I think losing AWB as well was a killed as to be honest if...

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, at the point that decision was made Utd had 3 of the 4 full backs fit and the 4th close to a return. At the time it was the right decision to make.

How many points do you think we'll need to finish top 4? I keep using 70 as a bench mark but at current pace Villa/Spurs are both on track for 74. I think they'll stumble a bit which is why I've said 70 to hit that Villa need 15 points from 30 and Spurs 17 from 33. There's also the bloody goal...

Expect it'll be similar tactics to the game earlier in the season just sit deep and frustrate then try and grab something on the break. It's painful but we're a long way off this lot this season we can't really expect to go blow for blow with them. Their midweek game is almost a non event at...

It's interesting because it seems like a few teams are now using centre backs as full backs. Neither Arsenal or City have a specialist left back in their squad. The way the squad is looking right now it'll be a new signing for every position this summer.

Only bad news yesterday for Spurs was Van De Ven, looked like his hamstring went again but they've got a bit of cover for him now with the lad they signed in January. Other than that they're basically back up to full strength and only have the league to focus on. Had a look at the 5th place...

Doubt any manager is going to want to inherit that issue, I'd say there's a very low chance he's in our squad next season come the end of the transfer window. My guess is he'll be out on loan somewhere next season.

Reguilon never looked fully fit to me and think even he missed a few games through injury as he'd not played that much over the last few seasons. I'd say Dalot has looked much better at left back than Reguilon. What is going on with players rehab and conditioning does need looking at we've had...

The studs have still gone into the guys chest even if you did kick the ball away first it falls into that grey area of endangering the opponent. I haven't seen it full speed but it looked a pen from the replays I saw.

Ball first doesn't actually matter dangerous play is dangerous play. If your foot is high enough to go into a guys chest then it's dangerous play and a foul. Anyway I was happy with the decision.

Think at this point he's just looking for points over performance. Tactic to me looked to draw Everton into a blow for blow type of game knowing they're terrible in front of goal, it's very risky but it suits our attackers who will struggle to beat a side if you pin them back near their own...

Yep that's the sort of form the top 3 will be thinking will be enough to win the title. We basically need the two teams above us to totally implode. As for the 5th spot place West Ham losing to Freiburg and Brighton getting pumped by Roma last week didn't do us any favours.

What are they planning to do with the current ones? Hard to see either of them leaving this summer.

Who was being negative I just posted our remaining fixtures. Could do with Villa sticking in Europe for a few rounds those extra games add up. 70 points still feels to me like the minimum we need which is 23 points from 30 available.

Two great managers that have built both their clubs into their image. Liverpool will be gutted that they didn't win that game yesterday they certainly had the chances but City also hit the woodwork twice and Foden had a great chance. I didn't see the decision at the end but sounds like it was...