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15 Apr 2026 16:16:37
We've been linked to a couple of Centre Backs this week. Two stand outs Goncalo Inacio and
Murillo, both left-footed, Inacio a very good ball-playing centre back and Murillo a defensive brute.
It makes sense as Martinez is really struggling with injuries and Ayden Heaven is the only other left-footer.
Personally I'd like Murillo as he's prem proven and has been solid for two season but he's much more expensive.
1.) 15 Apr 2026 19:55:15
Marcos Senesi is the obvious choice. Great age, EPL experience, has been one of the standout defenders in the league this season and is available on a free.
{Ed001's Note - he is a very weak defender though. Good on the ball, but not good at actually defending.}
2.) 16 Apr 2026 11:34:10
Shappy, I've heard from someone who should know that he will be signing for Liverpool.
3.) 16 Apr 2026 13:25:07
Murillo is definitely my pick. I'm not entirely convinced by Senesi either. Van Hecke would be another really good choice too. As much and all as I think Inacio seems a good player, the step up from the Portuguese league is massive, so it's risky.
4.) 16 Apr 2026 20:07:30
I'd gone for Diomande or Ignacio personally.
One of the team is a Forest fan, we talk ball a lot, he's a coach too, and says Murillo is nowhere near the level for United.
5.) 16 Apr 2026 20:53:05
I'd be a fan of Van Hecke too, Don.
6.) 16 Apr 2026 20:59:16
Van der Ven could be our man.
{Ed025's Note - you have one of those headless chickens in De Ligt Eric, you dont need another one mate..
7.) 17 Apr 2026 12:46:07
Ed025 what's your issue with De Ligt. That guy gets some massively unwarranted hate. He was one of our best players until he got injured. Very far from a headless chicken. We have plenty of those too.
{Ed025's Note - i dont hate anyone Don..i just dont think hes a very good player mate, hes a bit wooden for me and for the size of the guy gets bullied far too much, Harry gets a lot of stick but he is your best centre back by a mile..
8.) 17 Apr 2026 20:59:37
You're entitled to your opinion Ed but I don't think Harry Maguire is anywhere near De Ligts level. Or Martinez for that matter. It's injuries that are the issues with those two
{Ed025's Note - better than both of them for me Don, very rarely lets you down and is actually one of your better goal threats mate...just my opinion..
9.) 17 Apr 2026 22:25:57
Definitely a good goal threat. I admire the guy, but I don't think he's a particularly good defender except in a very low block. I also think he's a big problem for the buildup, as he releases the ball far too slowly. He can have a role, but not as a regular starter if we want to compete for titles.
10.) 18 Apr 2026 00:16:24
All have their strengths and weaknesses. The most rounded CB we have is actually Heaven, but Carrick is doing what he was predicted to do, and allowing player power to rule the roost.
I hope Heaven has a 9/10 performance against Chelsea, and Carrick can give his head a wobble.
11.) 18 Apr 2026 07:01:45
It is widely known that I dislike Maguire intensely as a player. However, I hold my hand up; this year he is having a reasonable patch in what I hope is a swan song, and he warms the bench next year. He has done well, and taken his opportunity well.
Grass grows round him, he moves so slow, and you could tie his shoelaces whilst he is running.
Height is his only real asset.
I have to admire his determination to succeed, but thankfully time is running out. Stand to be corrected, but I suspect a very mediocre year next year for Harry.
12.) 18 Apr 2026 11:52:14
Thing is, Jimbo, we were on a good run. ECL looking likely. Carrick knows his job is to get that, by hook or by crook.
Why would he risk throwing in a young kid in the centre of defence at this powderkeg point of the season?
We'd be the first on here criticising Carrick if he did do that, and Heaven messed up.
13.) 19 Apr 2026 09:20:07
Was it Ed1 who said he didn't rate Heaven at all? (Apologies Ed if it wasn't you!)
Heaven and Yoro have a lot of development to get through before they're good enooygh for us, but let's not turn our backs on them yet.
I love De Ligt, proper defender, but largely pointless as he's always injured.
{Ed001's Note - no, I like Heaven, it's Yoro I don't rate.}
14.) 19 Apr 2026 13:19:05
Thanks Ed yes and apologies for that. Heaven looks like he good he could be the ral deal. Yoro has a lot to do before he even looks promising to me!
{Ed001's Note - no worries mate, it is easy to forget who said what.}
15.) 19 Apr 2026 14:38:08
Yoro is Bambi on ice. Heaven looks like he has something about him.
16.) 19 Apr 2026 16:39:52
Van Hecke is not elite level. All top teams that win things need a top, top centre back, and preferably two of them. Look at the difference Van Dijk made to Liverpool when he signed for them; he is still having an impact today.
Senesi would be a good squad player, but we still need better. The two questions are: who is out there that much better, and willing to come to us?
17.) 21 Apr 2026 12:46:17
Eric no, he always rated me :) Seriously Ed001, as you can see from my username, I like the lad and think he can be really good. Do you think he has world class potential? The only criticism I can make of him is that he can be a little rush sometimes
{Ed001's Note - potentially, yes. Needs to build some more strength as well.}
18.) 21 Apr 2026 13:26:53
I agree Ed001, I think he will as he seems to have the right mentality from what I have seen and from what he has said.
{Ed001's Note - hopefully, as it is always good to see a youngster make the most of his potential.}
30 Jan 2026 10:01:59
Dalot has been linked with both Real Madrid and Bayern.
Diogo Dalot was the Players' Player of the Year for the 2023/24 season. He was genuinely one of the better players in a rubbish season.
For me its time to cash in, if there are two or three clubs interested, leverage the interest and sell.
1.) 30 Jan 2026 12:07:22
Is there any cover after Maz back there?
2.) 30 Jan 2026 15:05:19
If that is true then I would cash in. He is a good player but always has a clanger in him and switches off as a defender.
I would be happy to go into next year with Maz and a new addition.
