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16 Sep 2026 21:55:56
Carrick at the wheel!! ?.
1.) 16 Sep 2026 22:16:46
The dark clouds are gathering quickly this year getting booed off at OT in September is not a good look for anyone at the club. Carrick already on borrowed time it seems because Wilcox and those above will want to apportion blame elsewhere and give us Angry fans a patsie.
14 Sep 2026 12:56:35
I have our fullback pairing of Dalot and Shaw sat at either 14th or 15th from the 20 teams this year.
I have our centre back pairing of Maguire and Martinez a touch higher in 12th or 13th.
How have we managed to get to this point without seriously addressing the problem areas?
1.) 14 Sep 2026 17:55:55
de Ligt + Martinez is a top 5 or 6 pairing, but unfortunately we never have them. It's painful to see Maguire and Dalot lining up. I think Shaw is good enough. Others don't. But right back, to my mind, is our weakest position.
2.) 14 Sep 2026 19:06:22
de Ligt and Martinez are a top 5 or 6 pairing. Even if that were true, which I strongly disagree with, is that what we are supposed to be happy with nowadays? No doubt we will finish 5th or 6th, but blimey, how the mighty have fallen.
For the EPL, foremost you have to have pace & power; neither of those two possess both.
Then a brain and experience, and a good injury record; that’s all debatable.
I have no idea what Carrick is trying to do with what he is assembling. If we are a counter-attacking team, how on earth did we buy Tielemans and Santos and the slowest back line we already had? Even Cunha is slow, but that’s how we seem to approach every game.
3.) 14 Sep 2026 21:11:56
I'm repeating what I said a few weeks ago and got shot down...
When Baleba is fit, the best way for us to salvage this season is to revert to a 343 formation, of sorts.
Amad at RB.
2 CB, and my preference is Yoro and Heaven.
Dorgu at LB.
Baleba shielding them, and dropping into CB when we attack either flank. If Dorgu goes, York covers that space towards LB. Same for Heaven to RB, Baleba drops.
Play Mainoo and Bruno, or Mainoo and Tielemans.
Then have the front 3. For me, it is Mbeumo, Sesko, Rashford.
Cunha off the bench.
Lacey off the bench.
I would actually consider giving Lacey a start to give Mbeumo a kick up the behind, too.
Some will say that formation doesn't work. I will disagree.
What doesn't work is whatever Carrick is feeding this mob, and it has to change.
4.) 15 Sep 2026 02:31:31
So it's not a 343, you're suggesting a 253? I'm confused about what you are doing with Baleba.
5.) 15 Sep 2026 05:57:54
I would be seriously concerned with that back line, 2 cb, so young and inexperienced, always making mistakes, Dorgu, who can't defend to save his life, that makes Dalot the best and most experienced defender... Are you really convinced of that? Then we have to hope Baleba is Makaleley in the making and running on Duracells to cover what he would need to do.
Teams would walk through that midfield.
Be entertaining though, and Lammens would get good work out.
6.) 15 Sep 2026 08:43:21
It is 451 when defending and 343 when attacking. Baleba is in the DM role when defending and the CB role when attacking. It is pretty simple.
There is no mention of Dalot. Not sure where that comes from.
07 Sep 2026 20:46:27
Sesko has to start for me, with Rashford on the left and Mbeumo on right. Rotate Bruno and Cunha at 10. Unfair to drop Cunha but he has been s**** so far this season so probably needs that fire in his belly.
Mainoo will keep learning, not his best game against Everton, but not going to get on his back.
Defence is going to be a consistent discussion point this season.
I hope they don't kill Lammens confidence as he is going to be busy.
Carrick has to take blame for setup and not inspiring them with a voice and also tactical changes.
1.) 08 Sep 2026 06:53:26
Dropping Cunha, especially when he has been played out of position, for Rashford would be a terrible managerial decision. It would flag that Carrick is not a leader and a poor manager. Anyone who has managed a team would tell you that to give preference to someone like Rashford, a malcontent who openly didn't want to play for the club, over someone who was here trying and getting us to 3rd, is a huge mistake.
It will cause resentment and trouble.
2.) 08 Sep 2026 08:12:22
RM,
Regardless of what has happened, it is down to the past. Players need to be picked on their current form and how they are in training.
Having Cunha coming off the bench isn't a bad option at all. Likewise with Rashford. From what I have seen over the last 3 games, Rashford has been our best player. I also think Rashford actually complements Sesko more than Cunha.
