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23 Feb 2026 22:34:18
What a master stroke the club has made signing Senne Lammens. He could be our number 1 for years to come, I don't see many weaknesses. He's been pretty unlucky with a few of the worldies he's conceded. Maybe it's just because the previous incumbent was one of the worst I've ever seen, but Senne is calm, a great shot stopper, good in the air, rarely palms it back into danger and is quickly coming to terms with commanding his area. Very impressive. Won us the game tonight, we lose that with Onana in net, not even a question about it.
Having a good goalkeeper also makes everyone else calmer, no surprise Maguire looks good with a top keeper behind him.
The other 3 summer signings combined for the goal and have had good seasons. Another summer like the last but for midfield and a couple of other positions and we will really push on next season, no matter who the manager may be.
1.) 23 Feb 2026 23:26:32
Glad he brought Sesko on earlier than vs West Ham. We ground out a result. The top 3 is very achievable. We will drop points, but so will Villa. Very, very outside chance of top 2, imo, as City and Arsenal will drop points, albeit it is highly unlikely they'll drop enough to be overtaken by anyone.
But, us winning points will also force whoever is 2nd to look over their shoulder, and not just who is above them.
2.) 23 Feb 2026 23:34:00
With Sesko amongst the goals now, come the end of the season, we could be looking at 4/4 successful signings from the summer, all things considered. When was the last time we could say that lol? 2007/08?
3.) 24 Feb 2026 00:15:57
Lammens is definitely in the top 10 keepers in the league, easy for me. I could probably name 6 who are better, but he's improving with every game. He is far from the finished article, but I'm glad we have him.
4.) 24 Feb 2026 00:30:54
I don't think I could name 6 that are better. At what exactly? He is strong in all areas. I think we've got a great keeper, and he's young enough to improve.
5.) 24 Feb 2026 07:38:48
Good result last night. All four mentioned signings have been good ones. Lammens' best years are still a few years away, as keepers traditionally mature later than outfield players. Midfield signings ahead are probably the most crucial ones we will have had to get right for years.
We struggle, even with Bruno, to beat teams who sit back and defend, so we def need more creativity. We also need a strong defensive box-to-box type player, too.
6.) 24 Feb 2026 07:43:41
He was the obvious choice for some that believed in the right approach for UTD, long term. Some called for Martinez. Hopefully it is clear now that those signings are yesteryear.
7.) 24 Feb 2026 08:05:24
Agree re all four summer signings, but particularly regarding Senne Lammens. Whoever scouted him has done a grand job.
8.) 24 Feb 2026 08:55:32
Nobody has scored more non-penalty goals in the EPL this year. No sub has scored more goals this season. Sesko is doing well. Lammens is very tidy, and gives confidence to those around him. Boom Boom is a very good player and is playing well, albeit slightly out of position.
Cunha is my fav player to watch in the squad. If they buy as well this summer and get 4 or 5 1st-team starters, then we will benefit greatly.
9.) 24 Feb 2026 09:32:42
Whose Boom Boom lol?
10.) 24 Feb 2026 12:22:11
On the goalkeeper front, Lammens is streets ahead of where de Gea was when he first arrived. All in all, if we were going to sign a young goalie then I don't think we could have done better. We also have Vitek on loan at Bristol City, so we could be well-stocked for the foreseeable future. Now, if only we can get rid of Onana.
11.) 24 Feb 2026 17:50:19
A keeper that can catch a ball is a big help. He won that game last night, and that's what good keepers do.
12.) 25 Feb 2026 12:13:32
newnameoldideas, to be fair, he is 3 years older than De Gea when he signed. But he is definitely looking the part. I love the fact he is trying to catch absolutely everything possible rather than parry or punch away.
12 Dec 2024 20:23:23
Before Amorim joined the player playing as striker had scored 2 goals in 13 games, since Amorim arrived the player playing striker has 8 goals in 6 games.
Rashford
Hojlund (2)
Zirkzee (2)
Hojlund
Hojlund (2)
Now whilst there are clearly still some issues, especially with players like Dalot and Rashford who are really struggling to make a mark in this system, the above stats show that we are creating more for strikers than we were previously. I'm looking for positives and that is certainly one of them that I can see.