3.) 30 Jan 2026 15:13:24
Dalot is a dreadful player.
I would drive him to Madrid my self.
Absolute sh*t house of a player, no guts, always out of position, shocking at defending and when he gets forward he generally makes a pigs ear of it whether it being an attempted shot or cross.
However I will give him his dues, he has played well in the last 2 games. I would much rather Maz was playing as right full back.
4.) 30 Jan 2026 15:13:51
Rewz,
It woukd also be classed as our profit for the club aswell, since he has been at the club for more than 5.5 years.
5.) 30 Jan 2026 15:45:41
He's been linked the last couple of years and it's never happened. As much as I'd love it to.
6.) 30 Jan 2026 19:46:19
He's played much better in a defined RB position since Amorim left. He's been sprinting out quickly to mark his winger. He's been aided by a second man, either a midfielder or the winger cutting off the spaces in front of the goal. Depends on who else needs buying but there would be a good case to keep Dalot (26) and Mazraoui (28) unless a really good offer comes in and the replacement is not going to cost an arm and a leg.
He's costing us £3.5m a year. A new established quality RB would cost us £30m+ and at least the same salary on top of that. so £10m a year inc amortization. 1st priorities will be replacing Casemiro and Ugarte, looking for a back up for Shaw, and a secondary striker to replace Zirkzee.
7.) 31 Jan 2026 07:55:30
And one thing to be fair to Dalot. He’ll never be more than just fine, but he loves playing for the Utd and this club.
8.) 31 Jan 2026 08:13:53
He is consistent. Never really a 9, very occasionally an 8, mostly a 6.5, sometimes a 3.
If he could cut out the 3's, he is a very good squad player. however if there is an offer incoming, take it. Mazraoui can infill and we should get some who can actually take a throw in.
9.)
31 Jan 2026 13:07:15
{Ed's Note - Shappy has posted a new article entitled, The Dalot Dilemma: Why United Should Keep Their Reliable Right-Back
10.) 01 Feb 2026 01:16:09
Dalot is far from an average player. He's generally solid defensively, especially when playing as a conventional right back in a back 4. Obviously he's not world class but he's a solid player for us that hugely cares about the club, is clearly popular among the squad, always gives his absolute best, rarely gets injured, and has never criticized the the club, the manager, the coaches, or other players or caused any controversy.
He's a decent player, proper club man, and top professional, and given how many players we have had in the last few years who have hardly given a toss he should absolutely be kept around.
We are also far weaker at left back than right back anyway, since Shaw has hardly ever been able to stay fit for more than about 3-6 months at a time before spending months out injured, and has lost his explosive pace that he had a few years ago, and Dorgu, whilst exceptional in the last couple games in which he has played further forward, is quite shaky defensively, and those are the only two first team left backs we have.
With that in mind we should be signing a left back this summer to compete with Shaw, and keeping both Dalot and Mazraoui for right back. In a couple years it will be time for Shaw and Mazraoui to move on, and we can hopefully sign a right back to replace Mazraoui that can be first choice, with Dalot staying as a decent squad player, and a left back to replace Shaw, as an option to rotate with whichever left back we sign this summer.
11.) 01 Feb 2026 12:19:23
I want Dalot's agent. That guy is a hero.
I think he's got all the attributes to be a good player except mentally. Prone to a huge defensive lapse in every single game. He is suspect positionally and for a fullback doesn't seem to get his body position right to be able to stop crosses. But his technique is good and he's always available and well liked by coaching staff and fellow players. If he starts regularly for us next year, we won't be challenging. He's at best a squad player. So if we can get good money for him we should definitely cash in.
12.) 06 Feb 2026 05:29:41
Dalot is certainly better than Mazz. That’s 100% certain.
Too many coaches/managers have put Dalot straight in as first choice for him not to be any good
Just seems that he is the latest person to pick on, replacing Rashford, Garnacho, even Bruno on these pages that’s led by the anti Glazer man.
13.) 06 Feb 2026 12:22:30
If dalot was a horse, it would bark ?.
03 Jun 2025 12:20:12
Chelsea paying £5m to send Sancho back. FREEDOM.
1.) 03 Jun 2025 12:33:53
Love to know what terms he wanted for them to not agree
And where he thinks he will get those terms
Another masterclass from Woodward and co giving players big contracts.
2.) 03 Jun 2025 12:48:56
Still, that's almost a third of his salary covered.
But hey, now we might get to see Poundland Lingard in red again. ?.
3.) 03 Jun 2025 12:52:21
Welcome to Utd Jadon ?????.
4.) 03 Jun 2025 16:58:37
Sad thing is he is probably too self absorbed to realise this is a real wake up call for him. could be playing CL next season, settle down live in London etc etc . but no he will go on beleiving his own hype. Chelsea fans won't miss him if he listens to the phone ins but again he just doesn't get it.
5.) 03 Jun 2025 19:03:52
He was never a 70m player. He’s yet another 20/ 30m player we massively overpaid for. As far as he is concerned he’s done brilliantly earning what he has. Who would want to go back to their true value. Hopefully he’ll be nowhere near the squad, poison.
6.) 03 Jun 2025 19:39:59
Imagine the shame of being the first player in history that a club has paid a transfer fee NOT to sign you.
He's that crap that Chelsea see more value for money in literally burning £5m.
If that was me I'd retire out of shame.
7.) 03 Jun 2025 19:57:06
Unfortunately I think that unless someone meets his crazy wage demands, he will sit tight for one more year then he will think he will get a big pay day somewhere, which I don’t think will happen.
Apparently we still owe Dortmund £17million, think they would take him for free?
8.) 03 Jun 2025 21:28:57
Chelsea have been linked to Garnacho job in January and now, if there is real interest then they really don't need Samcho as well. Might be that this opens up for them to make a move on him.
