Manchester United vs AC Milan Sat 3rd August, 17:36 UK time

mav_9me

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We've had like 6 pre season friendlies, we've done quite well and looked sharp in all of them until now where this one hasn't been great. Time for panic though.
Agreed that we've done well so far.

But would you agree we've done poorly so far today? If so would you agree it's a lot down to the team? If so why are we playing this team? What's the point?
 

Suvvernmanc

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Haven't we got a subs bench? Weve been shite and with some players out there playing absolute dog shit, why aren't we making changes? Madness
 

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A midfield with Pogba and Dybala would make a huge difference to our creativity and ability to keep the ball. The midfield out there now are creating nothing.
 

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We're getting dominated by an undercooked non-top 4 Italian team with 2 Liverpool rejects.
 

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This is the exact reason I doubt the Maguire transfer will be that big an improvement.

Lindelof is shambolic. How do you turn your back on the ball in the box. His otherworldly cowardly.
 

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What the actual feck, what you mean "he couldnt do much about it" he ducked you fecking bellend.
 

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The negativity in here is silly. We don't look amazing, but Milan are a decent team and it's an even game... in a preseason friendly. If you're going to take the negatives from this game then you have to consider positives from our other preseason games too. Just try to enjoy it ffs
Look at the scoreline now.
 

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Mata, Pereira, Matic, Rojo are all substandard. A few injuries and we are royally fecked. Take Pogba, Rashford and De Gea out and we are no different to Wolves.
 

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Lindelöf being scared of the ball costing us again
 

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Maybe its something in the air around the UK. The team seemed to play better on the other side of the world,now we back to last season's relegation form.
 

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Our players will cotton on that Suso likes to cut back onto his left foot at some point I'm sure.
 

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This is the exact reason I doubt the Maguire transfer will be that big an improvement.

Lindelof is shambolic. How do you turn your back on the ball in the box. His otherworldly cowardly.
His 'defending' for the first goal was no better. He surely can't be first choice this season.
 

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This is the one that probably matters most. It gives a better indication of how we are set for the start of the season.
Because it's the final one? Worked well in 14/15 when we beat Roma/Inter/Real Madrid/Liverpool/Valencia and then lost to Swansea at Old Trafford on the opening day... Or beat Barca then lost to PSG in 15/16 but started the season with a good run. 16/17 when we had a very mediocre pre-season in terms of performances but started the season brilliantly.

It's pre season. People just read too much into it, the reality is that there is always a massive difference in terms of effort between every team, as well as the lineups they put out. It's all well and good performing well in pre season and it doesn't hurt, but it doesn't define how we'll actually play when it matters.
 

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If we put up this team against Chelsea, I won't even bother watching.I'm
 

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Dybala looking at this and thinking hmmm.. bit part for Juventus or move to second best team in Manchester?
 

VP89

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We have 0 creativity without Pogba in this team.
Pogba wasn't the one creating all our chances before this game in preseason. Its not binary like that. The entire side look like they can't be fecked today.
 

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No creativity coming from behind the attack without Pogba. Mata and Pereira don't cut it.