The build up is still a little too slow and we need Onana to stop making stupid errors but there are some signs of improvement, there are some portions of games where we look horrendous still but I am hopeful that once Ruben realises which players aren't up to it we will see a bit less rotation and start to get some momentum and confidence.
1.) 12 Dec 2024 21:01:15
There has been lots of positives imo. Also lots more of the same.
He can't change much with such little training ground time.
You can see small bits of improvement. You pick one there gds2.
Chasing back has improved for most. Rashford excluded.
I hope his must keep list looks like this.
Maz, deligt, leny, ugarte mainoo mount garnacho amad, rasmus,
Martinez I'd like to keep.
Must go
Rashford Bruno maguire Shaw lindelof Antony cas ericksen onana
I'd like dalot and zirkzee to go.
2.) 12 Dec 2024 22:03:43
I think the 2 standout players have been Amad and Hojlund, both look hungry and up for it. Whilst others have had their moments, I'm not sure anyone else has stepped up, apart from maybe Maz. Mount has shown promise, MDL looks classy but also prone to an error and I thing Ugarte shows promise.
However, as few look like square pegs, Rashford, Zirkzee, Malacia (who may not be match fit), Cas, and Onana, who had been playing well, suddenly looks very dodgy again.
I think RA is giving everyone chances, hopefully he will be ruthless in getting to the right team and squad.
3.) 12 Dec 2024 22:42:56
I have big doubts on Garnacho, he almost always makes the wrong decision, plays for himself and I don't think he is very willing to change.
4.) 12 Dec 2024 23:07:52
MDL lacks pace and at the highest levels today that is a problem.
5.) 12 Dec 2024 23:25:24
I'm not sure banjoe.
But I agree that it will be up to him. I think he is very coachable he proved that as a youth.
Unfortunately he has had very poor coaching in attacking play imo despite flashes of brilliance since he broke into the 1st team. He's been allowed drift into individualism and not be part of a cohesive unit.
He will benefit greatly with a different type of coaching and tactical awareness where players with his abilities can flourish but also must have accountability and take on their responsibilities.
You might well be right. But I think he is very coachable he just needs to prove it.
In 12 months I hope to see a very different player who is enjoying his football.
6.) 12 Dec 2024 23:38:51
I saw a stat showing Garnacho as having the highest % of unsuccessful dribbles in the EPL. If a substantial offer came in for him I think United might take it.
7.) 13 Dec 2024 02:46:07
I find myself agreeing with Ken, there must be a new manager or something ? give it a few more weeks Ken, just a few more weeks. Think I agree with your whole list there. Onana wasn't on my list only die to him playing better, but he really doesn't convince me.
Massive amount of change still needs to happen. Exciting times ahead.
8.) 13 Dec 2024 06:51:24
Our games at the moment seem like pre season. Have thought since ole that our team was unfit and couldn't match the opposition for ground covered.
I think at the moment it's quicker to say the players who look like a fit for the system. Maz ugarte amad hojlund and mount (to a degree) . Mainoo yoro should be fine. Bruno is our best player, seems to fit the deeper role better than the 10 in my opinion.
Dalot and unfortunately rashford seem to be struggling. The signing of zirkzee is a worry hopefully he was a ten hag signing, like most of his he just isn't good enough.
9.) 13 Dec 2024 07:23:11
Seems funny keeping Mount, but wanting to move Bruno, possibly our best player, next to Amad, these past few weeks (and in Brunos case, past few years) .
10.) 13 Dec 2024 11:51:20
Trololo. Bruno would be in the 1st 3 or 4 I'd have out the door.
You might think he is out next player and playing well I think he has been really poor. He is not worth building a team around he is 31 next year.
Stupid contract to give him imo.
You like him and think he is one of our best and your well entitled to that view. I'd be selling him asap.
11.) 13 Dec 2024 13:28:24
shaw
Its 21% basically loses the ball 4/ 5 times. He also leads the league for most losses in possession for a winger. Some will argue he is young and trying but you will not survive anywhere at a big club with those stats no matter what. You need football IQ and understand that sometimes there is no dribble available and rotate the ball.