9.) 04 Jun 2025 00:15:39
We'll have to loan him out again or just take our losses. What a narcissistic pathetic excuse of a human being he is, worst signing in our history! The Sancho signing sums up the Glazer/ Woodward era.
10.) 04 Jun 2025 06:46:38
Shappy that’s a massive 180, considering you used to say how good he is and would transform United!
11.) 04 Jun 2025 21:56:48
German, he was highly rated and ripping it up in Germany when we signed him. Only Messi had more goals and assists across the previous two seasons when he signed for us.
He was highly rated by just about everyone in world football at the time.
To be honest I think of a single player who was as highly rated who has flopped as badly as Sancho. Maybe Adriano.
Sancho has literally gone from the hottest prospect in world football to a player Chelsea have agreed to pay 5m to avoid signing him.
{Ed001's Note - are you for real? He was never the hottest prospect, I told you all before you signed him how bad he was. He couldn't even hold down a first team place at Dortmund.}
12.) 05 Jun 2025 06:12:35
Shappy your believing your own hype…highly rated by you, you mean…. don’t even mention him in same sentence as Messi
He had huge problems at Dortmund with his attitude, and tearing it up is a bit of a stretch even by your standards!
13.) 05 Jun 2025 06:29:52
Sancho age 18 in the 18/ 19 season got 13 goals and 20 assists in 43 games.
Age 19 in the 19/ 20 season he managed 20 goals and 20 assists in 44 games.
Age 20 in the 20/ 21 season he managed 16 goals and 20 assists in 38 games.
He was first choice starting over two thirds of all those games in each season despite Dortmund still having Marco Reus, Shinji Kagawa, Mario Gozte, Julian Brandt, Thorgan Hazard, and Gio Reyna all competing with him for a starting spot during that time while he was a teenager for the majority of that time.
49 goals, and 60 assists in three seasons before his 21st birthday. Only Messi managed more goals and assists over the same time period. While if you compare Messi's numbers for the seasons when he was 18, 19, and 20 and Sancho far exceeds him at that age.
Sancho's numbers and performances were genuinely world class at that time, and he was considered one of the young players who would/ could be challenging for Balon d'Ors in the same way Messi and Ronaldo challenged for them.
To go from that level of performances and production to what Sancho is now is the biggest fall from grace I can ever remember in football.
{Ed001's Note - you are deluded. Pointless talking to someone who clearly hadn't watched him play.}
28 Oct 2024 14:55:33
British media are all over the Ruben Amorim links. On the face of it I thought it doesn't really make sense as he plays 1-3-4-3 and we have had multiple windows setting up for a 1-4-2-3-1. However, with Yoro, De Ligt and Martinez we could potentially move to a back 3 with Mazraoui/ Dalot playing the RDM role and Shaw/ Malacia playing the LDM role. Mainoo and Ugarte would be perfect for the two CM roles. Højlund can play the focal role in the Amorim system.
The only question for me is if our wingers and Bruno suit the wide forward roles in his system BUT its unlikely they can do any worse than their current output.
Statistically his Sporting team have scored 2.65 goals for every goal conceded. His sporting team average 2.18 goals per game. He turned Sporting into contenders, two leagues and two cups in 4 years is a great turnaround.
1.) 28 Oct 2024 15:09:00
First time I've ever seen someone put the goalkeeper in a formation.
2.) 28 Oct 2024 15:27:16
Whoever becomes the new manager, they will implement their own tactics and formation. Some players may find themselves out of favour or not suited to the new managers style. They will either need to adapt or be sold.
A young progressive manager is one option. However I find myself worried at the prospect of another manager being thrown under the bus by the players again.
Ultimately the club needs to move players like Rashford on, who seemingly play on their own terms.
Anyone else feeling like they are repeating previous posts from a few years ago ;)
3.) 28 Oct 2024 15:30:10
Luke Shaw and Malacia have now both been out injured longer than it took Christian Eriksen to recover from cardiac arrest. Whoever the new manager needs to address getting in a fit left back before thinking about formations.
4.) 28 Oct 2024 15:38:16
From what I’ve read it seems City are lining up Amorim to replace pep whenever he goes. No idea if that’s true or conjecture based on City taking the sporting director from Sporting in the same way they did with the director from Barcelona before appointing Pep.
I don’t know much about Amorim or how sporting play. Seen a few games in Europe and they looked ok. But so did Ajax under ETH, so who knows.
Not much choice out there for anybody with high level premier league experience. So may have to gamble on a foreign manager with some good experience. Needs to be somebody that can coach and motivate the players and will pick players based on performance and how they fit the system, not on how much they are paid.
I just hope they don’t go for Southgate. That would be a disaster.
I honestly have no idea who I would pick.
{Ed002's Note - Manchester City would like Guardiola to extend and have a preferred choice to Amorim - but he is certainly seen as an option for them.}
5.) 28 Oct 2024 15:41:54
I'm a fan of Amorim and think he'd be potentially a great option. The Ed's don't think he's a likely option and given the huge cost of releasing him and his coaches from their contracts it doesn't seem like we'll be seeing him in the Old Trafford dugout anytime soon unless it's managing the visiting side.
I actually like the idea of moving to a back three. I know not many sides do it, but maybe it's time to take the lead rather than trying to copy what everyone else is doing.
Having looked at our squad I think a back 3 system actually fits our current squad as much as a back four system would.
For a start it might actually suit the LB issue, as we could either try Antony there as a LWB. Or if not then the reduced defensive pressure on the LWB role might give someone like Amass a chance to play some minutes with less responsibilities than he'd have in a back four.
Players like Maguire and Lindelof if needed are probably better suited to a back three with more cover.
Having a two man midfield suits the limited number of options we have for central midfield. Although the high level of work rate might not suit the aging legs of Casemiro and Eriksen. Ugarte, Mainoo, Collyer and Mount would all be more than capable in those roles.
The width coming from wingbacks actually free up players like Rashford, Garnacho, and Amad to play in the half spaces rather than starting wider. That should suit them.
