Arsenal are a great example of what happens when you get rid of supposed "star" players and start again.
Premier League Gameweek 3
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Arsenal have improved because they gutted their team a few years ago, but also had young talent to keep them afloat like Saka and Martinelli upfront. But they have spent and acquired players and it has come off for them for the most part.
White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Odegaard, Jesus. They also bought Ramsdale who has been better than Leno.
Yup I know the "Trust the process" stuff gets laughed about but they look far more hardworking / cohesive vs a couple of seasons ago.
Its not just a simple overhyping. The big difference between Arsenal now and in the last few seasons is the way they play. It seems Arteta finally thinks he has the squad to be more proactive and competitive. And that is always a big advantage..
Why not both?
Probably a better LB than current Malacia and an actual solid option for CM with real playmaking abilites
Arteta has 3 season to fine tune his team, and turned over players don't fit his tactic and the culture of the dressing room. Credit to Josh for keeping faith with Arteta and Edu. The game play of the current team does look alot better.
We're not going to be able to play this way if we get a few injuries though.
At this rate, Brendan Rodgers will soon be available for the Manchester United job
OK you have a new song, now shut up.
Arsenal looking quality this season. Watching them compared to us. Can see a massive difference… can tell that they have a clear style of play.
Fecking dronesWinning the EL gives you a trophy and CL football though. It’s worth giving it a go. I expect ETH to do that at United.
Yeah true. We’ll be relegation candidates on here if we lose on Monday.
Also helps to be City's feeder club.
Cover on the wings is very bad, only players out of position that can "do a job" but will severly change our attack. If Pepe to Nice goes through, i hope we can get a good replacement in the next days.
Damn -they have been singing this song for like 10 minutes.
Is that the tequila song? Who is singing it?
9 points behind Arsenal already.
I respect that.
Likely the closest we'll be all season.
Arsenal are missing both fullbacks though. Still believe they have lot to improve.
Fulham - Brentford: 3-2. So basically, United are losing 7-2 to Fulham.
Arsenal fans I think. I presumed it was for Saliba.
They've been developing the team for 3 plus years now and have brought in players to fit that style. United have such a hard time releasing players or making sentiment part of the decision like Rashford, McTominay, Jones, etc.
Arsenal fecked off players and bought well. United have too many players not willing or able to fit a style, so they have to be binned off asap (DDG, Shaw, RBs, McTominay, Ronaldo, possibly Rashford and Martial). That's so much turnover with not much behind them to keep them ticking over until better players become available.
Yep, and we really don't have adequate cover for Partey or Jesus either.
You make it sound easy, but we all know the stick we got for most the decisions made through the past 3 years, including not sacking Arteta.
I highly doubt United fans have that patience.
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This half time camera angle makes Sky's coverage look like WWF from the early 90s when they'd green screen the commentators into the arena.
In the past we play youth players and reserves in Europa
It makes sense, don't ask me why, I just feel it makes sense.2...
Ugh wanted to pick Forest in the last man standing, wish I did. Played it safe with Arsenal
Zinchenko and Jesus are two great signings for Arsenal. Can't believe they got the both of them to be honest.
I expect City would have refused to sell them to us.
Any fan of United that's still here has patience, I'm not worried about that.
Probably. Plus they have the Arteta connection. I would have loved to have signed Zinchenko. Think he's a very underrated player, who's also very versatile.
Yep and to be fair even many Arsenal fans were not having it and calling for his sacking. How he survived that December period is still a mystery
United could/should do the same but we were lucky to have freebies like Saka/Martinelli and ESR to help go through the storm. Manchester don't have that but as we've seen the last few days, the way they can flex their financial strenght is also a good way to navigate through that mandatory bad period. I think they will have a "Chelsea summer" next year.
Ramsdale is a pretty shit keeper
Arsenal taking the piss out of Bournemouth.
Saliba 
What a goal
This fecking Tequila song