ATM He is more effective in transition and break away play but not a possession based system and will need to get a lot better in terms of decision making and final product/ delivery.
To be fair judge him and the rest at the end of the season when they have had enough time to adapt to the changes.
12.) 14 Dec 2024 07:34:48
Tumble, but you would build our team around Mount? He is 31, so? When the time comes, we can replace him, it is not like he is playing bad, or is injured all the time. He could easily give us 2-3 seasons.
Dont get me wrong, if the general idea/ tactics/ plan or whatever is to sell him and he doesn't fit, that is fine, but I can't understand someone really wanting our best player to be sold, and at the same time wanting to keep Mount, who is pretty terrible, and on top of that injured half of the time (or more) .
13.) 14 Dec 2024 11:42:20
I think Fernades is a very good player and I'd always start him given our options, but I think because the overall quality of the squad is so poor he's been given the mantle of best player and the captaincy. Ideally he needs to be complimented by a handful of much better players than we have so he's not in the spotlight.
31 Aug 2024 12:33:08
Ed077,
I don’t think anybody hates Mctominay, and most would have been ok with him staying on for another year if we couldn’t find a buyer, but we are never going to progress to where we want to be with him in the team so if someone wants to buy him then we are right to let him go. Certainly no hatred, I can’t see how any United fan can hate him for his effort, but I think most can see he’s not good enough.
{Ed077's Note - I can see the PSR value of his sale but there are at least 2 senior midfielders at the club who deserved moving on before McTom. Plus he's shown to be more useful coming on from the bench than the options we've kept. But I guess there being no real suitors for the likes of Casemiro and Eriksen proves my point well enough ?
1.) 01 Sep 2024 10:14:49
I think you have to see Scott and the others as totally separate, just because Case and Eriksen aren’t good enough doesn’t mean Scott was, none of them will be at the club in 18 months time but Scott would have left for free if we didn’t sell him this summer.
It’s a process and will take longer than 1 window to complete, I think we are short this season but will challenge for top 4 but another 2 windows similar to this one and we will be in a much stronger position. I’m yet to be convinced that will be with the same manager.
2.) 01 Sep 2024 05:34:59
Ed077,
I think you've summed it up well.
I wouldn't have been against Ericsson and Anthony leaving on loan. Although it was perhaps a little too late in the window for them to go. But with Anthony it doesn't really matter if he stayed or left. No one would notice.
{Ed077's Note - I like Eriksen but honestly, would anyone notice if he made the 25 man squad or not? I would prefer someone like Collyer get those sparse minutes rather than him and I would guess he too would prefer to move elsewhere and okay more regularly if given a choice. But the worrying ones are Antony and Casemiro. Because if we can't move them on, we are stuck with them for 2/3 years more on big wages ?
3.) 01 Sep 2024 18:19:24
We have no chance of making the top four
Our midfield is not strong enough and Dalot at left back is not working. Ugarte may help.
4.) 01 Sep 2024 18:45:28
I also wonder if McT had expressed a desire to play more - approaching the time in his career where if he is going to be the main man in midfield, it's now. And doubt he would get it at United.
23 Sep 2023 22:23:51
I can only see us getting relegated after that battling win.
1.) 23 Sep 2023 22:39:10
A patched together side and we got the win that's the main thing.
2.) 23 Sep 2023 22:47:34
Our season starts now. Few wins and everything changes. Personally I'm excited at what Hojlund will do do once we and he hit some form.
3.) 23 Sep 2023 22:48:27
I was on pins and needles watching that game. Its a big 3 points and a clean sheet. I am really worried going forward with our injuries to our defenders. I did not like what eth said about Martinez.
We have enough mids to chop and change and more coming back. The backline is very very worrying.
We also cannot be playing cas and bruno 2 games a week like this. Its asking for trouble imo but we have no other options atm.
4.) 23 Sep 2023 23:26:37
Are you barred from Specsavers GDS2?
5.) 23 Sep 2023 23:27:47
I wonder how Clayton Blackmore is doing.
6.) 24 Sep 2023 03:08:33
Just a little tongue in cheek joke based on some of the posts in the last week, 8 points clear of the relegation zone now for anyone keeping an eye on it.