Højlund could play as a more traditional front man, or Zirkzee as more of a false 9 pulling a CB out of place for the likes of Rashford and Garnacho to run into.
The only player it doesn't really suit is Bruno. That said I think he could do a role as one of the wide forwards in that system very well. Maybe Rashford or Garnacho on the left looking to get into a shooting position. With Amad or Bruno on the right looking to be chief creator in the front line.
That said even if it didn't suit Bruno that is no reason not to play that way. We can't be allowing the needs of a 30 year old player dictate our tactics.
None of the players over the age of 28 will likely be a part of the next United team to win the title. Simply by the time we are ready to seriously challenge they will be in decline and need replacing anyway.
The older players should be the ones having to adapt their game to fit into a new style that suits the majority of the players and not vice versa.
Players like Evans, Maguire, Shaw, Casemiro, Eriksen and Bruno should be trying to fit into the side, rather than building the side around them.
It'll be interesting to see who gets the job and what tactics they look to implement. As you'd think that the next permanent manager should be someone who represents what the new management structure and owners at the club really want to do.
6.) 28 Oct 2024 16:29:40
Mad Hatter - I agree about the players throwing managers under a bus comment. I think a number of players leaving in the summer will help with that situation.
Shappy - Agreed, moving to a back three helps with the midfield/ fullback issues. Evans, Maguire and Lindelof are out of contract in the summer though so that's 3 CBs down plus Eriksen leaving leaves us short on numbers. Replacing those 4 won't be cheap unless we can promote from the academy. We probably need a LB, we tried to buy Olise, which would suggest there is a feeling we need a RW too.
Ashworth/ Wilcox are really going to need to earn their cash with sales to get us out this mess.
7.) 28 Oct 2024 16:56:18
Lot of folk pinning a lot of hope on Yoro - looks like a raw skinny kid to me who could be an utter shambles in PL -who knows.
Outside bet for manager . Eddie Howe . lot of tension atm at Newcastle a move away might suit all parties.
8.) 28 Oct 2024 16:57:09
If the club does move for Amorin, I'd imagine it will be next summer that he will arrive.
Surely the club would want the compensation paid out to SL to go into next year's PSR and not this year's?
9.) 28 Oct 2024 18:26:56
Plenty of players have been far from their best but the biggest issue has been midfield. We literally haven’t had one for nearly two years. Yes being addressed now but mindboggling it’s took this long, he’s not been short of money just shyte at spending it.
10.) 28 Oct 2024 19:07:28
Burren,
He’s certainly a kid and a bloody good one at that, not sure why you’d try and write him off before he’s even played.
11.) 28 Oct 2024 19:51:29
Looks like he’ll be here sooner than everyone thought and the board are willing to pay £8.3m release clause.
12.) 28 Oct 2024 20:58:14
Personally, I think the 3-4-3 would work for United because (from the players we already have and can see coming up) .
1. None of our CBs are particularly quick so the extra body in the middle would probably be helpful.
For instance, a 3 of - De Ligt in the middle providing a solid link between defence and midfield, with Yoro and Licha offering support for the wingbacks. For now Maguire, Lindelof and Evans would respectively be able deputies.
2. Both Dalot and Mazraoui are better on either side as wingbacks than disciplined fullbacks. Shaw lacks the athleticism for wingback and Malacia's never had the good fortune to properly stake a claim.
All 3 of Ogunneye, Amass and Murray are attack-minded players. Additionally, I actually think Antony could be molded into a proper player at LWB, he just needs to pull his head out. Let's stick with Mazraoui on the left and Dalot on the right.
3. Our first-choice midfield pairing of Ugarte and Mainoo would have the additional support of 3 players (De Ligt, Mazraoui and Dalot) to try pressing and swarming the opposition.
4. The wide forwards would need to be Bruno with either Amad or Mount (if he's ever fit) because, as much as Rashford and Garnacho are scary players, they add very little to any phase that requires discipline and control.
The striker should still be Hojlund, but a better team would fit his game better. I'd love to lean towards Zirkzee because his skillset is awesome, but he's more lazy than Rashford.
Now, before anyone pops a vein over my suggested omission of both Rashford and Garnacho, they are each currently just quick and aggressive players with little game IQ - that doesn't fit with a team with so little pace elsewhere.
Both can still improve though.
So for me, 3-4-3 works, but only if the team is equally reflective of it's set up and identity in both defence and attack - that was the main problem before Erik arrived and little has changed.
13.) 29 Oct 2024 06:27:05
Bruno always goes missing when he plays out on the wing.
14.) 29 Oct 2024 06:45:27
People seem to miss that we have a high potential Young athletic left wing back who may benefit from this change of formation, Harry Amass.
15.) 29 Oct 2024 10:28:04
"For a start it might actually suit the LB issue, as we could either try Antony there as a LWB. Or if not then the reduced defensive pressure on the LWB role might give someone like Amass a chance to play some minutes with less responsibilities than he'd have in a back four. "
I haven't missed that at all Red Man ?.
16.) 29 Oct 2024 10:44:56
ED002,
Is Luis Enrique City's preferred option?
Thanks.
{Ed002's Note - No.}
17.) 29 Oct 2024 11:23:27
Cheers ED002.
18.) 31 Oct 2024 16:59:07
Bit wary of how often Amass is mentioned as a viable option like the second coming, he is 17 years old, years off being a first choice.
05 Jul 2024 19:07:50
Hey Ed’s,
Few reports today, specifically coming out of the Saudi national press about Bruno. There were previous reports of his agent talking to numerous European teams and the Saudis about a possible move. I have no idea how this all works but would the player instruct his agent to explore options?
Also is Bruno a target for the Saudi league as far as you know?