What I have found disappointing is Lacey being dropped from the bench for Mount.
Lacey had a very good pre-season and plays with fire in his belly, similar to a younger Rooney in some ways. Lacey will hopefully be the future, whereas Mount will likely be injured.
Carrick's in-game management is poor. The defence needs to be left alone unless a player becomes injured. It is in desperate need of stability. I do believe, had the defence not been changed and Mainoo had stayed on, Utd would have beaten Everton.
3.) 08 Sep 2026 08:22:20
Well, I took Shappy's advice and digested the performance before posting. I don't get the Rashford and Shaw abuse, they actually played quite well. My concerns again were Martinez, whose touch is awful; the second goal was his miscontrol again, and as I have banged on about for ages, the defence is far too slow.
Cunha or Mbeumo can't play the CF role. Tielemans, for me, is a bang-average midfielder; he looks like he runs in treacle. Santos is another mid-table, at-best midfielder. These two in midfield will never get us where we want to be.
Lammens had a really poor game all round. I said we won't know what Lammens we get this season after a dreadful World Cup for the lad. I hope he gets his mind right soon, because even goals going in that ain't his fault will be on his mind.
Sesko, that everyone is calling for mainly because our only CF, that's a joke in itself. He still has so much to learn, though.
Carrick seems a bit lost to me too, and poor substitutions cost that game; they were ridiculous.
We have played OK in short spells, but woeful at the back, and I am not so impressed with midfield or attack either. I honestly think this is a weaker team than last season.
The back 4 and our midfield must be, combined, the slowest players in the league, and the football we play is over-exaggerated, slow-paced too. What's with all this 5 yards back and forth to each other crap too!
4.) 08 Sep 2026 08:41:41
Mad Hatter
It's management 101 and understanding how a team functions. It's what made SAF the greatest, the team was everything, not the individual. If Carrick doesn't get that, he just shows what he is.
5.) 08 Sep 2026 10:45:27
Play your best team, Rashford is currently our best performing player. Let it go. He is our player again. Get behind him.
6.) 08 Sep 2026 16:28:25
JBR,
Do you know anything about managing people or teams?
7.) 08 Sep 2026 18:23:22
Yes Redman, I do.
Do you?
Further to that, do you KNOW what has been said behind closed doors? Do you KNOW how Rashford has been reintegrated into the squad? Do you KNOW if Marcus has walked back into that dressng room and offered his apologies for his actions?
You haven't got the foggiest, but you sure as hell will profess to know everything about anything.
We get it, you don't like the glazers, you don't like Ineos, you definitely don't like Rashford. We love your hatred every single time we log on.
Have you ever taken a step off your high horse and considered it from there angles, or are you so long in the tooth that such advanced concepts are alien to your prehistoric mindset.
8.) 08 Sep 2026 20:11:20
JBR,
Yup, I have 40 years managing people and teams experience. But, hey, you carry on with supporting Rashford over player or players that got us to 3rd whilst he was begging Barca to have him. No problem.
9.) 08 Sep 2026 19:35:29
Best post in ages jbr.
Redman only likes what he wants, one of the most narrow minded self obsessed fans I've ever come across.
We have seen his rhetoric and to me he is completely an anti fan
Claims he wants the team to be successful but desperately wants the gazers and ineos and rashford to fail and you can't have success for the team without success for them. They are not mutually exclusive.
The glazers own the club none of us want that but most want the team to win under those circumstances redman does not as he does not want the glzers or ineos or rashford to be successful at old trafford.
I don't like rashford but I'll support him while he plays and I'll recognise when he does well. Redman preaches his managerial business exposure but contradicts himself at every turn when it comes to the glazers and makes little sense a complete emtional supporter that let's his emotions dictate his practical thoughts in fact i don't see any practical thoughts at all.
10.) 09 Sep 2026 00:54:28
Agreed Ken.
RM, I feel for anyone you have managed over that 40year period.
May I suggest a refresher course in managerial skills, or perhaps more appropriate would be retirement.
I'm sure your 40yeara worth of subordinates will give you a proper send off
11.) 09 Sep 2026 07:12:24
Ho Ho Ho
Ken is off on his personal comments rant again, "narrow minded self obsessed fans I've ever come across." "anti fan". Apparently I want the "gazers" and ineos and rashford to fail. Ooh er. Supporting nearly 60 years desperate for success makes me an anti fan.