09 Aug 2023 09:32:44
Concerning Corruption - I imagine when United were winning everything Liverpool fans thought we got decisions, I still hear people now talking about how Howard Webb is a United fan etc. it’s not corrupt, the better teams will always get more penalties as they attack more, the opposition are more likely to get yellow cards as they get desperate and make challenges they wouldn’t usually, sometimes it’s the only way to stop a good team. There are poor officials, I’m not 100% sure why you even watch the sport anymore if you think the refs are cheating (for what reason I’ve absolutely no idea) and deciding games.
On the abuse of the referees, it’s quite clear that it needs to be cut out, I agree with all of the comments above about grass roots, I used to ref myself and there is no respect for officials and it’s because of the top level, if players are carded for abusing a ref they will soon stop.
1.) 09 Aug 2023 10:01:26
I chatted to Webb's brother back when Webb was refereeing. They did follow a team, but a lower league team. Cannot remember it now. Nice bloke, looked nothing like Howard. Bit of Useless info for you. I had to ask the question as it was a rumour back then.
{Ed002's Note - All referees have to declare allegiances and Howard Webb has declared he is a supporter of Rotherham.}
2.) 09 Aug 2023 11:01:21
To be honest i filed the EPL ref conspiracy theory in the same place i filed the fake moon landings and the C.V. vax microchip/ heart stoping/ DNA altering theories. I believe psychology has an academic field of study devoted to understanding the people who believe them.
3.) 09 Aug 2023 11:38:51
City do get away with a lot of niggly fouls though. Rodri almost never gets carded for things Casemiro or Xhaka will never get away with. And Bernardo Silva goes around hacking people down all the time but gets a free pass because he's tiny and his name is not Mctominay. I may have digressed a little bit here lol.
4.) 09 Aug 2023 13:48:59
The art of the foul. Someone should right a book about it.
5.) 09 Aug 2023 22:37:14
GDS2 I was the one who mentioned corruption, and I don’t think the refs are “cheating” as such, but I believe they are being directed in such a manner to target certain players and clubs in particular.
I remember Solksjaer talking about this exact thing. The referees directives for United games would highlight our players for certain things and all too often the ref would be far too card happy or not give a penalty because a certain player of ours was being highlighted for “diving”. I believe there is corruption, but it’s just not as obvious as many people think.
6.) 10 Aug 2023 06:48:04
The problem here is they need to be constant with their decisions.
If it is a penalty for City, it should be penalty for United or Luton or whatever the club is.
If it is a yellow for Luton, it should be yellow for United or City as well.
Too many strange decisions.
Sure, it is not the same referee in the City and Luton match for example, but I imagine they have meetings where they consult and decide on these things.
25 Jan 2026 09:17:28
Rewz,
The club will spend big in the summer.
29 Nov 2025 18:37:12
Well if the Guardian said it it must be true. Load of nonsense.
14 Nov 2025 00:52:26
Je suis is the latest Maze incarnation clearly, don’t feed the troll. Nonsense already.
09 Sep 2025 22:51:22
Amass was 16 when we let 20 year old Alvaro go, the 2 aren’t linked at all.
31 Aug 2025 23:32:54
We are desperate for a keeper that can come in immediately and improve us, if we signed Lammens and his first 2 games are city away and Chelsea at home the press will kill him before he’s even started. I’d like to see both signed but seems unlikely as we can’t get rid of the 2 clowns.
19 Mar 2026 21:35:52
He was a CB up until this season, where he has made that LB position his own and has been fantastic.
19 Mar 2026 21:30:31
Tonali would be a phenomenal buy. Bruno is a great player, but he is 29 in November. I think that is too old for the price we would have to pay to get him.
18 Mar 2026 06:33:58
I agree, they should be stripped of the title. It sets a dangerous precedent if they aren't. Teams can just walk off before a penalty is taken and leave the player 15 minutes before he has to take it otherwise.
Whether the decisions were correct or not (I think they were soft but not exactly the worst decisions you'll ever see), you can't just walk off. If you suspect cheating, don't play the game.
16 Mar 2026 13:43:22
Pspence,
We aren't skint and we will be signing players in the summer.
09 Mar 2026 00:45:35
I'd suggest he gets both with us.