While those pre-season games mean feck all (last season being a prime example), it's incredibly funny to watch players like Memphis, Jones and Lingard play like absolute fecking shite today. I mean, the whole team was naff but those three managed to stand out somehow. Pseudo-striker who slows literally every single play and can't outpace anybody; Lingard, whose workrate I do admire, who's fecking casual with his shooting (that shot from around 18th yard when he could easily take the ball with him for a couple of yards more) like he scored thousands of goals already and then Mr Jones who's a perma crock with very little defending ability. Wasn't it for his 'athleticism' and 'last ditch tackles' he'd be stuck in some fecking circus thanks to that hair and footballing ability.
Then we've got Rojo who somehow managed to look even more incompetent than Jones getting put on his arse against a 19 year old kid, just like Boateng was put on his ass by Messi, quelle comparison. I mean yeah, those pre-season games mean nothing in terms of results but those players, who had question marks over their heads thanks to last and not only season(s) should be working their fecking asses off in order to somehow fool Mourinho that they are remotely useful. What they do instead is just prove what we've known before - they're simply not good enough for the job. You can't really say 'nah it's early days for them because X' because people like Jones and Memphis were fecking embarrassing last season and now the trend continues. If they can't step it up in probably the most important phase of their potential United career then there's absolutely nothing that would suggest they can step it up later on.
I'm glad that Bailley looks very good imo, the best of the bunch. Good assist from Mata, glad for Miki's goal, not sure about our midfield again because it didn't work either offensively or defensively in truth. One good pass from Blind for the goal, a lot of running and short play from Herrera but that's all. Early days in terms of the whole squad and system, sure, but it could be pretty much it for some of the players if they keep performing like this.