{Ed002's Note - Bruno Fernandes (AM) ME still beckons after an offer from Al Hilal was rejected by the player. Al-Nassr are willing to pay a premium fee to Manchester Unted and provide the player with significant compensation. A wildcard may be Bayern Munich who his agent approached - but they would not be interested if any significant fee was demanded. May well depart in the summer when there will be many changes or perhaps wait one more year. The club will not want him to leave, so they may need to offer a new contract.}
1.) 06 Jul 2024 11:52:15
Than you.
{Ed002's Note - You are welcom.}
2.) 06 Jul 2024 12:57:05
Still our best player in my opinion and gives his all every match.
3.) 06 Jul 2024 13:21:12
Disaster to sell him.
A) he is our best player by a country mile
B) Genuinely one of the only world class players we have
C) who in god's green earth could you replace him with
Untouchable for me.
4.) 06 Jul 2024 18:03:09
Angelred and Eric - what if he wants to leave?
5.) 06 Jul 2024 19:14:54
I'd sell him if we recieved a stupid offer.
6.) 06 Jul 2024 19:18:22
If he wants to leave that's okay. Never good to keep a player if he doesn't want to stay. I'm specifically talking about the club selling him of their own accord.
7.) 06 Jul 2024 20:23:38
They can't sell him if he doesn't want to leave angel. If he doesn't want to leave its irrelevant what the club want. He won't leave if he doesn't want to.
8.) 06 Jul 2024 22:46:42
Big loss if he goes but
1. The fee could accelerate our rebuild
2. We can be over-reliant on Bruno at times and need to move away from being dependent on him to having multiple attacking threats and strategies
3. He won’t stay forever: the longer he stays, the less fee we’ll get. Thus cash in now to get top dollar for him: it’s what Man City or Chelsea would do.
9.) 07 Jul 2024 09:17:09
Can't see Bruno going to Saudi and never struck me as a guy who is going to chase money that desperately and still a top player. Reality is guys like ronaldo and the rest of who have gone there are way past their best and had a choice to stay at significant reductions to what they earn and second tier clubs or take a massive pay off in exchange for many lifestyle aspects. Time will tell and comes down to the character of each individual.
10.) 07 Jul 2024 18:16:19
It is the players job and like most people if someone offered you a lot more money for a lot less work it would pique an interest.
This obviously doesn't apply to fans who have this false sense that a player should have loyalty over maximizing their earning poenltential and pundits who will tell you that modern footballers are all soft, disloyal money grabbers who are selling out, selling their soul, destroying their legacy, are generally just worse human beings than they are.
I can't really criticize any man who makes a decision that better secureaa the long term future and prospects of his family by maximizing his earning potential which for most currently would appear to be playing in Saudi.
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26 Mar 2026 15:47:30
With Ramus Hojlund's comments today, I was just having a look at Hojlund and Sesko's shots and goal numbers. It's a shame he's so adamant on leaving as we're going to need at least 2 strikers next season and he would be a great and also cheap option.
Sesko - 147.2 mins per goal in the league and 202.6 across all comps
Hojlund - 218.5 mins per goal in the league, 160 across all comps
As an example, Igor Thiago has 141.3 mins per goal in the league and 122.2 across all comps.
I think the fee for Hojlund is somewhere around the £35m which isn't going to go very far in the current market.
1.) 26 Mar 2026 17:59:21
Goodbye and good riddance, imo.
I don't dislike the guy, he tried hard, but it's time to move on, imo. A non-loss-making fee has been agreed, in fact marginally profitable if they take up their option, which they will, by all reports.
In fact, Rewz, if they take up their option, the club have no choice.
2.) 26 Mar 2026 18:23:57
Rasmus is just not good enough for the EPL. I'm not sold on Sesko either, if I am honest. I think we desperately need an experienced striker with pace, but more importantly I would say Carrick is not exactly sold on Sesko either...
Not even sure the players are sold on Sesko. They don't seem to look for him, that's for sure.
Ok, he has potential, but you need someone for that potential to learn from.
3.) 26 Mar 2026 18:48:59
Sesko is doing OK. When he gets a team playing to his strengths, he will do even better. Yes, it would be good to have another more experienced player alongside /to interchange with him.
4.) 26 Mar 2026 19:43:26
I think Sesko is far better than Rasmus. Tough 1st season for him, he is improving, and we do need another striker. Playing Mbeumo out of position is not working for him or the team.
5.) 26 Mar 2026 20:28:12
I think Premier League football doesn't suit Rasmus. I would say he isn't top class in Italy, too. A decent player and a decent guy, but not what we need. Sesko, I think, is better, although he needs improving if he is to make it here.
6.) 26 Mar 2026 21:10:55
I have Sesko to be Golden Boot next year if we fix our midfield!
7.) 26 Mar 2026 22:07:31
I must be watching a different Sesko to some. Under Carrick, he's been brilliant when called upon. 5 goals in 280 minutes, almost 2 goals per game.
8.) 27 Mar 2026 00:18:20
Striker position needs players to play to their strengths. Very difficult to play J. A team that is struggling a bit. Fergy told his players to find the striker or they wouldn't play. Sesko is doing alright. He is scoring goals and growing into this new high-pressure role.
I like how he is progressing, and, slowly, J producing him has worked better than Rasmus being played as the only option, with Noone behind him.
Sure, Sesko will be better again next year. Fast, good control, good in the air, scores with both feet. What is not to like?
9.) 27 Mar 2026 04:12:22
I have to admire your optimism, Jimbo, but one thinks that might be about as safe a bet as your United to win the Premier this season.
Might be better just giving the money to a charity, because the chances of you cashing in are very, very slim. Did you get about 10,000 -1?
10.) 27 Mar 2026 05:45:14
I haven't put it on yet, but I will, and will drop United to win the league in there also for a third leg.
11.) 27 Mar 2026 12:05:08
Why is Sesko better than Rasmus?
Rasmus scored 16 goals in his first season, and flopped in his second season. It's far too early to say that.
Sesko hasn't exactly set the Premier League on fire. He's had a run of games where he has come off the bench and scored.
