I’d take both now as they are a huge upgrade on A Elanga and M Rashford current form we need options from the bench we’ve lost Cisco , Antony, Nunez,Memphis > Arnautovic
James Garner is already the best ball winner in the squad in that role he’ll play against Brentford I’m convinced and he’ll play wellIf we fail to land de Jong, we should just use all the funds left on the 'final year of contract' trio - Ruiz, Rabiot & Tielemans.
No out & out ball winner, but all 3 can pass & don't shy away from defensive duties.
Solve our midfield woes once & for all.
De Jong might be better as a loan because then we are playing his wages which are huge and probably a loan fee this could be a 2 year loan with an option to buy allowing him to be paid his money from Barcelona tooNo chance we pay big for both, best we can hope is De Jong & Rabiot but looks impossible
Yeh if we get Rabiot (meh) and SMS (yeh!) then I think we have drastically improved our midfield. A pool of Rabiot, SMS, Eriksen and Fred (on his day) isn’t too bad for the the two behind Bruno/Eriksen/VDBThis is the only transfer that if true excites me ?
Great player, albeit more so for his attacking ability. If Rabiot is seen as our dm it might make sense though.This is the only transfer that if true excites me ?
Fred is one of the best ball winners in the league. Garner has yet to play in the EPL.James Garner is already the best ball winner in the squad in that role he’ll play against Brentford I’m convinced and he’ll play well
The Garner stuff is all based on a theory and him doing alright at a lower level. He's got it all to prove, and I'm far from convinced he'll be able to.James Garner is already the best ball winner in the squad in that role he’ll play against Brentford I’m convinced and he’ll play well
Arnautovic premier league proven? Aye proven that he can score 1 in 5
Garner has barely touched the ball in competitive Premier League game - same hype that was about Chelsea prodigy DM Billy Gilmour who was absolute star in dominant Championship side, but in Premier League struggled to leave his mark.James Garner is already the best ball winner in the squad in that role he’ll play against Brentford I’m convinced and he’ll play well
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People are still on this? Thinking that a false 9 or converted winger is better than a number 9.. I don’t want arnautovic but he’s infinitely harder to play against than Memphis.Memphis > Arnautovic
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Gakpo is the best player in the league. I hope he's converted into a CF.Would rather have Memphis back than Arnautovic. Also seen we are linked with Gakpo? Another Dutch league player.
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Arnautovic premier league proven? Aye proven that he can score 1 in 5
Except it isn’t.1 in 5 is much more than what Rashford provides
Rashford had 25 PL apps last season he scored 4 goals . So yes you’re wrongExcept it isn’t.
I didn’t realise we were only counting one season. He played less than 14 games worth of minutes. So in his worst season, he is comfortably a better than 1 in 5 goal scorer. So yes, you’re wrong.Rashford had 25 PL apps last season he scored 4 goals . So yes you’re wrong
I like how they miss out the part where Chelsea also wanted him and the fee was 55m quid and a loan back. Bad incompetent United not agreeing to that.
I think arnautovic is miles better than people on here think but I don’t think those figures are right. 10 goals is what I saw.In his last PL season Arnautovic has 20 goals and 7 assists in 40 games for WH.
If this is not “PL proven” I don’t know what is.
Rashy is proven to be absolutely useless so yeah, with our striker situation, Arnautovic makes sense.
Also, Arna is a fighter on the pitch, unlike most United players who are utter pussies.
I mean it isn't hard at all. The club has scouts, it has its own targets, but we're choosing to strictly go off what the manager wants, rightly or wrongly, we'll soon find out. I'm all for backing the manager, but what he wants is baffling me.Whilst the lack of ambition is depressing, it's hard to blame the manager for trying to sign less talented players he knows from the Dutch league. It's clearly that or absolutely nothing