Yep, I want the blood sucking Glazers out and they can take the Glazer enablers INEOS with them. Oh I want success all right but I believe that necessitates the Glazers going and having no debt from them. I also don't want Rashford to "fail", don't put words in my mouth that I never said. I don't think he should be selected over other players in the circumstances I have outlined a number of times. I believe it's bad for team morale. It's my opinion. I also believe SAF would never have stood for Rashford and this situation is just another example of our drop in standards.
Anyway, Ken there really is no need to be so personal, it just looks like you rant because for once in your life you can't control something and someone or what they think or believe. You also don't like any pressure on the Glazers, you have made that clear to the point where many will wonder if you are indeed connected or on the payroll of the club.
JBR
Don't be like Ken!
12.) 09 Sep 2026 08:47:15
You make personal comments all the time but to people who are not in this forum to defend themselves. There is zero doubt that you make personal slights on lots of people.
13.) 09 Sep 2026 11:00:55
Oh no, I call the Glazers out.
14.) 09 Sep 2026 12:03:14
Oh no I call you out
15.) 09 Sep 2026 13:15:10
Oh no you don't. It's not panto time yet Ken
16.) 09 Sep 2026 15:19:13
I do and i will continue to call you out when if my opinion is your being inane and irrational and letting your emotions cloud any pragmatism.
BTW.
'Don't be like ken' = personal dig or insult.
No issue with it until you give out to others for making personal digs or insults. Just another double standard emotional outburst.
17.) 09 Sep 2026 16:40:41
Humour Ken, unlike your insults
18.) 09 Sep 2026 19:41:01
Not funny. You mean my opinions, not my insults. You can have derogatory opinions about people, but I can't have one about you?
02 Sep 2026 16:01:01
Can we still sign free agents...
David Alaba and Karim Benzema anyone. ?
1.) 02 Sep 2026 18:41:25
Sancho is available too. He looked really good at Dortmund. Maybe worth a punt?
2.) 02 Sep 2026 18:55:58
I remember being told how great Sancho would be for us with his quick, intricate passing, by the same person who said Luke Shaw was world class and one of the best left backs in the world. That was the same person who said that Onana was the missing part of the jigsaw. So, maybe atm, anyone would be great.
3.) 02 Sep 2026 19:55:37
It was a genuine question.....
We've already done the Sancho part elsewhere. ?
4.) 02 Sep 2026 20:02:15
Yes, JBR, we could sign free agents.
5.) 02 Sep 2026 20:24:01
I'd actually take Benzema on a pay as you play deal. Sesko could learn a lot from him, and having just lined his pockets in Saudi, you'd like to think money won't be the key factor behind his next move (assuming he doesn't just retire).
Alaba, I'm not so sure on. He was once one of the best left backs in the planet, but not sure he has enough left in him to handle the Premier League.
6.) 02 Sep 2026 21:02:45
Guerreiro would be the one I'd imagine would be of most interest.
7.) 02 Sep 2026 21:37:41
redseven, Benzema would not want him near O.T.
He is the one who was found guilty of conspiring to blackmail a fellow French player with a sex tape.
Alaba, as you say, was once superb, those days, sadly, are gone. No way could he manage the physicality of the EPL.
8.) 03 Sep 2026 00:59:37
I mean, we should have signed the free transfers that made sense at the start of the window. Wilson and Senesi, to name a couple. But, hey ho.
Dice rolled. Let's go!
9.) 03 Sep 2026 10:53:41
Senesi is awful, and started that way at Spurs before being dropped.
As for de Ligt, he has recorded higher top speeds.
He is very very slow.
Wilson from Fulham, I suspect you mean, and not Wilson from West Ham.
The lad from Fulham is a good player, an excellent set-piece taker, but we have lots of cover in the area he plays, so neither of those make any sense for us. Neither is as good as what we have in their positions, imo.
{Ed001's Note - Wilson is lazy as hell. Had one good season in his entire career - funnily enough when his contract was about to expire and he was playing for his career. He will go back to doing bugger all now.}
10.) 03 Sep 2026 12:01:10
Not seen enough of him ed001 I know he is ex Liverpool so I'll bow to your greater knowledge on him. Not the type of player i'd want to see at united. He has his moments but they are to far and few between for my liking.
30 Aug 2026 23:07:52
This will undoubtedly divide opinion on here, but Rashford for me is proving his worth in the team. If he maintains the effort and puts the effort in then is an invaluable asset to the team.
The game itself was awful, we were dreadful as a team, barring some individual efforts, Rashford included.
The entire backline needs to go, they are so far below par it is disgusting to watch.