12.) 27 Mar 2026 11:44:52
Well you were sure Liverpool would win the league at the outset.
Nobody knows anything for sure despite pointing out everyone everybody is wrong why don't you go through your many predictions.
Delusional you called people for thinking we would get a cl spot now you think its likely welcome to delusion yourself
13.) 27 Mar 2026 14:58:31
My eyes told me Rasmus was not good enough. They tell me Sesko has far more potential; he just needs to realise that potential.
14.) 27 Mar 2026 16:07:40
We need 2 strikers, and, going forward, stop playing people out of position.
Simone, like Watkins, wouldn't be a bad shout.
15.) 28 Mar 2026 13:20:49
I don't see us going in for a 'better' player than Sesko. An alternative, older but not elite, player maybe, or a younger player like Kroupi or King, for example.
03 Mar 2026 11:02:12
So 6 weeks ago (16th Jan), pretty much all of the supporters were happy for Carrick to take over as interim and under no circumstances take over full time, we needed a big name, a proven winner with hopefully prem league experience.6 weeks pass and people are clambering over themselves to give Carrick the job.
I'm pretty sure this has happened before at this club hasn't it?!?!?
Football supporters are a baffling breed, no wonder owners can take so many liberties with clubs. Distract people with a couple of wins or a big signing and the owners can continue to put their hands in your pockets.
1.) 03 Mar 2026 11:41:25
Who is clamberimg? No, not many on here, and I've not seen a groundswell anywhere else either. Most seem to want to see how the season pans out.
2.) 03 Mar 2026 13:32:37
No idea where you get that info from, Rewz.
I don't see many saying Carrick should get the job yet.
3.) 03 Mar 2026 13:34:52
Agreed, AJH. Carrick had a blazing start but, while results have been great, performances have clearly dipped. We need to see him over an extended period to see if his methods work.
It's clear he can set the team up, it's not clear if his coaching methods are. He's in many ways showing himself to be the inverse of Amorim, and what we need is a mix of the better parts of both.
4.) 03 Mar 2026 15:36:05
The clambering point has been addressed above; it's clearly ridiculous, and I assume OP has been spending too much time on X/Twitter.
I will say, though, don't underestimate "winning games" in the PL; it's not easy, as many managers, including Amorim, made it look, and winning 6/7, including City and Arsenal, is impressive.
If Carrick is to get the job, it will most likely be due to the elite managers we were hoping to target (Tuchel, Carlo and Enrique) being unavailable, and Carrick showing himself to be as likely to get a tune out of these players as the good tier of managers (Glasner, Silva, Howe, Di Zerbi).
5.) 03 Mar 2026 15:51:06
If we get Champions League and finish strong, I'm saying I'd give Carrick the job. Why not? We've been through everyone else, and they've been utter crap. None of the previously mentioned managers, like Tuchel, want the job, and Carrick has got these guys firing. Why shouldn't he get the job? Would you, plums, give it to Southgate or the Palace manager?
6.) 03 Mar 2026 16:20:28
AJH is a plum. I'm an apple.
Pspence, considering you have no idea what you're talking about, your recommendation is worthless.
If they see Carrick as the Manc man, I've no arguments. If you think Carrick is a better or more proven manager than Southgate, then you are an orange.
I would not like Southgate, but he is a far better coach career-wise than Carrick at this point today, otherwise it makes you look like a pineapple.
7.) 03 Mar 2026 16:40:18
Of course, he's going to get the job because he's going to be cheap.
No get-out clause to pay, and Carrick is Man United through and through, so he will do it for peanuts.
Keeps Radcliffe and the Glazers happy. Everyone's a winner!
8.) 03 Mar 2026 16:45:04
When the seagulls follow the trawler.
9.) 03 Mar 2026 16:52:24
Based on current performances and pattern of play, Carrick should not be considered. Our performances in the last 3 have been terrible. Mainoo is showing why he was benched.
We were playing better in intensity and pattern of play under Amorim. At least with him, you could see where we were trying to get to.
We are back to the Ole era, relying on counter-attacking football.
10.) 03 Mar 2026 17:37:59
Agree, Twenty.
11.) 03 Mar 2026 18:16:33
I really don't care about our performances for the rest of the season.
Just grind out results if need be, and see we are at the end of the season.
Why are we concerned about performances all of a sudden, when at the start of the season, none of us really thought we'd be anywhere near the ECL spots?
It's that time of the season.
No-one is really playing pretty football.
12.) 03 Mar 2026 18:34:06
Eth 2.0
New manager bounce has dissipated, I don't blame Carrick.
We are back to where we always get to, it is the players!
We were, and still are, in the midst of our biggest ever squad churn. Failure to complete this results in the same old crap, week in, week out.
Results great, the football is not.
The excitement has again been removed, to the point I didn't even switch on the Palace game (for context, I am in Australia, so it was 1am; however, I've been getting up to watch the other games until now).
13.) 03 Mar 2026 20:04:37
I am in Oz and stayed up for the game. Result-wise, I am happy I did. As a spectacle, it wasn't worth the rollicking off the wife for waking her up at 3am when I eventually crawled into my pit.
14.) 03 Mar 2026 21:43:48
You keep your wife in a pit?
15.) 03 Mar 2026 22:46:50
I'm so lost, Jimbo. Have we not won 6 out of 7 games and sit 3rd?
Have any of you actually watched the league this year? Performances overall have been pretty poor for nearly all teams. I mean, Arsenal are top but are playing some turgid football.
I think we have been compact, have not given away many chances, and taken our own chances, be it counter attacking or not. It's been a breath of fresh air. The excitement has been removed? I mean, what? We are winning games and scoring some good goals.
I am so excited for each game at the moment, it's a fantastic time, imo.
Twenty "We were playing better in intensity and pattern of play under Amorim. At least with him, you could see where we were trying to get to." Where was that? Last year it was near relegation. ?
On Carrick being the next permanent manager, well we have to see how the season pans out and what other options are really available come the end of the season. But he has definitely put himself into contention.
16.) 04 Mar 2026 00:10:13
There are enough opposition fans waiting to have a go at Utd. But a lot of them would trade their team's position for ours.
Be grateful we are third. Far better than 16th. Yes, I agree a lot of our football is poor, but until we get the right midfielders it will be.
17.) 04 Mar 2026 00:22:40
As I said, Angel. The results are great. The football is awful to watch. Barring the City and Arsenal games, which were amazing to watch. The rest have been dreadfully hard. Everton was one of the worst games I've seen.
We will never agree on this, but at least with Amorim's football, I could see what they were trying to achieve. Yes, players out of position and all that, I understand, but I could still see through to the end game.
I currently don't have that clear vision with what is being churned out.
The point is this, Carrick is not the first, and won't be the last, to find it difficult with some of the players at his disposal to find a particular way of playing.
Again, happy with results. But it makes for a difficult watch.
18.) 04 Mar 2026 08:39:18
You speak much sense, Jimbo, and I admire your commitment, albeit a waste of your time, but Mr % isn't going to change his blinkered view. He will not see something he prefers not to.
19.) 04 Mar 2026 09:29:11
Fizz, the results spoke for themselves, mate, the percentages and the stats back up my view on Amorim. But you have to give up the ghost. It just did not work out, and that is okay.
It seems to be working out at the moment, and that is all that matters. Long may it continue, and it will hopefully see us in the top 4, competing in the Champions League and hopefully attracting the right calibre of player and manager to move forward.
Jimbo, I hear you, we both hold opposing views on what Amorim brought to the table. Unfortunately, the results are what mattered the most, and his were extremely poor, aside from some incredibly poor football played during the duration. That Europa League final has to be the worst match I have ever watched.
Football, as a whole, has been poor. The quality of the Premier League this year, in recent memory, has been one of the worst.
Matches have been incredibly tight, and results have not been very wide in many games. I mean, the most recent weekend, on Sunday, we had 4 x 2-1 wins.
I have not really been blown away by our football in the last few games, but they have also been different kinds of games, where teams have sat in, saturated the midfield, and tried to stop our creators playing. But we are still getting the results, and we have mixed in some great goals too. Fourteen have come since Carrick took over. I do not believe any other Premier League team has scored as many in the same period. We also are only behind Inter Milan in unbeaten streaks. I would say it trumps some poor displays against some tricky teams in recent matches.
Anyway, let us try and get another 3 points tonight!!
20.) 04 Mar 2026 11:42:51
Pit = bed.
05 Jan 2026 14:30:14
What a mess, 14 Months into a new project and we pull the plug. We effectively gave Amorim one transfer window. Hopefully, we get a candid interview in the not to distant future to understand where he feels it all went wrong.
We are going to appoint an interim manger, that's this season effectively written off. There are quite a few similarities to Ten Haags end which is a worry.
Whoever takes over needs to continue he break up of this squad. There should be no way back for any of the 'bomb squad', Casemiro, Magire shouldn't get new contracts. We should be looking to move on the longer serving players like Dalot and Shaw. We need to complete the task Amorim started if we want to build something better.
As for the who, Oliver Glasner is the stand out for me. He used 4-2-3-1 (Wolfsburg) and 3-4-2-1 or 3-4-3 at Palace and Eintracht Frankfurt. He seems to really get the best out of what he has. My one worry would be his systems rely on collective effort and tactical discipline (Much like Amorims at Sporting) . His relationship with Wharton and Guehi could give us an opportunity with both players, however there is zero guarantee of this.
Whoever takes over, those above him to make sure whatever strategy they are working to aligns with the next manager, or we have wasted another few hundred milliona and couple of years.
And so the crazy Manchester United cycle continues.
1.) 05 Jan 2026 17:01:37
Glasner is as good a shout as any, but why would he come to us is not clear to me right now.
01 Oct 2025 07:39:03
{Ed's Note - Rewz has posted a new article entitled, The Next Manchester United Manager Faces A Massive Task
1.) 02 Oct 2025 16:20:36
So does the current - RA.
30 Sep 2025 13:36:55
Rewz has written an article entitled, The Next Manchester United Manager Faces A Massive Task
1.) 30 Sep 2025 14:43:04
I agree that the next coach will face a tough job getting something out of this squad. However, this has been true of every coach since Fergie retired. Each new coach inherits an increasingly disjointed squad signed to play in a different system.
The biggest frustration is that INEOS promised to do things differently. Their plan was to put a sporting director in place who would dictate the overarching style of play throughout the club, and to sign a coach and players to fit this. But this plan was scrapped when the other directors overruled Ashworth and brought in Amorim.
It was an arrogant and short-sighted decision, and we now have a crop of new players specifically signed to play in Amorim’s system. Still, there’s no point continuing down the Amorim path when it clearly isn’t working. The most sensible option is to bring in a manager with experience in this league, and hope they can put together something with our hodgepodge squad.
Ultimately, not sticking to the original plan has taken the club backwards in the stated mission to challenge for titles.
2.) 30 Sep 2025 17:04:55
I think there’s a lot of talent in this squad with some talented players at U18.
Goalkeeper is TBC and midfield is now a priority with Anderson, Baleba and Wharton being linked.
I think the right person will be motivated and believe they can get more from this lot.
3.) 30 Sep 2025 17:42:55
Think our captain will still be an issue for the next manager, considering how temperamental he is you can only imagine what he is like behind closed doors in a system that neither needs nor benefits for his style of play. Will be gutted if he is at the root of this lack of effort/ cohesion. No doubt he’ll be sweetness and light for a couple of games if we go back to 4-3-3 which will only mask what has been an underlying issue for a while.
4.) 30 Sep 2025 18:00:47
If Amorim doesn't have the players for his system then by definition, neither would Glasner.