Midfield will take a couple more games to gel, Mainoo is pivotal to it being a success.
Mbeumo needs to be more clinical and get his confidence up.
1.) 31 Aug 2026 07:22:04
Rashford came in that pitch smiling. It looked like he was glad to be back.
He has the talent. It was always the application. Hopefully he has matured while at Barca and understands his role within this team.
With Bruno, Rashford, Cunha, Mbeumo and Sesko, that will be enough to trouble teams this year.
2.) 31 Aug 2026 08:52:35
Indeed. With Rashford's enthusiasm and skill at tracking back to defend, it's unlikely we would have conceded the second goal if he hadn't been substituted. ?
3.) 31 Aug 2026 09:43:22
Rashford looked good. He looked happy and he played like he cared. He worked hard both on and off the ball.
If we can get the best version of Rashford back playing, then he'll be an asset to the team.
Still a long way back for him to prove himself to the fans, and I know there will be some that will never forgive him.
However, that was a good start. Let's hope he keeps it up, as it looks doubtful that we'll get another top level striker in this summer. At best, I think we might get a talented up and coming striker. But not someone you'd expect to score anywhere near 20 goals this season, probably someone who'd be lucky to get 10, and that's if we sign anyone. So with Sesko as the main man up front, and given his age and level of development, we will need the other forwards to chip in with a fair few goals this season.
Fortunately, we have a strong bunch of forward options with Bruno, Mbeumo, and Cunha who you'd expect to get around 15 goals this season. If Rashford could chip in with 15 or so as well, then that will help take the pressure off of Sesko, who hopefully can also get around 15 goals or so.
We also have players like Amad, Dorgu, and even Lacey who should all grab a few goals, along with maybe another 10-15 goals being spread out amongst midfield and defence.
That would be 80-90 goals, which would be a great return. Maybe our strength in attack isn't having that undeniable player like Haaland who you know you will struggle to stop scoring, but having so many options of players capable of scoring means teams can't really double up against any of them as it leaves another good goalscorer free.
16 Aug 2026 00:45:56
What about Truffert, surely he is up there for consideration if Hall is deemed 'overpriced'.
18 Sep 2026 13:17:13
You were pro Carrick though AJH.
So my questions remain.
You have to ask why can't he? What has changed?
Let's focus the discussion on that point?
What is so vastly different this season to last season for Carrick to be returning such dismal results?
17 Sep 2026 22:23:38
How is Carrick not part of the problem..he is picking the teams. This is the same Carrick that got us to third, with now a slightly better team than last year, you could argue that both ways.
We went into this season, an unprecedented one, as one of the clubs with the least disruption (stable squad and manager compared to an unprecedented amount of managerial and players changes in the league).
We had the easiest start of all the top 6 clubs.
The writing was on the wall for Carrick to deliver on the false promises of last year.
Some of us called this last year and we were told Carrick is the one, he deserves a chance, etc etc etc. This is what you get.
Mediocrity across all levels.
We a pathetic and going backwards, fast.
You will defend Carrick AJH because you were so anti Amorim. Not backing him when we at least had the effort levels showing signs is criminally inept from glineos.
Carrick is beyond useless if he can't get a tune out of a very similar squad to what he did last season.
You have to ask why can't he? What has changed?
Let's focus the discussion on that point?
What is so vastly different this season to last season for Carrick to be returning such dismal results?
17 Sep 2026 20:04:11
Carrick still picks the team and gets them to play a certain way (which is most of the time a slow possession based boring affair), which works if you're winning games (last season), but when you dish it out and the results are as bad as they are now, you should be sacked.
1 point per game. Criminal.
17 Sep 2026 19:55:48
Carrick's Start (2026/27): With only 4 points from Manchester United's opening 4 Premier League games, Carrick is taking 1.00 PPG and losing half of his fixtures early in the campaign.
Amorim's Final Run (2025/26): While Amorim was ultimately dismissed following friction with the board and inconsistency, his side maintained a 1.55 PPG clip and only lost 5 of 20 league matches.
Even taking Amorim's final 4-game stretch before his dismissal into account, his performance metrics remained superior to Carrick's present slump.
17 Sep 2026 19:52:26
Bang on DonRed.
Cast your minds back, we could have got an uninjured Baleba for 85m when Amorim was still here in the month that he said enough is enough.
I don't know the money we paid to release Amorim and his team, but I bet it was more than the 15m we saved on Baleba.
Let that sink in.