It would potentially be another rinse and repeat January and Summer transfer window spent trying to get the players in who would be best suited to the system.
We have zero ball carriers or legs in the middle of the park.
I don't even think 433 would fix this.
3 forward players was a mistake and this will also cause issues if a change to a different system is adopted.
I am out of ideas and appreciate the negative nature of my post but, I genuinely feel we are listless and so far behind other teams that we have a long, long road ahead of us.
29 Apr 2026 15:24:11
Barcelona's loan deal for Marcus Rashford does not include an obligation to buy, but rather a non-mandatory option to purchase him for approximately £26m-EUR30m. He's paid approx. £325K per week. He'll never get that at Barce. He'll take his £17m for the 26/27 season and sign for them for free. I wouldn't be surprised if there is some obligation between Barce and Rashford already in place. There's not really anywhere else for him to go; no one's paying the money and no one's paying the wages. His contract must go down as one of the worst in the club's history. The best we can hope for is someone comes in for him; however, if he says no, there's nothing we can do, leaving the only option a Barce loan to get his wages off the books.
We've got Sancho, Casemiro, Malacia coming off the books, worth about £800k per week. Removing Rashford will push us to approx £1.1m. With maybe Ugarte and Zirkzee going, that is another £275k, so we'll have potentially £1.4m ish headroom for wages. To give some context, that weekly amount is higher than Everton's, with 10 teams having a lower weekly wage bill. We'll be able to sign some decent players, hopefully.
23 Jan 2026 11:21:22
Sancho, Rashford, Maguire, Casemiro, Heaton, Malacia - All off the wage bill Jun 30th 2026. (Collectively on £1.26m per week)
Reports of Ugarte leaving, reports of Bruno Leaving. (Potentially £525K per week) .
We had a £45m drop in revenue 23/24 vs 24/25. The drop will be even bigger 25/26 due to no Europe and dropping out the cups early.
The above outgoings balance the books, I worry that the club won't actually spend much in the summer.
05 Jan 2026 14:05:42
Is it not Fletcher until the end of the season?
05 Jan 2026 11:29:49
Rinse and repeat. And so the cycle continues.
05 Jan 2026 00:23:25
The style of play isn’t as bad as people make out, we are 2nd in the league for chances created, we are third in the league for goals. There’s been a marked improvement in the offensive output.
One thing to point out is, the club have been inept when it comes to getting the wingbacks required for Amorims system. The offensive output would be even higher if he had the players required for the wingback positions.
Defensively we ship waaaaay to many goals, and the culprit is the midfield, we get unpicked by midfield runners all the time. The midfield has been a problem for years. We need two midfielders ASAP, players with legs, tactical discipline and high energy.
Top four is there for the taking, we need midfield reinforcements to achieve it though. The fact Amorim isn’t getting any suggests to me the board no longer want to back this manager.
I feel for Amorim, he wanted to come at the end of the season but was forced to leave a team flying mid season. Wilcox er Al would have known the hybrid Van Gaal/Mourinho/Ole/Ten Haag Frankenstein squad needed tearing down but they never bought Amorim the players he needs to be a success. A lot of that squad have sacked multiple managers.
Rangnick said it best and his comments look more and more accurate every year.
15 Apr 2026 15:57:03
We've seen this for years. The team can get up for the big games, but slip back. Personally I would, as a club, bin anyone who has been here since Ole. The dressing room needs a cultural reset. For his flaws, Amorim was clearing players out. A new culture is hard to build when your leaders are ingrained in, and responsible for, the previous culture. Nothing will really change until Shaw, Dalot, Maguire, even, dare I say, Bruno, are gone, as they set the levels as the seniors in the dressing room.
This squad is crying out for two or three massive personalities who will come into the dressing room, take it by the scruff of the neck, set the standards, and lead it.
Probably a central defender and a central midfielder. Players like Mbeumo, Cunha, and Sesko come from teams and systems where they were expected to work really hard and run. We need players like that, but leaders who can be the manager's voice in the dressing room and on the pitch.
I remember, years ago, Sir Alex saying the club should buy John McGinn. I think it was around 2018. At the time I thought it a bit odd, as he was never a player that stood out technically. However, in hindsight, Sir Alex could obviously see McGinn's qualities as a leader and fighter.
15 Apr 2026 12:51:59
He's a bit predictable. Someone needs to coach his decision making. He does the typical Manchester United player thing of cutting in and shooting when there is always a better passing option on.
However, there is a very good player in there. He was great for Amorim. He only recently signed a 5yr deal so I doubt he's going anywhere. He's a great back up for Mbeumo.
08 Apr 2026 15:15:29
There's a lot potentially at risk for players going to City. There are fairly strong rumours Pep will be leaving in the summer. In addition, there are reports today that the rulings could be finalised in weeks, which you would assume will coincide with the end of the season. Players will wait to see what Pep does, and what the sanctions are, if any, before they commit.
However, if the sanctions are light, and Pep gets replaced really quickly, they still offer massive wages and a huge opportunity to win titles. So let's hope they have the book thrown at them, and all their titles revoked.
17 Mar 2026 10:33:18
So, two right-footed 8s?
13 Mar 2026 11:56:33
I believe it's based on statistical probability. A cross is a low-probability pass. This is why Pep's teams look for cut backs, as the striker is in the highest probable position to score (6 yard box), and a cut back is a high-probability pass, thus giving the striker the most probable scoring outcome.
You can take this a couple of steps further. You can play a system with the best statistical outcome, then purchase players who statistically fit that system. If you have enough data, and a sophisticated enough system to analyse the data, it gives you a high probability of success.
Key emphasis on probability; however, it does mean you will be far superior in your signing success ratios. The best examples of this are Brighton, who use Tony Bloom's Starlizard, and Brentford, who use Matthew Benham's data analytics Smartodds. Benham used to work at Bloom's betting company, developing his analytics, before they fell out. This is the reason Brighton and Brentford punch way way above their weight.